Common use of Absence of Questionable Payments Clause in Contracts

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor to the Company’s knowledge, any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any -------------------------------- director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act. Neither the The Company nor to the Company’s knowledge, any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, Company has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company -------------------------------- nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor to the Company’s knowledge, any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company Company, nor any directorof its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors, officerofficers, agentemployees and Affiliates, employee nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any of the agents, representatives or other person Persons acting on behalf of any of the Companyforegoing Persons, has has: (a) used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, gifts or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity activities to government officials or others others; or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor to the Company’s knowledge, any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (b) accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, gifts or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither None of the Vendor, the Company nor any directorof their respective Affiliates, officerdirectors, agentofficers, employee agents, employees or other person persons acting on behalf of the Companyits behalf, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A funds. None of the Exchange Act. Neither the Company company nor to the Company’s knowledgeany of its respective Affiliates, any current directordirectors, officerofficers, agentagents, employee employees or other person persons acting on behalf of the Companytheir behalf, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any current or former director, officer, agent, employee or any other person Person acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, gifts or entertainment, or made any other unlawful expenditures relating to political activity or for any other purpose to any foreign or domestic government officials official or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Exchange Actothers. Neither the Company nor nor, to the Knowledge of the Company’s knowledge, any current or former director, officer, agent, employee or any other person Person acting on behalf of the Company, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, gifts or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person Person acting on behalf of the Company, Company has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Exchange Actany Applicable Laws. Neither the Company nor to the Company’s knowledge, any current director, officer, agent, employee or other person Person acting on behalf of the Company, Company has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither None of the Company Group Companies nor any directorof their respective Affiliate, officerdirectors, agentofficers, employee agents, employees or other person persons acting on behalf of the Companytheir behalf, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A funds. None of the Exchange Act. Neither the Company Group Companies nor to the Company’s knowledgeany of their respective Affiliate, any current directordirectors, officerofficers, agentagents, employee employees or other person persons acting on behalf of the Companytheir behalf, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither No Company, nor, to the Company nor knowledge of Permal, any directordirectors, officerofficers, agentagents, employee employees or other person persons acting on behalf of the any Company, has used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Exchange Actfunds. Neither the Company nor No Company, nor, to the Company’s knowledgeknowledge of Permal, any current directordirectors, officerofficers, agentagents, employee employees or other person persons acting on behalf of the any Company, has accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.

Absence of Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person Person acting on their behalf of the Company, has (i) used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, gifts or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials or others or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor to the Company’s knowledgeAct of 1934, as amended, or any current directorother applicable foreign, officer, agent, employee federal or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has state law; or (ii) accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, expenditures or gifts, or expenditures. The Company is in compliance with the provisions of Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act.