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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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: 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 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: (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 9 contracts
Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Northern Lights Fund Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Rayliant Funds Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Two Roads Shared 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 8 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (ARK ETF Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Mason Capital Fund Trust), Etf Distribution Agreement (Mason Capital Fund Trust)
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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 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 Employee understands and acknowledges that the following representations and covenants are essential to Enfusion’s decision to enter into this Agreement. Employee represents and warrants thatto Enfusion as follows:
a) As of the Effective Date, Employee is not under any contractual or legal duty or obligation, engagement, understanding, restriction, or commitment with any prior employer, other entity or individual other than Enfusion or its affiliates ("Other Employer”) that would limit, prohibit, or interfere with Employee’s full and faithful performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, employment, consulting, confidentiality, non-competition, or non-solicitation agreements or restrictive covenants;
b) Employee does not have any inventions or intellectual property obligations which may affect assignment under Section 13, other than to the extent previously disclosed by Employee to Enfusion in writing;
c) If applicable, Employee has disclosed any Other Employers existing as of the Effective Date;
d) If applicable, Employee has complied with all duties imposed on Employee by their former employer with respect to termination of their employment;
e) Employee is free to enter this Agreement and commence employment with Enfusion;
f) Employee understands and acknowledges the offer of employment made pursuant to this Agreement is made only to Employee for their personal services, and at no time has Employee been authorized to recruit, induce, entice, or offer employment at Enfusion to any other person;
g) Employee covenants not to use, disclose, or induce the use of, any trade secret, confidential information, or proprietary information that belongs to any third party in the performance of Employee’s employment under this Agreement, unless Employee has prior written consent from the owner of the protected information (which, Employee agrees to provide such written consent to Enfusion); and,
h) Employee is not aware of: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law any pending internal, criminal, civil, regulatory, or self-regulatory organization investigations involving Employee or any of Employee’s activities at any former employer or in relation to carry or arising out the services contemplated hereinof Employee’s prior employment; (ii) the executionany pending customer complaints or customer arbitrations involving any of Employee’s activities at any former employer or in relation to or arising out of Employee’s prior employment; or, 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 circumstances that might lead to 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 matters described 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 advisablesubsection.
Appears in 5 contracts
Sources: Employment Agreement (Enfusion, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Enfusion, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Enfusion, 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 FINRA, (v) it is in material compliance with all laws, rules and will notify regulations applicable to it, including but not limited to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer rules and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension regulations promulgated by FINRA; and (vvi) it is not an “affiliated person” (shall as defined promptly as possible notify the Managing Owner should the representations and warranties under this Section 7(a) are no longer be true during the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) term of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund.this Agreement;
(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 Managing Owner 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 Managing Owner, on behalf of each Fund, 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 Managing Owner, on behalf of the Funds, further represents to the Distributor that it has adopted a statement of its privacy policies and practices as required by Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-P and agrees to provide to the Distributor a copy of that statement annually.
(d) Each Fund, individually 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; (iviii) 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 such Fund is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) the Managing Owner is duly registered with the NFA as a Commodity Pool Operator and the Managing Owner will ensure compliance by each Fund 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 Fund’s business and for 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 Statements and each Fund’s prospectusProspectus have been prepared, and all sales literature and advertisements (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) approved by the adviser Managing Owner 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 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 each Fund’s Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust Each Fund 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 counsel to the Managing Owner, 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. Each Fund 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, advance and the Managing Owner shall promptly notify the Distributor of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s Funds’ right to file at any time such amendments to the registration statement Registration Statement or any Fund’s prospectus Prospectus as the Trust Managing Owner may deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Funds 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: Distribution Services Agreement (FactorShares 2X: S&P500 Bull/Usd Bear), Distribution Services Agreement (FactorShares 2X: Gold Bull/S&p500 Bear), Distribution Services Agreement (FactorShares 2X: S&P500 Bull/TBond Bear)
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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 When entering into this Agreement and warrants that: (i) each Transaction, each Party shall represent and warrant:
6.1.1. that it is validly organised and that it conducts its business in compliance with all applicable laws, decrees, regulations and articles of incorporation (or other constitutive documents) which are applicable to it;
6.1.2. that it is acting for its own account, has the full authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each Transaction relating to it, and that this Agreement and each such Transactions have been duly authorized authorised by all internal procedures or any other competent internal authority;
6.1.3. that the persons entering into Transactions are duly authorised to do so;
6.1.4. that the entry into and licensed under performance of the Agreement and each Transaction relating to it do not contravene any provision of any applicable law laws, decrees, regulations or articles of incorporation (or other constitutive documents) applicable to carry out it;
6.1.5. that the services contemplated herein; (ii) information and documents it provides to the executionother Party are accurate, delivery comprehensive and up to date;
6.1.6. that all permits, licences and authorisations necessary for the execution and performance of this Agreement are within its power and each Transaction relating to it have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) obtained and are in effect;
6.1.7. that the Agreement and each Transaction relating to 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 set of rights and obligations which are enforceable against such Party in accordance with all their respective terms;
6.1.8. that, to its knowledge, there is no Event of Default in respect of such Party;
6.1.9. that, it has within the context of the laws and regulations applicable to it, the necessary knowledge and experience to assess the benefits and risks incurred pursuant to each Transaction; and that therefore it falls upon it to determine the suitability of any provision of any agreement or document to which contemplated Transaction and 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 validity 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.
(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 after having examined and understood, on its own behalf or through independent professional advice (it being understood that no information exchanged between the Parties and relating to the terms and conditions of a Transaction shall be deemed to be investment advice or a recommendation to enter into such Transaction), the different aspects of such Transaction, notably its financial, legal, fiscal and accounting characteristics, individually or in association with any other transactions or financial instruments that it may hold; and
6.1.10. that to its knowledge there exists no legal or arbitral action or judicial or administrative procedure or other measure against it which could result in a substantial deterioration of such Party's business, its assets or financial condition or which could affect the validity or the due 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 advisableTransaction.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Master Agreement (Atlas Investissement SAS), Master Agreement (Atlas Investissement SAS), Master 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: :
(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 4 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Spend Life Wisely Funds Investment Trust), Distribution Agreement (Kurv ETF Trust), Distribution Agreement (Collaborative Investment Series 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 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 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 3 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Founder Funds Trust), Distribution Agreement (Thrive Series Trust), Distribution Agreement (Thrive Series 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 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 Strong represents and warrants as of the date hereof and throughout the term of this Agreement 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 Strong is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a member of the NASD and qualified to conduct business as a broker-dealer in each of the states in which the Funds may be sold;
(ii) Strong serves as "principal underwriter" to the Funds within the meaning of the Investment Company Act under one or more written agreements that are validly executed, comply fully with applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and other applicable laws and regulations, and will remain in full force and in effect throughout the term of this Agreement;
(iii) The amount and form of compensation payable to Broker-Dealer under Section 3 of this Agreement as well as any other cash and non-cash compensation payable to Broker-Dealer complies fully with applicable provisions of the NASD Conduct Rules, including without limitation NASD Conduct Rules 2820 and 2830, as well as other applicable laws and regulations and such compensation is accurately and adequately disclosed in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations;
(iv) All asset-based fees payable to Broker-Dealer under this Agreement for providing distribution-related services will: (i) comply fully with the terms and conditions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1934 Investment Company Act; (ii) be paid out of your own legitimate profits and be outside the scope of that rule; or (iii) otherwise comply with applicable laws and regulations;
(v) The Prospectus and SAI for each Fund and any additional written materials that Strong supplies to Customers comply in all material respects with applicable regulatory and disclosure requirements;
(vi) Strong and the Funds are duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which Strong and the Funds were organized;
(vii) All authorizations (if any) required for Strong's lawful execution of this Agreement and Strong's performance hereunder have been obtained;
(viii) The shares of the Funds are registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and a member have been qualified for sale under, or are exempt from the requirements of FINRA the respective securities laws of applicable states and jurisdictions and Strong will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately Broker-Dealer promptly in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) shares of the Listing Exchange Funds cease to be qualified for sale under, or any underlying index provider cease to qualify for an exemption from the requirements of the respective securities laws of applicable states and jurisdiction; and
(ix) Strong agrees to provide Broker-Dealer with sufficient quantities of Fund Prospectuses, proxy materials and other shareholder communications to send to Customers at no cost to Broker-Dealer. Strong also agrees to reimburse Broker-Dealer for any Fundreasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the cost of any mailing agent, that Broker-Dealer may incur in mailing such materials.
