this Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes to which the Company and the Guarantor is, or is to be, a party, except (i) such as has been already obtained, (ii) such as are required under the Securities Act, the Securities Act Regulations or securities or “blue sky” or similar laws of the various states and of foreign jurisdictions or rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), (iii) with respect to the listing of the Underlying Securities on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and (iv) as are disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.
(q)Investment Company Act. Each of the Company and the Guarantor is not, nor upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus will be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(r)Environmental Laws. There has been no storage, disposal, generation, manufacture, refinement, transportation, handling or treatment of toxic wastes, medical wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances by the Company or the Guarantor (or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, any of its predecessors in interest), or at, upon or from any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the Company or the Guarantor in violation of, and the Company and the Guarantor have no liability under, any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would require remedial action under any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit applicable to the Company and the Guarantor, except for any violation, liability or remedial action which would not have, or could not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such violations, liabilities and remedial actions, a Material Adverse Effect; there has been no spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or release of any kind by the Company or the Guarantor onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property of any toxic wastes, medical wastes, solid wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances due to or caused by the Company or the Guarantor or with respect to which the Company or the Guarantor has knowledge, except for any such spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or release which would not have or would not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such spills, discharges, leaks, emissions, injections, escapes, dumpings and releases, a Material Adverse Effect. The terms “hazardous wastes,” “toxic wastes,” “hazardous substances” and “medical wastes” shall have the meanings specified in any applicable local, state, federal and foreign laws or regulations with respect to environmental protection or human health. In the ordinary course of their business, the Company and the Guarantor conduct a periodic review of the effect of any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment, and hazardous and toxic substances and wastes, pollutants and contaminants (“Environmental Laws”) on the business, operations and properties of the Company and the Guarantor, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required forclean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, the Company and the Guarantor has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities have not had and would not, singularly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.