Common use of Representations Clause in Contracts

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 14 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Exchange Place Advisors Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Gator Capital Investment Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Zacks Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 10 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Advisors Series Trust), Distribution Agreement (ARK ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (ARK ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 10 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Uncommon Investment Funds Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Northern Lights Fund Trust Ii), Etf Distribution Agreement (Uncommon Investment Funds Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 10 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (FundX Investment Trust), Distribution Agreement (FundX Investment Trust), Distribution Agreement (FundX Investment Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place a Compliance Program reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; (v) shall provide the Trust with a certification to such effect no less than annually or as otherwise reasonably requested by the Trust; and (vi) it shall comply (and to the extent it takes or is required to take action on behalf of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundTrust hereunder shall cause the Trust to comply) with all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and code of ethics, as well as investment restrictions, policies and procedures adopted by the Trust. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that it: (i) has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust and the Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, prepared in all material respects, in with conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and applicable the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements, Advertisements are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file amendment(s) to the Registration Statement and supplements to each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, shall be necessary in order to that each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information shall contain all material facts required or necessary to be stated therein such that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information are not be misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not file be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information. (e) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the SEC with respect to the Trust have been prepared in material with conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder. The Trust or its administrator will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving supplement to the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advanceProspectus filed with the SEC and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, provided however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives that are contained in the Trust’s Registration Statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 10 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Virtus ETF Trust II), Distribution Agreement (ETFis Series Trust I), Distribution Agreement (ETFis Series Trust I)

Representations. (a) The Distributor Each of the Fund and the Investment Advisers represents and warrants that: to the Underwriters as follows: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; On (iiA) the execution, delivery and performance date of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; Prospectus and (vB) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under at each Closing Date, the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange Prospectus and any such amendment or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times supplement thereto complied or will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be preparedcomply, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act applicable requirements of ICA and the rules laws of Puerto Rico, and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are did not or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include contain any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing representations in this Section 4(a)(i) do not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance on and in conformity with information relating to the Underwriters furnished in writing to the Fund by the Underwriters expressly for use in the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto. (ii) The Fund meets the requirements for use of Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The Registration Statement has been declared effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act, and no proceedings for any such purpose, have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Fund, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with. (iii) The Fund has been duly organized as a corporation and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Puerto Rico, with full power and authority to conduct all activities conducted (or presently contemplated to be conducted) by it, to own or lease all assets owned (or presently contemplated to be owned) or leased (or presently contemplated to be leased) by it and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly licensed and is qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement its ownership or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time leasing of property or its conducting of business requires such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisablequalification.

Appears in 7 contracts

Sources: Underwriting Agreement (Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc.), Underwriting Agreement (Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund IV, Inc.), Underwriting Agreement (Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund III, Inc.)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (d) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act.

Appears in 6 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Starboard Investment Trust), Distribution Agreement (Spinnaker ETF Series), Distribution Agreement (Spend Life Wisely Funds Investment Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 5 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (SP Funds Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Advisor Managed Portfolios), Etf Distribution Agreement (WEBs ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which ▇▇▇▇▇▇ is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (c) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 5 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Arrow Investments Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Arrow ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Arrow Investments Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Pennsylvania limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: 1. it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and 2. it will comply with all applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Tema ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Founder Funds Trust), Distribution Agreement (Thrive Series Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor Party B represents and warrants that: to Party A that on the date hereof: (i) it is acting for its own account, has full authority and capacity to enter into this Amendment Agreement 2, and this Amendment Agreement 2 has been duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; authorised by all internal procedures or any other competent internal authority; (ii) the executionGuarantor has full authority and capacity to grant each Guarantee, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have each Guarantee has been duly authorized by all necessary action; internal procedures or any other competent internal authority; (iii) it is entering the entry into and performance by Party B of this Amendment Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does 2 do not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of contravene any provision of any applicable laws, decrees, regulations or articles of incorporation (or other constitutive documents) applicable to Party B, nor any agreement or document to which the Distributor Party B is a party to or by binding upon Party B or any undertaking of Party B, and Party B is not a party to any agreement or undertaking which it is boundmay adversely affect the rights of Party A under this Amendment Agreement 2, including Party A's rights to enforce the Pledge and/or the cash collateral pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement and/or the Cash Collateral Agreement; and (iv) this Amendment Agreement 2 constitutes a set of rights and obligations which are enforceable against third parties and binding on it is registered as a broker-dealer under in accordance with all its terms. Party B: (a) repeats the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify representations deemed to be repeated by it on the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” Amendment Date 2 (as defined in the Master Agreement) under the 1940 Act) Article 6.1 of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund.Master Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof; (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized reiterates its acknowledgments in Articles 6.4 to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf 6.7 of the Trust for the Distributor’s use Master Agreement; (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”c) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, represents that no representation mentioned in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission paragraph (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (via) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects above was inaccurate at the time indicated it was made or repeated; and (d) confirms the effective date, as undertakings made by it under the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisableTransaction Documents.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Amendment Agreement 2 (Atlas Investissement SAS), Amendment Agreement 2 (Atlas Investissement SAS), Amendment Agreement (Atlas Investissement SAS)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Volatility Shares Trust), Distribution Agreement (SHP ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Investment Managers Series Trust II)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust and the Investment Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (e) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Investment Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Horizons ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds), Distribution Agreement (Horizons ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: to the Trust and the Sponsor that (i) it is duly organized as a Colorado corporation and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; bound (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider except for any Fundconsent in writing which shall have been obtained by the date hereof). (b) The Trust Sponsor represents and warrants that: to the Distributor that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust the Registration Statement and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and Prospectus have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in conformity in all material respects, in conformity respects with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “"Rules and Regulations”"); and (viii) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (viiiii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, therein are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust and the Sponsor shall from time to time file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust's counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and the Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading to a purchaser of shares. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus the Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus the Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust and the Sponsor shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Midcap SPDR Trust Series 1), Distribution Agreement (SPDR Trust Series 1), Distribution Agreement (Diamonds Trust Series I)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is or will be registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Volt ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Volt ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Starboard Investment Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents representations and warrants that: warranties set out in Schedule 6 (Representations), Part I are made to the Purchaser and the Transaction Administrator by each Originator, each Servicer and the Performance Guarantor: (i) on the Signing Date or, in case of an Additional Originator, the day on which it becomes (or it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; proposed that it becomes) an Additional Originator; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; on each Purchase Date; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; on each Transmission Date; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRAon each Collections Testing Date; and and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fundon each Settlement Date. (b) The Trust represents representations and warrants that: warranties set out in Schedule 6 (Representations), Part II are made to the Purchaser and the Transaction Administrator by each Originator and (but excluding the representations under paragraphs 1 (Validity of assignment of the Eligible Receivables and 2 (Receivables and bank accounts)) each Servicer: (i) on the Signing Date or, in case of an Additional Originator, the day on which it becomes (or it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated hereinproposed that it becomes) an Additional Originator; and (ii) on each Purchase Date (it being understood that the representations under paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 6 (Representations), Part II shall only be given on each Purchase Date with respect to the Receivables that are purchased on such Purchase Date). (c) Each representation or warranty deemed to be made after the Signing Date shall be deemed to be made by reference to the facts and circumstances existing at the date the representation or warranty is registered as an investment company deemed to be made. Each representation or warranty made by a Party is made by reference to the facts and circumstances related to such Party only. No Party makes (or shall be deemed to have made) under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power any representation or warranty by reference to facts and circumstances related to another Party. (d) Each Party acknowledges that the Purchaser would not have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering entered into this Agreement does not conflict with without having received the representations and warranties set out in the Transaction Documents and this notwithstanding any inspection and/or investigation, actual or constitute a default potential, which may have already been carried out or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document will in the future be carried out in relation to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 ActPurchased Receivables, the 1940 Act relevant Originator and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fundrelevant Originator’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisablebusiness.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Receivables Purchase Agreement (Ferro Corp), Receivables Purchase Agreement (Ferro Corp), Receivables Purchase and Servicing Agreement (Ferro Corp)

