(c) The Company is a corporation duly and validly formed and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland, with all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus.
(d) The Company intends to use the funds received from the sale of the Shares as set forth in the Prospectus.
(e) No consent, approval, authorization or other order of any court or other governmental agency, authority or body has been or is required in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein by the Company except as may be required under the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or under the applicable “blue sky” or other state securities laws.
(f) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there are no actions, suits or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries before any court, arbitrator, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal, domestic or foreign, that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business or property of the Company or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
(g) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the Company’s or any subsidiary’s charter, bylaws or other organizational documents, as the case may be, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting trust agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective properties is bound, or (iii) any rule, regulation or order of any court or other governmental agency or body with jurisdiction over the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective properties, except (A) to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity provisions contained in Section 7 of this Agreement may be limited under applicable securities laws, and (B) such breaches or defaults that do not result in and could not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a materially adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, affairs or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole.
(h) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws of the United States, any state or any political subdivision thereof that affect creditors’ rights and remedies generally or by equitable principles relating to the availability of remedies or except to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Agreement may be limited by applicable law or public policy.
(i) The issuance and sale of the Shares has been duly authorized by the Company, and, when issued and duly delivered against payment therefor as contemplated by the Prospectus and this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim, and will conform in all material respects to the description of the Shares contained in the Prospectus. The issuance and sale of the Shares by the Company are not subject to preemptive or other similar rights arising by operation of law, under the charter or bylaws of the Company or under any agreement to which the Company is a party or otherwise.
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