REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS The Shareholders, individually and separately, represent and warrant as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders Each Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder The Shareholder represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
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, Warranties and Covenants of the Shareholder 4.1 The Shareholder represents, warrants and, where applicable, covenants to Trulieve as follows, and acknowledges that Trulieve is relying upon these representations, warranties and covenants in connection with the entering into of this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement:
(a) (i) the Shareholder (A) owns beneficially (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) all of the Subject Shares set forth on Exhibit A, and (B) will own beneficially any additional Subject Shares acquired after the date of this Agreement, in each instance, free and clear of all Encumbrances (as hereinafter defined), and (ii) except pursuant hereto, there (A) are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which the Shareholder is a party relating to the pledge, disposition, Transfer or voting of any of the Subject Shares set forth on Exhibit A, and there are no voting trusts or voting agreements with respect to such Subject Shares, and (B) there will not be any options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which the Shareholder is a party relating to the pledge, disposition, Transfer or voting of any of additional Subject Shares acquired after the date of this Agreement, and there will not be any voting trusts or voting agreements with respect to such additional Subject Shares;
(b) the Shareholder has the full corporate power (if the Shareholder is a corporation) and authority and legal capacity to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform fully the Shareholder’s obligations hereunder (including the proxy and power of attorney described in Section 3.1(e)) and has received all requisite approvals to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and to complete the transactions contemplated in the Arrangement Agreement;
(c) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Shareholder and, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable by Trulieve against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms subject only to any limitation under bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction;
(d) if the Shareholder is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, the Shareholder is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organized or constituted;
(e) none of the execution and delivery by the Shareholder of this Agreement or the completion or performance of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Shareholder with the Shareholder’s obligations hereunder will result in a breach of or constitute a default under any provision of (i) any agreement or instrument to which the Shareholder is a party or by which the Shareholder or any of the Shareholder’s property or assets is bound, (ii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity against the Shareholder, or (iii) any law, statute, ordinance, regulation or rule applicable to the Shareholder, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to impair the ability of the Shareholder to perform its obligations hereunder;
(f) other than pursuant to an Existing Lock-up Agreement, the Subject Shares are and will be at all times up until the Effective Time free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims, pledges, options, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights, agreements, limitations on the Shareholder’s voting rights, charges and other encumbrances of any nature (other than any encumbrances created by this Agreement or arising under applicable federal and state securities laws) (“Encumbrances”) that could adversely affect the Plan of Arrangement, the Arrangement Agreement, or the exercise or fulfillment of the rights and obligations of Trulieve or the Shareholder under this Agreement or the Arrangement Agreement;
(g) there are no legal proceedings in progress or pending before any Governmental Entity or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, threatened against the Shareholder or its Affiliates that would reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to materially impair the ability of the Shareholder to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and
(h) no consent of the Shareholder’s spouse is necessary under any “community property” or other Laws in order for the Shareholder to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of the Stockholder The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Stockholder The Stockholder represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that:
Representations and Warranties of the Sub-Adviser The Sub-Adviser hereby represents and warrants to the Fund and MassMutual that:
(a) The Sub-Adviser has obtained all required governmental and regulatory licenses, registrations and approvals required by law as may be necessary to perform its obligations under this Sub-Advisory Agreement and to act as contemplated by the Trust Documents and the Disclosure Documents, including without limitation registration as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and will maintain and renew any required licenses, registrations, approvals and memberships during the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement.
(b) There is no pending, or to the best of its knowledge, threatened or contemplated action, suit or proceeding before or by any court, governmental, administrative or self-regulatory body or arbitration panel to which the Sub-Adviser or any of its principals or affiliates is a party, or to which any of the assets of the Sub-Adviser is subject, which reasonably might be expected to (i) result in any material adverse change in the Sub-Adviser’s condition (financial or otherwise), business or prospects, (ii) affect adversely in any material respect any of the Sub-Adviser’s assets, (iii) materially impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to discharge its obligations under this Sub-Advisory Agreement, or (iv) result in a matter which would require an amendment to the Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV, Part II; and the Sub-Adviser has not received any notice of an investigation by the Commission or any state regarding U.S. federal or state securities laws, regulations or rules.