(b) The Trust Broker-Dealer represents and warrants that: :
(i) it Broker-Dealer is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a member of the NASD and qualified to conduct business as a broker-dealer in each of the states in which the Funds may be sold;
(ii) Broker-Dealer 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 validly existing under the 1940 Act; laws of the jurisdiction in which Broker-Dealer was organized;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance All authorizations required for Broker-Dealer lawful execution of this Agreement are within its power and Broker-Dealer's performance hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action; obtained;
(iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with Any information Broker-Dealer provides to Customers concerning the Funds will be based on information contained in the Prospectus, or constitute a default SAI for the Funds, or require a consent under on promotional materials or breach of any provision of any agreement or document sales literature that Strong furnishes to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; public;
(v) Broker-Dealer will distribute Fund Prospectuses, proxy materials and other shareholder communications to Customers in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, except to 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, extent Strong expressly undertakes 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 writing to do so;
(vi) Broker-Dealer will not effect any transactions (including, without limitation, any purchases, exchanges and redemptions) in any Fund shares, registered in the registration statement name of, or beneficially owned by, any Customer, unless to Broker-Dealer's knowledge, such Customer has granted to Broker-Dealer full right, power and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required authority to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Rules and Regulationseffect such transactions on such Customer's behalf; and and
(vii) all statements Broker-Dealer will obtain from each Customer for whom it acts as agent for the purchase of fact contained therein, or in Sales Literature Fund shares any taxpayer identification number certification and Advertisements, are or will such other information as may be true and correct in all material respects at required from time to time under the time indicated or the effective dateInternal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the case may be"Code"), and the regulations thereunder, and provide Strong or its designee with timely written notice of any Fund’s prospectus shall not include failure to obtain such taxpayer identification number certification or other information in order to enable the implementation of 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 advisablewithholding.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Mutual Fund Distribution and Shareholder Services Agreement (Strong Advantage Fund Inc), Mutual Fund Distribution and Shareholder Services Agreement (Strong Equity Funds Ii Inc), Mutual Fund Distribution and Shareholder Services Agreement (Strong Opportunity Fund Ii Inc / Wi)
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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund1940 Act.
(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 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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. (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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundNASD.
(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: (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 (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; 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 (WisdomTree Trust), Distribution Agreement (WisdomTree Trust), 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; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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. 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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: :
(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: 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 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: 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 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. 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: :
(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. (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. Each party continuously represents and warrants to the other party that: (a) The Distributor represents it has the power and warrants that: authority under the law of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and under its organizational and constituent documents to grant to the Exposed Party a valid, enforceable, first-priority security interest in, and lien on, all Performance Assurance (iother than Letters of Credit) that it is duly authorized provides as the Non-Exposed Party and licensed under applicable law has taken all necessary actions to carry out authorize the services contemplated hereingranting of that security interest and lien; (iib) as of each date on which it, as the Non-Exposed Party, delivers Performance Assurance to the Exposed Party or to any agent of the Exposed Party for the benefit of the Exposed Party (or, in the case of after-acquired Performance Assurance, at the time the Exposed Party or its agent acquires rights therein), it will have title to and will be the sole owner of such Performance Assurance, free and clear of any security interest, lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, or other interests or restrictions other than the security interest granted to the Exposed Party hereby; (c) the executionExposed Party will have a valid and perfected first-priority security interest in, delivery and performance lien on, all Performance Assurance (other than Letters of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actionCredit) upon receipt thereof; (iiid) the performance by it is entering into of its obligations under this Agreement or providing Annex will not result in the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach creation of any provision of security interest, lien or other encumbrance on any agreement or document Performance Assurance other than the security interest and lien granted pursuant 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 FINRAthis Annex; and (ve) it is not an “affiliated person” (on each occasion that it, as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of Non-Exposed Party, causes 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 executionissuance, 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 prospectusrenewal, 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 thereinsubstitution, 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, increase (as the case may be) of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit will be the legal, valid, 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 binding obligation of the circumstances issuer thereof, enforceable 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 advisableaccordance with its terms.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Support Annex, Master Agreement
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 ▇1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 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 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 action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing corporate action and, when executed and delivered, shall constitute 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 legal, valid 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) binding obligation 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 Company, enforceable in accordance with its obligations as contemplated hereinterms; (ii) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under applicable law, has established The American Separate Account 5 (the "Account"), which is a duly authorized and established separate account under New York Insurance law, and has registered the Account as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") to serve as an investment company under vehicle for the 1940 ActContracts; (iii) each Contract provides for the execution, delivery and performance allocation of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized net amounts received by all necessary actionthe Company to an Account for investment in the shares of one or more specified investment companies selected among those companies available through the Account to act as underlying investment media; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict selection of a particular investment company is made by the Contract owner under a particular Contract, who may change such selection from time to time in accordance with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach the terms of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is boundapplicable Contract; (v) the Contracts will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 unless an exemption from registration statement is available prior and each Fund’s prospectus, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf activities 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 Company contemplated by this Agreement comply in all material respects with all provisions of federal and state securities laws applicable to such activities; (vi) for purposes other than investment diversification of the Portfolio under Section 817 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended ("the Code"), that the Contracts which are variable annuities are currently and at the time indicated or of issuance will be treated as annuity contracts under applicable provisions of the effective dateCode, as including revenue rulings and regulations issued by the case may beDepartment of Treasury and/or the Internal Revenue Service, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any untrue statement of that it will make every effort to maintain such treatment and that it will notify the Trust, Adviser and Distributor immediately upon having a material fact or omit to state a material fact required reasonable basis for believing that the Contracts have ceased to be stated therein so treated or necessary to make that they might not be so treated in 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.future; and
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Shareholder Services Agreement (American Separate Account 5), Shareholder Services Agreement (Safeco Resource 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 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund1934 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 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 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. Each party to this Agreement hereby makes the following representations and warranties, which shall continue during the term of any Loan hereunder:
9.1 Each party hereto represents and warrants that (a) The Distributor it has the power to execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into the Loans contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder; (b) it has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and performance; and (c) each party hereto represents and warrants that: (i) that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it is duly authorized in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and licensed under applicable law other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) time in effect and to general principles of equity, including concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
9.2 Each party hereto represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by the Loan will at all necessary action; times comply with all applicable laws and regulations including those of applicable regulatory and self-regulatory organizations.
9.3 Each party hereto represents and warrants that (iiia) it is entering acting for its own account and (b) it has made its own independent decision to enter into the Loan and this Agreement and as to whether the Loan and the Agreement are appropriate 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 proper for it is bound; (iv) it is registered based upon its own judgment and upon advice of such advisors as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act each such party deems necessary. Each party acknowledges 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) agrees that it is not an “affiliated person” relying, and has not relied, upon any communication (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇written or oral) of the Listing Exchange other party or any underlying index provider affiliate, employee or agent of such other party with respect to the legal, accounting, tax or other implications of the Loan and the Agreement and that each party has conducted its own analyses of the legal, accounting, tax and other implications hereof and thereof; it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Loan or this Agreement shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Loan or this Agreement. Each party is entering into the Loan and this Agreement with a full understanding of all of the terms and risks hereof and thereof (economic and otherwise) and is capable of evaluating and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks. Each party is also capable of assuming (financially and otherwise), and assumes, those risks. Each party acknowledges that neither the other party nor any affiliate, employee or agent of such other party is acting as a fiduciary for any Fundor an advisor to it in respect of the Loan or this Agreement.
9.4 Borrower represents and warrants that (a) it will have at the time of transfer of any Collateral, the right to grant to Lender a first priority security interest therein and a first priority lien thereupon subject to the terms and conditions hereof, and (b) The Trust it (or the person to whom it relends the Loaned Securities) is borrowing or will borrow the Loaned Securities (except for Loaned Securities that qualify as "exempted securities" under Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) for the purpose of making delivery of such Loaned Securities in the case of short sales, failure to receive securities required to be delivered, or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Regulation T as in effect from time to time.
9.5 Lender represents and warrants that: (i) that it has, or will have at the time of transfer of any Loaned Securities, the right to transfer the Loaned Securities subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
9.6 Lender is duly organized the record and beneficial owner of the Securities, and Lender will transfer all Loaned Securities to Borrower hereunder free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities and claims.
9.7 Lender did not obtain, directly or indirectly, any of the Securities transferred to Borrower hereunder for any Loan, from or using the assets of any Plan.
9.8 Lender represents and warrants that it owns 728,214 Securities, which represent 2.35% of the Securities outstanding as a Delaware statutory trust of December 15, 2004 and is and at all times will remain duly authorized that each of the footnotes relating to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company such Lender in the "Selling Shareholders" section of the final Prospectus Supplement dated December 16, 2004 under the 1940 Act; (iii) Registration Statement relating to 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 sale 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 Loaned Securities 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 date of such amendments to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisablefinal Prospectus Supplement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Loan Agreement (UTi WORLDWIDE INC), Securities Loan Agreement (UTi WORLDWIDE 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: Distribution Agreement (Advisor Managed Portfolios), Etf Distribution Agreement (Advisor Managed Portfolios)
Representations. (i) Each of the parties hereto represents that the Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all required corporate action.
(ii) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Company and the Manager with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and will furnish a copy of all amendments to the Manager at least annually.
(iii) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain for the term of this Agreement and provide evidence thereof to the Company or the Manager a blanket bond and professional liability (error and omissions) insurance in an amount reasonably acceptable to the Manager.
(iv) The Sub-Adviser agrees that neither it, nor any of its affiliates, will knowingly in any way refer directly or indirectly to its relationship with the Company, the Fund, the Manager or any of their respective affiliated persons in offering, marketing or other promotional materials without the express written consent of the Manager, except as required by rule, regulation or upon the request of a governmental authority. The Sub-Adviser agrees to give the Manager for its review, in advance of use, the form of any marketing material in which the Sub-Adviser proposes to include the Manager’s name in its list of clients.
(v) The Sub-Adviser agrees to promptly notify the Manager and the Company in writing of the occurrence of any event which could have a material impact on the performance of its duties under this Agreement, including but not limited to (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 occurrence of any provision of any agreement or document to which event that could disqualify the Distributor is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a brokerSub-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.
(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 Adviser from serving as an investment company under adviser pursuant to Section 9 of the 1940 Act; (iiib) any material change in the Sub-Adviser’s business activities that could have a material impact on the performance of its duties under this Agreement; (c) any event that would constitute a change in control of the Sub-Adviser; (d) any change in the portfolio manager or portfolio management team of the International Segment; (e) 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 existence of any provision pending or threatened audit, investigation, examination, complaint or other inquiry (other than routine audits or regulatory examinations or inspections) relating to the Sub-Adviser’s services to the Fund; and (f) any material violation of any agreement or document the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics.
(vi) The Manager shall comply with all federal and state laws and regulations regarding the offer and sale of shares of common stock of the Fund, including without limitation customer suitability, customer identification and anti-money laundering rules, 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 ActManager, the 1940 Act Fund 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, their agents 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 advisablesubject.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Subadvisory Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Funds Inc /Md/), Subadvisory Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Funds Inc /Md/)
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 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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. Tenant warrants and represents that (a) The Distributor represents Tenant is duly incorporated or otherwise established or formed and warrants that: validly existing under the laws of its state of incorporation, establishment or formation, (b) Tenant has and is duly qualified to do business in the state in which the Project is located, (c) Tenant has full corporate, partnership, trust, association or other appropriate power and authority to enter into this Lease and to perform all Tenant’s obligations hereunder, (d) each person (and all of the persons if more than one signs) signing this Lease on behalf of Tenant is duly and validly authorized to do so and (e) neither (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and or performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; Lease nor (iiiii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does not will violate or conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement documents or document instruments under which Tenant is constituted or to which the Distributor Tenant is a party party. In 908728.01/SD 374622.00146/4-30-21/MLT/bp ActiveUS 186012966v.2 addition, Tenant guarantees, warrants and represents that none of (x) it, (y) its affiliates or by which it is bound; partners nor (ivz) it is registered as a broker-dealer under to the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event best of its expulsion knowledge, its members, shareholders or suspension by FINRA; and other equity owners or any of their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents is a person or entity with whom U.S. persons or entities are restricted from doing business under regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇OFAC”) of the Listing Exchange Department of the Treasury (including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List) or under any underlying index provider for any Fund.
statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism) or other similar governmental action. Landlord warrants and represents to Tenant that (a) Landlord is duly incorporated or otherwise established or formed and validly existing under the laws of its state of incorporation, establishment or formation, (b) The Trust represents Landlord has and warrants that: is duly qualified to do business in the state in which the Project is located, (c) Landlord has full corporate, partnership, trust, association or other appropriate power and authority to enter into this Lease and to perform all Landlord’s obligations hereunder, (d) each person (and all of the persons if more than one signs) signing this Lease on behalf of Landlord is duly and validly authorized to do so and (e) neither (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 or performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; Lease nor (ivii) its entering into this Agreement does not the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will violate or conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement documents or document instruments under which Landlord is constituted or to which Landlord a party. In addition, Landlord guarantees, warrants and represents to Tenant that none of (x) it, (y) its affiliates or partners nor (z) to the Trust best of its knowledge, its members, shareholders or other equity owners or any of their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents is a party person or by which it is bound; entity with whom U.S. persons or entities are restricted from doing business under regulations of OFAC of the Department of the Treasury (vincluding those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List) or under any statute, executive order (including the registration statement September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and each Fund’s prospectusProhibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism) 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 advisablesimilar governmental action.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Lease (Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.), Lease (Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.)
Representations. (a) The Distributor Subadviser represents and warrants to the Adviser that: :
(i) it It is duly authorized either registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act (and licensed will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect) or exempt from registration under applicable law to carry out the Advisers Act;
(ii) It is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of by this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; Agreement;
(iii) it is entering into It has met, and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any other applicable federal or providing state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met by the Subadviser in order to perform its 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 boundthis Agreement; and
(iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA and It will promptly notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer Adviser and the Trust of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Subadviser from serving as an investment adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the Listing Exchange 1940 Act or any underlying index provider for any Fundother applicable law, rule or regulation.
(b) The Trust Adviser represents and warrants to the Subadviser that:
(i) The Fund is a "qualified eligible person" as defined in paragraph (a)(3) of CFTC Rule 4.7, in that the Fund: (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 separate series of an investment company registered 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 (ii) owns securities (including pool participations) of issuers not affiliated with the rules Fund and regulations other investments with an aggregate market value of the Commission at least $2,000,000.
(the “Rules and Regulations”); and (viii) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements Forum Funds II is not required to be stated therein in accordance a member of the NFA or to be registered with the 1933 Act, CFTC in any capacity in reliance upon an exclusion from 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 definition of the circumstances in which they are madeterm "commodity pool operator" under CFTC Rule 4.5 and it has filed a notice claiming this exemption with the NFA. The Trust shall not file any amendment Adviser represents that is currently exempt from CFTC registration requirements and NFA membership requirements and has filed all notices of eligibility and other requirements pursuant to CFTC Rule 4.14(a)(8). The Adviser agrees promptly to notify the registration statement Subadviser should either of these representations become untrue 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 advisableinaccurate.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Subadvisory Agreement (Forum Funds Ii), Subadvisory Agreement (Forum Funds Ii)
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 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 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. (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 On the Effective Date, each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that: :
(i) it is duly authorized organized, validly existing 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 in good standing under the 1934 Act and a member laws of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately in the event jurisdiction of its expulsion or suspension by FINRAformation; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund.5/3/04 13
(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 has all regulatory authorizations necessary for it to legally perform its obligations under the 1940 Act; this Agreement;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) action and do not violate any of the terms and conditions in its entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of governing documents, any provision of any agreement or document contracts to which the Trust it is a party or by which any law, rule, regulation, order or the like applicable to it;
(iv) this Agreement and each other document executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement constitutes its legally valid and binding obligation enforceable against it is bound; in accordance with its terms, subject to any equitable defenses;
(v) the registration statement and each Fund’s prospectusBuyer is acting as an agent for disclosed Parties, and sales literature Seller is acting for its own account; each Party has made its own independent decision to enter into this Agreement and advertisements approved as to whether this Agreement is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment, is not relying upon the advice or recommendations of the other Party in so doing, and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of this Agreement;
(vi) it is not bankrupt and there are no Bankruptcy Proceedings pending or being contemplated by it or, to its knowledge, threatened against it which would result in it being or becoming bankrupt;
(vii) there is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any of its Affiliates any legal proceedings that could materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(viii) no Event of Default with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this Agreement;
(ix) it is a “forward contract merchant” and this Agreement is a “forward contract” within the adviser meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code;
(x) it has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of its business and it has the capacity or other materials prepared ability to make or take delivery of all Coal referred to in this Agreement;
(xi) with respect to this Agreement, it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended [7USC § 1a(12)];
(xii) all applicable information that is furnished in writing by it or on behalf of it to the Trust for other Party pursuant to this Agreement (as described on Schedule 10, attached hereto and hereby made a part of this Agreement) is as of the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature date provided true, accurate and Advertisements”) have been preparedcomplete in every material respect. For purposes of this representation, and financial information provided via posting on the Internet 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 deemed 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 written information provided to the registration statement other Party;
(xiii) no event or Fund’s prospectus without giving circumstance exists at any Approved Production Source (as provided under Schedule 3.1-B), that would constitute an event of Force Majeure under this Agreement. Each Party represents that the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in individuals signing this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust’s right on behalf of each of them has been duly authorized to file at any time do so. This Agreement will become a valid and binding contract only upon its execution by such amendments persons authorized to the registration statement or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisable.bind both Parties. 5/3/04 14
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Coal Purchase and Sale Agreement (Oxford Resource Partners LP), Coal Purchase and Sale Agreement (Oxford Resource Partners LP)
Representations. The parties to this Agreement hereby make the following representations and warranties to the other parties and to Auris Medical, as third-party beneficiary, which shall continue during the term of any Loan hereunder:
10.1 Each party hereto represents and warrants that (a) The Distributor it has the power to execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into the Loans contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder, (b) it has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and performance, and (c) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
10.2 Each party hereto represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) that 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 and will not violate, contravene, 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; under, (iva) 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) if it is not an “affiliated a natural person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) , its articles or certificate 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 executionincorporation, delivery and performance memorandum 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 association, articles 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 thereinassociation, or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or will be true and correct in all material respects at the time indicated or the effective dateby-laws, as the case may be, or other governing documents, any laws, rules or regulations of any governmental authority to which it is subject, (b) any contracts, agreements or instrument to which it is a party or (c) any judgment, injunction, order or decree by which it is bound.
10.3 Each party hereto represents and warrants that it has not relied on the other for any tax or accounting advice concerning this Agreement and that it has made its own determination as to the tax and accounting treatment of any Loan and any Fund’s prospectus dividends, remuneration or other funds received hereunder.
