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(e)
Information.
VCP has been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations
of the Company and materials
relating to the offer and sale of
the Securities that have been
reasonably requested by VCP,
including, without limitation, all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and
other documents required to
be filed with the
SEC
pursuant
to
the
reporting
requirements
of
the
1934
Act
(including
all
exhibits
included
therein
and
financial
statements and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein).
VCP understands that its investment
in the Securities
involves a
high degree of
risk.
VCP has such
knowledge and
experience in financial
and business
matters
that it is capable
of evaluating the
merits and risks of
the proposed investment
in the Securities
and has had an
opportunity
to ask questions of and
receive answers from the officers
of the Company concerning
the financial condition and
business
of the
Company and
other matters
related to
an investment
in the
Securities.
Neither such
inquiries nor
any other
due
diligence investigations conducted by VCP or its representatives
shall modify, amend or affect VCP’s right to rely on the
Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section
below.
VCP has sought such accounting, legal and tax
advice as it has
considered necessary to make an informed
investment decision with respect to
procuring the acquisition
by the Purchasing Funds of the Securities.
(f)
No Governmental Review.
VCP,
as manager of
the Funds,
understands that no United States federal or
state agency
or any
other government
or governmental
agency has
passed on
or made
any recommendation
or endorsement
of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the
Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or
endorsed the merits of the transaction of the Securities.
(g)
Transfer or
Sale.
VCP,
as manager of
the Funds, understands
that: (i) the
Securities have not
been and
are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any
state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale,
sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A)
subsequently registered thereunder
or (B) an
exemption exists permitting
such Securities to
be sold,
assigned or transferred without
such registration; (ii)
any sale of the
Securities made in
reliance on Rule 144
may be made
only in accordance with the
terms of Rule 144 and
further, if Rule 144 is not applicable,
any resale of the Securities
under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed
to be an underwriter (as
that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules
and
regulations of
the
SEC thereunder;
and (iii)
neither the
Company nor
any
other person
is
under any
obligation to
register the Securities under
the 1933 Act or
any state securities laws
or to comply with the
terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder.
(h)
Organization.
Each of VCP
and, to the
best of
VCP’s knowledge and
belief, each
of the Funds
is a limited
liability
company,
limited
liability
partnership,
investment
scheme
in
hedge
funds
or
pension
fund
organization
duly
organized and
validly existing
in good
standing under
the laws
of the
jurisdiction in
which it
is organized,
and has
the
requisite organizational power and authority to own its properties and to carry on
its business as now being conducted.
(i)
Authorization; Vali
dity; Enforcement.
This Agreement has
been duly and
validly authorized, executed
and delivered
on behalf
of VCP
(by means
of VCP’s
signature therefor)
and is
a valid
and binding
agreement of
VCP
enforceable against VCP in
accordance with its terms,
subject as to
enforceability to (i) general
principles of equity and
to
applicable
bankruptcy,
insolvency,
reorganization,
moratorium,
liquidation
and
other
similar
laws
relating
to,
or
affecting generally, the enforcement
of applicable
creditors’ rights and
remedies and (ii)
public policy underlying
any law,
rule
or
regulation
(including
any
federal
or
state
securities
law,
rule
or
regulation)
with
regards
to
indemnification,
contribution
or
exculpation.
The
approval,
implementation,
execution
and
delivery
of
this
Agreement
and
the
consummation by VCP
and the Funds of
the transactions contemplated
hereby does not
conflict with VCP’s or, to the
best
of VCP’s
knowledge and belief, the Funds’ certificate of organization
or operating agreement or similar documents, and
do not require further consent
or authorization by VCP
or, to the best of VCP’s knowledge and belief,
the Funds, or either
of their managers or members.
(j)
No Prior Short Selling.
VCP represents and warrants to the Company that at no time prior to the date of
this Agreement has
any of VCP
, its agents,
representatives or affiliates
engaged in or
effected, in any manner
whatsoever,
directly or indirectly,
for itself or on behalf
of the Funds any
(i) “short sale” (as such
term is defined in
Section 242.200
of Regulation
SHO of the
1934 Act)
of the
Securities or (ii)
hedging transaction, which
establishes a
net short
position
with respect to the Securities.
3.
REPRESENTATION
S
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to VCP that as of the date hereof
and as of the Commencement Date:
(a)
Organization.
The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
in good standing under
the laws
of the jurisdiction
in which
it is
organized, and has
the requisite organizational
power and authority
to own
its
properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.