Common use of Qualification of Notes for Offer and Sale Clause in Contracts

Qualification of Notes for Offer and Sale. The Issuer will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Notes for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect as long as required for the sale of the Notes in the relevant jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. The Issuer will also supply the Underwriters with such information as is necessary for the determination of the legality of the Notes for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters may reasonably request.