10.4 Each party hereto represents and warrants that it is acting for its own account.
10.5 CF represents and warrants to Lender that Common Shares that it transfers to Lender in respect of any Loan termination, and any property or securities comprising any CF Payment that CF transfers to Lender, in each case, shall not include be made free from any untrue statement lien, charge, claim or other encumbrance or restrictions (other than (x) a lien, charge, claim or other encumbrance or restriction routinely imposed on all securities by the relevant Clearing Organization and (y) any lien, charge, claim or other encumbrance or restriction (i) in the case of any Common Shares, that exists in respect to all outstanding Common Shares and (ii) in the case of any property or securities comprising any CF Payment, that exists in respect of all such property or securities so distributed).
10.6 To the extent applicable, CF represents and warrants that it has, or will have at the time of transfer of any Collateral, the right to grant a material fact first priority security interest therein subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
10.7 CF represents and warrants that it is borrowing or omit will borrow Loaned Securities solely for the purpose of making delivery of such Loaned Securities to state a material fact required facilitate the settlement of sales of Common Shares sold by Auris Medical, through CF, pursuant to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements thereinRegistration Statement, not misleading in light accordance with the terms of the circumstances in which they are made. The Trust shall not file Sale Agreement.
10.8 Lender represents and warrants that it has, or will have at the time of the loan of any amendment Loaned Securities, the right to transfer the Loaned Securities subject 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 advisableterms and conditions hereof.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Share Lending Agreement, Share Lending Agreement (Auris Medical Holding AG)
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: 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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.
(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 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: 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 FINRA, a(v) it is in material compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to it, including but not limited to the rules and regulations promulgated by FINRA, (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 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 Chief Compliance Officer ability to perform its duties and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion or suspension by FINRAobligations under this Agreement; and (vx) the various procedures and systems which it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange 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 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, to the extent required under applicable law, a statement of its privacy policies and practices as required by Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-P 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 use commercially reasonable efforts in seeking to ensure compliance by the Trust with the CEA and all of the relevant Commodities Rules; (v) the registration statement Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectusthe 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 (vi) 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 (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 the Prospectus in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. The Trust shall, from time to time, file such supplement, 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.
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Sources: Distribution Services Agreement (WisdomTree Continuous Commodity Index Master Fund), Distribution Services Agreement (WisdomTree Coal Fund)
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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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.
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Sources: Dealer Agreement (Victory Portfolios II), Dealer Agreement (Victory Portfolios)
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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundNASD.
(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; (iii) it will allow for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money laundering books and records; and (iv) it will perform all obligations required under applicable anti-money laundering requirements with respect to all Authorized Participants and persons seeking to become Authorized Participants.
(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 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.
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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 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 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.
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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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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.
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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.
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Representations. The Fund hereby represents that: (a) The Distributor this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Fund, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Fund enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no statute, regulation, rule, order, judgment or contract binding on the Fund prohibits the Fund's execution or performance of this Agreement; and (b) this Agreement has been approved and ratified by the Board at a meeting duly called and at which a quorum was at all times present. BNY hereby represents and warrants that: (ia) it BNY is duly authorized organized and licensed existing under applicable law the laws of the State of New York, with full power to carry out the services contemplated hereinon its businesses as now conducted, and to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; (iib) the executionthis Agreement has been duly authorized, delivery executed and delivered by BNY, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of BNY enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no statute, regulation, rule, order, judgment or contract binding on BNY prohibits BNY's execution or performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actionAgreement; (iiic) 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 BNY is a party or by which it is bound; "U.S. bank" as defined in paragraph (iva)(7) it is registered as a broker-dealer under of 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 FINRARule; and (vd) it is BNY has established and will maintain the Monitoring System. CONCERNING BNY BNY shall not an “affiliated person” (as defined under be liable for any costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims, including attorneys' and accountants' fees, sustained or incurred by, or asserted against, the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) Fund except to the extent the same arises out of the Listing Exchange failure of BNY to exercise the care, prudence and diligence required by Section 2 of Article II hereof. In no event shall BNY be liable to the Fund, the Board, or any underlying index provider third party for special, indirect or consequential damages, or for lost profits or loss of business, arising in connection with this Agreement. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing contained herein shall affect or alter the duties and responsibilities of BNY or the Fund under any other agreement between BNY and the Fund.
(b) , including without limitation, the Custody Agreement or any Securities Lending Agreement. The Trust represents Fund agrees to indemnify BNY and warrants that: (i) hold it is duly organized harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims, including reasonable attorneys' and accountants' fees, sustained or incurred by, or asserted against, BNY by reason or 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 result of any provision of any agreement action 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 thereininaction, 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 arising out 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 advanceBNY's performance hereunder, provided that nothing in this Agreement the Fund shall in any way limit the Trust’s right to file at any time such amendments not indemnify BNY to the registration statement extent any such costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims arises out of BNY's failure to exercise the reasonable care, prudence and diligence required by Section 2 of Article II hereof. BNY shall have only such duties as are expressly set forth herein. In no event shall BNY be liable for any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisableCountry Risks associated with investments in a particular country.
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Sources: Foreign Custody Manager Agreement (Td Waterhouse Family of 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 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▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
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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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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.
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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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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.
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (FQF 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.;
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (EntrepreneurShares Series Trust)
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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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.
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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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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.
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Representations. (a) The Distributor represents Sub-Adviser and warrants that: (i) Adviser each hereby represent and warrant as follows:
a. it has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the state of its organization;
b. it is duly authorized to execute, deliver, and licensed perform under applicable law this Agreement, and has taken all action necessary to carry out the services contemplated herein; (ii) the authorize its execution, delivery and performance performance, including, without limitation, obtaining any necessary government approvals;
c. the terms 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 do 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 obligation by which it is bound; (iv) , whether arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise;
d. this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium, and other similar law relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
e. it is a registered as a broker-dealer investment adviser with the SEC under the 1934 Advisers Act and a member of FINRA will maintain such registration for as long as this Agreement remains in effect;
f. any required regulatory filings required are current and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer accurately reflect its advisory operations;
g. it is currently in compliance with all applicable federal and adviser immediately in the event state laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to investment advisers;
h. neither it, nor any of its expulsion or suspension by FINRA; and (v) it is not an “affiliated person” Associated Persons (as defined under contemplated by the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇Advisers Act), are subject to any statutory disqualification set forth in Section 203(e) and 203(f) of the Listing Exchange Advisers Act (or any underlying index provider for successor Advisers Act sections or rules), or are they currently the subject of any Fund.investigation or proceeding which would result in statutory disqualification;
(b) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) i. it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized promptly notify the other party to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) this Agreement of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify it is registered from serving as an investment adviser to any investment company under the 1940 Act; (iiipursuant to Section 9(a) 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 or otherwise; and
j. its obligations to advise the other with respect to these representations shall be continuing 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 beongoing, and should any Fund’s prospectus shall not include representation change for any untrue statement of a material fact or omit reason, each warrants to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make advise the statements thereinother immediately, not misleading in light of together with providing 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 advisablecorresponding pertinent facts and circumstances.
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Sources: Investment Sub Advisory Agreement (Securian Funds Trust)
Representations. (a) The Distributor Fund represents and warrants to Chase that: :
(i) it the Fund is a business trust, duly authorized organized and licensed existing and in good standing under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
(ii) the execution, delivery Fund is authorized to enter into and performance of perform this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; Agreement;
(iii) it is entering all requisite proceedings have been taken to authorize the Fund to enter into and perform 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; Agreement;
(iv) it the Fund 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.
(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 properly registered 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 no legal or other materials prepared by or on behalf of the Trust for the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) administrative proceedings have been prepared, instituted or threatened which would impair the Fund's ability to perform its duties and shall be prepared, obligations under this Agreement;
(vi) the Fund's registration statements comply in all material respects, in conformity respects with the 1933 Act, Act and the 1940 Act and (including the rules and regulations thereunder) and none 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 's prospectuses and/or 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 additional information 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 thereintherein not misleading; and
(vii) the Fund's execution, not misleading in light delivery and performance 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 not cause a material breach or be in material conflict with any way limit other agreement or obligation of the Trust’s right Fund or any law or regulation applicable to file at any time such amendments it.
(b) Each of Chase Boston and Chase Texas severally represents and warrants to the registration statement Fund that:
(i) it is duly organized and existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;
(ii) it is duly qualified to carry on its business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Texas, as applicable;
(iii) it is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter and by-laws to enter into and perform the services described in this Agreement;
(iv) all requisite corporate action has been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement;
(v) it has, and will continue to have, access to the facilities, personnel and equipment required to fully perform its duties and obligations hereunder;
(vi) no legal or administrative proceedings have been instituted or threatened against it which would impair its ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement; and
(vii) its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall not cause a material breach or be in material conflict with any other agreement or obligation of it or any Fund’s prospectus as the Trust may deem advisablelaw or regulation applicable to it.
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Sources: Custody and Fund Accounting Services Agreement (Nuveen Senior Income Fund)
Representations. (a) The Distributor 9.1 Actavis represents that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, Actavis is a First Filer, as defined by Section 1.15 of this License Agreement.