(c) All references in the Disclosure Documents concerning the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates and the controlling persons, affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers and employees of any of the foregoing provided to MassMutual by the Sub-Adviser or approved by the Sub-Adviser for use in the Disclosure Documents, as well as all performance information provided to MassMutual by the Sub-Adviser or approved by the Sub-Adviser for use by MassMutual, are accurate in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make such information not misleading.
(d) Subject to adequate assurances of confidentiality, the Sub-Adviser has supplied to, or made available for review by, MassMutual (and if requested by MassMutual to its designated auditor) all documents, statements, agreements and workpapers reasonably requested by it relating to accounts covered by the Sub-Adviser’s performance results and which are in the Sub-Adviser’s possession or to which it has access. The foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing during the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of the Subadviser The Subadviser hereby represents and warrants to the Fund and MML Advisers that:
(a) The Subadviser (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Subadvisory Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated by this Subadvisory Agreement; (iii) has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer under Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act; (iv) has adopted written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Advisers Act from occurring, detect violations that have occurred and correct promptly any violations that have occurred, and will provide prompt notice of any material violations relating to the Fund to MML Advisers; (v) has met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Subadvisory Agreement remains in effect, any other applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency; (vi) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Subadvisory Agreement; and (vii) will promptly notify MML Advisers of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Subadviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the Act or otherwise.
(b) The Subadviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the Act and will provide MML Advisers with a copy of the code of ethics. Within 60 days of the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Subadvisory Agreement is in effect, a duly authorized officer of the Subadviser shall certify to MML Advisers that the Subadviser has complied with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 during the previous year and that there has been no material violation of the Subadviser’s code of ethics or, if such a violation has occurred, that appropriate action was taken in response to such violation.
(c) The Subadviser has provided MML Advisers with a copy of its Form ADV Part 2, which as of the date of this Subadvisory Agreement is its Form ADV Part 2 as most recently deemed to be filed with the Commission (“SEC”), and promptly will furnish a copy of all amendments thereto to MML Advisers. The Subadviser will promptly notify MML Advisers of any changes in its key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) responsible for the Portfolio or the Subadviser’s Chief Executive Officer or President, or if there is otherwise an actual or expected change in control or management of the Subadviser.
(d) There is no pending, or to the best of its knowledge, threatened or contemplated action, suit or proceeding before or by any court, governmental, administrative or self-regulatory body or arbitration panel to which the Subadviser or any of its principals or affiliates is a party, or to which any of the assets of the Subadviser is subject, which reasonably might be expected to (i) result in any material adverse change in the Subadviser’s condition (financial or otherwise), business or prospects; (ii) affect adversely in any material respect any of the Subadviser’s assets; (iii) materially impair the Subadviser’s ability to discharge its obligations under this Subadvisory Agreement; or (iv) result in a matter which would require an amendment to the Subadviser’s Form ADV Part 2; and the Subadviser has not received any notice of an investigation by the Commission or any state regarding U.S. federal or state securities laws, regulations or rules which would materially impair the Subadviser’s ability to discharge its obligations under this Subadvisory Agreement.
(e) All references in the Disclosure Documents concerning the Subadviser and its affiliates and the controlling persons, affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers and employees of any of the foregoing provided to MML Advisers by the Subadviser or approved by the Subadviser for use in the Disclosure Documents, as well as all performance information provided to MML Advisers by the Subadviser or approved by the Subadviser for use by MML Advisers, are accurate in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make such information not misleading. The foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing and be deemed repeated at and as of all times during the term of this Subadvisory Agreement.
Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Servicer The Servicer, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee, as of the Closing Date:
