Common use of No Improper Practices Clause in Contracts

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Company, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the SubsidiariesSubsidiaries or any affiliate of either of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders of the Company orand, to the knowledge of the Company, the directors, officers and stockholders of the Company or the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders or directors of the Company orand, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, the directors, officers, stockholders or directors of the Company or on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 19771977 or the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada); or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the SubsidiariesSubsidiaries or any affiliate of either of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act or Canadian Securities Laws to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Prospectuses that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Prospectuses that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the ProspectusProspectuses, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the any of its Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge Company's knowledge, any Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company, the Subsidiariesany of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company's knowledge, the Subsidiariesany Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries any Subsidiary or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company's knowledge, the Subsidiariesany Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. National Association of Securities Dealers (“FINRA”"NASD") to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company's knowledge, the Subsidiaries any Subsidiary to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the any of its Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge Company’s knowledge, any Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company, the Subsidiariesany of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiariesany Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries any Subsidiary or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiariesany Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the NASD administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiaries any Subsidiary to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Company, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the SubsidiariesSubsidiaries or any affiliate of either of them, on the one hand, and and, to the knowledge of the Company, the directors, officers and shareholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, or the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, the directors, officers, shareholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, or on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, or employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, has, since January 1, 2021, in connection with the past five yearsoperation of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, used any corporate funds of the Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Company, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 19771977 (“FCPA”); or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful paymentpayment in breach of the FCPA; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of themtheir controlled affiliates, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) to be described in in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as otherwise described in in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.the

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor nor, to the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, their respective executive officers has, in the past five years, used made any corporate funds of Company unlawful contributions to any candidate for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment political office or made any contribution or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state, municipal, or foreign office or domestic government official other person charged with similar public or employee from corporate funds of Company, violated or is quasi-public duty in violation of any provision law or of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful paymentcharacter required to be disclosed in the Prospectus; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge Company’s knowledge, any Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company, the Subsidiariesany of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiariesany Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act or the rules of FINRA to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) to be except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company’s knowledge, the Subsidiaries any Subsidiary to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them; and (iv) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary has made any payment of funds of the Company or any Subsidiary or received or retained any funds in violation of any law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977), which payment, receipt or retention of funds is of a character required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of the Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Company, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of themtheir controlled affiliates, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) to be described in in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as otherwise described in in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the SubsidiariesSubsidiaries or any affiliate of either of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders of the Company orand, to the knowledge of the Company, the directors, officers and stockholders (or analogous interest holders) of the Company or the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iviii) except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the any of its Subsidiaries, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge Company's knowledge, any Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company, the Subsidiariesany of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company's knowledge, the Subsidiariesany Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries any Subsidiary or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company's knowledge, the Subsidiariesany Subsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the NASD administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“"FINRA”") to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company's knowledge, the Subsidiaries any Subsidiary to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the SubsidiariesSubsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the SubsidiariesSubsidiary, has, in the past five years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the SubsidiariesSubsidiary or any affiliate of either of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the SubsidiariesSubsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries Subsidiary or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the SubsidiariesSubsidiary, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries Subsidiary to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.

No Improper Practices. (i) Neither the Company nor the Subsidiariessubsidiaries, nor to the actual knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiariesits subsidiaries, has, in the past five two years, used any corporate funds of Company for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds of Companyfunds, violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; (ii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiariesits subsidiaries or any affiliate of either of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers and shareholders stockholders of the Company or, to the actual knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; (iii) no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or the Subsidiaries its subsidiaries or any affiliate of them, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders stockholders or directors of the Company or, to the actual knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, that is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Authority (“FINRA”) to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that is not so described; and (iv) except as described in the Prospectus, there are no material outstanding loans or advances or material guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries Company to or for the benefit of any of their respective officers or directors or any of the members of the families of any of them.