Representations of Subscriber By executing this Agreement, the Subscriber makes the following representations, declarations and warranties to the Company, with the intent and understanding that the Company will rely thereon:
3.1 Such Subscriber acknowledges the public availability of the Company’s current prospectus which can be viewed on the SEC Exxxx Database, under the CIK number 0001686164. This prospectus is made available in the Company’s most recent S-1 Registration Statement deemed effective on _______, 2017. In this prospectus it makes clear the terms and conditions of the offering of Common Stock and the risks associated therewith are described.
3.2 All information herein concerning the Subscriber is correct and complete as of the date hereof and as of the date of Closing.
3.3 If the Subscriber is purchasing the Shares in a fiduciary capacity for another person or entity, including without limitation a corporation, partnership, trust or any other entity, the Subscriber has been duly authorized and empowered to execute this Subscription Agreement and all other subscription documents. Upon request of the Company, the Subscriber will provide true, complete and current copies of all relevant documents creating the Subscriber, authorizing its investment in the Company and/or evidencing the satisfaction of the foregoing.
Organization and Standing of the Investor The Investor is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Representations and Warranties of Subscriber By executing this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber (and, if Subscriber is purchasing the Securities subscribed for hereby in a fiduciary capacity, the person or persons for whom Subscriber is so purchasing) represents and warrants, which representations and warranties are true and complete in all material respects as of such Subscriber’s respective Closing Date(s):
Organization and Standing of the Purchasers If the Purchaser is an entity, such Purchaser is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.
Good Standing of Subsidiaries Each “significant subsidiary” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) (including the Bank) (each, a “Significant Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Significant Subsidiaries”) has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or other organization, has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and, in the case of the Bank, to enter into, and perform its obligations under, this Agreement and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of or other equity interests in each Significant Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of or other equity interests in any Significant Subsidiary were issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such Significant Subsidiary or any other entity. The only subsidiaries of the Company are (A) the subsidiaries listed on Exhibit 21 to the Registration Statement and (B) certain other subsidiaries which, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, do not constitute a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X. The deposit accounts of each of the Company’s banking subsidiaries are insured up to the applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) to the fullest extent permitted by law and the rules and regulations of the FDIC, and no proceeding for the revocation or termination of such insurance is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
Representations and Warranties of Subadviser The SubAdviser represents and warrants to the Adviser and the Fund as follows:
(a) The SubAdviser is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act;
(b) The SubAdviser is or will be registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) and a Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and the National Futures Association (“NFA”), or is not required to register pursuant to an applicable exemption;
(c) The SubAdviser is a corporation duly organized and properly registered and operating under the laws of the State of Colorado with the power to own and possess its assets, perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to carry on its business as it is now being, and to be, conducted;
(d) The execution, delivery and performance by the SubAdviser of this Agreement are within the SubAdviser's powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the SubAdviser for the execution, delivery and performance by the SubAdviser of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the SubAdviser of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) the SubAdviser's governing instruments, or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the SubAdviser;
(e) The Form ADV of the SubAdviser previously provided to the Adviser and all amendments to the SubAdviser’s Form ADV to be provided to Adviser is or will be a true and complete copy of the form as currently filed or as then filed with the SEC 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.
Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator (a) The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Serviced Companion Loan Holders, and to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:
(i) The Certificate Administrator is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America; the Certificate Administrator possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;
(ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s articles of association or by-laws or shareholders’ resolutions 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 contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Certificate Administrator is a party or which may be applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any of its assets;
(iii) the Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the 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, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally (B) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (C) public policy considerations regarding the enforceability of provisions providing or purporting to provide indemnification or contribution with respect to violations of securities laws;
(v) the Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Certificate Administrator or its properties or might have consequences that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;
(vi) no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date; and
(vii) no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) above shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (or upon written notice thereof from any Certificateholder or any Serviced Companion Loan Holder) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section which materially and adversely affects the interests of any party to this Agreement, the Certificateholders or any Serviced Companion Loan Holder or the interests of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator in any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto, each Certifying Certificateholder, the Serviced Companion Loan Holders and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative.
Acknowledgements of Subscriber 7.1 The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) none of the Shares have been or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), or under any state securities or "blue sky" laws of any state of the United States, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or, directly or indirectly, to U.S. Persons, as that term is defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act ("Regulation S"), except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in each case only in accordance with applicable securities laws;
(b) the Company has not undertaken, and will have no obligation, to register any of the Shares under the 1933 Act or any other applicable securities legislation;
(c) the Subscriber has received and carefully read this Agreement;
(d) the decision to execute this Agreement and acquire the Shares hereunder has not been based upon any oral or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Company and such decision is based entirely upon a review of any public information which has been filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in compliance, or intended compliance, with applicable securities legislation;
(e) the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s advisor(s) have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company in connection with the issuance of the Shares hereunder, and to obtain additional information, to the extent possessed or obtainable by the Company without unreasonable effort or expense;
(f) upon the issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable securities laws and regulations, the certificates representing any of the Shares will bear a legend in substantially the following form: THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(g) the Subscriber has been advised to consult the Subscriber's own legal, tax and other advisors with respect to the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and with respect to applicable resale restrictions, and it is solely responsible (and the Company is not in any way responsible) for compliance with applicable resale restrictions;
(h) none of the Shares are listed on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system and no representation has been made to the Subscriber that any of the Shares will become listed on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system, except that currently certain market makers make market in the shares of common stock of the Company on the OTC Markets Group Inc.’s Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board;
(i) neither the SEC nor any other securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the Shares;
(j) no documents in connection with the sale of the Shares hereunder have been reviewed by the SEC or any state securities administrators;
(k) there is no government or other insurance covering any of the Shares;
(l) the issuance and sale of the Shares to the Subscriber will not be completed if it would be unlawful or if, in the discretion of the Company acting reasonably, it is not in the best interests of the Company; and
(m) this Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted by the Company.
