(aa) Except as otherwise contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not authorized or conducted, and does not have knowledge of, the generation, transportation, storage, presence, use, treatment, disposal, release or other handling of any hazardous substance, hazardous waste, hazardous material, hazardous constituent, toxic substance, pollutant, contaminant, asbestos, radon, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), petroleum product or waste (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), natural gas, liquefied gas, synthetic gas or other material defined, regulated, controlled or potentially subject to any remediation requirement under any Environmental Law (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”), on, in, under or affecting any real property leased or owned or by any means controlled by the Company, including the Properties (the “Real Property”), or to the knowledge of the Company, any real property formerly leased or owned or by any means controlled by the Company, in violation of any Environmental Laws (as defined below) or which may require remedial or other response actions under Environmental Laws, except where such matters would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the results of operations, net worth, business, properties, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; to the knowledge of the Company, the Real Property and the Company’s operations are in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and other governmental requirements relating to pollution, control of chemicals, management of waste, discharges of materials into the environment, health, safety, natural resources, and the environment (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), except where such non-compliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the results of operations, net worth, business, properties, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the Company has, and is in compliance with, all licenses, permits, registrations and government authorizations necessary to operate under all applicable Environmental Laws, except where the failure to have or comply with such license, permit, registration or authorization would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the results of operations, net worth, business, properties, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not received any written notice from any governmental entity or any third party and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or threatened claim, litigation or any administrative agency proceeding that: alleges a violation of any Environmental Laws by the Company; alleges that the Company is a liable party or a potentially responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., or any state superfund law; has resulted in or could result in the attachment of an environmental lien on any of the Real Property; or alleges that the Company is liable for any contamination of the environment, contamination of the Real Property, damage to natural resources, property damage, or personal injury based on their activities or the activities of their predecessors or third parties (whether at the Real Property or elsewhere) arising under the Environmental Laws or common law principles, except for such claims, litigation or proceedings as would not be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the results of operations, net worth, business, properties, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(bb) There are no contracts or other instruments which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus which have not been so described as required.
(cc) The statements set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations,” insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein and when considered as a whole, are accurate and complete in all material respects.
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