Obligations of Parties Nothing herein shall relieve a Party of its obligations under the Federal Rules, the Bankruptcy Rules, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Local Rules, or under any future stipulations and orders, regarding the production of documents or the making of timely responses to Discovery Requests in connection with the Cases.
Representations of the Parties Each party hereto hereby further represents and warrants to the other that: (i) it is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is registered or licensed as an investment adviser under the laws of all jurisdictions in which its activities require it to be so registered or licensed; and (ii) it will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain each such registration or license in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement; and (iii) it will promptly notify the other if it ceases to be so registered, if its registration is suspended for any reason, or if it is notified by any regulatory organization or court of competent jurisdiction that it should show cause why its registration should not be suspended or terminated; and (iv) it is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The Sub-Adviser further represents that it has adopted a written Code of Ethics in compliance with Rule 17j-1(b) of the ICA. The Sub-Adviser shall be subject to such Code of Ethics and shall not be subject to any other Code of Ethics, including the Investment Manager's Code of Ethics, unless specifically adopted by the Sub-Adviser. The Investment Manager further represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser that (i) the appointment of the Sub-Adviser by the Investment Manager has been duly authorized and (ii) it has acted and will continue to act in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and the transactions contemplated hereby are, in conformity with the ICA, the Company's governing documents and other applicable law.
Conditions of Parties Obligations 7.1 Conditions of Investor's Obligations at the Closing. The --------------------------------------------------- obligation of Investor to purchase and pay for the Investor Stock is subject to the fulfillment prior to or on the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Investor:
Obligations of Party B 4.1 The Services provided by Party A under this Agreement shall be exclusive. During the effective term of this Agreement, without prior written consent of Party A, Party B may not enter into any agreement, orally or written, with any third party or otherwise engage such third party to provide services the same as or similar to those provided by Party A hereunder.
4.2 Party B shall provide Party A with the finalized Annual Business Plan of Party B of the next year before November 30 of each year, in order to facilitate Party A to plan for the Services, purchase necessary software and Equipment and secure necessary personnel and technical service force accordingly. In the event that Party B demands Party A to purchase any new Equipment and/or deploy additional personnel, it shall consult with Party A at least fifteen (15) days in advance in order to reach a mutual agreement between the Parties.
4.3 In order to facilitate provision of the Services by Party A, Party B shall provide Party A with relevant materials requested by Party A in an accurate and timely manner.
4.4 Party B shall pay Service Fees to Party A on time and in full amount in accordance with Article 3 of this Agreement.
4.5 Party B shall maintain its good standing and presence, actively develop its business and procure the maximization of the revenue.
4.6 The Parties hereby acknowledge that, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Equity Pledge Agreement entered into by all the registered shareholders of Party B as of the date of this Agreement (the “Existing Shareholders”) with Party A on November 3, 2017, each of the Existing Shareholders has pledged all of the equity interests in Party B held by it to Party A as security for Party B’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
4.7 During the term of this Agreement, Party B agrees to cooperate with Party A and Party A’s direct or indirect parent company in the audit of related party transactions and other audits, to provide relevant information and materials about Party B’s operation, business, customers, finance and employees to Party A, its parent company or its appointed auditor, and agrees that Party A’s parent company may disclose such information and materials for purpose of satisfying the regulatory requirements of the place where the securities of Party A’s parent company are listed.
Obligations of Party A (I) Party A shall draw the borrowing and pay the principals and interest accruals thereon in full subject to this Contract, as well as bear all applicable fees hereunder.
(II) Party A shall provide all information concerning its finance and accounting, production and operation at the request of Party B, including but not limited to providing Party B with its balance sheets, profit and loss statements (income and expenditure statements in the event of a public institution) as at the end of the immediately preceding quarter within the first twenty working days in the beginning of the first month of each quarter, as well as providing its cash flow statements of the year at the end of such year in a timely manner. Furthermore, Party A shall ensure that all the information provided by it is lawful, true, complete, accurate and valid, free of false information, or without concealing material operating and financial matters.
