Common use of Absence of Questionable Payments Clause in Contracts

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company -------------------------------- nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company -------------------------------- nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor to the Company’s knowledge, any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company -------------------------------- nor any -------------------------------- director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act. Neither the The Company nor any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, Company has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither No Company, nor, to the Company -------------------------------- nor knowledge of Permal, any directordirectors, officerofficers, agentagents, employee employees or other person persons acting on behalf of the any Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation funds. No Company, nor, to the knowledge of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor Permal, any current directordirectors, officerofficers, agentagents, employee employees or other person persons acting on behalf of the any Company, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company -------------------------------- nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person Person acting on behalf of the Company, Company has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Actany Applicable Laws. Neither the Company nor any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person Person acting on behalf of the Company, Company has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company -------------------------------- nor nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any current or former director, officer, agent, employee or any other person Person acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, gifts or entertainment, or made any other unlawful expenditures relating to political activity or for any other purpose to any foreign or domestic government officials official or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Actothers. Neither the Company nor nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any current or former director, officer, agent, employee or any other person Person acting on behalf of the Company, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, gifts or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.