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.
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.
Representations of the Company The Company represents and warrants to the Committee and the Trustee as of the date hereof:
(i) The Company is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware;
(ii) The Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued to and accepted by the Trust in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock;
(iii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and each constitutes a valid legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles and except as to the enforceability of the indemnification or contribution provisions contained therein;
(iv) The issuance of the Securities to the Trust and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement and this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as currently in effect, or Bylaws, as amended, by the Company or the charter or bylaws or similar governing documents of any of its subsidiaries or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties;
(v) No commission within the meaning of Section 408(e)(2) of ERISA, brokerage fee or other charge will become due or payable in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the contribution of the Securities;
(vi) It is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities by the Company to the Trust to register the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the securities laws of any state, because the Securities are exempt from such registration; the Securities have not been so registered; and the Company is issuing the Securities to the Trust in reliance upon an exemption from such registrations.
(vii) The Securities are qualifying employer securities (as defined in Section 407(d)(5)(B) of ERISA); and
(viii) Immediately after the Trust acquires the Securities, the fair market value of the Securities held by the Plan, together with the fair market value of other employer securities and employer real property held by the Plan, does not exceed 10 percent of the fair market value of the assets of the Plan, as required by Section 407(a)(2) of ERISA.
Representations of the Purchasers Each Purchaser represents as follows:
Representations of the Borrower The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
(a) Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and is qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction of the United States in which the ownership of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and where the failure to so qualify would constitute a Material Adverse Change.
(b) Each Loan Document has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and such Loan Document constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law). There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, threatened against the Borrower or any Subsidiary which purport to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of each Loan Document by the Borrower will not violate or conflict with (i) the organizational documents of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as in effect on the Effective Date or (ii) any indenture, loan agreement or other similar agreement or instrument binding on the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
(d) The Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the ▇▇▇ Entities are in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, decrees and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to them or their properties, except where the necessity of compliance therewith is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or such failure to comply would not have or would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. None of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the ▇▇▇ Entities, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Borrower, is in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Law, including without limitation the FCPA, in any material respect. None of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the ▇▇▇ Entities, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Borrower, is in violation of any of the country or list based economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC. None of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the ▇▇▇ Entities, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Borrower, (i) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (ii) has more than ten percent (10%) of its assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (iii) derives more than 10% of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities.
(e) On the Effective Date there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower, any Subsidiary or ▇▇▇ before any Governmental Authority as to which, in the opinion of the Borrower, there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to constitute a Material Adverse Change.
(f) The consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower (and its predecessor entity) and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, partners’ (or stockholders’) equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, audited by KPMG LLP, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December