Representations. Each Party (the “Representing Party”) represents and warrants to the other Party that, as of the Effective Date: (a) The Distributor represents the Representing Party is a corporation duly organized and warrants that: (i) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and it has full power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its property and assets and to carry on its business as it is duly authorized now being conducted and licensed under applicable law as it is contemplated to carry out the services contemplated hereinbe conducted by this Agreement; (iib) the executionRepresenting Party has the full right, delivery power and performance authority to enter into this Agreement and to grant the rights and licenses granted by it under this Agreement; (c) there are no existing or, to the Representing Party’s knowledge, threatened actions, suits or claims pending with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement are within or the Representing Party’s right to enter into and perform its power obligations under this Agreement; (d) the Representing Party has taken all necessary action on its part to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; (e) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Representing Party, and constitutes a legal, valid, binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to the general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (f) all necessary consents, approvals and authorizations of all regulatory and governmental authorities and other persons required to be obtained by the Representing Party in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary actionobtained; (iiig) it is entering into the execution and delivery of this Agreement or providing by the services contemplated hereby does Representing Party and the performance of the Representing Party’s obligations hereunder do not conflict with with, or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of under, any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRAcontractual obligations; and (vh) it the Representing Party has not been debarred under the Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992 (21 U.S.C. §301 et seq.), is not under investigation for debarment action, has not been disqualified as an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) investigator pursuant to 21 C.F.R. §312.70, does not have a disqualification hearing pending and is not currently employing any person or entity that has been so debarred or disqualified to perform any of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundRepresenting Party’s obligations under this Agreement. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Development and Commercialization Agreement (Bioverativ Inc.), Development and Commercialization Agreement (Bioverativ Inc.), Development and Commercialization Agreement (Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd.)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) To the extent applicable, the Distributor will comply with any requirements set forth in (i) the 1934 Act Rule 19b-4 relief provided to the Listing Exchanges in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement and with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; (ii) any and all exemptive orders issued to the Trust in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement under the 1940 Act or 1934 Act with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; and (iii) the Registration Statement and Prospectus. (c) The Distributor represents and warrants that it will comply in all material respects with the Trust’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy. (d) The Distributor represents and warrants that it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of with the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (be) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (f) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (g) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware Maryland statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust and the Investment Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (h) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Investment Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (FlexShares Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (FlexShares Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (FlexShares Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Guinness Atkinson Funds), Distribution Agreement (Esoterica Thematic ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Guinness Atkinson Funds)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Colorado corporation and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; bound and (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it understands that pursuant to various U.S. regulations, it is required to establish an anti-money laundering program, which satisfies the requirements of Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”); (ii) it has developed, implemented, and will maintain such an anti-money laundering program and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to guard against money laundering activities set out in such program; and (iii) it will allow for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. (c) The Distributor represents and warrants that it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is is, or within a reasonable amount of time of the effective date of this Agreement, but prior to the Distributor performing services hereunder, will be, registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Columbia ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Columbia ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Grail Advisors ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust and the Investment Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (e) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Investment Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Montage Managers Trust), Distribution Agreement (Montage Managers Trust), Distribution Agreement (Source ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; , and (v) it is in material compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to it, including but not an “affiliated person” (as defined under limited to the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fundrules and regulations promulgated by FINRA. (b) The Trust Distributor acknowledges that it is a financial institution subject to the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the Bank Secrecy Act (collectively, the “AML Acts”), which require, among other things, that financial institutions adopt compliance programs to guard against money laundering. The Distributor represents and warrants that: that it is in compliance with and will continue to comply with the AML Acts and applicable regulations in all relevant respects. The Distributor agrees that it will take such further steps, and cooperate with the other as may be reasonably necessary, to facilitate compliance with the AML Acts, including but not limited to the provision of copies of its written procedures, policies and controls related thereto (“AML Operations”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that neither the Sponsor nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents, on its own behalf or on behalf of the Funds, shall have access to any of Distributor’s AML Operations, books or records pertaining solely to services of Distributor not performed for the Sponsor or the Funds or relating specifically to other clients of the Distributor. (c) The Distributor and the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, each individually represent and warrant that it has in place and will maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to consumers and customers of the Funds. The Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, further represents to the Distributor that it has adopted a statement of its privacy policies and practices as required by applicable Commodity Rules and agrees to provide to the Distributor a copy of that statement annually. (d) The Sponsor, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Trust, represents and warrants that (i) it the Trust is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its the power of the Sponsor and the Trust and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iviii) its entering into this Agreement by the Sponsor and the Trust does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust or the Sponsor is a party or by which it either is bound; (iv) the Sponsor is duly registered with the NFA as a Commodity Pool Operator and the Sponsor will ensure compliance by the Trust with the CEA and all of the relevant Commodities Rules; (v) it possesses, licenses or has other rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks and service marks, trademark and service ▇▇▇▇ registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary for or used in the registration statement conduct of the Trust’s business and each Fund’s prospectusfor the offer, issuance, distribution and sale of the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus and this Agreement, and such Intellectual Property does not and will not breach or infringe the terms of any Intellectual Property owned, held or licensed by any third party; (vi) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) approved by the adviser Sponsor with respect to the Funds or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and Funds shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 ActCEA, the 1940 Commodities Rules, the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “SEC Rules and Regulations”); and (vivii) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain the Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the CEA, the Commodities Rules, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act SEC Rules and the Regulations, and FINRA Rules and Regulations; and (viiviii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the above, the Sponsor makes no representation regarding information included in the Registration Statement or Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor or regarding Sales Literature and Advertisements prepared by the Distributor. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of counsel to the Sponsor, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and the Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus the Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advanceadvance and the Sponsor shall promptly notify the Distributor of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided that nothing by the Distributor for inclusion in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisableProspectus.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Distribution Services Agreement (Teucrium Commodity Trust), Distribution Services Agreement (Teucrium Commodity Trust), Distribution Services Agreement (Teucrium Commodity Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Valued Advisers Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Unified Series Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Unified Series Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Tema ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Infusive US Trust), Distribution Agreement (2nd Vote Funds)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or a Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit Securities from, or Fund Securities to, an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act, unless permitted by applicable law.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Arbitrage Funds), Distribution Agreement (AltShares Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA, and agrees to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of FINRA and will to promptly notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately Trust in the event of its expulsion that it is suspended or suspension by expelled from FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website, other than for the purpose of identifying and describing the functions of the Distributor hereunder, without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. to the best of its knowledge, upon delivery of Deposit Securities or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund Securities and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Lazard Active ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Lazard Active ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is and will remain registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place and will continue to have in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; (vi) it has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement; (vii) it will promptly notify the Trust in the event it is for any reason unable to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement; (viii) it shall perform its duties hereunder in accordance with applicable law; (ix) it will promptly notify the Listing Exchange Trust, except as may be prohibited by applicable law, of any legal, regulatory or administrative proceedings that have been instituted, which would materially impair the Distributor’s ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement; and (x) the various procedures and systems which it has implemented in safeguarding from loss or damage attributable to fire, theft or any underlying index provider other cause, the Trust’s records and other data and the Distributor’s records, data equipment facilities and other property used in the performance of its obligations hereunder are adequate and it will make such changes therein from time to time as it may deem reasonably necessary for any Fundthe secure performance of its obligations hereunder. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants as U.S. registered broker-dealers are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust and the Investment Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”), to the extent applicable; and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus contain and at all material times shall contain, and all Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (e) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust shall not file will notify the Distributor promptly of any supplement or amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving supplement to the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advanceProspectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, provided however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Investment Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (WisdomTree Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (WisdomTree Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; (v) it shall not subcontract any services it is required to provide under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Trust; (vi) it has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement in accordance with industry standards; and (vvii) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall will be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain, or will contain upon the registration statement’s effectiveness, all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Texas Capital Funds Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Texas Capital Funds Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance Execution of this Agreement are within its power and have Guaranty has been duly authorized by each Guarantor. The consummation of all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing transactions contemplated herein and in any agreement incident to the services contemplated hereby transactions described above to be performed by the Guarantors does not conflict with and will not result in any breach or constitute a violation of, or default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to agreements by which the Distributor is a party Guarantors or by which it any of their respective property is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer , or under any applicable law, administrative regulation, or court decree, the 1934 Act and a member effect of FINRA and which will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event impair performance by such Guarantor of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it obligations hereunder. This Guaranty is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under enforceable against the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundGuarantors in accordance with its terms. (b) The Trust Each Guarantor further covenants, represents and warrants that: to and for the benefit of the Investor as follows: (i) there are no facts or circumstances of any kind or nature whatsoever of which it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out aware that could in any way impair or prevent it from performing its obligations as contemplated herein; under this Guaranty; (ii) any and all financial information with respect to it is registered that it has given to the Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty fairly and accurately presents its financial condition as an investment company under of the 1940 Act; respective dates thereof and for the respective dates indicated therein, and, since the respective dates thereof, there has been no adverse change in its financial condition; (iii) with the executionassistance of counsel of its choice, delivery it has read and performance of reviewed this Agreement are within Guaranty and such other documents as it and its power and have been duly authorized by all counsel deemed necessary action; or desirable to read; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with each representation made by it or constitute a default in any of the documents evidencing or require a consent under or breach of securing any provision of any agreement or document QLICI to which the Trust it is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at and the time indicated or Investor may rely thereon; (v) each Guarantor covenants and agrees to provide to the effective dateInvestor (i) within 120 days of the end of the calendar year its audited financial statements prepared by a certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, (ii) within 10 days of filing the same, its Federal tax returns prepared by a certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, (iii) within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter, quarterly unaudited financial statements (including a balance sheet, income statement and operating statement for such fiscal quarter) and (iv) such other financial information as the case may be, Investor shall reasonably request within twenty (20) days of any such request; and (vi) it acknowledges receipt of valid and sufficient consideration for providing this Guaranty. (c) Each Guarantor further covenants and agrees to immediately notify the Investor of any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit change in its financial condition that adversely affects its ability to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisableperform hereunder.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Guaranty of New Markets Tax Credits (BRT Realty Trust), Guaranty of New Markets Tax Credits (BRT Realty Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of FINRA rules and regulations and the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any untrue statement of a material fact or or, taken as a whole with the Registration Statement, omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of fund securities or deposit securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such fund securities or deposit securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Calamos ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Calamos ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor Company represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have has been duly authorized by all necessary actioncorporate action and, when executed and delivered, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (ii) it has established the Cova Variable Life Account Ten (the "Account"), which is a duly authorized and established separate account under California insurance law, is exempt from being registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), and will serve as an investment vehicle for the Contracts; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement each Contract provides for the allocation of net amounts received by the Company to an Account for investment in the shares of one or providing more specified investment companies selected among those companies available through the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document Account to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is boundact as underlying investment media; (iv) it selection of a particular investment company is registered as made by the Contract owner under a broker-dealer under particular Contract, who may change such selection from time to time in accordance with the 1934 Act and a member terms of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRAapplicable Contract; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) activities of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundCompany contemplated by this Agreement comply in all material respects with all provisions of federal and state securities laws applicable to such activities. (b) The Trust ACIM represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have has been duly authorized by all necessary actioncorporate action and, when executed and delivered, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of ACIM, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (ii) the investments of the Funds will at all times be adequately diversified within the meaning of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the regulations thereunder, and that at all times while this Agreement is in effect, all beneficial interests in each of the Funds will be owned by one or more insurance companies' segregated asset accounts or by any other party permitted under Section 1.817-5(f)(3) of the Regulations promulgated under the Code; (iii) each Fund has elected to be taxed as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Code; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict the prospectus of each Fund complies in all material respects with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is boundfederal and state securities laws; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf shares of the Trust Issuer are registered and authorized for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature sale in accordance with all federal and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”)state securities laws; and (vi) it is duly registered and licensed under all applicable federal and state securities laws where the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required failure to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any untrue statement of so registered would have a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisableadverse effect on its business.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Shareholder Services Agreement (Cova Variable Annuity Account Five), Shareholder Services Agreement (Cova Variable Annuity Account Five)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii11) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 1024.220. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i)it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (11) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii11) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (FIS Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (FIS Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is and will remain registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member in good standing of FINRA FINRA, and will agrees to promptly notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately Trust in the event of its expulsion that it is suspended or suspension by expelled from FINRA; and (v) it has in place and will continue to have in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; (vi) it has access to facilities, equipment and personnel reasonably necessary to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement; and (vii) it will comply with the requirements of the Listing Exchange 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, the regulations of FINRA and all other applicable federal or state laws and regulations to the extent that such laws, rules and regulations are applicable to the Distributor’s role as principal underwriter of the ETF Funds pursuant to this Agreement. 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Trust or its agents, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges, all as interpreted by and subject to any Fundexemptive relief issued by the applicable government agency or regulatory authority. 3. The Distributor shall notify the Trust of any lawsuit or regulatory action that is, in the Distributor’s reasonable opinion, likely to materially impair the Distributor’s ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that Authorized Participants are not expected to be “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR Chapter X. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized exists as a Delaware statutory Massachusetts business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actionactions; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus will be prepared, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials all Marketing Materials will be prepared by or on behalf at the direction of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant ETF Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the ETF Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the ETF Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; and (xii) ETF Fund Shares will be listed on a Listing Exchange; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each ETF Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each ETF Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or an ETF Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any ETF Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any ETF Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit Securities from, or ETF Fund Securities to, an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such ETF Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (American Beacon Select Funds), Etf Distribution Agreement (American Beacon Select Funds)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Client, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Trust represents Distributor and warrants the Client each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Client each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and is regulation; and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by will comply with all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature applicable terms and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations provisions of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Series Portfolios Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (EA Series Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Colorado corporation and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; bound and (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundNASD. (b) The Trust Distributor represents and warrants that: that it will maintain an anti-money laundering program in compliance with Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 ("USA Patriot Act") and all applicable laws and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Distributor will supply the fund with copies of the Distributor's anti-money laundering policy and procedures, and such other relevant certifications and representations regarding such policy and procedures as the Fund may reasonably request from time to time. (c) The Distributor represents and warrants that it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation. (d) The Fund represents and warrants that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust Maryland Corporation and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust Fund is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (TDAX Funds, Inc.), Distribution Agreement (Realty Funds, Inc.)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Kurv ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Precidian ETFs Trust)

Representations. The Employee hereby represents, confirms, agrees and undertakes as follows: 5.1 The Employee has the knowledge, abilities and skills required to perform the duties of his/her position. 5.2 The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the terms hereof: (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does shall not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document other instrument to which the Distributor Employee is a party or by which it he/she is bound, including without limitation any confidentiality or non-competition agreement; (ivb) it are not prohibited under any law, regulation or court order; and (c) do not require the consent of any other person or entity. 5.3 Employee shall not during his/her employment with the Company, use any confidential or proprietary information of any third party whatsoever, including without limitation that of any previous employer. 5.4 This Agreement is registered as personal and special and exclusively delineates the entire relationship between the Parties, and contains all compensation and/or benefits and/or other conditions of any kind to which the Employee is entitled from the Company, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, promises, consents, undertakings, representations, warranties, oral or written, exchanged or signed between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Employee shall not be entitled to any other remuneration and/or benefit from the Company, unless explicitly provided hereunder, and no practice and/or custom existing between the Company and other employees, if any, shall apply to the relationship between the Employee and the Company, except if and to the extent explicitly incorporated into this Agreement. If the Company grants the Employee, on any occasion, any benefit of any kind, not specified in this Agreement, each such grant shall be deemed a broker-dealer under nonrecurring event, and shall neither give rise to any new right of the 1934 Act and Employee, nor constitute a member practice and/or custom and/or precedent between the parties. The failure of FINRA and will notify any party at any time(s) to require the Truststrict performance of any provision hereof and/or the waiver by either party of a breach(s) by the other party of any of the terms hereof shall not affect its right to enforce the same at any later time nor shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any of the terms hereof. 5.5 No general and/or special collective agreements apply to the Employee’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately employment hereunder. For the removal of any doubt, without derogating from the above, in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) that with respect to any of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized matters addressed herein, provisions of law, collective agreements and/or extension orders shall, notwithstanding the above, apply to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) Employee, the execution, delivery and performance provisions of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into shall be deemed as coming in their stead, or at least, as being on account of said applicable provisions. 5.6 The Employee has signed this Agreement does not conflict of his/her own accord, after having reviewed this Agreement thoroughly and received all clarifications requested by him/her with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document respect to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectusits provisions, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser having had ample opportunity to receive legal or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been preparedadvice, and shall be prepared, the Employee fully appreciates the contents and meaning hereof. 5.7 The Employee is aware that if it were not for his/her representations and undertakings in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Actthis Section 5, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall Company would not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in enter this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisablewith him/her.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Employment Agreement (Chiasma, Inc), Employment Agreement (Chiasma, Inc)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; , and (v) it is in material compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to it, including but not an “affiliated person” (as defined under limited to the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fundrules and regulations promulgated by FINRA. (b) The Trust Distributor acknowledges that it is a financial institution subject to the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the Bank Secrecy Act (collectively, the “AML Acts”), which require, among other things, that financial institutions adopt compliance programs to guard against money laundering. The Distributor represents and warrants that: that it is in compliance with and will continue to comply with the AML Acts and applicable regulations in all relevant respects. The Distributor agrees that it will take such further steps, and cooperate with the other as may be reasonably necessary, to facilitate compliance with the AML Acts, including but not limited to the provision of copies of its written procedures, policies and controls related thereto (“AML Operations”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that neither the Sponsor nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents, on its own behalf or on behalf of the Funds, shall have access to any of Distributor’s AML Operations, books or records pertaining to other clients or services of Distributor. (c) The Distributor and the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, each individually represent and warrant that it has in place and will maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to consumers and customers of the Funds. The Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, further represents to the Distributor that it has adopted a statement of its privacy policies and practices as required by applicable securities laws and regulations and the Commodities Rules and agrees to provide to the Distributor a copy of that statement annually. (d) The Sponsor, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Trust, represents and warrants that (i) it the Trust is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its the power of the Sponsor and the Trust and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iviii) its entering into this Agreement by the Sponsor and the Trust does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust or the Sponsor is a party or by which it either is bound; (iv) the Sponsor is duly registered with the NFA as a Commodity Pool Operator and the Sponsor will ensure compliance by the Trust with the CEA and all of the relevant Commodities Rules; (v) it possesses, licenses or has other rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks and service marks, trademark and service ▇▇▇▇ registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary for or used in the registration statement conduct of the Trust’s business and each Fund’s prospectusfor the offer, issuance, distribution and sale of the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus and this Agreement, and such Intellectual Property does not and will not breach or infringe the terms of any Intellectual Property owned, held or licensed by any third party; (vi) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) approved by the adviser Sponsor with respect to the Funds or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and Funds shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 ActCEA, the 1940 Commodities Rules, the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “SEC Rules and Regulations”); and (vivii) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain the Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the CEA, the Commodities Rules, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act SEC Rules and the Regulations, and FINRA Rules and Regulations; and (viiviii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the above, the Sponsor makes no representation regarding information included in the Registration Statement or Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Trust by the Distributor. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of counsel to the Sponsor, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and the Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus the Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advanceadvance and the Sponsor shall promptly notify the Distributor of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided that nothing by the Distributor for inclusion in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisableProspectus.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Services Agreement (Direxion Shares ETF Trust II), Distribution Services Agreement (Direxion Shares ETF Trust II)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a [ ] company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is is, and will remain, registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is, and will remain, a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; (vi) shall provide to the Trust a certification to such effect no less than annually or as otherwise reasonably requested by the Trust; and it shall comply (and to the extent it takes or is required to take action on behalf of the Listing Exchange Trust hereunder shall cause the Trust to comply) with all applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and code of ethics, as well as all investment restrictions, policies and procedures adopted by the Trust of which the Distributor has knowledge (it being understood that the Distributor is deemed to have knowledge of all investment restrictions, policies or any underlying index provider for any Fundprocedures set out in the Trust’s public filings or otherwise provided to the Distributor) and (vii) shall procure a representation and warranty from each Authorized Participant that such Participant: (i) does not hold 80 percent (80%) or more of outstanding Trust Shares of such Fund or (ii) if it does hold 80 percent (80%) or more of outstanding Trust Shares of such Fund that such a circumstance would not cause the Trust to have a basis in the Deposit Securities deposited with the Trust different from the fair market value of such Deposit Securities on the date of such deposit, pursuant to Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (collectively, the “80% Determination”). The Distributor shall make available its compliance personnel and shall provide at its own expense summaries and other relevant materials relating to such program as reasonably requested by the Trust. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum: (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent internal audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory Massachusetts business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust and the Investment Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (e) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Investment Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust), Distribution Agreement (Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust)

