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Houlihan Lokey has relied upon representations made by management of the Company that such budgets, projections and estimates have been reasonably prepared in good faith on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of such management (or, with respect to information obtained from public sources, represent reasonable estimates), and Houlihan Lokey expresses no opinion with respect to such budgets, projections or estimates or the Houlihan assumptions Lokey on does which not they make are based. any representation, The scope of express the financial or implied, analysis as to contained the sufficiency herein or is based adequacy on discussions of such financial with the analysis Company or the (including, scope thereof without for limitation, any particular regarding purpose. the methodologies to be utilized), and Houlihan Lokey has assumed and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the financial and other information provided to, discussed with or reviewed by it without (and without assuming responsibility for) independent verification of such information, makes no representation or warranty (express or implied) in respect of the accuracy or completeness of such information and has further relied upon the assurances of the Company and other participants in the Transaction that they are not aware of any facts or circumstances that would make such information inaccurate or misleading. 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