| | (ii) none of the other Party or any of its Affiliates or agents are acting as a fiduciary or financial adviser for it; (iii) it is a sophisticated investor that has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction, as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it and as to any related investment, hedging and/or trading based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such legal, regulatory, tax, financial, accounting and other advisers as it has deemed necessary, and not upon any view expressed by the other Party or any of its Affiliates or agents; (iv) it is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the other Party or any Affiliate or agent thereof except those expressly set forth in the Agreement, except that nothing in the Agreement will limit or exclude any liability of a party for fraud; (v) it is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction, and is also capable of assuming, and assumes, the risks of the Transaction; (vi) having made all necessary enquiries with relevant authorities, its entry into or termination (in whole or in part) of the Transaction will not contravene any applicable law, decree, regulation, regulatory guidance, regulatory request, regulatory briefing or order of any government or governmental body (including any court or tribunal); and (vii) to the extent required to do so, it has notified relevant authorities, in a manner acceptable to such authorities, of its entry into the Transaction. Unless agreed to the contrary expressly and in writing in this Confirmation and notwithstanding any communication that each Party (and/or its Affiliates) may have had with the other Party, in respect of the Transaction subject to this Confirmation, each Party will be deemed to acknowledge on the date on which it enters into the Transaction that: (a) none of the other Party or its Affiliates provides investment, tax, accounting, legal or other advice in respect of the Transaction; (b) it has been given the opportunity to obtain information from the other Party concerning the terms and conditions of the Transaction necessary in order for it to evaluate the merits and risks of the Transaction; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) it and its advisors are not relying on any communication (written or oral and including, without limitation, opinions of third party advisors) of the other Party or its Affiliates as (A) legal, regulatory, tax, business, investments, financial, accounting or other advice, (B) a recommendation to enter into the Transaction or (C) an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction; it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction are made incidental to the other Party’s business and shall not be considered (x) legal, regulatory, tax, business, investments, financial, accounting or other advice, (y) a recommendation to enter into the Transaction or (z) an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction and (ii) any such communication should not be the basis on which such Party has entered into the Transaction, and should be independently confirmed by such Party and its advisors prior to entering into the Transaction; |