Common use of Absence of Violation Clause in Contracts

Absence of Violation. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents (or stockholders, distributors, representatives or other persons acting on the express, implied or apparent authority of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries) have paid, given or received or have offered or promised to pay, give or receive, any bribe or other unlawful payment of money or other thing of value, any extraordinary discount, or any other unlawful inducement, to or from any person, business association or governmental official or entity in the United States or elsewhere in connection with or in furtherance of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any unlawful offer, payment or promise to pay money or other thing of value (i) to any foreign official or political party (or official thereof) for the purposes of influencing any act, decision or omission in order to assist the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person, or (ii) to any person, while knowing that all or a portion of such money or other thing of value will be offered, given or promised to any such official or party for such purposes). To the Knowledge of the Company, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not in any manner dependent upon the making or receipt of such unlawful payments, discounts or other inducements.

Absence of Violation. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the CompanyCompany or any Subsidiary, its Subsidiaries nor any of its their officers, directors, employees or agents (or stockholders, distributors, representatives or other persons acting on the express, implied or apparent authority of any of the Company or its Subsidiariesany Subsidiary) have paid, given or received or have offered or promised to pay, give or receive, any bribe or other unlawful payment of money or other thing of value, any extraordinary discount, or any other unlawful inducement, to or from any person, business association or governmental official or entity in the United States or elsewhere in connection with or in furtherance of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries any Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any unlawful offer, payment or promise to pay money or other thing of value (i) to any foreign official or political party (or official thereof) for the purposes of influencing any act, decision or omission in order to assist the Company or its Subsidiaries any Subsidiary in obtaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person, or (ii) to any person, while knowing that all or a portion of such money or other thing of value will be offered, given or promised to any such official or party for such purposes). To the Knowledge of the Company, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries each Subsidiary is not in any manner dependent upon the making or receipt of such unlawful payments, discounts or other inducements.

Absence of Violation. To the Knowledge of the Company's knowledge, none of the CompanyCompany or any Company Subsidiary, its Subsidiaries nor or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents (or stockholders, distributors, representatives or other persons acting on the express, implied or apparent authority of any of the Company or its Subsidiariesany Company Subsidiary) have paid, given or received or have offered or promised to pay, give or receive, any bribe or other unlawful payment of money or other thing of value, any unlawful extraordinary discount, or any other unlawful inducement, to or from any person, business association or governmental official or entity in the United States or elsewhere in connection with or in furtherance of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries any Company Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any unlawful offer, payment or promise to pay money or other thing of value (i) to any foreign official or political party (or official thereof) for the purposes of influencing any act, decision or omission in order to assist the Company or its Subsidiaries any Company Subsidiary in obtaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person, or (ii) to any person, while knowing that all or a portion of such money or other thing of value will be offered, given or promised to any such official or party for such purposes). To the Knowledge of the Company's knowledge, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries each Company Subsidiary is not in any manner dependent upon the making or receipt of such unlawful payments, discounts or other inducements.

Absence of Violation. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of neither the CompanyCompany nor its Subsidiary, its Subsidiaries nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents (or stockholders, distributors, representatives or other persons acting on the express, implied or apparent authority of any of the Company or its SubsidiariesSubsidiary) have paid, given or received or have offered or promised to pay, give or receive, any bribe or other unlawful payment of money or other thing of value, any extraordinary discount, or any other unlawful inducement, to or from any person, business association or governmental official or entity in the United States or elsewhere in connection with or in furtherance of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any unlawful offer, payment or promise to pay money or other thing of value value, (ia) to any foreign official or political party (or official thereof) for the purposes of influencing any act, decision or omission in order to assist the Company or its Subsidiaries Subsidiary in obtaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person, or (iib) to any person, while knowing that all or a portion of such money or other thing of value will be offered, given or promised to any such official or party for such purposes). To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the business of the Company and nor its Subsidiaries Subsidiary is not in any manner dependent upon the making or receipt of such unlawful payments, discounts or other inducements.