any subsidiary, except with respect to (i), (iii) and (iv) insofar as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (II) no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by each of the Issuers and the Guarantor of its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantee, except (A) such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various U.S. states in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities, or (B) such consent, approval authorization or order of or qualification with, which failure to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the power or ability of the Issuers or the Guarantor to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantee.
(n) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package provided to prospective purchasers of the Securities.
(o) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened to which the Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries is subject other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Pricing Disclosure Package or proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or a material adverse effect on the power or ability of the Issuers or the Guarantor to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantee.
(p) The Guarantor and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Pricing Prospectus and Prospectus, (i) neither of the Issuers nor the Guarantor have incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction, in such case, not in the ordinary course of business or as described in the Pricing
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