(k) The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company; and at the Closing Date, the Indenture will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company; and at the Closing Date, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by laws and principles of equity affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights, including, without limitation, bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency arrangement, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors laws (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”); and the Indenture will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act as of the Closing Date.
(l) The issuance and sale by the Company of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action; and, when issued and authenticated pursuant to the Indenture and delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement against payment of the consideration therefor specified herein, the Securities will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
(m) None of (i) the issue and sale of the Securities, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Indenture, (iii) the application of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and (iv) the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein, or the performance by the Company of any of its obligations set forth under this Agreement or the Indenture, will conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of: (i) the charter, bylaws or comparable constituent documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, breaches or violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) After giving effect to the issue and sale of the Securities, the application of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, neither the Company nor any subsidiary will be in violation or default of (i) any provision of its charter or bylaws, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, breaches or violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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