Common use of DISPUTES, RECORDS, CLAIMS, CLEARANCES Clause in Contracts

DISPUTES, RECORDS, CLAIMS, CLEARANCES. 3.1 For the six years prior to the date of this Agreement, each Group Company, has within the time limits prescribed by the relevant legislation, duly paid all material Tax, made (and where necessary submitted) all returns, computations, given all notices, claims, disclaimers and material information to any Tax Authority as are required in each case for the purposes of any legislation relating to Tax, and all such returns, computations, notices, claims, disclaimers and information were and remain complete and accurate in all material respects, were made on a proper basis and are not the subject of any material dispute with any Tax Authority. 3.2 No Group Company has been liable to pay any material penalty, interest, surcharge or fine in connection with any Tax nor, so far as the Seller is aware, are there any circumstances by reason of which a Group Company is likely to become liable to pay any such penalty, interest, surcharge or fine. 3.3 No Group Company is involved in any dispute with any Tax Authority concerning any matter which is likely to materially adversely affect any Group Company and, so far as the Seller is aware, there are no facts which are likely to cause such an investigation to be instituted or such a dispute to arise. *** Denotes confidential information that has been omitted from this exhibit and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 3.4 The Tax provision and the corresponding amounts recognised in the Individual Accounts in respect of the Tax provision for each Group Company does not depend in any way on any clearance, concession, agreements (including agreements for the deferred payment of any Tax liability) or other formal or informal (that is, an arrangement which is not based on, published extra-statutory concessions and published statements of practice) arrangement with or obtained from any Tax Authority. 3.5 Each Group Company has prepared, kept and preserved complete, accurate and up-to-date records both as required by Applicable Law and to enable it to deliver correct and complete Tax returns (together with all attachments thereto as required by Applicable Law) and to calculate any present liabilities to Tax of the Group or any Group Company or the entitlement of the Group or any Group Company to claim any relief from Tax for periods that end on or before Completion. 3.6 Each Group Company has in its possession sufficient records and information relating to past events to calculate the liabilities to Tax which would arise on any disposal or on the realisation of any asset owned at the Accounts Date and no member of the Group has disposed of or acquired any material asset in circumstances such that a price other than the price actually paid for such asset may be substituted for Tax purposes.

DISPUTES, RECORDS, CLAIMS, CLEARANCES. 3.1 For the six years prior to the date of this Agreement, each Group Company, has within the time limits prescribed by the relevant legislation, duly paid all material Tax, made (and where necessary submitted) all returns, computations, given all notices, claims, disclaimers and material information to any Tax Authority as are required in each case for the purposes of any legislation relating to Tax, and all such returns, computations, notices, claims, disclaimers and information were and remain complete and accurate in all material respects, were made on a proper basis and are not the subject of any material dispute with any Tax Authority. 3.2 No Group Company has been liable to pay any material penalty, interest, surcharge or fine in connection with any Tax nor, so far as the Seller is aware, are there any circumstances by reason of which a Group Company is likely to become liable to pay any such penalty, interest, surcharge or fine. 3.3 No Group Company is involved in any dispute with any Tax Authority concerning any matter which is likely to materially adversely affect any Group Company and, so far as the Seller is aware, there are no facts which are likely to cause such an investigation to be instituted or such a dispute to arise. *** Denotes confidential information that has been omitted from this exhibit and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 3.4 The Tax provision and the corresponding amounts recognised in the Individual Accounts in respect of the Tax provision for each Group Company does not depend in any way on any clearance, concession, agreements (including agreements for the deferred payment of any Tax liability) or other formal or informal (that is, an arrangement which is not based on, published extra-statutory concessions and published statements of practice) arrangement with or obtained from any Tax Authority. 3.5 Each Group Company has prepared, kept and preserved complete, accurate and up-to-date records both as required by Applicable Law and to enable it to deliver correct and complete Tax returns (together with all attachments thereto as required by Applicable Law) and to calculate any present liabilities to Tax of the Group or any Group Company or the entitlement of the Group or any Group Company to claim any relief from Tax for periods that end on or before Completion. 3.6 Each Group Company has in its possession sufficient records and information relating to past events to calculate the liabilities to Tax which would arise on any disposal or on the realisation of any asset owned at the Accounts Date and no member of the Group has disposed of or acquired any material asset in circumstances such that a price other than the price actually paid for such asset may be substituted for Tax purposes.