9.2 Neos represents that, as of the Execution Date, Neos has not entered into any agreement with any Third Party granting such party a license to Market a Generic Equivalent in the Territory.
9.3 Each Party represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized to the other Parties that the execution and licensed under applicable law to carry out delivery by such Party of this License Agreement and the services contemplated herein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of its obligations under this License Agreement are within its power and the Settlement Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does corporate action and do not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach the terms of any provision of any agreement other contract, agreement, arrangement, or document understanding to which the Distributor such Party 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 party. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
(b) The Trust 9.4 Neos represents and warrants that: (i) that it is duly organized has the right to license and/or sublicense, as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized applicable, the Licensed Patents to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company Actavis under the 1940 Act; terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and this License Agreement.
9.5 Neos represents and warrants that the terms of the License Agreement being offered to Actavis are and will be equivalent to or better than the terms being offered by Neos or its Affiliates to any Third Party with respect to any Iicense(s) or other permissions(s) to Generic Equivalent(s) (iii“Third Party Agreement”) the executionwith respect to Sections 2.1, delivery 2.2, 5, and performance 6 of this License Agreement are within (License, Pre-Booking Activities, Accelerators, and At Risk Launch). If Neos and/or its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering Affiliates enters into a Third Party Agreement providing such Third Party with more favorable terms with respect to Sections 2.1, 2.2, 5, and/or 6, of this License Agreement, then the applicable terms in this License Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach will be automatically amended to provide such more favorable terms to Actavis. Neos shall notify Actavis of any provision more favorable terms within five (5) business days.
9.6 Each Party represents and warrants to the other Parties that the explicit terms of the Agreement and this License Agreement reflect the sole consideration being exchanged between or among any agreement or document to which of the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) Parties in connection with settling the registration statement Action and each Fund’s prospectus, resolving their dispute regarding the Actavis ANDA and sales literature and advertisements approved by the adviser that no other form of compensation or other materials prepared by accommodation has been made between or on behalf among any 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 advisableParties.
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Representations. 6.1 One 2 One hereby confirms that it will take all necessary corporate action to obtain financial, bank and board approval to this transaction with CTI.
6.2 One to One confirms:-
(a) The Distributor represents that it will meet outstanding commitments for capital expenditure in relation to the Properties or the Assets and warrants that: (i) it is duly authorized the New Assets and licensed under applicable law to carry out in respect of the services contemplated herein; (ii) Third Party Site Sharing Contracts as at the execution, delivery and performance date of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized otherwise in accordance with Clause 5.1 and the New Sites Protocol;
(b) that all Taxation in relation to the Properties, the Assets, the New Assets and the Third Party Site Sharing Contracts for which One 2 One is liable will remain payable by all necessary action; One 2 One and One to One shall fully indemnify CTI in respect of the same;
(iiic) it is entering into this Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does that One 2 One has not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document made an election pursuant 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 ▇paragraph 2 Schedule 10 Value Added Tax ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) ▇ in respect of each of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund.Properties but shall do so at the request and expense of CTI;
(bd) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at that all times will remain duly authorized documents relating to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii) Properties which attract stamp or transfer duty in the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and United Kingdom or elsewhere 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 duly stamped;
(e) that One 2 One has paid all rent or licence fees and correct all other outgoings which have become due in respect of each of the Properties and has performed and observed in all material respects all its obligations under all covenants, conditions, agreements, statutory requirements, planning consents and regulations affecting any of the Properties and no notice of any breach of any such matter has been received and no existing use of any of the Properties contravenes any of such covenants, conditions, agreements, statutory requirements, planning consents or regulations;
(f) that One 2 One is not engaged in any capacity in any litigation, arbitration, prosecution or other legal proceedings (including Landlord and Tenant Act renewals or rent or rates tribunals) or in any proceedings or hearings before any statutory or Governmental body, department, board or agency; no such matters are pending or threatened; and One 2 One is not aware of any circumstances which may give rise to any such matter;
(g) there are no outstanding orders or notices affecting the Properties or any judgements, orders, decrees, arbitral awards or decisions of any court, tribunal, arbitrator, local or national government or governmental agency or licensing body or industry regulator against One 2 One in respect of the Properties;
(h) that One 2 One is not a party to any recurring payments paid to third parties in respect of the Properties details of which have not been disclosed to CTI;
(i) that the Third Party Site Sharing Contracts in place at the time indicated or date of this Agreement produce an annual revenue recoverable by CTI in excess of (Pounds)112,000. and to the effective date, as extent such representations are incorrect One 2 One will seek to remedy the case may be, same at its own cost and to indemnify CTI to the extent of any Fund’s prospectus shall not include direct costs incurred in consequence.
6.3 That all information disclosed in One 2 One's answers to due diligence questions and all other information in writing which has been given by 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 One 2 One's employees or officials or professional advisers to any employees, Directors, officials or professional advisers of CTI in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment the course of the negotiations leading to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall was when given and remains true and accurate 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 advisableall material respects and is not misleading.
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Sources: Framework Agreement (Crown Castle International Corp)
Representations. Each Adhering Party will be deemed to represent to the other Adhering Party on the date on which it enters into a NDF Transaction that:
(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 This Master Confirmation is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act legal, valid and a member binding obligation of FINRA and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and adviser immediately each Adhering Party, enforceable against each Adhering Party in the event of accordance with 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 Fundterms.
(b) The Trust represents and warrants thatAbsent a written agreement between the Adhering Parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for that NDF Transaction: (ii)(A) it is duly organized acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into that NDF Transaction and as to whether that NDF Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary; (B) it is not relying on any communications (written or oral) of the other Adhering Party as investment advice or as a Delaware statutory trust recommendation to enter into that NDF Transaction, it being understood that information and is explanations related to the terms and at all times will remain duly authorized conditions of a NDF Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to carry out its obligations enter into that NDF Transaction; and (C) it has not received from the other Adhering Party any assurance or guarantee as contemplated hereinto the expected results of that NDF Transaction; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under capable of evaluating and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the 1940 Actterms, conditions and risks of that NDF Transaction; and (iii) the executionother Adhering Party is not acting as a fiduciary or an advisor for it in respect of that NDF Transaction.
(c) Each Adhering Party is an “eligible contract participant” (“ECP”), delivery and performance as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of this Agreement the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.
(d) Each Adhering Party acknowledges that there are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does not conflict risks associated with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to an NDF Transaction that uses bitcoin, which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) the registration statement relatively new 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 dateemerging asset, 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 reference asset. The controlling documents of the circumstances NDF Transaction, which includes the Master Agreement, the Master Confirmation and Addendum, state each Adhering Party’s exclusive rights and obligations, including any recourse that may be available to it in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment order to enforce the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving terms of 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 advisableNDF Transaction.
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Sources: Exchange User License Agreement
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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any Fund1940 Act.
(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 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.
(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 there under. 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.
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Representations. (a) The Distributor Company represents and warrants that: to, and agrees with, each Agent as of the Commencement Date (ias hereinafter defined), as of each date on which you solicit offers to purchase Notes, as of each date on which the Company accepts an offer to purchase Notes (including any purchase by an Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement or otherwise), as of each date the Company issues and sells Notes and as of each date the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or supplemented, as follows (it being understood that such representations and warranties shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and the Prospectus, each as amended or supplemented to each such date):
(1) it is duly authorized The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and licensed under applicable law no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or, to carry out the services contemplated hereinknowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; (ii2) the execution, delivery Company meets the requirements for use of an automatically effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have has not been duly authorized notified 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 Commission of any provision objection to the use 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 FINRAautomatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3; and (v3) it is other than any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, and any document not an constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, the Company (including its agents and representatives, other than Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “affiliated personwritten communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives being referred to herein as an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than, in respect of any particular issue of Notes, (i) a term sheet agreed between the Company and the relevant Agents containing solely a description of the Listing Exchange or offered Notes (a “Term Sheet”) and (ii) any underlying index provider for any Fundwritten communication approved in writing in advance by the relevant Agents (each such document being referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) herein as a “Specified Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”).
(b1) The Trust represents and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust At the respective times the Registration Statement and is each amendment thereto became effective, including at each deemed effective date with respect to the Agents pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act and at all times the Time of Delivery, the Registration Statement complied and 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, comply in all material respects, in conformity respects with the 1933 Actrequirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the 1940 Act as amended and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Rules Trust Indenture Act”); (ii) the Basic Prospectus and Regulations”the Prospectus complied when filed with the Commission in all material respects with the rules and regulations under the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act; and (iii) each Prospectus Supplement and Specified Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and has been filed or will be filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby); and (vi2) (i) at the registration statement respective times the Registration Statement and each Fund’s prospectus contain all material statements required amendment thereto became effective, including at each deemed effective date with respect to be stated therein in accordance with the 1933 Agents pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) under the Securities 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 Commencement Date, the effective date, as the case may be, Registration Statement did not and any Fund’s prospectus shall will not include any 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 not misleading; (ii) as of any date on which the Company accepts an offer to purchase Notes (the “Initial Sale Time”) and as of the time and date set forth in the Terms Agreement relating to an issue of Notes or, when not otherwise agreed to between the Company and the applicable Agents, the time and date when an Agent first conveys to purchasers the pricing terms of an issue of Notes set forth in the applicable Specified Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (the “Applicable Time”), the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplements and the applicable Specified Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es), if any, all considered together (collectively, the “General Disclosure Package”) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (iii) of its date and at the Time of Delivery, the Prospectus did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to (i) that part of the Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee or (ii) the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Agent specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and such Prospectus.
