(viii) To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, after due inquiry, neither the Company, any of the Subsidiaries nor any of the Partnerships is in violation of any law, ordinance, administrative or governmental rule or regulation applicable to the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any of the Partnerships or of any decree of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any of the Partnerships, the violation of which could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, such Subsidiary or such Partnership, as the case may be.
(ix) The statements in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, insofar as they are descriptions of contracts, agreements or other legal documents, or refer to statements of law or legal conclusions, are accurate, and present fairly the information required to be shown, in all material respects.
(x) The Company, the Subsidiaries and the Partnerships own or have the right to use all patents, trademarks, trademark registrations, service marks, service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and rights described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being owned by them or any of them or necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses, and, other than routine proceedings which if adversely determined would not materially affect the business of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Partnerships taken as a whole as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, there is no claim to the contrary or any challenge by any other person to the rights of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Partnerships with respect to the foregoing.
(xi) Except as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, after due inquiry, there is no holder of any security of the Company or any other person who has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause the Company to sell or otherwise issue to them, or to permit them to underwrite the sale of, the Securities or the right to have any securities of the Company included in the Registration Statement or the right, as a result of the filing of the Registration Statement, to require registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(xii) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, including the issuance and sale of the Securities, will not conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the articles of incorporation or bylaws or the partnership agreement of the Subsidiaries or the Partnerships or any
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