regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); the Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute a legal, valid and binding instrument enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and the Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(l) The Supplemental Indenture and the Securities. The Supplemental Indenture and the Securities will conform in all material respects to the respective descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(m) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(n) Absence of Further Requirements. No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental or regulatory agency or body, or third party is required for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities by the Company or the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, except (i) such as have been obtained under the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, (ii) such as may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and (iii) such as may be required by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), except where the failure to obtain any such consent, approval, authorization, filing or order would not have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(o) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts Resulting from Transaction. None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture, the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, the consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms of the Indenture or this Agreement will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the charter, by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such conflicts, violations, liens, charges or encumbrances that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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