Common use of Statutory Disqualification Clause in Contracts

Statutory Disqualification. (a) Neither Buyer nor any “affiliated person” thereof, as defined in the 1940 Act, (i) is ineligible pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act to serve as an investment adviser to or principal underwriter of a registered investment company or (ii) has engaged or is currently engaging in any of the conduct specified in Section 9(b) of the 1940 Act; (b) Neither Buyer nor any “associated person” of Buyer, as defined in the Advisers Act, is subject to any disqualification that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would be a basis for censure, denial, suspension or revocation of registration of Buyer as an investment adviser under Section 203(e) of the Advisers Act and there is no reasonable basis for, or proceeding or investigation, whether formal or informal, or whether preliminary or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to form the basis for, any such disqualification, denial, suspension or revocation; and (c) Neither Buyer nor any “associated person” of Buyer (i) is subject to a “statutory disqualification,” as such terms are defined in the Exchange Act, or (ii) is subject to a disqualification that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would be a basis for censure, limitations on the activities, functions or operations of, or suspension or revocation of the registration of Buyer as broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, government securities broker or government securities dealer under Section 15, Section 15B or Section 15C of the Exchange Act and there is no reasonable basis for, or proceeding or investigation, whether formal or informal, or whether preliminary or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to form the basis for, any such censure, limitations, suspension or revocation. No fact relating to Buyer or any “control affiliate” thereof, as defined in Form BD, requires any response in the affirmative to any question in Item 11 of Form BD.

Statutory Disqualification. (a) Neither Buyer nor any “affiliated person” thereof, as defined in the 1940 Act, (i) is ineligible pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act to serve as an investment adviser to or principal underwriter of a registered investment company or (ii) has engaged or is currently engaging in any of the conduct specified in Section 9(b) of the 1940 Act;▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) Neither Buyer nor any “associated person” of Buyer, as defined in the Advisers Act, is subject to any disqualification that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would be a basis for censure, denial, suspension or revocation of registration of Buyer as an investment adviser under Section 203(e) of the Advisers Act and there is no reasonable basis for, or proceeding or investigation, whether formal or informal, or whether preliminary or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to form the basis for, any such disqualification, denial, suspension or revocation; and. (c) Neither Buyer nor any “associated person” of Buyer (i) is subject to a “statutory disqualification,” as such terms are defined in the Exchange Act, or (ii) is subject to a disqualification that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would be a basis for censure, limitations limitation on the activities, functions or operations of, or suspension or revocation of the registration of Buyer as a broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, government securities broker or government securities dealer under Section 15, Section 15B or Section 15C of the Exchange Act and there is no reasonable basis for, or proceeding or investigation, whether formal or informal, or whether preliminary or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to form the basis for, any such censure, limitations, suspension or revocation. No fact relating to Buyer or any “control affiliate” thereof, as defined in Form BD, requires any response in the affirmative to any question in Item 11 of Form BD. (d) Neither Buyer nor any “specified affiliate” of Buyer, as defined in Form 33-109F6 adopted under National Instrument 33-109 – Registration Information, is subject to any disqualification that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would be a basis for censure, limitation on the activities, functions or operations of, or suspension or revocation of any registration of the Company under Canadian Securities Legislation and there is no reasonable basis for, or proceeding or investigation, whether formal or informal, or whether preliminary or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to form the basis for, any such censure, limitations, suspension or revocation. No fact relating to Buyer or any “specified affiliate” thereof, requires any response in the affirmative to questions 4.5, 5.9, 5.10, or any question in Items 7 and 8 of Form 33-109F6.

Statutory Disqualification. (a) Neither Buyer Purchaser nor any “affiliated person” thereof, as defined in the 1940 Act, (i) is ineligible pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act to serve as an investment adviser to or principal underwriter of a registered investment company or (ii) has engaged or is currently engaging in any of the conduct specified in Section 9(b) of the 1940 Act;▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) Neither Buyer Purchaser nor any “associated person” of BuyerPurchaser, as defined in the Advisers 1940 Act, is subject to any disqualification that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would be a basis for censure, denial, suspension or revocation of registration of Buyer Purchaser or any Subsidiary as an investment adviser under Section 203(e) of the Advisers Act and there is no reasonable basis for, or proceeding or investigation, whether formal or informal, or whether preliminary or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to form the basis for, any such disqualificationcensure, denial, suspension or revocation; and. (c) Neither Buyer Purchaser nor any “associated person” of Buyer Purchaser (i) is subject to a “statutory disqualification,” as such terms are defined in the Exchange Act, or (ii) is subject to a disqualification that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would be a basis for censure, limitations on the activities, functions or operations of, or suspension or revocation of the registration of Buyer Purchaser or any Subsidiary of Purchaser as broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, government securities broker or government securities dealer under Section 15, Section 15B or Section 15C of the Exchange Act and there is no reasonable basis for, or proceeding or investigation, whether formal or informal, or whether preliminary or otherwise, that is reasonably likely to form the basis for, any such censure, limitations, suspension or revocation. No fact relating to Buyer Purchaser or any “control affiliate” thereof, as defined in Form BD, requires any response in the affirmative to any question in Item 11 of Form BD.