Common use of REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION Clause in Contracts

REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION. The Trust represents and warrants that: (a) it has been duly organized and is validly existing under the law of the state of its organization, (b) it is duly authorized to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and has taken all action necessary to authorize its execution, delivery and performance, including the obtaining of any necessary governmental consents, (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, including the Investment Guidelines, does not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of law, rule, regulation, governing document of the Trust, contract, deed of trust, or other instrument to which the Trust is a party or to which any of the Trust or Funds’ property is subject, (d) this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation enforceable against the Trust in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application) and (e) each Fund will be comprised of assets that are owned by each such Fund as principal, and will not be subject to either (i) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the Investment Company Act, or (ii) any lien, security interest or other similar encumbrance (other than in favor of the Clearing FCM or the CME clearinghouse). The Trust shall hold Sponsor harmless from any liabilities, damages or expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by Sponsor for any actions taken by Sponsor acting in reasonable reliance upon such representations.

REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION. The Trust represents and warrants that: (a) it has been duly organized and is validly existing under the law of the state of its organization, (b) it is duly authorized to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and has taken all action necessary to authorize its execution, delivery and performance, including the obtaining of any necessary governmental consents, (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, including the Investment Guidelines, does not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of any law, rule, regulation, governing document of the Trust, contract, deed of trust, or other instrument to which the Trust is a party or to which any of the Trust or Funds’ property is subject, (d) this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation enforceable against the Trust in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application) ), and (e) each Fund will be comprised of assets that are owned by each such Fund as principal, and will not be subject to either (i) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the Investment Company ActAct of 1940, as amended, or (ii) any lien, security interest or other similar encumbrance (other than in favor of the Clearing clearing FCM or the CME clearinghouseother clearing agent). The Trust shall hold Sponsor harmless from any liabilities, damages or expenses, including attorney’s attorneys’ fees, incurred by Sponsor for any actions taken by Sponsor acting in reasonable reliance upon such representations.

REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION. The Trust represents and warrants that: (a) it has been duly organized and is validly existing under the law of the state of its organization, (b) it is duly authorized to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and has taken all action necessary to authorize its it execution, delivery and performanceperformance of this Agreement, including the obtaining of any necessary governmental government consents, (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, including the Investment Guidelines, does not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of law, rule, regulation, governing document of the Trust, contract, deed of trust, or other instrument to which the Trust is a party or to which any of the Trust or Funds’ property is subject, (d) this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation enforceable against the Trust in accordance with its terms term (subject to applicable insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application) and (e) each Fund will be comprised of assets that are owned by each such Fund as principal, and will not be subject to either (i) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the Investment Company Act, or (ii) any lien, security interest or other similar encumbrance (other than in favor of the Clearing FCM or the CME clearinghouse). The Trust shall hold Sponsor harmless from any liabilities, damages or expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by Sponsor for any actions taken by Sponsor acting in reasonable reliance upon such representationsrepresentation.