Representations and Warranties of the Members Each Member, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants that (i) if it is not a natural person, that it is duly incorporated or formed and, to the extent such concept exists in its jurisdiction of organization, is existing and in good standing under the laws of such jurisdiction, (ii) it has all requisite legal capacity and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) if it is not a natural person, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other entity action on the part of such Member, (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Member enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and (v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Member and the consummation by such Member of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (A) if it is not a natural person, result in a violation of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of such Member, (B) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Member is a party or by which any property or asset of such Member is bound or affected, or (C) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to such Member, except with respect to clause (B) or (C) for any conflicts, defaults, accelerations, terminations, cancellations or violations that would not in any material respect result in the unenforceability against such Member of this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of the Vendor The Vendor represents and warrants as follows and acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with its purchase of the Common Shares herein provided for: (a) the Vendor is, on the Closing Date, the owner of the Common Shares with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any claims, liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever and has the exclusive right and full power to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Common Shares to the Purchaser, free and clear of any claims, liens or encumbrances whatsoever; (b) as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date, no person, firm or corporation has any agreement, option or any rights capable of becoming an agreement or option for the acquisition from the Vendor of any of the Common Shares; (c) as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date, no suits, actions or other legal proceedings of any sort are pending or are threatened which would restrain or otherwise prevent, in any manner, the Vendor from effectually or legally transferring the Common Shares to the Purchaser free and clear of any and all claims, liens and encumbrances nor are there any suits, actions or other legal proceedings, the effect of which would be to cause a lien to attach to the Common Shares, to divest title to the Common Shares or make the Purchaser or the Vendor liable for damages, pending or threatened, and the Vendor has no knowledge of any claims, which would give rise to such a suit, action or legal proceeding; (d) the Vendor represents that it is resident in the United States, and not in any jurisdiction in Canada, and is subject to the securities laws of the United States; (e) the Vendor has completed and delivered to the Purchaser the certificate as to its status as an accredited investor under applicable United States securities laws, which is attached hereto in Appendix A and agrees to execute and deliver, from time to time, such certificates and other documentation as the Purchaser may reasonably request in connection with the issuance of the Non-Voting Shares; (f) this Agreement, once it has been duly executed and delivered by the Vendor, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Vendor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. (g) This Agreement, once it has been duly executed and delivered by the Vendor, will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Vendor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. (h) THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON REGISTRATION EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE THEREUNDER; THEREFORE, THE HOLDER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESELL THE SECURITIES UNLESS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS A RESALE EXEMPTION UNDER SUCH LAWS EXISTS. The Purchaser understands that the Securities have not been registered, but are being acquired by reason of a specific exemption under the Securities Act as well as under certain state statutes for transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering and that any disposition of the securities may, under certain circumstances, be inconsistent with this exemption and may make the Purchaser an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Purchaser acknowledges that the securities must be held and may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of for value unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.
Representations and Warranties of the Parent The Parent represents and warrants as follows to each Shareholder and the Company that, except as set forth in the reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed by the Parent with the SEC and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Parent SEC Documents”):
Representations and Warranties of the Manager The Manager represents and warrants to each Underwriter as follows: (a) The Manager is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement to either of them) and is duly registered and qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction or place where the nature of its properties or conduct of its business requires such registration or qualification, except where the failure so to register or to qualify would not have a material, adverse effect on the condition (financial or other), business, properties, net assets or results of operations of the Manager. (b) The Manager is duly registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is not prohibited by the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act Rules and Regulations or the 1940 Act Rules and Regulations from acting under the Management Agreement for the Fund as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). (c) The Manager has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Management Agreement, the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Manager of its obligations under, this Agreement and the Management Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the Manager and this Agreement and the Management Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Manager and constitute the valid and legally binding agreements of the Manager, enforceable against the Manager in accordance with their terms, except as rights to indemnity and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws and subject to the qualification that the enforceability of the Manager's obligations hereunder and thereunder may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles. (d) The Manager has the financial resources available to it necessary for the performance of its services and obligations as contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) and under this Agreement and the Management Agreement. (e) The description of the Manager and its business, and the statements attributable to the Manager, in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement thereto) complied and comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the Rules and Regulations and the Advisers Act Rules and Regulations and did not and will not contain 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 (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. (f) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Manager, threatened against the Manager or to which any of its properties is subject, that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to either of them) but are not described as required or that reasonably should be expected to result in any material, adverse change in the condition (financial or other), business, properties, net assets or results of operations of the Manager or that reasonably should be expected to have a material, adverse effect on the ability of the Manager to fulfill its obligations hereunder or under the Management Agreement. (g) Since the date as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement to either of them), except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no material, adverse change in the condition (financial or other), business, properties, net assets or results of operations or business prospects of the Manager, whether or not arising from the ordinary course of business and (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Manager which are material to the Manager other than those in the ordinary course of its business as described in the Prospectus. (h) The Manager has such licenses, permits and authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities ("permits") as are necessary to own its property and to conduct its business in the manner described in the Prospectus; the Manager has fulfilled and performed all its material obligations with respect to such permits and no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other material impairment of the rights of the Manager under any such permit. (i) This Agreement and the Management Agreement comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the 1940 Act Rules and Regulations, the Advisers Act and the Advisers Act Rules and Regulations. (j) Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Management Agreement by the Manager, nor the consummation by the Manager of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (A) requires any consent, approval, authorization or other order of or registration or filing with the Commission, the NASD, any state securities commission, any national securities exchange, any arbitrator, any court or any other governmental, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative agency or any official (except compliance with the securities or Blue Sky laws of various jurisdictions which have been or will be effected in accordance with this Agreement and except for compliance with the filing requirements of the NASD Division of Corporate Finance) or conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach of or a default under, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Manager or (B) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach of or a default under, any material agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which the Manager is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or materially violates or will materially violate any material statute, law, regulation or filing or judgment, injunction, order or decree applicable to the Manager or any of its properties or will result in the creation or imposition of any material lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Manager pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Manager is subject. (k) Except as stated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus (and in any amendment or supplement thereto), the Manager has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or which should reasonably be expected to cause or result in or which will constitute, stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Shares in violation of federal securities laws and the Manager is not aware of any such action taken or to be taken by any affiliates of the Manager. (l) In the event that the Fund or the Manager makes available any promotional materials intended for use only by qualified broker-dealers and registered representatives thereof by means of an Internet web site or similar electronic means, the Manager will install and maintain pre-qualification and password-protection or similar procedures which are reasonably designed to effectively prohibit access to such promotional materials by persons other than qualified broker-dealers and registered representatives thereof.
Representations and Warranties of the Fund The Fund represents and warrants to Price Associates that: 1. It is a corporation or business trust, as the case may be, duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland or Massachusetts, as the case may be. 2. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as the case may be, and By-Laws and all required proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.