5.13 The Subscriber understands that its agreement to purchase and the intention to hold the Subscription Shares involves a high degree of risk which could cause the Subscriber to lose all or part of its investment. The Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Subscription Shares, and the Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as the Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. The Subscriber acknowledges that its purchase of Subscription Shares (i) is fully consistent with the Subscriber’s financial needs, objectives and condition, (ii) complies and is fully consistent with all of the Subscriber’s applicable investment policies, guidelines and other restrictions, (iii) has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise), and (iv) does not and will not violate or constitute a default under the Subscriber’s charter, by-laws or other constituent documents or under any law, rule, regulation, agreement or other obligation by which the Subscriber is bound and is a fit, proper and suitable investment, notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding the Subscription Shares. The Subscriber is able to fend for itself in the purchase of the Subscription Shares and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Subscription Shares and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment and can afford the complete loss of such investment.
5.14 The Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscription Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
5.15 The Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC, or any other list of prohibited or restricted parties promulgated by OFAC, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority (“Consolidated Sanctions Lists”), or a person or entity prohibited or restricted by any OFAC sanctions program, or a person or entity whose property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are otherwise blocked under any U.S. laws, Executive Orders or regulations, (ii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 percent or more by, acting on behalf of, or controlled by, one or more persons described in subsections (i) or (ii), (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national or the government, including any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic or so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to trade restrictions by the United States, (iv) a person or entity named on the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) Denied Persons List, Entity List, Military End User List or Unverified List or the U.S. Department of State’s Debarred List, (v) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (vi) a non-U.S. shell bank or is providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. (collectively, (i) through (vi), a “Restricted Person”). The Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, records relating to its sanctions compliance as required by applicable law, provided that the Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. The Subscriber represents that no monies used to purchase the Subscription Shares have been or will be derived from any Restricted Person, or from activity undertaken in violation of sanctions laws, anti-money laundering laws, or Anti-Corruption Laws. The Subscriber also represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”) or any other applicable anti-money laundering laws or regulations, that the Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws or regulations. The Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required and permitted by applicable law, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC and BIS sanctions programs and the Consolidated Sanctions Lists, including for Restricted Persons, and otherwise to ensure compliance with all applicable sanctions and embargo laws, statutes, and regulations. The Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required and permitted by applicable law, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Subscription Shares were legally and were not obtained, directly or indirectly, from a Restricted Person. “Anti-Corruption Laws” is defined to mean applicable laws or regulations relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption, including without limitation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act 2010, in each case as amended from time to time.
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