Representations by Seller For the purpose of inducing Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the sale and purchase of the Property in accordance herewith, Seller and each Affiliate (collectively referred to in this Section 11 as Seller) makes the following representations and warranties to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date with respect to the Property:
(a) Seller is duly organized (or formed), validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, and to the extent required by law, the State in which the Property is located. Seller has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all closing documents to be executed by Seller, and to perform all of Seller’s obligations hereunder and thereunder. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all closing documents to be executed by Seller, nor the performance of the obligations of Seller hereunder or thereunder will result in the violation of any law or any provision of the organizational documents of Seller or will conflict with any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality of any nature by which Seller is bound;
(b) Seller has not received any written notice of any current or pending litigation, condemnation proceeding or tax appeals affecting Seller or the Property and Seller does not have any knowledge of any pending litigation or tax appeals against Seller or the Property; Seller has not initiated, nor is Seller participating in, any action for a change or modification in the current subdivision, site plan, zoning or other land use permits for the Property;
(c) Seller has not entered into any contracts, subcontracts or agreements affecting the Property which will be binding upon Buyer after the Closing other than the Lease;
(d) Except for violations cured or remedied on or before the date hereof, Seller has not received any written notice from (or delivered any notice to) any governmental authority regarding any violation of any law applicable to the Property and Seller does not have knowledge of any such violations;
(e) Seller has fee simple title to the Property free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except for Permitted Exceptions and Seller is the sole owner of the entire lessor’s interest in the Lease. The Property constitutes one or more separate tax parcels for purposes of ad valorem taxation;
(f) With respect to the Leases: (i) the Leases forwarded to Buyer under Section 6(b)(i) are true, correct and complete copies of the Leases; (ii) the Leases are in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder; (iii) no brokerage or leasing commissions or other compensation is or will be due or payable to any person, firm, corporation or other entity with respect to or on account of the current term of the Leases or any extension or renewal thereof; (iv) Seller has no outstanding obligation to provide Tenant with an allowance to construct, or to construct at its own expense, any tenant improvements; and (v) the rent for each Property is as set forth on Exhibit A2;
(g) There are no occupancy rights, leases or tenancies affecting the Property other than the Lease. Neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to any first right of refusal or other purchase right in favor of any other person or entity; and apart from this Agreement, Seller has not entered into any written agreements for the purchase or sale of the Property, or any interest therein which has not been terminated;
(h) The transactions contemplated hereby either (i) will not constitute a sale of all or substantially all the assets of Seller, or (ii) if such transaction does constitute a sale of all or substantially all the assets of any Seller, Seller shall provide to Buyer at Closing an excise tax lien waiver or such other reasonably obtainable instruments evidencing compliance with laws or payment of taxes to the extent required by the law of the relevant state, or an indemnification from a party reasonably acceptable to Buyer for any resulting liability with respect to the period prior to the Closing;
(i) To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the environmental reports previously delivered by Seller to Buyer, no hazardous substances have been generated, stored, released, or disposed of on or about the Property in violation of any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Property which regulates or controls matters relating to the environment or public health or safety (collectively, “Environmental Laws”). Seller has not received any written notice from (nor delivered any notice to) any federal, state, county, municipal or other governmental department, agency or authority concerning any petroleum product or other hazardous substance discharge or seepage. For purposes of this Subsection, “hazardous substances” shall mean any substance or material which is defined or deemed to be hazardous or toxic pursuant to any Environmental Laws. To Seller’s knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks located on the Property;
(j) Exhibit I attached hereto is a true, correct and complete listing of all warranties in effect for the Property (the “Warranties”). The representations and warranties of Seller shall survive Closing for a period of one (1) year.
Representations by Company Except with the prior written consent of the Trust, the Company shall not give any information or make any representations or statements about the Trust or the Funds nor shall it authorize or allow any other person to do so except information or representations contained in the Trust's Registration Statement or the Trust's Prospectuses or in reports or proxy statements for the Trust, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved in writing by the Trust or its designee in accordance with this Article V, or in published reports or statements of the Trust in the public domain.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY BUYER Buyer hereby represents and warrant as follows:
Representations and Warranties by Purchaser The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Seller that:
Representations and Warranties by Seller Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
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.
Representations and Warranties by the Trust The Trust represents and warrants that:
2.2.1 It is duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
2.2.2 All of its directors, officers, employees and others dealing with the money and/or securities of a Portfolio 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 the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1 or other regulations under the 1940 Act. Such bond shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and be issued by a reputable bonding company.
2.2.3 It is registered as an open-end management investment company under the 0000 Xxx.
2.2.4 Each class of shares of the Portfolios of the Trust is registered under the 0000 Xxx.
2.2.5 It will amend its registration statement under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of its shares.
2.2.6 It will comply, in all material respects, with the 1933 and 1940 Acts and the rules and regulations thereunder.
2.2.7 It is currently qualified as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code, it will make every effort to maintain such qualification, and will notify you immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that it has ceased to so qualify or that it might not so qualify in the future.
2.2.8 The Trust will use its best efforts to comply with the diversification requirements for variable annuity, endowment or life insurance contracts set forth in Section 817(h) of the Code, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including without limitation Treasury Regulation 1.817-5. Upon having a reasonable basis for believing any Portfolio has ceased to comply and will not be able to comply within the grace period afforded by Regulation 1.817-5, the Trust will notify you immediately and will take all reasonable steps to adequately diversify the Portfolio to achieve compliance.
2.2.9 It currently intends for one or more classes of shares (each, a “Class”) to make payments to finance its distribution expenses, including service fees, pursuant to a plan (“Plan”) adopted under rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 12b-1”), although it may determine to discontinue such practice in the future. To the extent that any Class of the Trust finances its distribution expenses pursuant to a Plan adopted under rule 12b-1, the Trust undertakes to comply with any then current SEC interpretations concerning rule 12b-1 or any successor provisions.
Representations and Warranties of Licensee Licensee hereby represents and warrants to Licensor as follows:
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 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.
