(j) No Material Adverse Changes. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been a material adverse change in the business, properties, business prospects, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or capitalization, (including any material adverse change resulting from loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood, natural disaster, disease outbreak or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree), of each of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, arising for any reason whatsoever (a “Material Adverse Change”).
(k) Investment Company. The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the use of the proceeds therefrom as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will not be, an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(l) Litigation. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective officers in their capacity as such, before or by any federal or state court, commission, regulatory body (including, without limitation, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and the Exchange), administrative agency or other governmental body, in each case whether domestic or foreign, wherein an unfavorable ruling, decision or finding would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any authorization, approval, order, license, certificate, franchise or permit, which revocation or modification would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending investigations known to the Company involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses or operations, which investigations would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Necessary Licenses, Compliance with Laws and Regulations and Performance of Obligations and Contracts. Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries has, (i) all governmental and other regulatory licenses, permits, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations as materially necessary to carry on its business as described in the Prospectus, (ii) complied in all material respects with all laws, regulations and orders applicable to it and its business and (iii) performed all material obligations required to be performed by it, and is not in material default under any, in each of the following cases material, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting trust agreement, loan agreement, bond, debenture, note agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument (individually, a “Contract” and collectively, “Contracts”) to which it is a party or by which its property is bound or affected. To the knowledge of the Company, no other party under any Contract to which it or its subsidiaries is a party is in default in any respect thereunder or has given written, or, to the knowledge of the officers and directors of the Company, oral, notice to the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or directors of such other party’s intention to terminate, cancel or refuse to renew any Contract, except for such default, termination ornon-renewal that would not
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