Representations and Warranties of Sub-Adviser The Sub-Adviser represents and warrants to the Adviser and the Trust as follows:
(a) The Sub-Adviser is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered so long as this Agreement remains in effect;
(b) The Sub-Adviser will immediately notify the Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would substantially impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to fulfill its commitment under this Agreement or disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser will also promptly notify the Trust and the Adviser if it, a member of its executive management or portfolio manager for the Assets is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, government agency, self-regulatory organization, public board or body, involving the affairs of the Funds or relating to the investment advisory services of the Sub-Adviser (other than any routine regulatory examinations);
(c) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser immediately upon detection of (a) any material failure to manage the Fund(s) in accordance with the Fund(s)’ stated investment objectives, guidelines and policies or any applicable law or regulation; or (b) any material breach of any of the Fund(s)’ or the Sub-Adviser’s policies, guidelines or procedures relating to the Funds.
(d) The Sub-Adviser is fully authorized under all applicable law and regulation to enter into this Agreement and serve as Sub-Adviser to the Funds and to perform the services described under this Agreement;
(e) The Sub-Adviser is a limited liability company 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;
(f) The execution, delivery and performance by the Sub-Adviser of this Agreement are within the Sub-Adviser’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of its corporate members or board, and no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the Sub-Adviser for the execution, delivery and performance by the Sub-Adviser of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Sub-Adviser of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) the Sub-Adviser’s governing instruments, or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Sub-Adviser;
(g) This Agreement is a valid and binding agreement of the Sub-Adviser;
(h) The Form ADV of the Sub-Adviser previously provided to the Adviser is a true and complete copy of the form filed with the SEC and the information contained therein is accurate, current and complete in all material respects as of its filing date, 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;
(i) The Sub-Adviser shall not divert any Fund’s portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer in consideration of such broker or dealer’s promotion or sales of shares of the Fund, any other series of the Trust, or any other registered investment company.
(j) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage.
Representations and Warranties of the Subscriber The Subscriber hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company as follows:
a. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands: (i) that the Tokens offered pursuant to the Memorandum have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws; (ii) that the offering and sale of the Tokens is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof, based, in part, upon the representations, warranties and agreements of the Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement; and (iii) the Tokens are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale under the Securities Act and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the U.S. Securities Act or as allowed by exemptions within the jurisdiction of the Subscriber or receiver of the Tokens.
b. Prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, “Advisors”), have received and have carefully reviewed the Memorandum, this Subscription Agreement and the documents annexed hereto or referenced herein (collectively, the “Offering Documents”) and any other and all other documents requested by the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, and understand the information contained therein. The Subscriber is satisfied that it has received adequate information with respect to all matters which it or its Advisors, if any, consider material to its decision to make this investment. The Subscriber recognizes that the Company has a limited financial and operating history and that the Company’s proposed investments in Digital Asset Securities involve a high degree of risk. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands that the information regarding Digital Asset Securities was derived from publicly available sources that the Company believes to be reliable, however the Company has not attempted to verify such information.
c. The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and understands, and has been advised, that there will be no or very limited disclosure materials of any kind regarding any of the Company’s investments provided to the Subscriber by the Company or any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, affiliates or related parties.
d. The Subscriber is purchasing the Tokens based on Subscriber’s own assessment and knowledge of the Company, its management, crypto-currencies and other digital asset securities, together with the Company’s stated objectives.
e. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands that neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Offering or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Tokens or the Offering.
f. The Subscriber and its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning, among other related matters, the Offering, the Tokens, the Offering Documents and the Company’s objectives and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Subscriber and its Advisors, if any.
g. The Subscriber has not reproduced, duplicated or delivered this Subscription Agreement the Offering Documents or other related documents or information to any other person, except to the Subscriber’s Advisors, if any.
h. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Company, the Subscriber has not relied upon any representation or other information (oral or written) other than as stated in the Offering Documents or as contained in documents so furnished to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, by the Company in writing.
i. The Subscriber has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
j. The Subscriber, either alone or together with its Advisors, if any, has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters, and, in particular, investment in non-listed and unregistered securities, such that the Subscriber is capable of utilizing the information made available to it in connection with the Offering to evaluate the merits and risks of the Subscriber’s investment in the Tokens and has obtained, in the Subscriber’s judgment, sufficient information from the Company or Subscriber’s Advisors, if any, to evaluate the merits and risks of such investment and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto. The Subscriber has evaluated the risks of investing in the Tokens, is able to bear such risks, and has determined that the Tokens are a suitable investment for the Subscriber.
k. The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Tokens, and the Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisors, if any.
l. The Subscriber is acquiring the Tokens solely for Subscriber’s own account for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part. The Subscriber has no agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, with any person to sell or transfer all or any part of the Tokens and the Subscriber has no plans to enter into any such agreement or arrangement.
m. The Subscriber understands and agrees that it must bear the substantial economic risks of its investment in the Tokens and, correspondingly, the business objectives of the Company, indefinitely because the Tokens may not be sold, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available. It is not anticipated that there will be any market for resale of the Tokens, and such securities will not be freely transferable at any time.
n. The Subscriber has adequate means of providing for such Subscriber’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity from its investment in the Tokens for an indefinite period of time.
o. The Subscriber: (i) if a natural person, represents that the Subscriber has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or partnership, or association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Tokens, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the Tokens, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or
