(xxv) Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health (to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Materials), the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), wildlife, natural resources, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, by-products or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls or mold (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, generation, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, discharge, disposal, transport, handling or release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (B) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is conducting or funding, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation, monitoring or other corrective action pursuant to any Environmental Law, including to address any actual or suspected Hazardous Materials, (C) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, authorizations, identification numbers and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (D) there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating to any actual or alleged liability under, or violation of, any Environmental Law, including with respect to any Hazardous Materials, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (E) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is party to any order, decree or agreement that imposes any obligation or liability under any Environmental Law and (E) there are no events, facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or Governmental Entity, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.
(xxvi) Internal Controls. The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain effective internal control over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13-a15 and 15d-15 under the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (such rules and regulations, the “1934 Act Regulations”) and a system of internal accounting controls, an internal audit function and legal and regulatory compliance controls (collectively, “Internal Controls”) that comply with applicable securities laws and are sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. The Internal Controls are, or upon the consummation of the offering of the Securities, will be, overseen by the Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Company’s board of directors in accordance with the rules of the NYSE. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (1) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated), (2) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and (3) no change in Internal Controls or fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in Internal Controls.
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