(c) The documents incorporated by reference in the Basic Prospectus and the Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, comply, or will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as applicable, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Basic Prospectus and the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as applicable, 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 not misleading.
(d) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) under the Securities Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption in Rule 163 under the Securities Act, and (iv) at the Initial Sale Time, the Company was or is (as the case may be) a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. The Company agrees to pay any fees required by the Commission relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.
(i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act of the Securities and (ii) as of the Initial Sale Time, the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(f) Each Specified Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Term Sheet does not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Specified Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Agent specifically for use therein.
(g) The financial statements and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as at the dates indicated, and the respective results of operations for the periods specified, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved.
(h) (i) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and is duly registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which they are made. The Trust shall it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, other than where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, considering all such cases in the aggregate, does not file any amendment involve a material risk to the registration statement business, properties, financial position or Fund’s prospectus without giving results of operations of the Distributor reasonable notice Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), its national bank subsidiary, is a duly organized and validly existing national banking association under the laws of the United States, continues to hold a valid certificate to do business as such and has full power and authority to conduct its business as such; each of its other significant subsidiaries, as defined in Regulation S-X (the “Significant Subsidiaries”), is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with corporate power and authority under such laws to conduct its business; and (iii) all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each such subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except, with respect to any subsidiary that is a national bank, as provided by Section 55 of Title 12 of the United States Code).
(i) Each of this Agreement and any applicable Terms Agreement has been or will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(j) The Notes have been or will be duly authorized and established in conformity with the provisions of the relevant Indenture and any applicable Terms Agreement, and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof in advance, provided that nothing in accordance with this Agreement shall and any applicable Terms Agreement, will have been duly executed, issued and delivered by the Company and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles and will be entitled to the benefits provided by the Indentures, the Indentures have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and constitute valid and binding instruments enforceable in accordance with their terms subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and the Indentures conform, and the Notes of any particular issuance of Notes will conform in all material respects, to the summary descriptions thereof in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented to relate to such issuance of Notes.
(k) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the Notes, the Indentures and any applicable Terms Agreement, the issue and sale of the Notes and the performance by the Company of all of its obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, the Indentures and any Terms Agreement, does not require any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency, that has not been obtained or as may be required under state blue sky laws, and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, nor will such action contravene or result in any way limit violation of the Trust’s right to file at provisions of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or the Regulations of the Company or any time such amendments applicable statute, rule or regulation or to the registration statement best of its knowledge, any order of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, its subsidiaries or any Fund’s prospectus of their respective properties.
(l) To the knowledge of the Company and except as set forth in the Trust may deem advisableProspectus, there is no threatened action, suit or proceeding that could reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the condition (financial or other), business or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets thereof.
(m) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the condition (financial or other), business or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus.
(n) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
(o) Immediately after any sale of Notes by the Company hereunder or under any applicable Terms Agreement, the aggregate amount of Notes which shall have been issued and sold by the Company hereunder or under any Terms Agreement and of any securities of the Company (other than the Notes) that shall have been issued and sold pursuant to the Registration Statement will not exceed the amount of securities registered under the Registration Statement.
(p) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any m
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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 make all reasonable efforts to notify the Distributor in advance of filing an amendment to the registration statement Registration Statement or a 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. 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.
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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” (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 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 defined 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 regulatory 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 Listing Exchange 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 any underlying index provider for any Fundchanges 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
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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 laws, 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.
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Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Manager Directed Portfolios)
Representations. (a) Section 1.1. The Distributor Area School represents and warrants that: :
(ia) it It is duly authorized organized and licensed validly existing under applicable law the laws of the State of Iowa (the “State”).
(b) It is not in violation of any provisions of the laws of the State which would impair its ability to carry out its obligations hereunder.
(c) It is empowered to enter into the services transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) It will do all things in its power required of it in order to maintain its existence through the term of this Agreement or in order to assure the assumption of its obligations hereunder by any successor public body.
Section 1.2. The Employer represents and warrants that:
(a) It is duly and validly organized and is in good standing under the laws of the state of Iowa and is qualified to do business and is in good standing in the State.
(b) It has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all other instruments, if any, given by the Employer to secure its obligations hereunder and to enter into and carry out the transaction contemplated herein; (ii) the . Such execution, delivery and performance are not in contravention of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it is entering into this Agreement law or providing the services contemplated hereby does not conflict with Employer’s articles of incorporation, by-laws or constitute a default any indenture, agreement, mortgage, lease, undertaking or require a consent under any other restriction, obligation or breach of any provision of any agreement or document instrument to which the Distributor Employer is a party or by which it is bound; (iv) it is registered as . This Agreement has by proper action been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Employer and all steps necessary have been taken to constitute this Agreement a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act valid 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) binding obligation of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundEmployer.
(bc) There is no litigation or proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of the Employer threatened, against the Employer or any other person affecting in any manner whatsoever the right of the Employer to execute this Agreement or to otherwise comply with its obligations contained in this Agreement.
(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 employees 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 be covered by this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its entering into this Agreement does had not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach of any provision of any agreement or document to which commenced work for 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 Employer as of the Trust for date of the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with execution of the 1933 Act, Preliminary Industrial New Jobs Training Agreement between the 1940 Act Area School and the rules and regulations of the Commission Employer (the “Rules and RegulationsPreliminary Agreement”); , 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, those employees are or will be true employed in new jobs within the meaning of the Act in connection with the expansion of the Employer’s business operations.
(e) The Employer is engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce for the purpose of manufacturing, processing or assembling products, conducting research and correct development, or providing services in interstate commerce, but excluding retail, health or professional services, all material respects within the meaning of the Act.
(f) The Employer will not use any of the funds disbursed to the Employer from the proceeds of the Certificates directly or indirectly to provide any airplane, skybox or other private luxury box, health club facility, facility primarily used for gambling or store the principal business of which is the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises.
(g) The Employer will not use any of the funds disbursed to the Employer from the proceeds of the Certificates directly or indirectly to finance the purchase of land, facilities or other depreciable property of the Employer or any other person, except the Area School.
(h) The Employer understands that this Agreement is entered into upon the expectation that the new jobs credit from withholding and the incremental property taxes (as defined in the Act), if any have been authorized by the local jurisdiction to fund training certificates for this project, to be provided from the new jobs to be created by the Employer as part of the Project and from the construction and/or remodeling of facilities where the new jobs are created will be in an amount sufficient to fund the Project, including the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Certificates. These expectations are based solely upon the Employer’s projections, which have not been verified by the Area School and for which the Area School takes no responsibility. In the event that the funds generated by the new jobs credit from withholding and the incremental property taxes are insufficient to fund the Project, including the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Certificates, the Employer understands that it will be financially responsible for any shortfall and that the Area School shall have no responsibility for such shortfall.
(i) Employer agrees that it shall provide all information requested by the College, the Iowa Department of Economic Development or the Iowa Department of Education for purposes of establishing a consistent and meaningful database to track aggregate wages of employees over time and evaluate the effectiveness of job training programs. Such information shall include the Social Security numbers of all individual employees for which withholding credit is claimed as a part of the Project. Such information shall be provided directly to the College or the Iowa Department of Education upon forms provided by the College or the Department of Economic Development.
(j) The Program Services are for the purpose of providing education and training services to persons to be employed as a part of the Project. The new jobs to be created as a result of the Project will be located 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 advisablesite legally described on Exhibit “B” attached hereto.
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Sources: Industrial New Jobs Training Agreement (Central Iowa Energy, LLC)
Representations. (a) The Distributor Employee understands and acknowledges that the following representations and covenants are essential to Enfusion’s decision to enter into this Agreement. Employee represents and warrants thatto Enfusion as follows:
a) As of the Effective Date, Employee is not under any contractual or legal duty or obligation, engagement, understanding, restriction, or commitment with any prior employer, other entity or individual other than Enfusion or its Affiliates (“Other Employer”) that would limit, prohibit, or interfere with Employee’s full and faithful performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to, employment, consulting, confidentiality, non-competition, or non-solicitation agreements or restrictive covenants;
b) Employee does not have any inventions or intellectual property obligations which may affect assignment under Section 13, other than what Employee has disclosed in Appendix 2;
c) If applicable, Employee has disclosed any Other Employers existing as of the Effective Date;
d) If applicable, Employee has complied with all duties imposed on Employee by their former employer with respect to termination of their employment;
e) Employee is free to enter this Agreement and commence employment with Enfusion;
f) Employee understands and acknowledges the offer of employment made pursuant to this Agreement is made only to Employee for their personal services, and at no time has Employee been authorized to recruit, induce, entice, or offer employment at Enfusion to any other person;
g) Employee covenants not to use, disclose, or induce the use of, any trade secret, confidential information, or proprietary information that belongs to any third party in the performance of Employee’s employment under this Agreement, unless Employee has prior written consent from the owner of the protected information (which, Employee agrees to provide such written consent to Enfusion); and,
h) Employee is not aware of: (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law any pending internal, criminal, civil, regulatory, or self- regulatory organization investigations involving Employee or any of Employee’s activities at any former employer or in relation to carry or arising out the services contemplated hereinof Employee’s prior employment ; (ii) the executionany pending customer complaints or customer arbitrations involving any of Employee’s activities at any former employer or in relation to or arising out of Employee’s prior employment; or, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) it any circumstances that might lead to any of the matters described in this subsection. If Employee is aware of any such issues, Employee has disclosed such in writing to Enfusion’s Chief Human Resources Officer at least seven (7) days prior to the parties 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 madeAgreement. 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.
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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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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.
(f) The Trust represents that, upon delivery of Deposit 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 Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
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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 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 (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 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.
(e) 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 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.
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Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Manager Directed Portfolios)
Representations. (a) a. The Distributor represents and warrants that: :
1. (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 (b“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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
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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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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 Distributor represents and warrants that it has adequate business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and will provide the Trust a summary of such plans and all material revisions to the plans.
(e) 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; 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.
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (Bear Stearns Active Etf Trust)
Representations. 5.1 The Guarantor makes the following representations to the Secured Parties, which representations survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:
(A) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder (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 the Guarantor’s organizational power and authority, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary action; organizational action by the Guarantor and (iiic) it do not require the consent or approval of any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained;
(B) the Guarantor is entering into “solvent” within the meaning give that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers or conveyances;
(C) the Guarantor has received, or will receive, direct or indirect substantial benefits from the extensions of credit made by the Lenders under the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the making of this Agreement with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; and
(D) neither a Secured Party nor any other Person has made any representation, warranty or providing statement to such Person to induce such Person to execute this Agreement.
5.2 The Guarantor also makes the services contemplated hereby does not conflict following representations to the Secured Parties with or constitute respect to the security interest granted herein:
(A) this Agreement creates 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 valid 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” continuing security interest (as defined under in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇applicable UCC) in the Collateral in favor 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 executionAdministrative Agent, 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 Secured Parties, which security interest is prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Guarantor;
(B) the Guarantor has authorized the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in the Collateral in which a security interest granted to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, under this Agreement may be perfected by filing;
(C) other than as expressly permitted by the terms of the Transaction Documents (including Permitted Liens), this Agreement and the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, the Guarantor has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral. The Guarantor has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Guarantor that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral.
(D) the Pledged Equity shall not be represented by a certificate unless (a) the limited liability company agreement of such TRS Subsidiary expressly provides that such interest shall be a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC of the applicable jurisdiction and (b) such certificate shall be delivered as provided in Section 6.12;
(E) with respect to any Pledged Equity that constitutes a “certificated security,” such certificated security has been delivered to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed to the Administrative Agent, for the Distributor’s use benefit of the Secured Parties, or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Administrative Agent, for the NAI-1519907927v6 8 benefit of the Secured Parties, upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Guarantor of such certificated security, as provided in Section 6.12;
(F) with respect to any Pledged Equity that constitutes an “Sales Literature uncertificated security”, the Guarantor has caused the issuer of such uncertificated security to register the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the registered owner of such uncertificated security;
(G) the Pledged Equity issued by such TRS Subsidiary has been duly and Advertisements”validly authorized and issued by such TRS Subsidiary;
(H) have been prepared, and shall be preparedthe Guarantor has authorized the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in the Pledged Equity; and
(I) the Guarantor consents to the transfer of any Pledged Equity to the Administrative Agent or its designee, in all material respects, in conformity connection with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations an exercise 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 remedies 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 beApplicable Law following, and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any untrue statement during the occurrence of, an Event of a material fact or omit Default under the Loan and Servicing Agreement and to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading in light substitution of the circumstances Administrative Agent or its designee as a member in which they are made. The Trust shall not file any amendment such TRS Subsidiary with all the rights and powers related thereto, subject to the registration statement or Fund’s prospectus without giving the Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance, provided that nothing in terms of 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 advisableAgreement.
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Sources: Pledge and Guaranty Agreement (ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.)
Representations. Each of the Tranche B Term Lenders (a) The Distributor represents and warrants that it is either a commercial lender, other financial institution or other “accredited” investor (as defined in SEC Regulation D) that makes or acquires loans in the ordinary course of business and that it will make or acquire Loans for its own account in the ordinary course of business; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 7.01 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; (e) agrees that: , as of the date hereof, such Tranche B Term Lender (i) it is duly authorized shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and licensed under applicable law to carry out the services contemplated herein; other Loan Documents, (ii) shall be a “Tranche B Term Lender” for all purposes of the executionCredit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iii) shall perform all of the obligations that by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it is entering into this as a “Lender” and a “Tranche B Term Lender” under the Credit Agreement or providing and 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; other Loan Documents, (iv) it is registered as shall have the rights and obligations of a broker-dealer Lender and a Tranche B Term Lender under the 1934 Act Credit Agreement 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 other Loan Documents, (v) it is not an “affiliated person” ratifies and approves all acts previously taken by the Collateral Agent on such Tranche B Term Lender’s behalf and (as defined under f) agrees to waive the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇borrowing notice provisions of Section 2.02(a) 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 Credit Agreement with respect 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 advance of the Trust for Tranche B Term Loan on 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 advisabledate hereof.
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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 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 (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 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
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Representations. (a) Sub-Advisor shall use its best judgment and efforts in rendering the advice and services to the Fund as contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Sub-Advisor and Advisor shall each maintain all licenses and registrations necessary to perform its duties hereunder in good order.
(c) Sub-Advisor and Advisor shall each conduct its operations in providing advisory services hereunder at all times in conformance in all material respects with the Investment Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act and any other applicable state and/or self-regulatory organization regulations.
(d) Sub-Advisor and Advisor shall each be independently covered by errors and omissions insurance. The Distributor company self-retention or deductible shall not exceed reasonable and customary standards, and each agrees to notify the other in the event the aggregate coverage of such insurance in any annual period is reduced below $10,000,000.
(e) The Sub-Advisor represents and warrants that: to the Advisor and the Fund that (i) it the retention of the Sub-Advisor as contemplated by this Agreement is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law to carry out by the services contemplated hereinSub-Advisor’s governing documents; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within does not violate any obligation by which the Sub-Advisor or its power property is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise; and have (iii) this Agreement has 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) appropriate action of the Listing Exchange Sub-Advisor and when executed and delivered by the Sub-Advisor will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sub-Advisor, enforceable against the Sub-Advisor in accordance with its terms hereof, subject, as to enforcement, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or any underlying index provider for any Fund.
(b) law). The Trust Advisor represents and warrants that: to the Sub-Advisor that (i1) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations the retention of the Sub-Advisor as contemplated hereinby this Agreement is authorized by the Advisor’s governing documents; (ii) it is registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act; (iii2) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within does not violate any obligation by which the Advisor or its power property is bound, whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise; and have (3) this Agreement has 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 appropriate action of any provision of any agreement or document to which the Trust is a party or by which it is bound; (v) Advisor and the registration statement Fund and each Fund’s prospectus, when executed and sales literature and advertisements approved delivered by the adviser or other materials prepared by or on behalf Advisor will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trust for Advisor, enforceable against 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 Advisor in accordance with the 1933 Actits terms hereof, 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 datesubject, as the case may beto enforcement, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and any Fund’s prospectus shall not include any untrue statement similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a material fact proceeding in equity 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 advisablelaw).
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Sources: Investment Sub Advisory Agreement (Litman Gregory Funds Trust)
Representations. (a) The Distributor Issuer represents to and warrants agrees with the Underwriters that: :
(i) it The Issuer is duly authorized organized and licensed validly existing, with full legal right, power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Bonds to the Underwriters pursuant to the Indenture, and execute, deliver and perform its obligations, as the case may be, under applicable law this Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Bonds, the Loan Agreement and the Tax Regulatory Agreement of the Issuer, the Company, and Enviva Pellets Epes, LLC dated the Closing Date, as to carry out certain federal tax matters under Section 148 of the services Code (the “Tax Regulatory Agreement”) and any other document to which the Issuer is a party and which is required in connection with the financing of the Project in the name and on behalf of the Issuer (collectively, the “Issuer Documents”) and to perform and consummate all obligations and transactions required or contemplated herein; by each of the Issuer Documents.
(ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within its power and have been duly authorized by The Issuer has taken all necessary action; action and complied with all provisions of the constitution and laws of the State required to make the Issuer Documents the valid special revenue limited obligations of the Issuer that they purport to be, and, when executed and delivered by the Issuer and the other parties thereto, the Issuer Documents, including this Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, will, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, constitute legal, valid and binding special obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws or equitable principles affecting creditors’ rights or remedies).
(iii) it is entering into this The Bonds, when duly issued and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture and delivered to the Underwriters as provided herein, will be validly issued and outstanding special revenue obligations of the Issuer, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and payable from the sources therein specified.
(iv) By official action of the Issuer prior to or concurrently with the acceptance hereof, the Issuer has approved and authorized the distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement and authorized and approved the execution and delivery of the Issuer Documents and the consummation by the Issuer of the transactions contemplated thereby.
(v) All meetings of the board of directors of the Issuer at which action was taken in connection with the Issuer Documents and the Bonds were duly and legally called and held meetings, and were open to the public at all times, and notice of the time and place of each such meeting was given as required by law.
(vi) The Issuer has executed and delivered, or will execute and deliver on or before the Closing Date, each of the Issuer Documents. The Bonds and each of the Issuer Documents constitute, or will, as of the Closing Date, constitute, legal, valid and binding special obligations of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting creditors’ rights or remedies heretofore or hereafter enacted. The Bonds and each of the Issuer Documents have been executed and delivered, or will be executed and delivered on or before the Closing Date, by the Issuer and are currently in full force and effect or, as of the Closing Date, will be in full force and effect, with respect to the Issuer.
(vii) The execution and delivery of the Issuer Documents and the signing and acceptance of the Indemnity Agreement or providing the services contemplated hereby does will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or require a consent under or breach of under, any provision of any indenture, commitment, agreement or document other instrument to which the Distributor Issuer is a party or by which it is bound; , or under any existing law, rule, regulation, ordinance, judgment, order or decree to which the Issuer (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 or any of its expulsion officers or suspension by FINRA; and (vdirectors, in their respective capacities as such) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined subject or under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) any provision of any law of the Listing Exchange or any underlying index provider for any FundState relating to the Issuer.
(bviii) The Trust represents Issuer is not in breach of or default under any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State or the United States or any applicable judgment or decree or administrative ruling or any agreement, resolution, certificate or other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or is otherwise subject, which breach or default would in any way adversely affect the transaction contemplated by the Issuer Documents or the issuance of the Bonds, and warrants that: (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust no event has occurred and is continuing which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a breach of or default under any such instrument.
(ix) All approvals, consents and orders of any governmental authority, board, agency, council, commission or other body having jurisdiction which would constitute a condition precedent to the performance by the Issuer of its obligations hereunder and under the Bonds and the Issuer Documents have been obtained; provided, that the Issuer makes no representations as to any approvals, consents, orders or other actions which may be necessary to qualify the Bonds for offer and sale under Blue Sky or other state securities laws or regulations.
(x) Any certificates executed by any official of the Issuer and delivered to the Underwriters pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall be deemed a representation and warranty of the Issuer as to the accuracy of the statements therein made.
(xi) Except for information which is permitted to be omitted pursuant to Rule 15c2-12(b)(1), the information in the Preliminary Official Statement under the captions “THE ISSUER” and “LITIGATION—The Issuer” is, as of its date and as of the date hereof, true and correct in all material respects and did not and does not contain any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Issuer has not confirmed and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of the information in the Preliminary Official Statement other than the information relating to the Issuer under those captions.
(xii) The information in the Official Statement under the captions “THE ISSUER” and “LITIGATION—The Issuer” is, as of its date 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 after 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 date of the Trust for Official Statement up to and including the Distributor’s use (“Sales Literature Closing Date will be, true and Advertisements”) have been prepared, and shall be prepared, correct in all material respectsrespects and will not contain any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in conformity with the 1933 Actlight of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Issuer has not confirmed and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of the information in the Official Statement other than the information relating to the Issuer under those captions.
(xiii) If the Official Statement is supplemented or amended, at the time of each supplement or amendment thereto and (unless subsequently again supplemented or amended) at all times subsequent thereto up to and including the time of the Closing (as defined below), the 1940 Act information in the Official Statement under the captions “THE ISSUER” 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, LITIGATION – The Issuer” as so supplemented or in Sales Literature and Advertisements, are or amended 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 will 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 the light of the circumstances in under which they are were made. , not misleading.
(xiv) If between the date hereof and the time of Closing, any event shall occur which might or would cause the information in the Official Statement under the captions “THE ISSUER” and “LITIGATION – The Trust Issuer”, as then supplemented or amended, to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Issuer shall not file any notify the Underwriters thereof, and if, in the opinion of the Representative, such event requires the preparation and publication of a supplement or amendment to the registration statement Official Statement, the Issuer shall promptly (and in any event before the Closing) prepare and furnish (at the expense of the Company) a reasonable number of copies of an amendment of or Fund’s prospectus without giving supplement to the Distributor reasonable notice thereof Official Statement in advanceform and substance satisfactory to the Representative. The Issuer shall advise the Underwriters promptly of the institution of any proceedings known to it by any governmental agency prohibiting or otherwise affecting the use of the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement in connection with the offering, provided that nothing sale or distribution of the Bonds.
(xv) Except as described in this Agreement shall the Official Statement, no litigation, proceeding or official investigation of any governmental or judicial body is pending against the Issuer or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer, (i) seeking to restrain or enjoin the issuance, sale or delivery of any of the Bonds, or the payment or collection of any amounts pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds, (ii) in any way limit contesting or affecting any authority for the Trust’s right to file at issuance of the Bonds or the validity or binding effect of the Bonds or any time such amendments of the Issuer Documents, (iii) which is in any way contesting the creation, existence, powers or jurisdiction of the Issuer or the validity or effect of the Indenture or the Act or any provision thereof or the application of the proceeds of the Bonds or (iv) which, if adversely determined, could materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Official Statement or any of the Legal Documents (hereinafter defined).
(xvi) The Issuer has not been notified of any listing or proposed listing by the Internal Revenue Service to the registration statement effect that the Issuer is a bond issuer whose arbitrage certificates may not be relied upon. It is understood that the representations, warranties and agreements of the Issuer contained in this Section and elsewhere in this Purchase Agreement shall not create any general obligation or liability of the Issuer, and that any Fund’s prospectus obligation or liability of the Issuer hereunder or under the Issuer Documents is payable solely out of the revenues and other income pledged therefor and that no past, present or future member, officer, agent or employee of the Issuer shall be personally liable for any such obligation or liability. It is further understood and agreed that the Issuer makes no representations or warranties, except as set forth above, as to the Trust may deem advisablePreliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement or as to (i) the financial condition, results of operation, business or prospects of the Company, (ii) any statements (financial or otherwise), representations, documents or certifications provided or to be provided by the Company in connection with the offer or sale of the Bonds, or (iii) the correctness, completeness or accuracy of such statements, representations, documents or certifications.
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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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) 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) the Distributor 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.
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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 State 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (Northern Lights Fund Trust IV)
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 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.;
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Sources: Etf Distribution Agreement (Manager Directed 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 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 Shares will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares 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
(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.
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (PFS Funds)
Representations. (a) The Distributor Each Party represents and warrants that: to each other Party that (i) it is duly authorized and licensed under applicable law subject to carry out Bankruptcy Court approval in the services contemplated herein; (ii) case of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Entities, the execution, delivery delivery, and performance by such Party of this Termination and Settlement Agreement and the transactions contemplated under this Termination and Settlement Agreement are within its power the powers of such Party and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; action on the part of such Party, (ii) this Termination and Settlement Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Party and, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval in the case of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Entities, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with the terms hereof, (iii) it is entering into not relying upon any statements, understandings, representations, expectations, or agreements other than those expressly set forth in 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; Termination and Settlement Agreement, (iv) it is registered as a broker-dealer under has had the 1934 Act opportunity to be represented and a member of FINRA advised by legal counsel in connection with this Termination and will notify the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer Settlement Agreement, which it enters voluntarily and adviser immediately in the event of its expulsion own choice and not under coercion or suspension by FINRA; and duress, (v) it is not an “affiliated person” (as defined under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) has made its own investigation of the Listing Exchange facts and is relying upon its own knowledge and the advice of its counsel, (vi) it has no expectation that any of the other Parties will disclose facts material to the Lehman Agreement Documents or this Termination and Settlement Agreement to it, and (vii) it knowingly waives any underlying index provider for and all claims that this Termination and Settlement Agreement was induced by any Fundmisrepresentation or non-disclosure and knowingly waives any and all rights to rescind or avoid this Termination and Settlement Agreement based upon presently existing facts, known or unknown.
(b) The Trust Each Counterparty represents to the Lehman Entities that as of the date of execution of this Termination and warrants that: Settlement Agreement, it (i) it is duly organized as a Delaware statutory trust owns and is has good title to the Asserted Lehman Claims, and at all times will remain duly authorized to carry out its obligations as contemplated herein; (ii) it is registered has requisite legal authority to enter into and be bound by this Termination and Settlement Agreement.
(c) Each Lehman Entity represents to the Counterparty that as an investment company under of the 1940 Act; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance date of execution of this Agreement Termination and Settlement Agreement, it has not entered into a binding settlement agreement with any other Bank Counterparty that provides for the allowance of such Bank Counterparty’s Asserted Claims in an aggregate amount that is greater than such Bank Counterparty’s Framework Value.
(d) Each Party is relying upon the representations in this section in entering into the Termination and Settlement Agreement, and such representations are within its power and have been duly authorized by all necessary action; (iv) its a material inducement for entering into this Agreement does not conflict with or constitute a default or require a consent under or breach Termination and Settlement Agreement, which shall survive the execution 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 this Termination 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 advisableSettlement Agreement.
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