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For more information visit our privacy policy.Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders (a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the several Underwriters that: (i) A registration statement (No. 333-103972) relating to the Offered Securities, including a form of prospectus, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("COMMISSION") and either (A) has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933 ("ACT") and is not proposed to be amended or (B) is proposed to be amended by amendment or post-effective amendment. If such registration statement (the "INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT") has been declared effective, either (A) an additional registration statement (the "ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT") relating to the Offered Securities may have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) ("RULE 462(b)") under the Act and, if so filed, has become effective upon filing pursuant to such Rule and the Offered Securities all have been duly registered under the Act pursuant to the initial registration statement and, if applicable, the additional registration statement or (B) such an additional registration statement is proposed to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) and will become effective upon filing pursuant to such Rule and upon such filing the Offered Securities will all have been duly registered under the Act pursuant to the initial registration statement and such additional registration statement. If the Company does not propose to amend the initial registration statement or if an additional registration statement has been filed and the Company does not propose to amend it, and if any post-effective amendment to either such registration statement has been filed with the Commission prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the most recent amendment (if any) to each such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission or has become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c) ("RULE 462(c)") under the Act or, in the case of the additional registration statement, Rule 462(b). For purposes of this Agreement, "EFFECTIVE TIME" with respect to the initial registration statement or, if filed prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the additional registration statement means (A) if the Company has advised the Representatives that it does not propose to amend such registration statement, the date and time as of which such registration statement, or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto (if any) filed prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, was declared effective by the Commission or has become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c), or (B) if the Company has advised the Representatives that it proposes to file an amendment or post-effective amendment to such registration statement, the date and time as of which such
Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholder The Selling Shareholder represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that: (a) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder, and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Selling Shareholder. (b) At the Closing and upon execution and delivery of the Letter Agreement re: Share Sale (the “Letter Agreement”) between the Selling Shareholder, Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (together with Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC, “Oaktree”), the execution and delivery by the Selling Shareholder of, and the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under, this Agreement, the custody agreement signed by the Selling Shareholder and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Custodian, relating to the deposit of the Shares (the “Custody Agreement”) will not contravene any provision of (i) applicable law, or (ii) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Selling Shareholder (if the Selling Shareholder is a corporation), or (iii) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Selling Shareholder or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Selling Shareholder, except that in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) as would not individually, or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Selling Shareholder or on the power and ability of the Selling Shareholder to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body, agency or court is required for the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement or the Custody Agreement of the Selling Shareholder, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. (c) The Selling Shareholder (i) has, and on the Closing Date will have, valid title to, or a valid “security entitlement” within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”) in respect of, the Shares, which will, as of the Closing Date and upon execution and delivery by Oaktree of the Letter Agreement, be free and clear of all security interests, claims, liens, equities or other encumbrances, and (ii) has the legal right and power, and all authorization and approval required by law, to enter into this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and to sell, transfer and deliver the Shares or a security entitlement in respect of such Shares. (d) The Custody Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Selling Shareholder. (e) Upon payment for the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, delivery of such Shares, as directed by the Underwriters, to Cede & Co. (“Cede”) or such other nominee as may be designated by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registration of such Shares in the name of Cede or such other nominee and the crediting of such Shares on the books of DTC to securities accounts of the Underwriters (assuming that neither DTC nor any such Underwriter has notice of any adverse claim (within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the UCC) to such Shares), (A) DTC shall be a “protected purchaser” of such Shares within the meaning of Section 8-303 of the UCC, (B) under Section 8-501 of the UCC, the Underwriters will acquire a valid security entitlement in respect of such Shares and (C) no action based on any “adverse claim”, within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC, to such Shares may be asserted against the Underwriters with respect to such security entitlement; for purposes of this representation, the Selling Shareholder may assume that when such payment, delivery and crediting occur, (x) such Shares will have been registered in the name of Cede or another nominee designated by DTC, in each case on the Company’s share registry in accordance with its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law, (y) DTC will be registered as a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC and (z) appropriate entries to the accounts of the several Underwriters on the records of DTC will have been made pursuant to the UCC. (f) The Selling Shareholder has delivered to the Representative an executed lock-up agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. (g) The Selling Shareholder is familiar with the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and has no knowledge of any material fact, condition or information not disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus that has had, or may have, a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Selling Shareholder is not prompted by any information concerning the Company or its subsidiaries which is not set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus to sell the Shares pursuant to this Agreement. (i) The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (iv) the Time of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date (as defined in Section 5), the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, with respect to the Selling Shareholder Information (v) each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (vi) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, provided that that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2(h) do not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus based upon the Underwriter Information; and provided further that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2(h) apply only to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Selling Shareholder furnished in writing to the Company by the Selling Shareholder specifically for use therein; it being understood that the only such information furnished in writing to the Company by the Selling Shareholder specifically for use therein is that information relating to the Selling Shareholder under the caption “Selling Shareholder” in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus (such information, the “Selling Shareholder Information”). (i) Neither the Selling Shareholder nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, any director, officer, employee, agent, representative, or affiliate thereof, is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more Persons that are: (A) the subject of any Sanctions, or (B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea Region located in Ukraine, and the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic and any other Covered Region of Ukraine as may be determined