2. The Credit Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding instrument enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
3. Neither the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement or the issuance of the Notes, nor the borrowings contemplated thereunder, nor the fulfillment of the terms thereof will conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, the charter or bylaws of the Company or the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument known to me and to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, or any applicable law, order or regulation constituting Included Laws known to me to be applicable to the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company.
4. No order, consent, authorization, approval, registration or qualification of or with any governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company is required under any of the Included Laws for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit Agreement and the Notes.
5. The form and terms of the Notes have been duly authorized and established by all necessary corporate action, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company.
6. To the best of my knowledge, there is no pending or overtly threatened action, suit or proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement, before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that purport to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any of the Notes or the borrowings contemplated thereby or, if likely to have a materially adverse effect upon the financial condition or operations of the Company, that is not disclosed in a filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
I am an attorney admitted to practice in the State of Texas. I express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction other than Included Laws. I have made no special investigation or review of any published constitutions, treaties, laws, rules or regulations or judicial or administrative decisions (“Laws”), other than a review of: (i) the Laws of the State of New York, (ii) federal law and (iii) the Delaware General Corporation Law, in each case to the extent such Laws are known to me to be applicable to the Company or, in my experience, normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Credit Agreement (the “Included Laws”). The term “Included Laws” excludes (a) laws of any counties, cities, towns, municipalities and special political subdivisions and agencies thereof; (b) state securities laws or Blue Sky laws; and (c) Laws relating to land use, zoning and building code issues, taxes, environmental issues, intellectual property issues and antitrust issues. In respect of the opinions as to enforceability or no conflict with applicable laws, orders or regulations, I express no opinion regarding any Federal or State executive action, under disaster, emergency or similar powers or otherwise, taken during or in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or regarding the effect thereof on any opinion expressed herein.
The matters expressed in Paragraphs 2 and 5 are subject to and qualified and limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer and conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally; (ii) general principles of equity, including without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief (regardless of whether considered a proceeding in equity or in law); and (iii) securities Laws and public policy underlying such Laws with respect to indemnification and contribution.
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