There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company or any of its properties; and to the Company’s Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened, except any such proceeding, which if resolved adversely to the Company, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. Neither the Company nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act.