BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORPORATION
$400,000,000
5.950% Notes due 2029
Underwriting Agreement
November 12, 2024
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Brookfield Place
200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10281
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10020
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10172
Santander US Capital Markets LLC
437 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
SG Americas Securities, LLC
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
As the Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Blue Owl Capital Corporation (f/k/a Owl Rock Capital Corporation), a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 11 hereof), for whom you are acting as the representatives (in such capacity, the “Representatives”), $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.950% Notes due 2029 of the Company (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued under an indenture, dated as of April 10, 2019 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 22, 2024 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as successor to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Securities will be issued in book-
entry form to Cede & Co. as nominee of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) pursuant to a blanket letter of representations, dated as of April 5, 2019, between the Company and DTC.
The Company has previously issued $600,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 5.950% Notes due 2029 under the Indenture (the “Existing Securities”). The Securities that will be issued and sold by the Company pursuant to this Agreement will constitute an issuance of “Additional Notes” under and as defined in the Indenture. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (each as defined below), the Securities offered and sold by the Company pursuant to this Agreement will have identical terms to the Existing Securities, and the Securities and the Existing Securities will be treated as a single class of notes for all purposes under the Indenture.
The Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 7, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”), with Blue Owl Capital Corporation III, a Maryland corporation (“OBDE”), Cardinal Merger Sub, Inc., a Maryland corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and, solely for the limited purposes set forth therein, the Adviser (as defined below), and Blue Owl Diversified Credit Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and investment adviser to OBDE.
The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make an offering of the Securities as soon as the Representatives deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
1.Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), an “automatic shelf registration statement” on Form N-2 (File No. 333-280593), relating to the Securities and certain of the Company’s other securities, which registration statement became effective upon filing with the Commission on June 28, 2024. The Company has also prepared and filed with the Commission a preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 12, 2024 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), which contains a base prospectus, dated June 28, 2024 (the “Base Prospectus,” and together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”). Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430B (“Rule 430B”) promulgated under the Securities Act and Rule 424 (“Rule 424”) promulgated under the Securities Act. The information, if any, included or incorporated by reference in such prospectus that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B is referred to as “Rule 430B Information.” Unless the context otherwise requires, such registration statement, including all documents filed as a part thereof and any Rule 430B Information contained in a prospectus subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act and deemed to be part of the registration statement and also including any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act (the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement”), is herein called the “Registration Statement.” The final prospectus to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 after the Applicable Time (as defined below) and to be used to confirm sales, which will include the Base Prospectus together with a final prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus.” Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include all documents incorporated by reference pursuant to the rules of the Commission promulgated under the Securities Act. All references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including those made pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act or such
other rule under the Securities Act as may be applicable to the Company, shall be deemed to mean and include, without limitation, the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed under the rules of the Commission promulgated thereunder or otherwise to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, as of any specified date.
A Form N-54A Notification of Election to be Subject to Sections 55 through 65 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”) filed pursuant to Section 54(a) of the Investment Company Act (File No. 814-01190) (the “Notification of Election”) was filed under the Investment Company Act with the Commission on March 3, 2016.
The Company has entered into a Third Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2021 (the “Investment Management Agreement”), with Blue Owl Credit Advisors LLC (f/k/a Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC), a Delaware limited liability company registered as an investment adviser (the “Adviser”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Advisers Act”).
The Company has also entered into an Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2021 (the “Administration Agreement”), with the Adviser.
At or prior to the Applicable Time, the Company had prepared the Preliminary Prospectus, which together with the information set forth on Schedule 2 hereto, comprises the “Pricing Disclosure Package.”
“Applicable Time” means 4:15 P.M., New York City time, on November 12, 2024.
“Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act. 2.Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters.
(a)The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties, and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at the price (the “Purchase Price”) set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, plus accrued and unpaid interest from, and including, September 15, 2024 up to, but excluding, the Closing Date (as defined below).
(b)The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to offer the Securities for resale on the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter.
(c)Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives, at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20004, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on November 19, 2024, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth
business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment for the Securities is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”
Payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Securities duly paid by the Company. Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of DTC unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
(d)Each of the Company and the Adviser acknowledges and agrees that (1) the Underwriters are acting solely as principal and in the capacity of an arm’s-length contractual counterparty to the Company and the Adviser with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person, (2) the Underwriters have no obligation to the Company or the Adviser with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement and (3) it is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, none of the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it is aware that the Underwriters and their affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and the Adviser and that the Underwriters have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company or the Adviser by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship or otherwise.
3.Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter that:
(a)Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and the Preliminary Prospectus included in the Pricing Disclosure Package, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, and the Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof. (b)Pricing Disclosure Package. The Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time did not, and the Pricing Disclosure Package (together with any amendment or supplement thereto) as of the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives
expressly for use in such Pricing Disclosure Package, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof. (c)Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Schedule 2 hereto, including a Pricing Term Sheet substantially in the form of Annex A hereto, and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus filed prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, at the Applicable Time, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statement or omission contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof. (d)Documents Incorporated by Reference. The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(e)Testing-the-Waters Materials. The Company (i) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communications and (ii) has not authorized anyone to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications.
(f)Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company is eligible to use Form N-2. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such Registration Statement or any post- effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission, and, no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against
the Company or related to the offering of the Securities has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, the Registration Statement and any such post-effective amendment complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the TIA or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof. (g)Financial Statements. The financial statements (including the related notes thereto) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and any supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein. The financial information under the heading “Selected Financial Data and Other Information” and “Selected Quarterly Financial Data” included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been derived from the accounting records and other books and records of the Company and the subsidiaries and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby as of the date presented and has been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference therein. The financial data set forth in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and in the Prospectus under the heading “Capitalization” presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements and related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference therein. There is no pro forma financial information that is required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that is not included or incorporated by reference as required.
(h)No Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any material change in the capital stock of the Company, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development that would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that is either from fire, explosion, flood, or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order, or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority.
(i)Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The subsidiaries listed in Schedule 3 to this Agreement are the only subsidiaries of the Company.
(j)Capitalization. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had authorized and outstanding capital stock and material indebtedness as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus in “Capitalization,” all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(k)Stock Options. The Company has not granted, and has no policy or expectation of granting, stock options.
(l)Due Authorization. The Company has corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Securities, and at the applicable time had corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Investment Management Agreement, the Administration Agreement and the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture, and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by the Company of
each of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities, the Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby has been duly and validly taken.
(m)Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Company.
(n)Investment Management Agreement and Administration Agreement. The Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement have each been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and are valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
(o)Base Indenture. The Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
(p)Supplemental Indenture. The Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
(q)Indenture. The Indenture has been qualified under the TIA.
(r)The Securities. The Securities to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly authorized and, when issued, authenticated and delivered by the Company and when authenticated by the Trustee as provided herein and in the Indenture relating thereto, against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture relating thereto; and the Securities and the Indenture conform in all material respects to the statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(s)Descriptions of Investment Management Agreement and Administration Agreement. Both the Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(t)No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or bylaws or similar organizational documents, each as amended or supplemented as of the date of this Agreement; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any judgment, order, rule, or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u)No Conflicts. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture and the performance by the Company of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, the Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or bylaws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any judgment, order, rule, or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v)No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture, or the performance by the Company of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, the Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement, except for (i) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, licenses, registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained or made, (ii) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters and (iii) where the failure to obtain any such consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w)Legal Proceedings. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental, or regulatory investigations, actions, suits, or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or, to the knowledge of the Company, may be reasonably expected to become a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or, to the knowledge of the Company, may be reasonably expected to become the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (i) there are no current or pending legal, governmental, or regulatory actions, suits, or proceedings that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, or the Prospectus that are not so described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii) there
are no contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not so filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
(x)Notification of Election. When the Notification of Election was filed with the Commission, it (i) contained all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with, and complied in all material respects with the requirements of, the Investment Company Act and (ii) did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(y)Election to be Treated as a Business Development Company. (A) The Company has duly elected to be treated by the Commission under the Investment Company Act as a business development company, such election is effective and the Company has not withdrawn such election and, to the Company’s knowledge, the Commission has not ordered such election to be withdrawn nor, to the Company's knowledge, have proceedings to effectuate such withdrawal been initiated or threatened by the Commission; (B) the provisions of the charter and bylaws of the Company and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Company described in the Prospectus, assuming they are implemented as described, comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Investment Company Act; and (C) as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date, the operations of the Company are in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Investment Company Act applicable to business development companies.
(z)Independent Accountants. The accountants who audited the financial statements and supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are independent public accountants within the meaning of, and as required by, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(aa)Title to Real and Personal Property. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple (in the case of real property) to, or have valid and marketable rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property and assets (other than intellectual property, which is subject to Section 3(bb)) that are material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except (i) as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or (ii) those that do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries.
(bb)Title to Intellectual Property. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries, to the knowledge of the Company, own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted, and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted does not conflict with any such rights of others. The Company and its subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any claim of infringement, misappropriation or conflict with any such rights of others in connection with its patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and know-how, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc)No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers, or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that is not so described in such documents and in the Pricing Disclosure Package.
(dd)Investment Company Act. The Company is not and its subsidiaries are not, and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries will be required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. No person is serving or acting as an officer, director or investment adviser of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company except in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act.
(ee)Taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries have paid (or caused to be paid) all federal, state, local, and foreign taxes required by law to be paid, and have filed (or caused to be filed) all tax returns required by law to be filed (taking into account any applicable extensions), in each case, through the date hereof, except where the failure to pay such taxes or file such returns would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no tax deficiency that has been, or, to the knowledge of the Company, would reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets that, in any case, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ff)Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits, and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local, or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Company and its subsidiaries that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received written notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit, or authorization, or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit, or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where such revocation, modification, or non-renewal would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(gg)Disclosure Controls. The Company maintains an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
(hh)Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed by, or under the supervision of, its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are executed in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Company and the applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); (iii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, to calculate net asset value, to maintain asset accountability, and to maintain material compliance with the books and records requirements under the Investment Company Act; (iv) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (v) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses (whether or not remediated) in the Company’s internal controls. The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting, which have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or, other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(ii)Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel, and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as the Company reasonably believes are adequate to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business, except, in each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(jj)No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate, or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment, or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”); or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate,
payoff, influence payment, kickback, or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain, and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.
(kk)Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) of all jurisdictions having jurisdiction over the Company and its subsidiaries, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws of all jurisdictions having jurisdiction over the Company and its subsidiaries is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ll)No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective directors, officers, agents, employees or affiliates is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions,” and each such subject or target, a “Sanctioned Person”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized, or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Russia, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the non-government controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions of Ukraine, any other Covered Region of Ukraine identified pursuant to Executive Order 14065, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela, that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (each, a “Sanctioned Territory”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Territory in each case, in any manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, or otherwise) of Sanctions. Since the inception of the Company, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, and are not now knowingly engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was a Sanctioned Person or with any Sanctioned Territory.
(mm)Company Not Ineligible Issuer and is a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer. The Company is not an ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case, at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.
(nn)No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the
Company, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(oo)No Broker’s Fees. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.
(pp)Registration Rights. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities of the Company registered for sale pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise registered for sale or sold by the Company under the Securities Act.
(qq)No Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, without giving effect to any activities by the Underwriters, any action designed, or that would reasonably be expected, to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.
(rr)Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(ss)Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reasonably reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(tt)Sarbanes-Oxley Act. To the extent applicable to the Company on the date hereof, there is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(uu)Rule 38a-1 Compliance. The Company has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of the Federal Securities Laws (as that term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act) by the Company, including policies and procedures that provide oversight of compliance by each investment adviser, administrator, and transfer agent of the Company.
(vv)Regulated Investment Company. The Company has elected to be treated, and has operated, and intends to continue to operate, its business in such a manner so as to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code. The Company intends to direct the investment of the proceeds of the offering of the Securities in such a manner as to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code.
(ww)Interactive Data Files. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus fairly presents and will present the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared and will be prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto in all material respects.
(xx)Cybersecurity.
A.To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure, or other compromise of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data and databases (including the data and information of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained, processed or stored by the Company and its subsidiaries, and any such data processed or stored by third parties on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”).
B.Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would result in, any security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data.
C.The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented appropriate controls, policies, procedures, and technological safeguards to maintain and protect the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of their IT Systems and Data reasonably consistent with industry standards and practices, or as required by applicable regulatory standards. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.
(yy)Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
4.Representations and Warranties of the Adviser. The Adviser represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter that:
(a)No Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any material adverse change, or any development that would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Adviser and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (ii) neither the Adviser nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Adviser and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that is either from fire, explosion, flood, or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order, or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority.
(b)Organization and Good Standing. The Adviser and each of its subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Adviser and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Adviser of its obligations under this Agreement (an “Adviser Material Adverse Effect”).
(c)Registration as an Investment Adviser. The Adviser is duly registered with the Commission as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and the Adviser is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the Investment Company Act from acting under the Investment Management Agreement as an investment adviser to the Company, as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. There does not exist any proceeding or, to the Adviser’s knowledge, any facts or circumstances, the existence of which would lead to any proceeding which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the registration of the Adviser with the Commission.
(d)Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Adviser.
(e)Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement. The Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement have each been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Adviser and are valid and binding obligations of the Adviser, enforceable against the Adviser in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
(f)No Violation or Default. Neither the Adviser nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its certificate of formation and operating agreement or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute applicable to the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries or any judgment, order, rule, or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have an Adviser Material Adverse Effect.
(g)No Conflicts. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement, and the performance by the Adviser of the Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of
the property or assets of the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the certificate of formation and operating agreement or similar organizational documents of the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute applicable to the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries or any judgment, order, rule, or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have an Adviser Material Adverse Effect.
(h)No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery, and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement or the performance by the Adviser of the Investment Management Agreement and the Administration Agreement, except for (i) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, licenses and registrations or qualifications as have already been obtained or made, and (ii) where the failure to obtain any such consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have an Adviser Material Adverse Effect.
(i)Legal Proceedings. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental, or regulatory investigations, actions, suits, or proceedings pending to which the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries is or, to the knowledge of the Adviser, may be reasonably expected to become a party or to which any property of the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries is or, to the knowledge of the Adviser, may be reasonably expected to become the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Adviser or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have an Adviser Material Adverse Effect; no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or, to the knowledge of the Adviser, contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others, except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have an Adviser Material Adverse Effect; and there are no current or pending legal, governmental, or regulatory actions, suits, or proceedings that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, or the Prospectus that are not so described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(j)Licenses and Permits. The Adviser and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits, and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local, or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Adviser and its subsidiaries that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess