Representations and Warranties of Borrowers Each Borrower hereby:
(a) reaffirms all representations and warranties made to Agent and Lenders under the Loan Agreement and all of the other Existing Financing Agreements and confirms that all are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent any such representations and warranties specifically relate to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such other specific date);
(b) reaffirms all of the covenants contained in the Loan Agreement (as amended hereby), covenants to abide thereby until all Advances, Obligations and other liabilities of Borrowers to Agent and Lenders under the Loan Agreement of whatever nature and whenever incurred, are satisfied and/or released by Agent and Lenders;
(c) represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under any of the Existing Financing Agreements;
(d) represents and warrants that it has the authority and legal right to execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Amendment, that such actions were duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company or corporate action, as applicable, and that the officers executing this Amendment on its behalf were similarly authorized and empowered, and that this Amendment does not contravene any provisions of its certificate of incorporation or formation, operating agreement, bylaws, or other formation documents, as applicable, or of any contract or agreement to which it is a party or by which any of its properties are bound; and
(e) represents and warrants that this Amendment and all assignments, instruments, documents, and agreements executed and delivered in connection herewith, are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.
Representations and Warranties of the Agent The Agent represents and warrants to the Company and the Bank as follows:
(a) The Agent is a corporation and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of New York with full power and authority to provide the services to be furnished to the Company and the Bank hereunder.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Agent, and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Agent and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Agent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the legality, validity, binding nature and enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equity principles regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(c) Each of the Agent and its employees, agents and representatives who shall perform any of the services hereunder shall be duly authorized and empowered, and shall have all licenses, approvals and permits necessary to perform such services; and the Agent is a registered selling agent in each of the jurisdictions in which the Shares are to be offered by the Company in reliance upon the Agent as a registered selling agent as set forth in the blue sky memorandum prepared with respect to the Offering.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Agent, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the terms and provisions hereof will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, provisions or conditions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default) under, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Agent or any agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Agent is a party or by which it or its property is bound.
(e) No approval of any regulatory or supervisory or other public authority is required in connection with the Agent’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, except as may have been received.
(f) There is no suit or proceeding or charge or action before or by any court, regulatory authority or government agency or body or, to the knowledge of the Agent, pending or threatened, which might materially adversely affect the Agent’s performance under this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of Borrower Borrower represents and warrants that:
Representations and Warranties of Xxxxx Xxxxx represents and warrants to Spruce that, as of the Effective Date:
(a) it has the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to grant the rights and licenses granted under Articles 2 and 3, and its execution of this Agreement, the fulfillment of its obligations and performance of its activities hereunder do not conflict with, violate, or breach or constitute a default under any material contractual obligation or court or administrative order by which Lilly is bound;
(b) to the knowledge of Lilly, there are no legal claims, judgments or settlements against or owed by Lilly or any of its Affiliates, threatened or pending legal claims or litigation, in each case relating to the Licensed Patents;
(c) all necessary consents, approvals and authorizations of all government authorities and other persons required to be obtained by Lilly as of the Effective Date in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been obtained;
(d) it is the owner or exclusive licensee of or otherwise Controls the right, title and interest in and to the Licensed Patents and related Licensed Know-How, and has the right to grant to Spruce the licenses that it purports to grant hereunder and has not granted any Third Party rights that would interfere or be inconsistent with Spruce’s rights hereunder;
(e) the Licensed Patents and Licensed Know-How are not subject to any existing royalty or other payment obligations to any Third Party;
(f) it has disclosed to Spruce a complete and accurate record of all material information and data relating to the results of all pre-clinical and clinical studies on Licensed Products or the Licensed Compound, conducted by or on behalf of Lilly or any of its Affiliates or otherwise known to Lilly, including, without limitation, the status and interim results of all ongoing clinical and preclinical studies, and the clinical development and Regulatory Application and Regulatory Approval activities undertaken to date, and all such information and data is complete and accurate in all material respects;
(g) neither it nor any of its Affiliates has been debarred or is subject to debarment;
(h) it has the authority to bind its Affiliates to the terms of this Agreement, as applicable, and to grant the rights and licenses granted on behalf of its Affiliates as set forth herein;
(i) all documents required to be filed and all payments required to be made in order to prosecute and maintain each Patent in the Licensed Patents have been filed or made, as the case may be, in a timely manner, and no action has been taken that would constitute waiver, abandonment or any similar relinquishment of such rights;
(j) the Licensed Patents constitute all Patents owned by or licensed to Lilly or any of its Affiliates that contain one or more claims covering any Licensed Product or Licensed Compound, or the composition of matter, method of use or manufacture thereof;
(k) neither Lilly nor any of its Affiliates is or has been a party to any agreement with any U.S. Governmental Authority pursuant to which any U.S. Governmental Authority provided funding for the Development of any Licensed Compound or any Licensed Product, and the inventions claimed or covered by the Existing Patents are not a “subject invention” as that term is described in 35 U.S.C. Section 201(f); and
(l) neither Lilly nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of its or their respective officers, employees, or agents has made an untrue statement of material fact or fraudulent statement to the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority with respect to the Development of any Licensed Compound or Licensed Product, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority with respect to the Development of any Licensed Compound or any Licensed Product, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement with respect to the Development of any Licensed Compound or Licensed Product that could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA to invoke its policy respecting “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities”, set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) and any amendments thereto or any analogous laws or policies in any other country.
Representations and Warranties of Adviser The Adviser represents and warrants to the Subadviser as follows:
(a) The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act;
(b) The Adviser has filed a notice of exemption pursuant to Rule 4.14 under the CEA with the CFTC and the National Futures Association or is not required to file such exemption;
(c) The Adviser is a business trust duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted hereunder;
(d) The execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement are within the Adviser’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of its directors, shareholders or managing unitholder, and no action by, or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the Adviser for the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a violation of, or a material default under, (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) the Adviser’s governing instruments, or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Adviser;
(e) The Form ADV of the Adviser previously provided to the Subadviser and the Trust is a true and complete copy of the form, including that part or parts of the Form ADV filed with the SEC, that part or parts maintained in the records of the Adviser, and/or that part or parts provided or offered to clients, in each case as required under the Advisers Act and rules thereunder, and the information contained therein is accurate and complete in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(f) The Adviser acknowledges that it received a copy of the Subadviser’s Form ADV prior to the execution of this Agreement; and
(g) The Adviser and the Trust have duly entered into the Advisory Agreement pursuant to which the Trust authorized the Adviser to delegate certain of its duties under the Advisory Agreement to other investment advisers, including without limitation, the appointment of a subadviser with respect to assets of each of the Trust’s mutual fund series, including without limitation the Adviser’s entering into and performing this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of XXXX XXXX hereby represents and warrants to the Seller and the Servicer as of the Initial Closing Date and each Subsequent Closing Date:
Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Such Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized, and each Significant Subsidiary of such Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, are within such Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not contravene (i) such Borrower’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) law binding or affecting such Borrower or (iii) any contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Borrower or any of its properties.
(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Borrower. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and except as the availability of the remedy of specific performance is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such remedy is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and subject to requirements of reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.
(d) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Agreement, except for such Governmental Approvals that may be required to be obtained by such Borrower in connection with any Extension of Credit to or for the account of such Borrower, each of which Governmental Approvals will have been obtained and will be in full force and effect on or prior to the date of any Extension of Credit to or for the account of such Borrower.
(e) There is no pending or threatened action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding, including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, affecting such Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.
(f) The consolidated balance sheet of each Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, accompanied by an opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, copies of each of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of such Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Since December 31, 2007, there has been no Material Adverse Change with respect to such Borrower.
(g) No written statement, information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by or on behalf of such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any LC Issuing Bank in connection with the syndication or negotiation of this Agreement or included herein or delivered pursuant hereto contained, contains, or will contain any material misstatement of fact or intentionally omitted, omits, or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are, or will be made, not misleading.
(h) Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, such Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of such Borrower is in material compliance with all laws (including ERISA and Environmental Laws) rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority applicable to it.
(i) No accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not waived, exists with respect to any Plan. Such Borrower has not incurred, and does not presently expect to incur, any withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates have complied in all material respects with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. Such Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with foreign law applicable to its Foreign Plans, if any. As used herein, the term “Plan” shall mean an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which is and has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or have been made or should be made according to the terms of the plan by any Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates. The term “Multiemployer Plan” shall mean any Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA). The term “Foreign Plan” shall mean any pension, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, or other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained by any entity subsidiary which, under applicable local foreign law, is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle.
Representations and Warranties; Etc Each Obligor hereby affirms: (a) that as of the date of execution and delivery of this First Amendment, all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party are true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date (unless made as of a specific earlier date, in which case, was true as of such date); and (b) that after giving effect to this First Amendment and to the transactions contemplated hereby, no Defaults exist under the Loan Documents or will exist under the Loan Documents.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF XXXXXX Xxxxxx hereby represents and warrants to the Xxxxxx Group that (a) Xxxxxx has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Xxxxxx Assignment and to carry out his obligations hereunder and thereunder, (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Xxxxxx Assignment by Xxxxxx has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Xxxxxx and no other proceedings on the part of Xxxxxx are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the Xxxxxx Assignment, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Xxxxxx and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Xxxxxx, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Xxxxxx Group, is enforceable against Xxxxxx in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity), (d) the Xxxxxx Assignment has been duly executed and delivered by Xxxxxx and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Xxxxxx, and, assuming the Xxxxxx Assignment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Splitco, is enforceable against Xxxxxx in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity), (e) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Xxxxxx Assignment by Xxxxxx constitutes a breach or violation of, or conflicts with any provision of any material agreement to which Xxxxxx is a party, and (f) none of such material agreements would impair in any material respect the ability of Xxxxxx to perform his obligations hereunder or thereunder.
Representations and Warranties by You You represent and warrant that:
2.1.1 You are an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of your state of incorporation.
2.1.2 All of your directors, officers, employees, and other individuals or entities dealing with the money and/or securities of the Trust are and shall be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of the Trust, in an amount not less than $5 million. Such bond shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and shall be issued by a reputable bonding company. You agree to make all reasonable efforts to see that this bond or another bond containing such provisions is always in effect, and you agree to notify us in the event that such coverage no longer applies.
2.1.3 Each Account is a duly organized, validly existing segregated asset account under applicable insurance law and interests in each Account are offered exclusively through the purchase of or transfer into a "variable contract" within the meaning of such terms under Section 817 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code") and the regulations thereunder. You will use your best efforts to continue to meet such definitional requirements, and will notify us immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such requirements have ceased to be met or that they might not be met in the future.
2.1.4 Each Account either: (i) has been registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will be registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"); or (ii) has not been so registered in proper reliance upon an exemption from registration under Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act; if the Account is exempt from registration as an investment company under Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act, you will use your best efforts to maintain such exemption and will notify us immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such exemption no longer applies or might not apply in the future.
2.1.5 The Contracts or interests in the Accounts: (i) are or, prior to any issuance or sale will be, registered as securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"); or (ii) are not registered because they are properly exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act or will be offered exclusively in transactions that are properly exempt from registration under Section 4(2) or Regulation D of the 1933 Act, in which case you will make every effort to maintain such exemption and will notify us immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such exemption no longer applies or might not apply in the future.
