Common use of Absence of Certain Practices Clause in Contracts

Absence of Certain Practices. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.28, no Principal Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Principal Companies, any director, officer, agent, Employee or other Person acting on their behalf, has given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit of more than nominal value to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or official or any other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder any Principal Company or its Subsidiaries or assist any Principal Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with any proposed transaction involving such Principal Company or its Subsidiaries, which gift or similar benefit, induced any party to do business with such Principal Company. No Principal Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Principal Companies, any director, officer, agent, Employee or other Person acting on their behalf has (i) used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to, or on behalf of, government officials or others; or (ii) accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts or expenditures.