Treatment Under the Internal Revenue Code. The Issuer does not believe that (1) either the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries currently should be, or upon the sale of the Securities herein contemplated should be, (A) treated as a “passive foreign investment company” as defined in Section 1297(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (B) characterized as a “personal holding company” as defined in Section 542 of the Code, (C) except for Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc., AG Financial Products Inc., Assured Guaranty Corp., Assured Guaranty Overseas US Holdings Inc., Assured Guaranty Re Overseas Ltd., AG Intermediary Inc. and Assured Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company, considered to be engaged in a trade or business within the United States for purposes of Section 864(b) of the Code or (D) except for Assured Guaranty Finance Overseas Ltd. , Assured Guaranty (UK) Services Ltd. and Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd., characterized as resident, managed or controlled or carrying on a trade through a branch or agency in the United Kingdom or (2) any U.S. person who owns shares of the Issuer directly or indirectly through foreign entities should be treated as owning (directly, indirectly through foreign entities or by attribution pursuant to Section 958(b) of the Code) 10 percent or more of the total voting power of the Issuer or any of its non-U.S. subsidiaries.
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Treatment Under the Internal Revenue Code. The Guarantor and the Issuer does do not believe that (1) either the Issuer Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries (including the Issuer) currently should be, or upon the sale of the Securities herein contemplated should be, (A) treated as a “passive foreign investment company” as defined in Section 1297(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (B) considered a “foreign personal holding company” as defined in Section 552 of the Code, (C) characterized as a “personal holding company” as defined in Section 542 of the Code, (CD) except for the Issuer, Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc., AG Financial Products Inc., Assured Guaranty Corp., Assured Guaranty Overseas US Holdings Inc., Assured Guaranty Re Overseas Ltd., AG Intermediary Inc. Assured Guaranty Risk Assurance Company and Assured Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company, considered to be engaged in a trade or business within the United States for purposes of Section 864(b) of the Code or (DE) except for Assured Guaranty Finance Overseas Ltd. , Assured Guaranty (UK) Services Ltd. and Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd., characterized as resident, managed or controlled or carrying on a trade through a branch or agency in the United Kingdom or (2) any U.S. person who owns shares of the Issuer Guarantor directly or indirectly through foreign entities should be treated as owning (directly, indirectly through foreign entities or by attribution pursuant to Section 958(b) of the Code) 10 percent or more of the total voting power of the Issuer Guarantor or any of its non-U.S. subsidiaries.;
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Treatment Under the Internal Revenue Code. The Issuer does not believe that (1) either the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries currently should be, or upon the sale of the Securities herein contemplated should be, (A) treated as a “passive foreign investment company” as defined in Section 1297(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (B) characterized as a “personal holding company” as defined in Section 542 of the Code, (C) except for Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc., AG Financial Products Inc., Assured Guaranty Corp., Assured Guaranty Overseas US Holdings Inc., Assured Guaranty Re Overseas Ltd., AG Intermediary Inc. and Assured Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company, considered to be engaged in a trade or business within the United States for purposes of Section 864(b) of the Code or (D) except for Assured Guaranty Finance Overseas Ltd. , Assured Guaranty (UK) Services Ltd. and Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd., characterized as resident, managed or controlled or carrying on a trade through a branch or agency in the United Kingdom or (2) any U.S. person who owns shares of the Issuer directly or indirectly through foreign entities should be treated as owning (directly, indirectly through foreign entities or by attribution pursuant to Section 958(b) of the Code) 10 percent or more of the total voting power of the Issuer or any of its non-U.S. subsidiaries.;
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Treatment Under the Internal Revenue Code. The Issuer does not believe that (1) either the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries currently should be, or upon the sale of the Securities herein contemplated should be, (A) treated as a “passive foreign investment company” as defined in Section 1297(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (B) characterized as a “personal holding company” as defined in Section 542 of the Code, (C) except for Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc., AG Financial Products Inc., Assured Guaranty Corp., Assured Guaranty Overseas US Holdings Inc., Assured Guaranty Re Overseas Ltd., AG Intermediary Inc. and Assured Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company, considered to be engaged in a trade or business within the United States for purposes of Section 864(b) of the Code or (DC) except for Assured Guaranty Finance Overseas Ltd. , Assured Guaranty (UK) Services Ltd. and Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd., characterized as resident, managed or controlled or carrying on a trade through a branch or agency in the United Kingdom or (2) any U.S. person who owns shares of the Issuer directly or indirectly through foreign entities should be treated as owning (directly, indirectly through foreign entities or by attribution pursuant to Section 958(b) of the Code) 10 percent or more of the total voting power of the Issuer or any of its non-U.S. subsidiaries.
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Treatment Under the Internal Revenue Code. The Issuer does Issuers do not believe that (1) either the Unit Issuer or any of its subsidiaries (including the Note Issuer) currently should be, or upon the sale of the Securities herein contemplated should be, (A) treated as a “passive foreign investment company” as defined in Section 1297(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (B) characterized as a “personal holding company” as defined in Section 542 of the Code, (C) except for Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc.AGUH, AG Financial Products Inc., Assured Guaranty Corp., Assured Guaranty Overseas US Holdings Inc., Assured Guaranty Re Overseas Ltd., AG Intermediary Inc. and Assured Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company, considered to be engaged in a trade or business within the United States for purposes of Section 864(b) of the Code or (DC) except for Assured Guaranty Finance Overseas Ltd. , Assured Guaranty (UK) Services Ltd. and Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd., characterized as resident, managed or controlled or carrying on a trade through a branch or agency in the United Kingdom or (2) any U.S. person who owns shares of the Unit Issuer directly or indirectly through foreign entities should be treated as owning (directly, indirectly through foreign entities or by attribution pursuant to Section 958(b) of the Code) 10 percent or more of the total voting power of the Unit Issuer or any of its non-U.S. subsidiaries.
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