(III) If Party A changes or replaces its name, legal representative (responsible officer), registered address, scope of business, registered capitals or articles of association by completing any such change and/or replacement in the registration with the Administration for Industry and Commerce, it shall send a written notice to Party B together with the information concerning such change or replacement within five working days upon occurrence of any such change or replacement.
(IV) Party A shall use the borrowing according to this Contract other than engaging in any transactions in violation of laws and rules by embezzling, misusing or misappropriating the borrowing; meanwhile, it shall coordinate and accept the inspection and monitoring by Party B over its production, operation, financial activities and use of borrowing hereunder. And it shall not avoid its obligations owed to Party B by taking out capitals, transferring assets or taking advantage of related transactions, nor make banking discount or create charges for getting capitals or credits from a bank by taking advantage of false contracts with its related parties, or receivable notes and receivables lack of actual transactions.
(V) Party A shall comply with applicable environment protection regulations of the PRC if it conducts manufacture and engineering construction by using the borrowing hereunder.
(VI) Before paying the principals and interest accruals thereon to Party B, Party A shall not create a guarantee in favor of a third party on the assets created by using the borrowing hereunder without prior consents of Party B.
(VII) If Party A is a group company, it shall report to Party B its related transactions accounting for more than 10% of its net assets in a timely manner, including (i) related relationships among trading parties; (ii) trading projects and nature; (iii) trading amount or corresponding proportions; (iv) pricing policies (including transactions lack of consideration or nominal transactions).
(VIII) If the loan hereunder is issued as the fixed-asset loan or project loan, Party A shall ensure that (i) the proposed project has been obtained with approvals of relevant government authorities and will not violate any laws and regulations, (ii) capitals or other raisings will be contributed in full subject to the specified deadline and proportions, and (iii) the project will be completed according to the schedule.
Obligations of Both Parties Obligations of Party A:
1. Party A undertakes that the products that it provides have been authorized by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC.
2. In order to enhance Party B’s reputation, Party A hereby authorizes Party B to use the Ninetowns trade name in its company name, provided, however, that Party B shall not use such trade name to engage in business activities that are not related to the business as contemplated hereunder.
3. Party A undertakes that during the term of this agreement, it will obtain Party B’s prior consent before developing other franchisees within the franchised area.
4. Party A shall provide Party B with marketing and training materials in connection with the franchised products.
5. Party A shall provide Party B with technical support services.
6. Upgrade services. Obligations of Party B:
1. Party B is responsible for distribution of Party A’s products, after-sale services and technical support in the franchised area.
2. Party B undertakes that it will comply with relevant state and industrial laws and regulations through its sales activities.
3. Party B undertakes that it will not be any third party’s franchisee for any other product that competes with Party A’s products in the franchised area during the term of this agreement.
4. Party B undertakes that the products that it sells are the official versions of Party A’s products, and Party B undertakes that it will not engage in any form of counterfeit activities.
5. Party B undertakes that it will provide users with after-sales service and technical support in accordance with Party A’s service standards and service contents.
6. Party B undertakes that it will make payments to Party A within the prescribed time limit.
7. Party B undertakes that the sales data delivered by Party B to Party A monthly, i.e. the monthly sales report, will be true and accurate.
Representations of Company (a) Company represents and warrants that the Variable Accounts have been established and are in good standing under the laws of their state of organization; and the Variable Accounts have been registered as unit investment trusts under the 1940 Act and will remain so registered, or are exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(c)(11) of the 1940 Act;
(b) Company represents and warrants that it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation and that it has legally and validly established each Variable Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state insurance laws and the regulations thereunder.
(c) Company represents and warrants that (i) prior to and at the time of any issuance or sale of Portfolio shares, the Contracts will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), unless exempt from such registration, (ii) prior to and at the time of any issuance or sale of Portfolio shares, the Contracts will be duly authorized for issuance and sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, including, without limitation, the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“1934 Act”), the 1940 Act and the law(s) of Company’s state(s) of organization and domicile, (iii) each Variable Account does and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, unless exempt from such requirements, (iv) each Variable Account’s 1933 Act registration statement relating to the Contracts, together with any amendments thereto, will at all times comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules thereunder, (v) Company will amend the registration statement for its Contracts under the 1933 Act and for its Variable Accounts under the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of its Contracts or as may otherwise be required by applicable law, and (vi) each Variable Account prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), and then-current stickers, will at all times comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules thereunder.
