Representations of GFS GFS represents and warrants to the Trust that: (i) it is a limited liability company duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nebraska; (ii) it is empowered under applicable laws and by its organizational documents to enter into this Agreement and perform its duties under this Agreement; (iii) it has access to the necessary facilities, equipment, and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement; and (iv) it is registered as a transfer agent under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall continue to be registered throughout the remainder of this Agreement.
REPRESENTATIONS OF ULTIMUS Ultimus represents and warrants that: (1) it will maintain a disaster recovery plan and procedures including provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment, which is reasonable in light of the services to be provided, and it will, at no additional expense to the Trust, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions (Ultimus shall have no liability with respect to the loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure, provided it maintains such plans and procedures); (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by Ultimus and, when executed and delivered by Ultimus, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Ultimus, enforceable against Ultimus in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; (3) it is duly registered with the appropriate regulatory agency as a transfer agent and such registration will remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement; and (4) it has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
Representations and Undertakings 2.1. The Trust represents to the Distributor that all registration statements filed by the Trust with the SEC under the 1933 Act, with respect to Shares have been prepared in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act and rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. 2.2. The Trust represents and warrants to the Distributor that any registration statement, when such registration statement becomes effective, will contain all statements required to be stated therein in conformity with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC; that all statements of fact contained in any such registration statement will be true and correct when such registration statement becomes effective; and that no registration statement, when such registration statement becomes effective, will include an 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 to a purchaser of Shares. The Trust authorizes the Distributor and authorized banks, broker/dealers and other financial institutions to use any prospectus or statement of additional information in the form furnished from time to time in connection with the sale of Shares and represented by the Trust as being the then-current form of prospectus or then-current form of statement of additional information. 2.3. No Shares shall be offered by either the Distributor or the Trust under any of the provisions of this Agreement and no orders for the purchase or sale of Shares hereunder shall be accepted by the Trust if and so long as the effectiveness of the registration statement then in effect or any necessary amendments thereto shall be suspended under any of the provisions of the 1933 Act, or if and so long as a current prospectus, as required by Section 10(b) of the 1933 Act is not on file with the SEC; provided, however, that nothing contained in this paragraph 2.3 shall in any way restrict or have any application to or bearing upon the Trust’s obligation to repurchase Shares from any shareholder in accordance with the provisions of the Trust’s prospectus or Declaration of Trust. 2.4. The Trust agrees to advise the Distributor as soon as reasonably practicable of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement then in effect or of the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose.
Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Subadviser The Subadviser represents, warrants and agrees that: A. It is registered as an “investment adviser” under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”). B. It will maintain, keep current and preserve on behalf of the Fund, in the manner required or permitted by the Act and the Rules thereunder including the records identified in Schedule B (as Schedule B may be amended from time to time). The Subadviser agrees that such records are the property of the Fund, and shall be surrendered to the Fund or to the Adviser as agent of the Fund promptly upon request of either. The Fund acknowledges that Subadviser may retain copies of all records required to meet the record retention requirements imposed by law and regulation. C. It shall maintain a written code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-l under the Act and shall provide the Fund and the Adviser with a copy of the Code of Ethics and evidence of its adoption. It shall institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons (as defined in Rule 17j-1) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser acknowledges receipt of the written code of ethics adopted by and on behalf of the Fund. Each calendar quarter while this Agreement is in effect, a duly authorized compliance officer of the Subadviser shall certify to the Fund and to the Adviser that the Subadviser has complied with the requirements of Rules 204A-1 and 17j-l during the previous calendar quarter and that there has been no material violation of its Code of Ethics, or of Rule 17j-1(b), or that any persons covered under its Code of Ethics has divulged or acted upon any material, non-public information, as such term is defined under relevant securities laws, and if such a violation has occurred or the code of ethics of the Fund, or if such a violation of its Code of Ethics has occurred, that appropriate action was taken in response to such violation. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish to the Fund and the Adviser a written report which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 concerning the Subadviser’s Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall permit the Fund and the Adviser to examine the reports required to be made by the Subadviser under Rules 204A-1(b) and 17j-l(d)(1) and this subparagraph. D. It has adopted and implemented, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall maintain in effect and implement, policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent, detect and correct violations by the Subadviser and its supervised persons, and, to the extent the activities of the Subadviser in respect of the Fund could affect the Fund, by the Fund, of “federal securities laws” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the Act), and that the Subadviser has provided the Fund with true and complete copies of its policies and procedures (or summaries thereof) and related information reasonably requested by the Fund and/or the Adviser. The Subadviser agrees to cooperate with periodic reviews by the Fund’s and/or the Adviser’s compliance personnel of the Subadviser’s policies and procedures, their operation and implementation and other compliance matters and to provide to the Fund and/or the Adviser from time to time such additional information and certifications in respect of the Subadviser’s policies and procedures, compliance by the Subadviser with federal securities laws and related matters as the Fund’s and/or the Adviser’s compliance personnel may reasonably request. The Subadviser agrees to promptly notify the Adviser of any compliance violations which affect the Designated Series. E. The Subadviser will immediately notify the Fund and the Adviser of the occurrence of any event which would disqualify the Subadviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9 of the Act or otherwise. The Subadviser will also immediately notify the Fund and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, involving the affairs of the Designated Series.
