(q) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:
(1) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union (“EU”), Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor
(2) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
(ii) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
(1) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions, except to the extent licensed by OFAC or otherwise authorized under applicable law; or
(2) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).
(r) Ernst & Young LLP, which reported on certain annual consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(s) When duly executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the related Designated Agreement and offered, sold and paid for as provided in this Agreement, the Certificates will be validly issued pursuant to the related Designated Agreement, and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the related Trustee enforceable against such Trustee in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity; and the holders thereof will be entitled to the benefits of the related Designated Agreement.
(t) The Equipment Notes, when duly executed and delivered by the Company and when duly authenticated by the Loan Trustee in accordance with the terms of the related Indentures, will be duly issued under such Indentures and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity; and, as so limited, the holders thereof will be entitled to the benefits of the related Indentures.
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