(d) Company represents that each Variable Account is a “segregated asset account” and that interests in each Variable Account are offered exclusively through the purchase of a “variable contract”, within the meaning of such terms under Section 817 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), and Section 1.817-5(f)(2) of the Federal Tax Regulations, that it shall make every effort to continue to meet such definitional requirements, and that it shall notify W&R and Ivy Funds VIP promptly upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such requirements have ceased to be met or that they may not be met in the future.
(e) Company represents that the Contracts are currently, and at the time of issuance will be, treated as annuity contracts or life insurance policies, whichever is appropriate under applicable provisions of the Code, and that it shall make every effort to maintain such treatment. Company will promptly notify W&R and Ivy Funds VIP upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the Contracts have ceased to be treated as annuity contracts or life insurance polices, or that the Contracts may not be so treated in the future.
(f) Company represents that it has established such rules and procedures as are necessary to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and self-regulatory requirements relating to the offering of the Contracts. W&R and Ivy Funds VIP explicitly disclaim any and all responsibility for the offer, sale, distribution and/or servicing of the Contracts, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.
(g) Company shall during the term of this Agreement comply with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to it in connection with the performance of each of its obligations under this Agreement or applicable to the performance of its business, including, but not limited to, the requirements of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (the “AML Act”) and related laws, rules and regulations.
(h) To the extent one or more third parties are engaged by Company to offer the Contracts and/or perform services that Company is responsible for under this Agreement (such parties include, but are not limited to, affiliates of Company) (“Agents”), Company shall determine that each such Agent is capable of performing such services, shall take measures as may be necessary to ensure that Agents perform such services in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement and applicable law and shall bear full responsibility for, and assume all liability for (including any obligation for indemnification as provided in Paragraph 13 hereof), the actions and inactions of such Agents as if such services had been provided by Company.
(i) From time to time, W&R and/or Ivy Funds VIP may implement policies, procedures or requirements in an effort to comply with applicable legal requirements and/or avoid potential adverse effects on the Portfolios. Company agrees to cooperate in good faith with W&R and/or Ivy Funds VIP in the implementation of any such policies, procedures and/or requirements and agrees to comply with any and all requirements, restrictions and limitations described in the Portfolios’ prospectus, including any restrictions or prohibitions relating to frequent purchases and redemptions of Portfolio shares. Such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, providing, promptly upon request by W&R and/or Ivy Funds VIP, names, taxpayer identification numbers and transaction information relating to Contract Owners issuing instructions to the Company resulting in the purchase, redemption, transfer or exchange of Portfolio shares, executing any instructions from W&R and/or Ivy Funds VIP to restrict or prohibit any further purchases or exchanges of Portfolio shares relating to any Contract Owner who has been identified by or on behalf of Ivy Funds VIP as having engaged in transactions of Portfolio shares that violate policies established by Ivy Funds VIP for the purpose of eliminating or reducing any dilution of the value of the outstanding securities issued by the Portfolio, facilitating the imposition of any applicable redemption fee on such person or persons, and taking such other remedial steps as are requested by W&R and/or Ivy Funds VIP, all to the extent permitted or required by applicable law.
(j) Company represents that, during the term of this Agreement, it will have in force adequate insurance coverage insuring the Company against potential liabilities associated with the underwriting and distribution of the Contracts.
Obligations of Parent In connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Article 1, Parent shall:
(a) Use its reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC at the Effective Time or as soon as practicable thereafter and to remain effective until the earlier to occur of (x) the first anniversary of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (subject to extension to reflect any Suspension Period) and (y) such period as will terminate when all of the securities covered by the Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition thereof by the Holders; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing clause (x), with respect to an Offering for which Parent has received notice in accordance with Section 1.3 and which is intended to occur within a reasonable period of time (but no later than 90 days) following such notice, Parent will use its reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective for such longer period (not to exceed five years after the Registration Statement is first declared effective) as in the opinion of counsel for any underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with any such Offering by an underwriter or dealer with respect to those Registrable Securities subject to such Offering.
(b) Use its reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date thereof (i) to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and (ii) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (as applicable, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
(c) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus (the “Prospectus”) used in connection therewith as may be necessary to make and to keep the Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities proposed to be registered in such Registration Statement in accordance with the terms of any Offering. A reasonable time prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, Parent will provide copies of such documents to the Holders participating in such Offering and provide such Holders and their counsel with an adequate opportunity to review and comment thereon.
(d) Furnish to the participating Holders such number of copies of any Prospectus (including any preliminary Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus), in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, as the Holders may reasonably request in order to effect the offering and sale of the shares of Registrable Securities to be offered and sold, but only while Parent shall be required under the provisions hereof to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective.
(e) Subject to the proviso to Section 1.2, use its reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares of Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under the securities or “blue sky” laws of such states as the participating Holders shall reasonably request and maintain any such registration or qualification current until the earlier to occur of the time periods set forth in Section 1.4(a).
(f) Promptly notify each Holder at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act within the appropriate period referred to in Section 1.4(a), of Parent’s becoming aware that the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or as such prospectus may be amended or supplemented, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and at the request of any such Holder to promptly prepare and furnish to such Holder a number of copies of an amendment or supplemental prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing. In the event Parent shall give any such notice, each Holder shall immediately suspend use of the prospectus.
(g) Cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by Parent are then listed and, if not so listed, to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market or the New York Stock Exchange.
(h) Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of the Registration Statement.
(i) In connection with any Offering that is to be underwritten, enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements in customary form for similar offerings) and take all such other actions as a Holder or the underwriters reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with terms of any Offering.
(j) Make reasonably available for inspection by any Holder of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any Offering, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such Holder or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of Parent, and use its reasonable efforts to cause Parent’s officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Offering (including, with respect to any Offering that is to be underwritten, using its reasonable efforts to furnish to the underwriters for such Offering a cold comfort letter from Parent’s accountant in customary form covering such matters as are customarily covered by such letters).
(k) In connection with any Offering that is to be underwritten, use its reasonable efforts to provide to the underwriters for such Offering a legal opinion of Parent’s outside counsel with respect to the registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included therein (including the preliminary prospectus) and such other documents relating thereto in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature.
(l) In connection with any Offering that is to be underwritten, make reasonably available its employees and personnel and otherwise provide reasonable and customary assistance to any underwriters in the marketing of Registrable Securities pursuant to such underwritten Offering.
(m) If requested in writing by the managing underwriters, with respect to any Offering that is to be underwritten, Parent agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of its equity securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, in each case for its own account, during the time period reasonably requested by the managing underwriters, not to exceed seven days prior to and 60days following the pricing of any underwritten Offering (except as part of such underwritten registration or pursuant to registrations on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor forms).
(n) Reasonably cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be Transferred and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders may reasonably request at least one business day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities.
Actions of the Parties Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, whenever this Agreement calls for or permits a party's approval, consent, or waiver, the written approval, consent, or waiver of the Agency's Executive Director and the City's City Manager (or their respective designees) shall constitute the approval, consent, or waiver of the Agency and the City, respectively, without further authorization required from the governing board of the party; provided, however, that the person vested with such authority may seek such further advice or authorization from the applicable governing board when she/he deems it appropriate.
Conditions of Obligations of the Underwriters The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of Issuer and Japan herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officials of Issuer and Japan made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by Issuer and Japan of their obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted, or to the knowledge of Issuer, Japan or the Representatives, shall be contemplated by the Commission; the Final Prospectus shall have been filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission in accordance with Section 5(a)(i) hereof not later than 5:00 P.M. New York City time on the business day following the date of this Agreement; and the Term Sheet and all other material (if any) required to be filed by Issuer or Japan with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) shall have been filed with the Commission or transmitted for filing with the Commission by the time applicable to such filing pursuant to said Rule.
(b) Subsequent to the date hereof, there shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting particularly the business or properties of Issuer or the financial, political or economic condition of Japan which, in the judgment of the Representatives, materially impairs the investment quality of the Securities, or (ii) (A) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or Luxembourg Stock Exchange, (B) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in the United States, New York or Japan declared by either Federal or New York State authorities or by Japanese authorities, or (C) the engagement by the United States or Japan in hostilities which have resulted in the declaration, on or after the date hereof, of a national emergency or war; provided that the effect of any such event specified in this subsection (ii), in the judgment of the Representatives, after consultation with Issuer and Japan, would materially adversely affect the marketing of the Securities.
(c) The Representatives shall have received an opinion of Xxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, Japanese counsel for Issuer and Japan, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) Issuer is a joint stock corporation validly existing under the laws of Japan and has full corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as described in the Latest Preliminary Final Prospectus and in the Final Prospectus, to issue the Securities and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement;
(ii) The number of authorized shares of Issuer is five trillion one hundred sixty four billion (5,164,000,000,000) shares, and all of the issued shares of common stock shall be owned and are owned by the Japanese government;
(iii) The issue and offering of the Securities by Issuer and the guarantee of the Securities by Japan pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, the execution and delivery by Issuer and Japan of this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, and the compliance by Issuer and Japan with the terms thereof and the terms of the Securities (including the terms and conditions of the Securities) and the guarantee of the Securities do not contravene any provisions of applicable Japanese laws or the Articles of Incorporation or the Regulations of the Board of Directors of Issuer;
(iv) This Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Issuer and Japan, and constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer and Japan, enforceable against Issuer and Japan in accordance with their respective terms assuming that this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer and Japan, enforceable against Issuer and Japan in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York, by which they are expressly governed, and as to which such counsel renders no opinion;
(v) The issue and offering of the Securities have been duly authorized by Issuer, and, assuming that the Securities have been executed on behalf of Issuer by either the signature or the facsimile signature of the individual specified in the Fiscal Agency Agreement to act on behalf of Issuer, and assuming that the Securities have been duly authenticated by the Fiscal Agent, when the entire amount of the purchase price has been paid in full in accordance with this Agreement and the Securities have been delivered in the manner contemplated in this Agreement, the Securities will have been duly issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer enforceable against Issuer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities, entitled to the benefits provided by the Fiscal Agency Agreement;
(vi) The Guarantee has been duly authorized by Japan, and, assuming it has been executed on behalf of Japan by either the signature or the facsimile signature or the official seal (or the facsimile thereof) of the Minister of Finance (including when affixed by the duly designated Minister of Finance ad interim), and assuming that the Securities have been duly authenticated by the Fiscal Agent, validly made in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Japan, and will constitute valid and legally binding, irrevocable and unconditional general obligation of Japan in accordance with its terms, for the payment and performance of which the full faith and credit of Japan has been pledged; and such Guarantee ranks pari passu in right of payment with all other general obligations of Japan without any preference one above the other by reason of priority of date of issue, currency of payment or otherwise;
(vii) Under the laws and regulations of Japan currently under force, no filings, consents, clearances, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications of any court, government or administrative agency in Japan are required (i) for the creation, offering, issue or delivery of the Securities by Issuer or the performance of its obligations thereunder, (ii) for the guarantee of the Securities by Japan or the performance of its obligation thereunder or (iii) for the execution, delivery and performance by Issuer of this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, except for (A) such authorizations as have been duly obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (B) the ex post facto reports to be submitted pursuant to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law of Japan after the Closing Date; and
(viii) The statements in the Most Recent Registration Statement, the Latest Preliminary Final Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto with respect to matters of Japanese law contained under the headings “Japan Bank for International Cooperation”; “Japan – Government”; “Financial System – Government Financial Institutions”; “Government Finance” and “Description of the Debt Securities and Guarantee” in the Base Prospectus and under the headings “Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Us”; “Recent Developments – JBIC – Amendment of the JBIC Act”; “Recent Developments – Japan – General – Political Parties”; “Description of the Bonds and Guarantee”; “Taxation – Additional Japanese Taxation Considerations” and “General Information” in the preliminary prospectus supplement included in the Latest Preliminary Final Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement are, to the extent such statements relate to matters of, and insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the material provisions (that are relevant to the purpose and context of the subject matters of such statements) of, the law and regulation of Japan and the Articles of Incorporation of Issuer, true and accurate in all material respects.
