Non-contravention. Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement nor the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller is a party, nor the consummation of the Partnership Buyout or the grant of the Buyer Options contemplated hereby, will # violate or conflict with any Law or Order to which Seller is subject, # conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any Contract to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is bound or to which any of Seller’s assets is subject, # result in the imposition or creation of a Lien upon or with respect to the Partnership Securities or # violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of Seller.

Non-contravention. Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will # violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Buyer is subject, # conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject, or # result in the imposition or creation of a Lien upon or with respect to the A Plus Shares.

Non-Contravention. Neither the execution, delivery, performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of this transaction will:

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Private Placement Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company as of the Closing Date. This Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law). Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms of the Warrant Agreement and this Agreement, the Private Placement Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms as of the Closing Date.

This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

Section # . Corporate Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, and any other Loan Document to which the Company is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not and will not:

5.02Authorization; No Contravention.

Authorization. Each of the Parties hereby represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Services Agreement, that this Services Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Party, that this Services Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Party enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equity principles.

Authorization. The sole member of each Borrower has duly authorized the execution and delivery of each of the Loan Documents and the performance of their respective terms. No other consent of any other Person, except for the Bank, is required as a prerequisite to the validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents. The sole and only member of each Borrower is Empire Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Authorization. Each of Parent and Buyer has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which Buyer is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which a Buyer Party is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each, enforceable against such Buyer Party in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by the Permitted Exceptions.