DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 9.1 Neither the Company or any person for whom the Company is vicariously liable:
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 8.1 Neither the Company, nor any of its Directors nor, so far as the Warrantor is aware, any person for whose acts the Company may be vicariously liable, is engaged or involved in any of the following matters (such matters being referred to in this paragraph 8 as (Proceedings):
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 8.1 Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor any of their respective Directors nor any person for whom the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is vicariously liable:
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. No Target Company is involved in any material current dispute with any tax authority or is or has, since 1 April 2005, been the subject of any investigation or non-routine visit by any tax authority and no Target Company has become liable to pay any penalty, surcharge, fine or interest in respect of tax. No tax authority has indicated to the Seller or any Target Company that it intends to investigate the tax affairs of any Target Company.
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 8.1 The Company:
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 9.1 Neither the Company nor so far as the Sellers are aware, any person for whom the Company is vicariously liable:
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 10.1 Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective Directors, nor any other person for whose acts the Company or any of the Subsidiaries may be vicariously liable, is engaged or involved in, or otherwise subject to any of the following matters which has had or would or may have an adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries (such matters being referred to in this paragraph 10 as the "Proceedings"):
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 4.1 Neither the Company, nor any of its Directors nor any other person for whose acts the Company may be vicariously liable, is engaged or involved in any of the following matters (such matters being referred to in this paragraph 4 as Proceedings):
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. Other than routine claims for benefits, there are no actions, suits, claims, disputes, complaints or proceedings outstanding, pending or threatened against any Target Employee Benefit Plan or, to the Knowledge of Smithfield, against the trustees, managers, administrators, custodians or fiduciaries of any Target Employee Benefit Plan or against Smithfield France or any of the Subsidiaries in respect of any act, event, omission or other matter arising out of or in connection with any Target Employee Benefit Plan and/or against Smithfield France or any of the Subsidiaries in respect of any State Social Security Plan or Industry-Wide Plan which are in each case material and, to the Knowledge of Smithfield, there are no circumstances which could or might give rise to any such action, suit, claim, dispute, complaint or proceedings.
DISPUTES AND INVESTIGATIONS. 11.1 Except as Disclosed, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any Governmental Entity now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor has any notice of such investigation or inquiry from any Governmental Entity been received in the past three (3) years and there are no pending litigation, arbitration, administrative or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any such Subsidiary is a party or of which any of their respective properties or assets is the subject, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, where such proceedings could have a cost (including a loss of profit), benefit or value to the Company Group of US$2,000,000 or more, nor is the Company aware of any circumstances which are likely to give rise to any such proceeding.