by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 14065). (ii) The Selling Shareholder will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (A) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or (B) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). (iii) The Selling Shareholder has not knowingly engaged in, is not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions. (a) None of the Selling Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, any director, officer, employee, agent, representative, or affiliate thereof has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment giving or receipt of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official in order to influence official action, or to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws; (b) the Selling Shareholder and each of its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintained and will continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representations and warranties contained herein; and (c) neither the Selling Shareholder nor any of its subsidiaries will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in furtherance of an offer, payment promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws. (v) The operations of the Selling Shareholder and each of its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Selling Shareholder or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or to the knowledge of the Selling Shareholder, threatened. (j) The Selling Shareholder represents and warrants that it is not (i) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), (ii) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or (iii) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plan or account under Section 3(42) of ERISA, 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, or otherwise. (k) Except for any Swiss federal stamp duty on transfers of securities for consideration in the secondary market, which may be due by, or pertain to, such Underwriters or such purchasers procured by Underwriters that are qualified as Swiss securities dealers for purposes of Swiss federal stamp duty legislation, no stamp, documentary, issuance, registration, transfer, withholding, capital gains, income or other taxes or duties are payable by or on behalf of the Underwriters, the Company or any of its subsidiaries in Switzerland or to any taxing authority thereof or therein in connection with (i) the execution, delivery or consummation of this Agreement, (ii) the sale and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters or purchasers procured by the Underwriters, or (iii) the resale and delivery of the Shares by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein. (l) The Selling Shareholder has the power to submit, and pursuant to Section 18 has, to the extent permitted by law, legally, validly, effectively and irrevocably submitted, to the jurisdiction of the Specified Courts (as defined in Section 18), and has the power to designate, appoint and empower, and pursuant to Section 18, has legally, validly and effectively designated, appointed and empowered an agent for service of process in any suit or proceeding based on or arising under this Agreement in any of the Specified Courts. (m) Neither the Selling Shareholder nor any of its subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, without giving effect to the activities of the Underwriters, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Shares or of any “reference security” (as defined in Regulation M) with respect to the Common Shares, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or otherwise, and has taken no action which would directly or indirectly violate Regulation M.
Representations and Warranties of the Seller and the Purchaser (a) The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the date of this Agreement that:
Representations and Warranties by the Selling Shareholder The Selling Shareholder represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company, the Winning Bidder(s) and each Placement Agent at each Representation Date as follows:
Representations and Warranties by the Company and the Operating Partnership Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time (as defined below) and any Date of Delivery (as defined below), and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders Each of the Selling Shareholders, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to and agrees with, each of the Underwriters that: (a) Such Selling Shareholder, at the First Closing Date, will have good and marketable title to the Shares set forth in Schedule II to be sold by such Selling Shareholder, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances, equities and claims (other than as imposed by the Securities Act or this Agreement), and full right, power and authority to effect the sale and delivery of such Shares; and upon the delivery of and payment for the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances, equities and claims, of any kind, will be transferred to the Underwriters. (b) Such Selling Shareholder has duly executed and delivered the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney in the form previously delivered to the Representatives, appointing the persons named therein, and each of them as such Selling Shareholder's attorney-in-fact (the "Attorney-in-Fact") and as custodian (the "Custodian"). The Attorney-in-Fact is authorized to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement on behalf of such Selling Shareholder, to deliver the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder, to accept payment therefor, and otherwise to act on behalf of such Selling Shareholder in connection with this Agreement, including payment from the Offering proceeds of expenses incurred on behalf of such Selling Shareholder. Certificates, in suitable form for transfer by delivery or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, representing the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder have been deposited with the Custodian pursuant to the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney for the purpose of delivery pursuant to this Agreement. Such Selling Shareholder agrees that the shares of Common Stock represented by the certificates on deposit with the Custodian are subject to the interest of the Underwriters hereunder, that the arrangements made for such custody and the appointment of the Attorney-in-Fact are to that extent irrevocable, and that the obligations of such Selling Shareholder hereunder shall not be terminated except as provided in this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney. If such Selling Shareholder should die or become incapacitated, or if any other event should occur, before the delivery of the Shares of such Selling Shareholder hereunder, the certificates for such Shares deposited with the Custodian shall be delivered by the Custodian in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such death, incapacity or other event had not occurred, regardless of whether the Custodian or the Attorney-in-Fact shall have received notice thereof. (c) Such Selling Shareholder, acting through his duly authorized Attorney-in-Fact, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney; this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Selling Shareholder, all authorizations and consents necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney on behalf of such Selling Shareholder and for the sale and delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder have been given, except as may be required by the Securities Act or state securities laws; and such Selling Shareholder has the legal capacity and full right, power and authority to execute this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney. (d) The performance of this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by such Selling Shareholder will not result in a breach or violation of, or conflict with, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default by such Selling Shareholder under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, trust (constructive or other), loan agreement, lease, franchise, license or other agreement or instrument to which such Selling Shareholder or any of his or its properties is bound, or any statute, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body applicable to such Selling Shareholder or any of his, her or its properties. (e) Such Selling Shareholder has not distributed nor, other than as permitted by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, will distribute any prospectus or other offering material in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares other than any Preliminary Prospectus filed with the Commission or the Final Prospectus or other material permitted by the Securities Act. (f) Such Selling Shareholder has reviewed and is familiar with the Registration Statement and the Preliminary Prospectus. To the knowledge of such Selling Shareholder, the Preliminary Prospectus does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Operating Partnership The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant to each Underwriter, as of the date of this Agreement, as of the First Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and as of each Option Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), if any, as follows: