(f) The Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization of each of the Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken and all action required to be taken for the execution and delivery of each of the Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture will be validly taken prior to or upon the Closing Date, as applicable.
(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(h) The Base Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (the “Enforceability Exceptions”). On the Closing Date, the Supplemental Indenture will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(i) The Securities have been duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, in each case enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(j) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities will not contravene any provision of (i) applicable law or (ii) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or (iii) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any subsidiary, or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, except, in the case of clauses (i), (iii) or (iv), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities except such as have already been obtained or will be obtained prior to the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4 below) or may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities.
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