NETHERLANDS There are no country-specific provisions. Norway There are no country-specific provisions. Peru
The Netherlands No Guarantor incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands or any Guarantor which is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands shall have any liability pursuant to this Article VII to the extent that the same would constitute unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Article 2:98(c) of the Dutch Civil Code.
Investment Securities and Commodities (a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good title in all material respects to all securities and commodities owned by it (except those sold under repurchase agreements), free and clear of any Lien, except as set forth in the financial statements included in the Company Reports or to the extent such securities or commodities are pledged in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Such securities and commodities are valued on the books of the Company in accordance with GAAP in all material respects.
Passive Foreign Investment Company The Company shall conduct its business, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses, in such a manner as will ensure that the Company will not be deemed to constitute a passive foreign investment company within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
Successor Investment Company Unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Paragraph 11, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall become automatically applicable to any investment company which is a successor to the Trust as a result of reorganization, recapitalization or change of domicile.
Recent Securities Transactions, etc Except as contemplated in the Prospectus, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or therein, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock.
Finders and Investment Bankers Neither Purchaser, Merger Sub nor any of their respective officers or directors has employed any broker or finder or otherwise incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders, fees in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Investment Company Act; Investments The Company has been advised concerning the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder and has in the past conducted, and intends in the future to conduct, its affairs in such a manner as to ensure that it will not become an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act and such rules and regulations. The Company is not, nor will the Company become upon the sale of the Units and the application of the proceeds therefore as described in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”, an “investment company” or a person controlled by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. No more than 45% of the “value” (as defined in Section 2(a)(41) of the Investment Company Act) of the Company’s total assets (exclusive of cash items and “Government Securities” (as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act) consist of, and no more than 45% of the Company’s net income after taxes is derived from, securities other than the Government Securities.
Recent Securities Transactions Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Sale Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or therein, the Company has not (i) issued any securities or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its share capital.
Regulated Investment Company Status During the 12-month period following the Closing Time, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify and elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and to maintain such qualification and election in effect for each full fiscal year during which it is a business development company under the 1940 Act.
