(d) Compliance with Other Instruments. Neither the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, nor the issuance and delivery of the Notes, will constitute or result in a material default or violation of any law or regulation applicable to the Company or any material term or provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time, or bylaws of the Company.
(e) Government Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents, except for (i) filings required pursuant to applicable securities laws and blue sky laws, which filings will be effected within the time prescribed by law and (ii) such consents, approvals, authorizations, etc., as have been obtained and remain in full force and effect or are not material.
(f) Valid Issuance. The shares to be issued, sold and delivered upon conversion of the Notes will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(g) Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors contained in Section 3 hereof, the offer, issue and sale of the Notes are, and the issuance of the shares to be issued, sold and delivered upon conversion of the Notes (assuming no commission or other remuneration is paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such conversion) will be, exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
(h) Litigation. As of the date hereof, there are no material actions (including, without limitation, derivative actions), suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company at law or in equity in any court or before any other governmental authority, that, if adversely decided or resolved, has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(i) Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section 3(i) of the Schedule of Exceptions, as of the date hereof, the Company does not presently own any equity interest in or control, directly or indirectly, any other corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity. The Company is not a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement.
(j) Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments; No Conflicts. The Company is not in violation or default of any provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws (as amended to date) or of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree. The Company, to its knowledge, is not in violation or default of any applicable laws, statutes, rules or regulations of the United States or any state, foreign country or other governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company’s business or properties, other than violations of laws, statutes, rules or regulations that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company. The Company is not in breach of or default under any lease, license, contract, agreement, note, indenture, mortgage, purchase order, instrument or obligation to which it is a party or its properties are subject, and the Company does not know of any condition or circumstances that, currently or after notice or the lapse of time, is likely to result in a breach of, default under or loss of material benefits under any such lease, license, contract, agreement, note, indenture, mortgage, purchase order, instrument or obligation, other than breaches, defaults or losses that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents on the part of the Company, and the issuance and sale of the Notes pursuant hereto, will not result in any such violation or default, will not accelerate performance under the terms of any agreement or instrument and (except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents) will not result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit or license applicable to the Company.
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