Representations. 1) You are either (aA) The Distributor represents a “bank” as defined in Section 202 of the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”), or similar institution that is regulated and warrants that: supervised and subject to periodic examination by a state or federal agency; (iB) it an insurance carrier which is duly authorized and licensed qualified under applicable law the laws of more than one state to carry out perform the services contemplated hereinof managing, acquiring or disposing of assets of a plan; (iiC) an investment adviser registered under the executionAdvisers Act, delivery or, if not registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act by reason of paragraph (1) of Section 203A thereof, you are registered as an investment adviser under the laws of the state (referred to in such paragraph (1)) in which you maintain your principal office and performance place of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actionbusiness; (iiiD) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or (E) any independent fiduciary that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million; 2) You are capable of evaluating investment risks independently of us and a member of FINRA any written or oral communications we provide to you, both in general and will notify with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies; and 3) To the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion extent you (or suspension by FINRA; and (vyour registered representatives) it is not an use or rely on written or oral communications from us when you provide “affiliated personinvestment advice” (as defined in the Fiduciary Rule) or investment management services to Retirement Customers, you will act as a fiduciary under the 1940 Act) Employee Retirement Income Security Act of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized 1974, as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use amended (“Sales Literature and AdvertisementsERISA”) have been preparedor the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission as amended (the “Rules and RegulationsCode”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or both, with respect to any transactions in Sales Literature Fund shares by your Retirement Customers and Advertisements, are or you will be true responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating those transactions or proposed transactions in Fund shares relevant to your Retirement Customers. You and correct in we agree that all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing foregoing acknowledgements and representations set out in this Agreement letter shall be deemed continuing representations and acknowledgements. You shall immediately notify us in writing prior to any way limit aspect of the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement foregoing representations and acknowledgements becoming untrue or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisablematerially misleading.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Dealer Agreement (Victory Portfolios II), Dealer Agreement (Victory Portfolios)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s 's Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “"affiliated person” " (as defined under the 1940 Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is or will be registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s 's prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s 's use (“"Sales Literature and Advertisements”") have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “"Rules and Regulations”"); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s 's prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s 's prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s 's prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s 's prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the registration statement or any Fund's prospectus.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Spinnaker ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Spinnaker ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; ; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Advisor Managed Portfolios), Etf Distribution Agreement (Advisor Managed Portfolios)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory Massachusetts trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory ___________ trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Investment Managers Series Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Investment Managers Series Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Timothy Plan), Distribution Agreement (EntrepreneurShares Series Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 1024.220. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Wedbush Series Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (REX ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement that is expected to automatically become effective or for which the Trust will request effectiveness or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Listed Funds Trust), Distribution Agreement (ETF Series Solutions)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with each Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. 3. It will promptly notify the Trust if at any Fundtime any of the foregoing representations or warranties ceases to be true, accurate, or complete. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum: (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the APs are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 1024.220. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory an Ohio business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an open-end management investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.;

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Diamond Hill Funds), Etf Distribution Agreement (Diamond Hill Funds)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (x) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xi) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that, in the absence of extraordinary circumstances, would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiii) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. to the best of its knowledge, upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (2023 ETF Series Trust), Distribution Agreement (2023 ETF Series Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default of or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA FINRA; (v) it has in place and will maintain compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; and (vi) it will notify the Trust, as soon as reasonably practicable, except as may be prohibited by applicable law, of any legal, regulatory or administrative proceedings related to the Distributor, which would materially impair the Distributor’s Chief Compliance Officer ability to perform its duties and adviser immediately obligations under this Agreement. 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the event services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of its expulsion the Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or suspension adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined the SEC or any securities association registered under the 1940 1934 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust will notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not file be deemed to make any amendment representation or warranty as to the registration any information or statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving provided by the Distributor reasonable notice thereof for inclusion in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the Trust may deem advisable▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Siren ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Siren ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor Borrower hereby represents and warrants that: to the Facility Agent and each of the Lenders, that:- (i) each of the Borrower and the Sister Company is duly formed and is validly existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, has full power to carry on its business as it is duly authorized now being conducted and licensed under applicable law has complied with all statutory and other requirements relative to carry out the services contemplated herein; such business; (ii) the Borrower and each of the other Security Parties and the Project Parties has full power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Financing Documents and the Project Documents to which it is or is to be a party and (in the case of the Borrower) to borrow hereunder and to repay and service such borrowings in the manner herein provided; all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by the Borrower and all other Security Parties and the Project Parties to approve and authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power each of the Financing Documents and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; the Project Documents to which it is or is to be a party; (iii) save for registration of the Charterparty with the Brazilian Central Bank all necessary governmental or other official consents, authorisations and licences for the Borrower and all other Security Parties and the Project Parties to execute, deliver and perform their obligations under each of the Financing Documents and the Project Documents to which it is entering into or is to be a party have been obtained and, as of the date of this Agreement Agreement, no further such consents, authorisations or providing licences are necessary for the services contemplated hereby does performance by the Borrower and the other Security Parties and the Project Parties of their respective obligations under each of the Financing Documents and the Project Documents to which it is or is to be a party; (iv) the Financing Documents and the Project Documents constitute, or will upon due execution as provided herein and therein constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and the other Security Parties and the Project Parties as are or are to be parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms subject to equitable principles and creditors' rights generally; (v) the execution and delivery of, and the performance of the provisions of, the Financing Documents by each of the Borrower and the other Security Parties and of the Project Documents by the other Project Parties do not, and will not conflict with during the Security Period, contravene (a) any applicable law or constitute a default regulation existing at the date hereof or require a consent under (b) any contractual restriction binding on any of the Borrower and the other Security Parties or breach any of the Project Parties or (c) any of the constitutional documents of any provision of the Borrower or the other Security Parties or any of the Project Parties; (vi) no action, suit or proceeding is pending or threatened against any of the Borrower and/or the other Security Parties before any court, board of arbitration or administrative agency which could or might result in any material adverse change in the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of any of the Borrower and/or the other Security Parties; (vii) none of the Borrower or the other Security Parties is in default under any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; , nor is it in default in respect of any financial commitment or obligation (ivincluding obligations under guarantees) it which could or might result in any material adverse change in the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of any of the Borrower and/or the other Security Parties; (viii) the financial and other information relative to the Borrower and the other Security Parties and the Project Parties and the Project Documents furnished to the Agents and/or any of the Lenders in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement is, to the best knowledge and belief of the Borrower, true, accurate and complete and neither contains any mis-statement of fact nor omits any material fact or any fact necessary to make any such information not misleading. There has been no material adverse change in the position of such person(s) from that set forth in the relevant aforesaid information; (ix) details of the holders of shares in the Shareholders, the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Sister Company and their respective shareholdings are as set out in Schedule 5 and will so remain throughout the Security Period; (x) the Borrower has no Subsidiaries as at the date hereof; (xi) no Event of Default, nor any Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (xii) the Rig will upon the Drawdown Date of the Yard Delivery Advance be:- (a) in the absolute and (save for the Rig Mortgage thereon and the other Security Documents) unencumbered ownership of the Borrower; (b) registered as a broker-dealer in the name of the Borrower under the 1934 Act flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and a member at the Port of FINRA Nassau; (c) properly classed with Lloyds Register of Shipping with the following notation: "Unrestricted Service O.U. + 100A1, + LMC, UMS, DP(AA), PC, DRILL, OIWS with the descriptive notation semi-submersible, self-propelled drilling vessel"; and (d) insured in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Deed of Covenants and will notify this Agreement; (xiii) all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Approvals relating to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer Rig and adviser immediately its operation and management and the business of the Borrower (as now conducted and as reasonably anticipated to be conducted in the event future) have been complied with except to the extent that such failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect; (xiv) no Environmental Claim has been made or threatened against the Borrower or otherwise in connection with the Rig which would be expected to have a material adverse effect; (xv) no Environmental Incident has occurred which would be expected to have a material adverse effect; (xvi) the choice by the Security Parties and the Project Parties of a particular governing law to govern this Agreement and any other Financing Document and the Project Document containing such provisions and the submission by such parties to the jurisdiction of the courts of a particular country in this Agreement and any other Financing Document and the Project Documents containing such provisions are valid and binding; (xvii) the execution and performance by Security Parties and the Project Parties of this Agreement the other Financing Documents and the Project Documents are private commercial acts and neither the Borrower nor any other Security Party or any Project Party is entitled to claim any immunity in relation to itself or its expulsion assets under any law or suspension in any jurisdiction in connection with any legal proceedings, set-off or counterclaim relating to this Agreement or any other Financing Document or any Project Document, or in connection with the enforcement of any judgment, award, ruling or order arising from such proceedings; (xviii) no Taxes are imposed by FINRA; and withholding or otherwise on any payment to be made by the Borrower or the other Security Parties under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents or are imposed on or by virtue of the execution or delivery by the Borrower or the other Security Parties of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents or any document or instrument to be executed or delivered under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents; (vxix) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under necessary to ensure the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange legality, validity, enforceability or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance admissibility in evidence of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into or any other Financing Documents that it or any other instrument be filed, recorded, registered or enrolled in any court, public office or elsewhere in Brazil or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid in Brazil on or in relation to this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach any other Financing Documents, which are in proper form for their respective enforcement in the courts of any provision of any agreement or document Brazil and the other jurisdictions to which the Trust same are expressed to be subject other than the recording of the relevant Financing Documents and the payment of recording fees; (xx) save as disclosed in writing to the Facility Agent by a letter dated of even date with this Agreement, the Borrower is a not party to any agreements, arrangements or by which it is bound; contracts (vwritten or oral) other than the Project Agreements, the Security Documents and the Inter Company Loan Agreement; (xxi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use legal opinions furnished pursuant to Clause 3.1(xii) to (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”xx) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at respects; (xxii) save for different charter rates set out in a letter delivered by the time indicated or Borrower to the effective dateFacility Agent and having even date with this Agreement, the Charterparty and the Services Rendering Contracts are in identical terms to the charterparties and services rendering contracts executed between Maritima and Petrobras in respect of the Related Rigs; and (xxiii) Maritima is the same legal entity as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisablecompany previously called Maritima Navegacao Engenharia Ltda.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Loan Agreement (Pride International Inc), Loan Agreement (Pride International Inc)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (ETF Opportunities Trust), Distribution Agreement (ETF Opportunities Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory an Ohio business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Ultimus Managers Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Ultimus Managers Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Funds Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Funds Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Funds Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Funds Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Funds Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trusts counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Funds Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus each Funds Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s Trusts right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Funds Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Funds Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be restricted securities as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (AML Program), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not customers for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (d) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Corgi ETF Trust I), Distribution Agreement (Corgi ETF Trust I)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is or will be registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Northern Lights ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Northern Lights ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement that is expected to automatically become effective or for which the Trust will request effectiveness or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Distribution Agreement (ETF Series Solutions), Distribution Agreement (ETF Series Solutions)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is and will remain registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place and will continue to have in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; (vii) it has access to facilities, equipment and personnel reasonably necessary to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement; and (viii) it will comply with the requirements of the Listing Exchange 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, the regulations of FINRA and all other applicable federal or state laws and regulations to the extent that such laws, rules, and regulations are applicable to Distributor’s role as principal underwriter of the Funds pursuant to this Agreement. 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; and (ix) it will comply with all applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, and all other applicable federal or state laws and regulations; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable advance written notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in of any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments changes or modifications to the registration Fund’s Prospectus or Registration Statement. It will notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the Trust may deem advisable1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Engine No. 1 ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound, including but not limited to any agreement with any Listing Exchange; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) To the extent applicable, the Distributor will comply with any requirements set forth in (i) the 1934 Act Rule 19b-4 relief provided to the Listing Exchanges in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement and with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; (ii) any and all exemptive orders issued to the Trust in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement under the 1940 Act or 1934 Act with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; and (iii) the Registration Statement and Prospectus. (c) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it understands that pursuant to various U.S. regulations, it is required to establish an anti-money laundering program, which satisfies the requirements of Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the "USA Patriot Act"); (ii) it has developed, implemented, and will maintain such an anti-money laundering program and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to guard against money laundering activities set out in such program; and (iii) it will allow for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. (d) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (e) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is is, or will be within a reasonable date, registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements specifically approved by the adviser Trust and the Investment Adviser in writing or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with applicable requirements under the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “"Rules and Regulations”"); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain 's Prospectus contain, and all Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or on the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus (viii) the Registration Statement, and Sales Literature and Advertisements, when it shall become effective or be authorized for use, will not include any 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, therein not misleading in light to a purchaser of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust Shares; and (viii) it shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Direxion Shares ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) 's Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “"Rules and Regulations”"); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain 's Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus 's Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund's Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund's Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust's counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund's Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus 's Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus 's Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund's Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be "restricted securities" as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program ("AML Program"), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not "customers" for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (d) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Corgi ETF Trust II)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) To the extent applicable, the Distributor will comply with any requirements set forth in (i) the 1934 Act Rule 19b-4 relief provided to the Listing Exchanges in connection with the offering of Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement and with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; (ii) any and all exemptive orders issued to the Trust in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement under the 1940 Act or 1934 Act with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; and (iii) the Registration Statement and Prospectus. (c) The Distributor represents and warrants that it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (bd) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it understands that pursuant to various U.S. regulations, it is required to establish an anti-money laundering program, which satisfies the requirements of Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”); (ii) it has developed, implemented, and will maintain such an anti-money laundering program and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to guard against money laundering activities set out in such program; and (iii) it will allow for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. (e) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (f) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is or will be registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (g) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Trust and the Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (FQF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA, and agrees to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of FINRA and will to promptly notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately Trust in the event of its expulsion that it is suspended or suspension by expelled from FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that (i) it is subject to a rule implementing 31 U.S.C. 5318(h) and maintains an anti-money laundering program consistent with the USA PATRIOT Act and the rules thereunder; (ii) it is regulated by a Federal functional regulator as that term is defined under 31.C.F.R. §1010.100(r); (iii) provides ongoing employee training, (iv) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (v) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (vi) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vii) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 1024.220. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit Securities or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund Securities and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Morgan Stanley ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents represents, warrants and warrants covenants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) ; and 2. all activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the written and oral instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust and its agents, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges; and 3. it has access to facilities, equipment and personnel reasonably necessary to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement; and 4. it shall promptly notify the Trust in writing of the commencement of any Fundmaterial litigation or proceedings against the Distributor or any of its managers, officers or directors in connection with the issue and sale of any of the Shares; and 5. it has adopted, and shall maintain throughout the term of this Agreement, policies and procedures pursuant to Title V of the G▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act, as may be modified from time to time. (b) The Distributor and the Trust represents each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and warrants oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 1024.220. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent, warrant and covenant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is is, or will be prior to commencement of its operations, registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be preparedconform, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein (excluding statements relating to the Distributor and/or the services it provides that are based on written information furnished by the Distributor to the Trust or its agent for inclusion therein), or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, plus any applicable transaction fees; (ix) prior to issuance of a Fund’s Shares, the Fund’s Prospectus will be effective; (x) as of the date of this Agreement, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (xi) a Fund’s Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration, will be validly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; and (xii) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Shares, except the registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file promptly notify the Distributor of the filing of any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advanceRegistration Statement that materially amends any provision therein , provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Milliman Funds Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represents that it maintains an anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”) that meets the requirements of anti-money laundering laws and regulations applicable to it and that at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act; and (i) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or, to its knowledge, are being contemplated; (ii) the Prospectus conforms in all material respects to the requirements of all applicable law, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and does 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (iii) the Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (iv) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares, except the registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act; (v) Shares will be approved for listing on a national exchange; (vi) any and all Marketing Materials prepared by the Trust in connection with the offer and sale of Shares shall comply with applicable law, including without limitation, the provisions of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and applicable requirements of FINRA, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact related to a Fund or the Shares or omit to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and (vii) it will not name an Authorized Participant in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials, or on the Fund’s website without the prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule, or regulation.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Matthews International Funds)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is (or prior to the public launch of the Trust, will be) registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained thereinin the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Marketing Materials, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (DoubleLine ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA, and agrees to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of FINRA and will to promptly notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately Trust in the event of its expulsion that it is suspended or suspension by expelled from FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. No stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority or self-regulatory authority, with respect to the Registration Statement has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or, to its knowledge, are being contemplated. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; 3. to the best of its knowledge, upon delivery of Deposit Securities or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund Securities and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act; 4. the Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration thereof, as provided in this Agreement, will be duly and validly authorized, issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares, except the registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act; the Shares will be listed for trading on a national exchange; and 5. the Trust will not name any Authorized Participant as an Authorized Participant and/or underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials, or on the Trust’s website without the prior written consent of an Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule, or regulation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Marketing Materials shall not include (i) materials prepared and used for an Authorized Participant’s internal use only and (ii) research reports, provided such research reports compare the relative merits and benefits of Shares with other products and are not used for purposes of marketing Shares and comply with applicable FINRA Conduct Rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Putnam ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory Massachusetts business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; ; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Parnassus Income Funds)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory Massachusetts business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (d) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (SCM Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is and will remain registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place and will continue to have in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; (vi) it has access to facilities, equipment and personnel reasonably necessary to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement;(vii) it will comply with all applicable requirements of the Listing Exchange 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, the regulations of FINRA and all other applicable federal or state laws and regulations to the extent such laws, rules, and regulations relate to Distributor’s role as principal underwriter of the Funds pursuant to this Agreement; and (viii) it will notify the Trust, as soon as reasonably practicable, except as may be prohibited by applicable law, of any legal, regulatory or administrative proceedings related to the offering of Creation Units hereunder that have been instituted, which would materially impair the Distributor’s ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement. 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Trust or its agents, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is is, or will be, registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; and (ix) it will comply with all applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, and all other applicable federal or state laws and regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; 2. The Trust shall not file promptly notify the Distributor of the filing of any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus without giving prospectus. It will notify the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advancethe event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided that nothing by the Distributor for inclusion in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the Trust may deem advisable▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Global Beta ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Pennsylvania limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-l under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program ("AML Program"), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity repo1is, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not "customers" for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: 1. it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and 2. it will comply with all applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) 's Prospectus have been prepared, and shall all Marketing Materials sha11 be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “"Rules and Regulations”"); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain 's Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are arc or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus 's Prospectus, nor any Marketing :materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund's Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund's Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust's counsel, be necessary to have the Registration Statement and each Fund's Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus 's Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus 's Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund's Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in com1ection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be "restricted securities" as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Absolute Shares Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; bound and (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it understands that pursuant to various U.S. regulations, it is required to establish an anti-money laundering program, which satisfies the requirements of Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”); (ii) it has developed, implemented, and will maintain such an anti-money laundering program and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to guard