Representations of the Holders (a) Each of the initial Holders hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with each other Holder that, as of the date hereof: (i) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State under which it is organized. (ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Holder, and performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by such Holder, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to it or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (iii) Such Holder has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement. (iv) This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Holder enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. (v) It has the right to enter into this Agreement without the consent of any third party. (vi) It is the holder of the respective Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business. (vii) It has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. (viii) It is a Qualified Transferee.
WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS 6.1. The Supplier warrants, represents and undertakes to the Authority and to each of the Other Contracting Bodies for the duration of the Framework Period that: 6.1.1. it has full capacity and authority and all necessary consents to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement (including, where its procedures so require, the consent of any of its Holding Companies); 6.1.2. this Framework Agreement is executed by a duly authorised representative of the Supplier; 6.1.3. in entering into this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract (and until the expiry of each, respectively) it has not committed and will not commit any Fraud, and has and will continue to have no conflict of interest in relation to this Framework Agreement; 6.1.4. all information, statements, warranties and representations contained in and the Tender and (unless otherwise agreed) any other document which resulted in the award of this Framework Agreement to the Supplier are, as at the date hereof, true, accurate, and not misleading save as may have been specifically disclosed in writing to the Authority prior to the execution of this Framework Agreement; and hereafter, for the Framework Period, it undertakes that it will promptly advise the Authority of any fact, matter or circumstance of which it may become aware which would render any such information, statement or representation to be false or misleading; 6.1.5. it has not entered and will not enter into any agreement with any other person with the aim of preventing tenders being made or as to 6.1.6. it has not caused or induced and will not cause or induce any person to enter such agreement referred to in Clause 6.1.5; 6.1.7. it has not offered or agreed (and will not offer or agree) to pay or give any sum of money, inducement or valuable consideration directly or indirectly to any person for doing or having done or causing or having caused to be done any act or omission in relation to any other tender or proposed tender for Services under this Framework; 6.1.8. no claim is being asserted and no litigation, arbitration or administrative or regulatory proceeding is presently in progress, or, to the best of its knowledge and belief pending or threatened against it or any of its assets which will or might affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call Off Contract which may be entered into with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies; 6.1.9. it is not and will not be subject to any contractual obligation, or bound by any Law or other requirement, compliance with which will be likely to have an adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call Off Contract which may be entered into with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies; 6.1.10. it has obtained and will maintain all licences, authorisations, consents or permits required in relation to the performance of its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract; 6.1.11. in connection with the exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations pursuant to this Framework Agreement (and without prejudice to its other obligations under this Framework Agreement) it will at all times use all reasonable endeavours to meet or exceed the Key Performance Indicators; 6.1.12. no proceedings or other steps have been taken and not discharged or dismissed (nor, to the best of their knowledge, are threatened) for the winding up of the Supplier or for its dissolution or for the appointment of a receiver, administrative receiver, liquidator, manager, administrator or similar officer in relation to any of the Supplier's assets or revenue; 6.1.13. as at the Framework Commencement Date, it has notified the Authority in writing of any Occasions of Tax Non-Compliance or any litigation that it is involved in that is in connection with any Occasions of Tax Non Compliance; and 6.1.14. in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Framework Agreement (or, if the Supplier has been in existence for less than three (3) years, in the whole of such shorter period) it has: 6.1.14.1. conducted all financial accounting and reporting activities in compliance in all material respects with the generally accepted accounting principles that apply to it in any country where it files accounts; 6.1.14.2. it has been in full compliance with all applicable securities laws and regulations in the jurisdiction in which it is established; and 6.1.14.3. it has not performed any act or made any omission with respect to its financial accounting or reporting which could have an adverse effect on the Supplier's position as an ongoing business concern or its ability to fulfil its obligations under this Framework Agreement or any Call Off Contract. 6.2. The Supplier shall promptly notify the Authority in writing: 6.2.1. of any material detrimental change in the financial standing and/or credit rating of the Supplier; 6.2.2. if the Supplier undergoes a Change of Control; and/or 6.2.3. of any circumstances suggesting that a Change of Control is planned or in contemplation, provided such notification does not contravene any Law. 6.3. Each time a Call Off Contract is entered into the warranties, representations and undertakings in Clause 6.1 shall be deemed to be repeated by the Supplier with reference to the circumstances existing at the time that they are deemed to be repeated. 6.4. For the avoidance of doubt, the fact that any provision within this Framework Agreement is expressed as a warranty shall not preclude any right of termination the Authority would have, had it not been so expressed, in respect of breach of that provision by the Supplier. 6.5. The Supplier acknowledges and agrees that: 6.5.1. once duly executed this Framework Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations and rights of the Supplier and the Authority; 6.5.2. the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement are material and are designed to induce the Authority into entering into this Framework Agreement and to induce the Authority and each and every Other Contracting Body to enter into Call Off Contracts; 6.5.3. the Authority has been induced into entering into this Framework Agreement and in doing so has relied upon the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement; and 6.5.4. each Contracting Body will (amongst other things) on each and every occasion that it enters into a Call Off Contract be induced into doing so by, and in being so induced shall rely upon, the warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Framework Agreement. 6.6. For the duration of the Framework Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination or expiry of the Framework Agreement or, if later, all Call Off Contracts, the Supplier shall not employ or offer employment to any staff of the Authority or the staff of any Contracting Body who have been associated with the procurement and/or provision of the Services without Approval or the prior written consent of the relevant Contracting Body respectively. 6.7. In performing its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contract, the Supplier shall not (to the extent possible in the circumstances) discriminate between Contracting Bodies on the basis of their respective size.
Representations and Warranties of the Undersigned The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company that:
Representations of the District The District represents, covenants and warrants to the Developer as follows:
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS (A) The Client hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the Custodian that: (i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) during the term of this Agreement it (and any person on whose behalf it may act as agent or otherwise in a representative capacity) has and will continue to have, or will take all action necessary to obtain, full capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein, and has taken and will continue to take all action (including, without limitation, the obtaining of all necessary governmental consents in any applicable jurisdiction) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of obligations of the Client, and the validity and enforceability of such obligations and the rights of the Custodian, under this Agreement; (iii) it has authority to deposit the Property received in the Custody Account and the Custody Cash Account and there is no claim or encumbrances that adversely effects any delivery or payment of Property made in accordance with this Agreement; and (iv) this Agreement is legal, valid and binding on the Client; (v) on or prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Client has provided to the Custodian certified true copies of evidence of the due authorization for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; (vi) except as provided in Clause 16 of this Agreement, all Property deposited with the Custodian shall, at all times, be free from all charges, mortgages, pledges or other such encumbrances(except as otherwise provided by law); (vii) the Client shall, at all times, be entitled or otherwise duly authorized to deal with, and dispose of, all or any part of the Property, whether through a relevant Clearance System or otherwise; and (viii) the Client is conducting its business in substantial compliance with all applicable laws and requirements, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory licenses, approvals and consents necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no provision of its charter or by-laws, nor of any mortgage, indenture, credit agreement or other contract binding on it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement. The Client agrees to inform the Custodian promptly if any statement set forth in this Section 4(A) ceases to be true and correct as of any date after the date hereof. (B) The Custodian hereby represents, warrants and undertakes to the Client that: (i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) during the term of this Agreement it has and will continue to have, or will take all action necessary to obtain, full capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated herein, and has taken and will continue to take all action (including, without limitation, the obtaining of all necessary governmental consents in any applicable jurisdiction) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of obligations of the Custodian and the validity and enforceability of such obligations and the rights of the Client, under this Agreement; (iii) this Agreement is legal, valid and binding on the Custodian; (iv) the Custodian is conducting its business in substantial compliance with all applicable laws and requirements, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory licenses, approvals and consents necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no provision of its charter or by-laws, nor of any mortgage, indenture, credit agreement or other contract binding on it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement; and (v) the Custodian will submit to the Client on an annual basis a copy of its Report on Policies and Procedures Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness" prepared in compliance with the requirements of Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as it may be amended from time to time. The Custodian agrees to inform the Client promptly if any statement set forth in this Section 4(B) ceases to be true and correct as of any date after the date hereof.
Representations of the Parties Each party hereto hereby further represents and warrants to the other that: (i) it is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is registered or licensed as an investment adviser under the laws of all jurisdictions in which its activities require it to be so registered or licensed; and (ii) it will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain each such registration or license in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement; and (iii) it will promptly notify the other if it ceases to be so registered, if its registration is suspended for any reason, or if it is notified by any regulatory organization or court of competent jurisdiction that it should show cause why its registration should not be suspended or terminated; and (iv) it is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The Sub-Adviser further represents that it has adopted a written Code of Ethics in compliance with Rule 17j-1(b) of the ICA. The Sub-Adviser shall be subject to such Code of Ethics and shall not be subject to any other Code of Ethics, including the Investment Manager's Code of Ethics, unless specifically adopted by the Sub-Adviser. The Investment Manager further represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser that (i) the appointment of the Sub-Adviser by the Investment Manager has been duly authorized and (ii) it has acted and will continue to act in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and the transactions contemplated hereby are, in conformity with the ICA, the Company's governing documents and other applicable law.
