Representations and Warranties of the Advisor The Advisor represents and warrants to the Sub-Advisor and the Trust as follows: (a) The Advisor is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act; (b) The Advisor is a corporation 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; (c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Advisor of this Agreement are within the Advisor’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of its Board of Directors, and no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the Advisor for the execution, delivery and performance by the Advisor of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Advisor of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation; (ii) the Advisor’s governing instruments; or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Advisor; (d) The Advisor acknowledges that it received a copy of the Sub-Advisor’s Form ADV (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B) prior to the execution of this Agreement; (e) The Advisor and the Trust have duly entered into the Advisory Agreement pursuant to which the Trust authorized the Advisor to enter into this Agreement; and (f) The Advisor and the Trust have policies and procedures designed to detect and deter disruptive trading practices, including “market timing,” and the Advisor and the Trust each agree that they will continue to enforce and abide by such policies and procedures, as amended from time to time, and comply with all existing and future laws relating to such matters or to the purchase and sale of interests in the Funds generally.
Representations and Warranties of the Adviser The Adviser represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser and the Trust as follows: (a) The Adviser is and will remain registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act to the extent required thereby; (b) The Adviser is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of California with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted; (c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement are within the Adviser’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of its Board of Directors, and no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required on the part of the Adviser for the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any provision of applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) the Adviser’s governing instruments, or (iii) any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Adviser; (d) The Form ADV of the Adviser as provided to the Sub-Adviser is a true and complete copy of the form as currently 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; (e) The Adviser shall provide to the Sub-Adviser a complete copy of each amendment to its Form ADV; (f) The Adviser acknowledges that it received a copy of the Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B) at least 48 hours prior to the execution of this Agreement; and (g) The Adviser and the Trust have duly entered into the Advisory Agreement pursuant to which the Trust authorized the Adviser to enter into this Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of the Assignee The Assignee hereby represents and warrants to the Assignor as follows:
Representations and Warranties of MassMutual (a) MassMutual represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser the following: (i) MassMutual has all requisite corporate power and authority under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and federal securities laws and under the Advisory Agreement with the Fund to execute, deliver and perform this Sub-Advisory Agreement. (ii) MassMutual is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is in material compliance with all other required registrations under applicable federal and state law. (iii) MassMutual has complied, in all material respects, with all registrations required by, and will comply, in all material respects, with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. (iv) MassMutual has received a copy of Part II of Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV. (v) 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 MassMutual is subject, which might reasonably be expected to (i) result in any material adverse change in MassMutual’s condition (financial or otherwise) or (ii) materially impair MassMutual’s ability to discharge its obligations under this Sub-Advisory Agreement. The foregoing representations and warranties shall be continuing during the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Representations and Warranties of Manager Manager hereby represents and warrants as follows: