Permits; Compliance The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the “Company Permits”), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since September 30, 2016, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Legal Compliance; Permits To the Seller’s Knowledge, currently and since December 31, 2002, each Acquired Company has complied and is in compliance with all applicable Laws of all Governmental Authorities. Neither Seller nor any Acquired Company has received any written notice of or has been charged with the violation of any material Laws applicable to the Acquired Company Assets. To the Seller’s Knowledge, the Acquired Companies currently have all material Permits that are necessary to operate the Acquired Company Assets and the operations related thereto in the Ordinary Course of Business, all such Permits are in full force and effect, and no Acquired Company is in material default or violation (and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of any such Permits. Notwithstanding the previous sentences, the Seller makes no representations or warranties in this Section 4(e) with respect to Taxes or Environmental Laws, for which the sole representations and warranties of the Seller are set forth in Sections 4(f) and 4(i), respectively.
FCPA Compliance The Company has not and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, none of its employees or agents at any time during the last five years have (i) made any unlawful contribution to any candidate for foreign office, or failed to disclose fully any contribution in violation of law, or (ii) made any payment to any federal or state governmental officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction thereof.
AML Compliance The Dealer Manager represents to the Company that it has established and implemented anti-money laundering compliance programs in accordance with applicable law, including applicable FINRA Conduct Rules, Exchange Act Regulations and the USA PATRIOT Act, specifically including, but not limited to, Section 352 of the International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (the “Money Laundering Abatement Act,” and together with the USA PATRIOT Act, the “AML Rules”) reasonably expected to detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Shares. The Dealer Manager further represents that it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act, and the Dealer Manager hereby covenants to remain in compliance with such requirements and shall, upon request by the Company, provide a certification to the Company that, as of the date of such certification (a) its AML Program is consistent with the AML Rules and (b) it is currently in compliance with all AML Rules, specifically including, but not limited to, the Customer Identification Program requirements under Section 326 of the Money Laundering Abatement Act.
Anti-Corruption Compliance (a) For the past three (3) years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee or agent acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, has offered or given anything of value to: (i) any official or employee of a Governmental Authority, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate for political office or (ii) any other Person, in any such case while knowing that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any official or employee of a Governmental Authority or candidate for political office, in each case in violation of the Anti-Bribery Laws.
Permits; Compliance with Law (a) Except for the authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, variances, exemptions, orders, franchises, certifications and clearances that are the subject of Section 4.14 or Section 4.16, which are addressed solely in those Sections, the Company and each Company Subsidiary is in possession of all authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, variances, exemptions, orders, franchises, certifications and clearances of any Governmental Authority and accreditation and certification agencies, bodies or other organizations, including building permits and certificates of occupancy, necessary for the Company and each Company Subsidiary to own, lease and, to the extent applicable, operate its properties or to carry on its respective business substantially as it is being conducted as of the date hereof (the “Company Permits”), and all such Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in possession of, or the failure to be valid or in full force and effect of, any of the Company Permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All applications required to have been filed for the renewal of the Company Permits have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Authority, and all other filings required to have been made with respect to such Company Permits have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Authority, except in each case for failures to file which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any claim or notice nor has any knowledge indicating that the Company or any Company Subsidiary is currently not in compliance with the terms of any such Company Permits, except where the failure to be in compliance with the terms of any such Company Permits, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Permits; Compliance with Laws (a) (i) the Company and each Company Subsidiary are in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals, product listings, registrations, Orders and other authorizations, including any supplements and amendments thereto, necessary for the Company and each Company Subsidiary to own, lease and operate their respective properties and assets in accordance with all Laws or to carry on their respective businesses in accordance with all Laws (the “Company Permits”) except where the failure to obtain or have any such Company Permit would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) all such Company Permits are in full force and effect, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (iii) there has occurred no violation of, default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, or event giving to others any right of termination, amendment or cancellation of, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, any Company Permit and (iv) no modification, suspension, cancellation, withdrawal or revocation thereof is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not cause the revocation or cancellation of any Company Permit that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Governmental Authorizations and Regulations Schedule 2.15 lists all licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations held by Seller material to the use of the Purchased Assets. Such licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations are valid, and Seller has not received any notice that any governmental authority intends to cancel, terminate or not renew any such license, franchise, permit or other governmental authorization. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.15, Seller holds all licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations, the absence of any of which could have a material adverse effect on the use of the Purchased Assets.