against money laundering activities set out in such program; and (iii) it will allow for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. (c) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectusRegistration Statement has been, and sales literature and advertisements approved by any amendment thereto will be, as the adviser or other materials case may be, prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, requirements of the Securities Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and all client-related advertisement or sales literature shall be prepared in conformity with requirements of the Commission (the “Rules applicable laws and Regulations”)regulations; and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus advertisement and sales literature shall contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance conformity with the 1933 Actsaid Acts, the 1940 Act laws and regulations and the Rules rules and Regulations; regulations of the SEC thereunder or other applicable regulatory authority, and (vii) all material statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature the registration statement and Advertisements, advertisement and sales literature are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or on the effective date, as the case may be; (vii) the Registration Statement and advertisement and sales literature, and any Fund’s prospectus when it shall become effective or be authorized for use, will not include any 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, therein not misleading in light to a purchaser of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust Shares; and (viii) it shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus Prospectuses without giving the Distributor reasonable advance notice thereof in advancethereof; provided, provided however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus prospectuses, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (RevenueShares ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) Each of the Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it understands that pursuant to various U.S. regulations, it is required to establish an anti-money laundering program, which satisfies the requirements of Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended (the “USA PATRIOT Act”); (ii) it has developed, implemented, and will maintain such anti-money laundering program and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to guard against money laundering activities set out in such program; and (iii) it will allow its respective regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared specifically provided by or on behalf of the Trust or the Adviser for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement nor any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements, shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (e) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Calamos ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, , (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit Securities or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (FundVantage Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; bound and (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it understands that pursuant to various U.S. regulations, it is required to establish an anti-money laundering program, which satisfies the requirements of Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”); (ii) it has developed, implemented, and will maintain such an anti-money laundering program and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to guard against money laundering activities set out in such program; and (iii) it will allow for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. (c) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is is, or will be within a reasonable date, registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectusRegistration Statement has been, and sales literature and advertisements approved by any amendment thereto will be, as the adviser or other materials case may be, prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, requirements of the Securities Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and all client-related advertisement or sales literature shall be prepared in conformity with requirements of the Commission (the “Rules applicable laws and Regulations”)regulations; and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus advertisement and sales literature shall contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance conformity with the 1933 Actsaid Acts, the 1940 Act laws and regulations and the Rules rules and Regulations; regulations of the SEC thereunder or other applicable regulatory authority, and (vii) all material statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature the registration statement and Advertisements, advertisement and sales literature are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or on the effective date, as the case may be; (vii) the Registration Statement and advertisement and sales literature, and any Fund’s prospectus when it shall become effective or be authorized for use, will not include any 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, therein not misleading in light to a purchaser of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust Shares; and (viii) it shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus Prospectuses without giving the Distributor reasonable advance notice thereof in advancethereof; provided, provided however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus prospectuses, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (FocusShares Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or a Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit Securities from, or Fund Securities, to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act, unless permitted by applicable law or regulation.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Touchstone ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) once the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or, to its knowledge, are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Exchange Place Advisors Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Client, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Trust Distributor and the Client each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Client each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Client represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust Client is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Client and have been approved by the Client and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges;(xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; and (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; (xv) and it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Client’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made. , not misleading. (e) The Trust Client shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus that includes changes that impact the duties and responsibilities of the Distributor under this Agreement without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the TrustClient’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust Client may deem advisable. The Client will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (EA Series Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is a duly organized and validly existing Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actionaction and shall be legally binding upon and enforceable against the Distributor in accordance with its terms (expect as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles, whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or law); (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRAgood standing; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; and (vi) of the it is not affiliated with any Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundExchange. (b) The Distributor represents and warrants that it will comply with any applicable requirements set forth in (i) the relief provided to the Listing Exchanges under 1934 Act Rule 19b-4 in connection with the offering of Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement and with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; (ii) any and all exemptive orders issued to the Trust in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement under the 1940 Act or 1934 Act with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; and (iii) the Registration Statement. (c) The Distributor represents and warrants that it is not a party to any, and there are no, pending or, to the Distributor’s knowledge, threatened legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations or inquiries of any nature against it or its properties or assets which would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect upon its business or financial condition, and there is no injunction, order, judgment, decree or regulatory restriction imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets that would prohibit its ability to perform its obligations hereunder. (d) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (e) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (f) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust and the Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (g) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Ark ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) ; and 2. all activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Angel Oak Funds Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. 3. The Distributor agrees to maintain, and preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, such records as are required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1(d) under the 1940 Act. The Distributor agrees that all records which it maintains pursuant to the 1940 Act for the Trust shall at all times remain the property of the Trust, shall be readily accessible during normal business hours, and shall be promptly surrendered upon the termination of the Agreement or otherwise on written request; provided, however, that Distributor may retain all such records required to be maintained by Distributor pursuant to applicable FINRA or SEC rules and regulations. The Distributor shall assist the Trust and its designated agents or, upon approval of the Trust, any Fundregulatory or self-regulatory body, in any requested review of the records maintained by the Distributor pursuant to Rule 31a-2 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. 4. The Distributor agrees to maintain compliance policies and procedures (a “Compliance Program”) that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws (as defined in Rule 38a-1 of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) with respect to the Distributor’s services under this Agreement, and to provide any and all information with respect to the Compliance Program, including without limitation, information and certifications with respect to material violations of the Compliance Program and any material deficiencies or changes therein, as may be reasonably requested by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or Board of Trustees. The Distributor agrees to issue certifications to the Trust CCO and provide the Trust with additional information with respect to the testing of the Compliance Program, as may be reasonably requested by the Trust. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust, each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) to the best of its knowledge, its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and ; (vii) to the best of its knowledge, all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and relevant Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Tidal ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor Each of the Funds hereby represents and warrants warrants, and such representations and warranties shall be continuing and shall survive the termination of this Agreement, that: : (i) (A) if the Fund is a corporation, it is duly incorporated, continued or amalgamated and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, continuance or amalgamation, it is current and up-to-date with all material filings, and it has the corporate power, capacity and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and property, carry on its business and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, or (B) if the Fund is a trust or other unincorporated organization, it is duly organized under the laws which govern it, it is current and up-to-date with all material filings, and it has the power, capacity and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and property, carry on its business and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) the Fund has duly authorized the execution and licensed delivery of this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered; (iii) the Fund is acting as principal in entering into and performing its obligations under this Agreement; (iv) this Agreement and the Fund’s obligations under this Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Fund enforceable against the Fund in accordance with applicable law (subject to carry out the services contemplated herein; general insolvency, bankruptcy and equitable principles); (iiv) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not and will not conflict with any applicable law or any constating document, by- law, resolution of the directors or shareholders or agreement affecting it or any of its assets; (vi) the Manager is duly registered as an investment fund manager and portfolio advisor under applicable law in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so registered and all such registrations are within its in good standing, and the Manager is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable law; and (vii) the Manager has been granted full discretionary power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is authority to make investment decisions for, in the name of, and on behalf of, the Fund, including, without limitation, the power and authority to enter into this Agreement for the account of the Fund and to advise and direct the Fund to enter into this Agreement and to execute confirmations in connection therewith. In connection with the Fund’s entering into this Agreement and subject to the Proper Instructions hereunder, the Custodian will be entitled to rely conclusively upon any request, instruction, certificate, opinion or providing other document furnished to the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or Custodian by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) Authorized Person of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundManager in connection with this Agreement and the Portfolio Assets. (b) The Trust Custodian hereby represents and warrants warrants, and such representations and warranties shall be continuing and shall survive the termination of this Agreement, that: : (ia) the Custodian is a trust company duly incorporated, continued or amalgamated and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, continuance or amalgamation, it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust current and is up-to-date with all material filings, and at all times will remain it has the corporate power, capacity and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and property, carry on its business and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (b) the Custodian has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered; (c) this Agreement and the Custodian’s obligations under this Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Custodian enforceable against the Custodian in accordance with applicable law (subject to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; general insolvency, bankruptcy and equitable principals); (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iiid) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power does not and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does will not conflict with any applicable law or constitute any constating document, by- law, resolution of the directors or shareholders or agreement affecting it or any of its assets; and (c) the Custodian meets the qualifications in NI 81-102 to be a default or require a consent under or breach custodian of any provision of any agreement or document an investment fund subject to which NI 81-102 on the Trust basis that the Custodian is a party trust company that is incorporated under the laws of Canada and licensed or by which it is bound; (v) registered under the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectuslaws of Canada, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective datethat has equity, as the case may bereported in its most recent audited financial statements, and any Fund’s prospectus shall of not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisableless than $10,000,000.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Custodianship Agreement

Representations. (a) The Distributor Service Provider represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly authorized has the full power and licensed under applicable law authority to carry out the services contemplated herein; enter into and perform this Agreement, (ii) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of Service Provider and is a valid and binding obligation of Service Provider enforceable in accordance with its terms, and (iii) the execution, execution and delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does performance of the obligations hereunder will not conflict with violate, or constitute a breach of, or default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of under, any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or instrument by which it Service Provider is bound; bound or of any order, rule, law or regulation binding on it. (ivb) Service Provider represents that (i) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and or is exempt from registration as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act, (ii) if registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act, it is a member in good standing of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; , and (viii) it is not an “affiliated person” (qualified as defined under the 1940 Act) a broker-dealer in all states or other jurisdictions where it will effect sales of shares of the Listing Exchange Funds or any underlying index provider for any Fundis exempt from registration as a broker-dealer in all states or other jurisdictions in which it intends to sell Fund shares. (bc) The Trust Service Provider represents and warrants that: that it has implemented and will maintain on an ongoing basis anti-money laundering policies and procedures that comply with Applicable Law and will cooperate with anti-money laundering efforts by the Company and the Funds with respect to the sale of shares of the Funds pursuant to this Agreement. Service Provider agrees to forward promptly to the Company’s attention the results of any governmental or internal audit of its anti-money laundering program, as required by the USA Patriot Act. (d) The Company and MDI each represents that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust has full power and is authority to enter into and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; perform this Agreement, (ii) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on its behalf and is a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Company and MDI each also hereby represents that it will promptly notify Service Provider in the event that it is registered as an investment company for any reason unable to perform any of its obligations under the 1940 Act; this Agreement, and (iii) the execution, execution and delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does the performance of the obligations hereunder will not conflict with violate, or constitute a breach of, or default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of under, any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or instrument by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectusbound or of any order, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser rule, law or other materials prepared by or regulation binding on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisableit.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Shareholder Services Agreement (Aul American Unit Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust ___________ and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; ; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Advisor Managed Portfolios)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s 's Chief Compliance Officer and adviser Adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “"affiliated person” " (as defined under the 1940 Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s 's prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s 's use (“"Sales Literature and Advertisements”") have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “"Rules and Regulations”"); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s 's prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s 's prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or a Fund’s 's prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s 's prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Arrow Investments Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. 3. The Distributor agrees to maintain, and preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, such records as are required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1(d) under the 1940 Act. The Distributor agrees that all records which it maintains pursuant to the 1940 Act for the Trust shall at all times remain the property of the Trust, shall be readily accessible during normal business hours and shall be promptly surrendered upon the termination of the Agreement or otherwise on written request; provided, however, that Distributor may retain all such records required to be maintained by Distributor pursuant to applicable FINRA or SEC rules and regulations. The Distributor shall assist the Trust and its designated agents or, upon approval of the Trust, any Fundregulatory or self-regulatory body, in any requested review of the records maintained by the Distributor pursuant to Rule 31a-2 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. 4. The Distributor agrees to maintain compliance policies and procedures (a “Compliance Program”) that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws (as defined in Rule 38a-1 of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) with respect to the Distributor’s services under this Agreement, and to provide any and all information with respect to the Compliance Program, including without limitation, information and certifications with respect to material violations of the Compliance Program and any material deficiencies or changes therein, as may be reasonably requested by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or Board of Trustees. The Distributor agrees to issue certifications to the Trust CCO and provide the Trust with additional information with respect to the testing of the Compliance Program, as may be reasonably requested by the Trust. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust, each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) to the best of its knowledge, its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) to the best of its knowledge, all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and relevant Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Tidal ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound, including but not limited to any agreement with any Listing Exchange; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) To the extent applicable, the Distributor will comply with any requirements set forth in (i) the 1934 Act Rule 19b-4 relief provided to the Listing Exchanges in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement and with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; (ii) any and all exemptive orders issued to the Trust in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement under the 1940 Act or 1934 Act with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; and (iii) the Registration Statement and Prospectus. (c) The Distributor represents and warrants that it will comply with the Trust’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy. (d) The Distributor represents and warrants that it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of with the Listing Exchange Exchanges or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (be) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (f) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (g) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory Maryland business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is is, or will be within a reasonable date, registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements specifically approved by the adviser Trust and the Investment Adviser in writing or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (h) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the Commission with respect to the Trust have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Investment Adviser shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any sales literature or advertisements specifically approved by the Trust and the Investment Adviser in writing or in other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (NETS Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; ; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; ; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Advisor Managed Portfolios)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA, and agrees to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of FINRA and will to promptly notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately Trust in the event of its expulsion that it is suspended or suspension by expelled from FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware Maryland statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) prior to any sale of Shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Registration Statement will be effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto will have been issued, no proceedings for such purpose will have been instituted, or to its knowledge will be being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; and (xiv) it will not name an Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus that would reasonably be expected to impact the Distributor’s operations without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit Securities or fund securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Cohen & Steers ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. (b) To the extent applicable, the Distributor will comply with any requirements set forth in (i) the relief provided to the Listing Exchanges under 1934 Act Rule 19b-4 in connection with the offering of Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement and with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; (ii) any and all exemptive orders issued to the Trust in connection with the offering of Fund Shares and Creation Units under this Agreement under the 1940 Act or 1934 Act with respect to which the Distributor receives adequate advance notice; and (iii) the Registration Statement. (c) The Distributor represents and warrants that it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) person of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (bd) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represents that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” of the Distributor for the purposes of 31 CFR Chapter X (e) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with applicable rules under the 1940 Act (for example, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of applicable regulatory filings (for example, Form N-CSR). (f) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Trust and the applicable Investment Adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Sales Literature and Advertisements shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules rules and Regulationsregulations thereunder; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in all Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Sales Literature and Advertisements shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, upon the advice of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file give Distributor reasonable notice prior to the filing of any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advanceProspectus, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus. (g) The Trust represents to the Distributor that the Registration Statement and Prospectus filed by the Trust with the SEC with respect to the Funds have been prepared in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Trust will notify the Distributor promptly of any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to any Registration Statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional. The Trust and the Investment Advisers shall not be responsible in any way for any information, statements or representations given or made by the Distributor or its representatives or agents other than such information, statements or representations as are contained in such Prospectus or Registration Statement or financial reports filed on behalf of the Trust or in any Sales Literature and Advertisements. (h) The Trust represents and warrants that it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Forum ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place a Compliance Program reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit Securities or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Emles Trust)

Representations. (a) a. The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Client, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. b. The Distributor and the Client each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (b“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. c. The Trust Distributor and the Client each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. d. The Client represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust Client is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Client and have been approved by the Client and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non- assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; and (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; (xv) and it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Client’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made. , not misleading. e. The Trust Client shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the TrustClient’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust Client may deem advisable. The Client will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Listed Funds Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Colorado corporation and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; bound and (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundNASD. (b) The Trust Distributor represents and warrants that: that it will maintain an anti-money laundering program in compliance with Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA Patriot Act”) and all applicable laws and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Distributor will supply the fund with copies of the Distributor’s anti-money laundering policy and procedures, and such other relevant certifications and representations regarding such policy and procedures as the Fund may reasonably request from time to time. (c) The Distributor represents and warrants that it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation. (d) The Fund represents and warrants that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust Maryland Corporation and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust Fund is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (HealthShares (TM) Inc.)

Representations. The Standby Purchasers jointly and severally represent and warrant to LAC that: (a) The Distributor represents Each Standby Purchaser is an entity validly formed and warrants that: existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. (ib) it is Each Standby Purchaser has all requisite corporate power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Standby Purchaser and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Standby Purchaser, enforceable against each Standby Purchaser by LAC in accordance with its terms. Each of the agreements, contracts and instruments required by this Agreement to be delivered by a Standby Purchaser at the Closing Time has been, or will at the Closing Time be, duly authorized by the applicable Standby Purchaser. At the Closing Time, each of the agreements, contracts and licensed under applicable law instruments required by this Agreement to carry out be delivered by a Standby Purchaser at the services contemplated herein; Closing Time will be duly executed and delivered by such Standby Purchaser and will be valid and binding obligation of such Standby Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. (iic) the execution, The execution and delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power by each Standby Purchaser and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does consummation of the transactions provided for herein will not conflict with result in the violation of, or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach conflict with or cause the acceleration of any provision obligation of such Standby Purchaser under: (i) any agreement or document Contract to which the Distributor such Standby Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound; (ii) any provision of the constating documents or bylaws or resolutions of the board of directors (or any committee thereof) or shareholders of such Standby Purchaser; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Standby Purchaser; or (iv) it any applicable, law, statute, ordinance, regulation or rule. (d) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration with, any Governmental Entity is registered required by or with respect to the Standby Purchasers in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions by the Standby Purchasers contemplated hereby, other than consents, approvals, or authorizations that may be required by any Securities Commissions. (e) The Standby Purchasers have, and on the Closing Date will have (regardless of the number of Rights that are exercised by the holders of Rights prior to the Expiry Time), the financial ability and sufficient funds to make and complete the payment for all of the Standby Shares that they have committed to purchase pursuant to the Standby Commitment and the availability of such funds is not and will not be subject to the consent, approval or authorization of any other Person. The Standby Purchasers acknowledge and covenant that they will in connection with Section 6.1 of National Instrument 45-101 - Rights Offerings deliver to LAC satisfactory evidence of the foregoing for delivery to the Securities Commissions at or prior to the time of filing of the Prospectus with the Securities Commissions. (f) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Standby Purchasers have had access to such information concerning LAC as a broker-dealer they have considered necessary to enter into this Agreement and to undertake their obligations hereunder. (g) They have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Standby Purchaser Rights Offering Shares and Standby Shares that they are obligated to purchase pursuant to this Agreement (subject to the provisions hereof) and are able to bear the economic risks of such investment. (h) If required under applicable Laws or Securities Laws or under the 1934 Act rules and a member policies of FINRA the TSX, they will execute, deliver and will notify file and otherwise assist LAC in filing such required reports and such other required documents with respect to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer issue of the Rights, Standby Purchaser Rights Offering Shares and adviser immediately in Standby Shares provided that LAC acknowledges and agrees that it has not engaged the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” Standby Purchaser to act as underwriter (as defined under applicable Securities Laws) and the 1940 Act) of Standby Purchaser will not be required to sign a certificate in the Listing Exchange Prospectus in that capacity or any underlying index provider for any Fundother capacity. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it Each of Geologic Resource Fund, LP and Geologic Resource Opportunities Fund, LP is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the 1940 U.S. Securities Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Standby Purchase Agreement (Lithium Americas Corp.)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s 's Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “"affiliated person” " (as defined under the 1940 Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s 's prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s 's use (“"Sales Literature and Advertisements”") have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “"Rules and Regulations”"); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s 's prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s 's prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s 's prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s 's prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (THOR Financial Technologies Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Client, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Trust Distributor and the Client each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. 1 As this is a new complex, there are no old agreements this provision would be applicable to. (c) The Distributor and the Client each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Client represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware Ohio statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust Client is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Client and have been approved by the Client and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; and (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; (xv) and it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Client’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made. , not misleading. (e) The Trust Client shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the TrustClient’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust Client may deem advisable. The Client will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Client shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (ETF Opportunities Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Pennsylvania limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program ("AML Program"), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not "customers" for the purposes of 31 CFR I03. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.;

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (EntrepreneurShares Series Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor Company represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly is, or will be, authorized and licensed under applicable law agreements with the Plans to carry out implement the services contemplated herein; investment of Plan assets in shares of the Funds as directed by the Participants, (ii) it is authorized to provide the execution, delivery and performance Administrative Services for the Plans consistent with the terms of this Agreement; (iii) if it is acting as a broker, the Company is registered as a broker and/or dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is “censed and qualified as a broker and/or dealer or are otherwise authorized to offer and sell the .Funds under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it will offer and sell the Funds; (iv) its agents and employees are and will remain duly registered and licensed to offer and sell the Funds in those jurisdictions where necessary; (v) if the Company is a broker, it is a member in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and will maintain such membership, (vi) this Agreement are within its power and have has been duly authorized by all necessary actioncorporate action and, when executed and delivered, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (iiivii) it has established the Mutual Funds Separate Accounts (the “Separate Accounts”), each of which is entering into a duly authorized and established separate account under applicable state law; (viii) the Separate Accounts are exempt from the registration requirements of the 1940 Act by virtue of Section 3(c)(11) thereof; (ix) the Contracts are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) by virtue of Section 3(a)(2) thereof; (x) each Contract provides for the allocation of net amounts received by the Company to the Separate Accounts for investment in the shares of one or more specified investment companies selected among those companies available through the Separate Accounts to act as underlying investment media; (xi) selection of a particular investment company is made by the Participant or a Plan Sponsor under a particular Contract, who may change such selection from time to time in accordance with the terms of the applicable Contract; and (xii) the activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement or providing comply with all provisions of federal and state securities laws applicable to such activities. (b) Distributor represents that (i) this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and, when executed and delivered, shall constitute the services contemplated hereby does not conflict legal, valid and binding obligation of each of them, enforceable in accordance with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is boundits terms; (ivii) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act Act”) and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out registered under all applicable federal and state securities laws, and is a member in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and serves as distributor of the Funds and that it will perform its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under for the 1940 ActFund in accordance with any applicable state and federal securities laws; (iii) the executioninvestments of the Funds will at all times be adequately diversified within the meaning of Section 817(h) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict shares of the Issuers are registered and authorized for sale in accordance with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; all federal and state securities laws, and (v) the registration statement and prospectus of each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct Fund complies in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, with federal and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisablesecurities laws.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Services Agreement (Nationwide Variable Account)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: to the Trust that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware corporation and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound, including, but not limited to, any Members Agreement with the Amex (except for any consent in writing which shall have been obtained by the date hereof); (iv) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to assure compliance with the Federal Securities Laws as that term is registered as a broker-dealer defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA1940 Act; and (v) it understands that pursuant to various U.S. regulations, it is not required to establish an “affiliated person” (as defined under anti-money laundering program, which satisfies the 1940 Act) requirements of Title III of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001; (vi) it has developed, implemented, and will maintain such an anti-money laundering program and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to guard against money laundering activities set out in such program; (vii) it will allow for any Fundappropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records; and (viii) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation. (b) The Trust represents and warrants that: to the Distributor that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust the Registration Statement and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and Prospectus have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in conformity in all material respects, in conformity respects with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “"Rules and Regulations”"); and (viii) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (viiiii) all statements of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, therein are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and any Fund’s prospectus neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall from time to time file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust's counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and the Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading to a purchaser of Shares. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus the Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus the Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Market Vectors Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member ofFINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and will notify the Listing Exchanges. The Distributor shall maintain and preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, such records as it is required to maintain by Rule 31a-1(d) under the 1940 Act. The Distributor agrees that all records which it maintains pursuant to the 1940 Act for the Trust shall at all times remain the property of the Trust, shall be readily accessible during normal business hours, and shall be promptly surrendered upon the termination of the Agreement or otherwise on written request; provided, however, that Distributor may retain all such records required to be maintained by Distributor pursuant to applicable FINRA or SEC rules and regulations. 3. The Distributor agrees to (i) maintain compliance policies and procedures (a “Compliance Program”) that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws (as defined in Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act) with respect to the Distributor’s services under this Agreement and (ii) provide information and certifications with respect to material violations of the Compliance Program and any material deficiencies or changes therein, as may be reasonably requested by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or Board of Trustees. Upon reasonable request, the Distributor agrees to issue certifications to the Trust CCO and adviser immediately in provide the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under Trust with additional information with respect to the 1940 Act) testing of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundCompliance Program. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials shall be prepared, in all material materials respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and relevant Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and such Prospectus; 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also notify the Distributor in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Tidal Trust IV)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; bound and (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund. (b) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it understands that pursuant to various U.S. regulations, it is required to establish an anti-money laundering program, which satisfies the requirements of Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the "USA Patriot Act"); (ii) it has developed, implemented, and will maintain such an anti-money laundering program and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations designed to guard against money laundering activities set out in such program; and (iii) it will allow for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. (c) The Distributor and the Trust represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act; and (iii) it will provide certifications to the Trust in order to assist the Trust in complying with certain rules under the 1940 Act (by way of example only, Rules 30a-2, 30a-3 and 38a-1) and in connection with the filing of certain Forms (by way of example only, Form N-CSR). (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: that (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectusRegistration Statement has been, and sales literature and advertisements approved by any amendment thereto will be, as the adviser or other materials case may be, prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the 1933 Act, requirements of the Securities Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and all client-related advertisement or sales literature shall be prepared in conformity with requirements of the Commission (the “Rules applicable laws and Regulations”); and regulations; (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus advertisement and sales literature shall contain all material statements required to be stated therein in accordance conformity with the 1933 Actsaid Acts, the 1940 Act laws and regulations and the Rules rules and Regulations; regulations of the SEC thereunder or other applicable regulatory authority, and (vii) all material statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature the registration statement and Advertisements, advertisement and sales literature are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or on the effective date, as the case may be; (vii) the Registration Statement and advertisement and sales literature, and any Fund’s prospectus when it shall become effective or be authorized for use, will not include any 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, therein not misleading in light to a purchaser of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust Shares; and (viii) it shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or Fund’s prospectus Prospectuses without giving the Distributor reasonable advance notice thereof in advancethereof; provided, provided however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s 's right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus prospectuses, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (RevenueShares ETF Trust)

Representations. (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is and at all times will remain duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the its services as contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is its entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it has in place compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Federal Securities Laws as that term is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) . 2. All activities by the Distributor and its agents and employees in connection with the services provided in this Agreement shall comply with the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the instructions of the Listing Exchange Trust, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any underlying index provider for any Fundsecurities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchanges. (b) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent that its anti-money laundering program (“AML Program”), at a minimum, (i) designates a compliance officer to administer and oversee the AML Program, (ii) provides ongoing employee training, (iii) includes an independent audit function to test the effectiveness of the AML Program, (iv) establishes internal policies, procedures, and controls that are tailored to its particular business, (v) provides for the filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and (vi) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust acknowledges that the Authorized Participants are not “customers” for the purposes of 31 CFR 103. (c) The Distributor and the Trust each individually represent and warrant that: (i) it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation; and (ii) it will comply with all of the applicable terms and provisions of the 1934 Act. (d) The Trust represents and warrants that: : (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory Massachusetts business trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) Prospectus have been prepared, and all Marketing Materials have been prepared by or at the direction of the Trust and have been approved by the Trust and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with all applicable law, including without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission SEC (the “Rules and Regulations”); and (vi) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain Prospectus contain, and all material Marketing Materials shall contain, all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulations; and (vii) all statements of fact contained therein, or to be contained in Sales Literature and Advertisementsall Marketing Materials, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective date, as the case may be, and none of the Registration Statement, any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus, nor any Marketing Materials shall not include any 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, not misleading in the case of each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they made, not misleading; (viii) except as otherwise noted in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, the offering price for all Creation Units will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the relevant Fund, as determined in the manner described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ix) the Prospectus is effective, no stop order of the SEC or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, or to its knowledge are being contemplated; (x) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration will be duly and validly authorized, issued fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (xi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of Fund shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (xii) Fund Shares will be listed on Listing Exchanges; (xiii) it will not lend securities pursuant to any securities lending arrangement that would prevent any Fund from settling a Redemption Order when due; (xiv) it will not name the Authorized Participant as an authorized participant and/or as underwriter in the Prospectus, Marketing Materials or on its or any Fund’s website without prior written consent of the Authorized Participant, unless such naming is required by law, rule or regulation; and 2. it shall file such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, shall, in the opinion of the Trust’s counsel, be necessary in order to have the Registration Statement and each Fund’s Prospectus at all times contain all material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which made, not misleading. The Trust shall not file any amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or each Fund’s prospectus Prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable. The Trust will also promptly notify the Distributor in writing in the event of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to any information or statement provided by the Distributor for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any Fund’s Prospectus; and 3. upon delivery of Deposit or Fund Securities to an Authorized Participant in connection with a purchase or redemption of Creation Units, the Authorized Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Fund and Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Distribution Agreement (Parnassus Income Funds)