Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of ESI, threatened. Except as provided on [Schedule 6.22], the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters, except for such violations that could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such failures that could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which ESI or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound.

Environmental Matters. In the ordinary course of its business, the Company considers the effect of Environmental Laws on the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates potential risks and liabilities accruing to the Company due to Environmental Laws. On the basis of this consideration, the Company has concluded that Environmental Laws cannot reasonably be expected to result in liability, individually or in the aggregate, having a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice to the effect that its Property or operations are not in material compliance with any of the requirements of applicable Environmental Laws or are the subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a Release of any Contaminant into the environment, which non-compliance or remedial action could reasonably be expected to result in liability, individually or in the aggregate, having a Material Adverse Effect.

No former or current employee of [[Organization B:Organization]] is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, any confidentiality, non- competition or proprietary rights agreement) that in any way adversely affected, affects, or will affect # the performance of his, her or its duties to [[Organization B:Organization]], or # the ability of [[Organization B:Organization]] to conduct its business.

Tax Matters. The Company, the Bank and each Subsidiary of the Company have # filed all material foreign, U.S. federal, state and local tax returns, information returns and similar reports that are required to be filed by them prior to the date hereof, or requests for extensions to file such returns have been timely filed, and all such tax returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects, and # paid all material taxes required to be paid by it and any other material assessment, fine or penalty levied against it other than taxes # currently payable without penalty or interest, or # being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

Labor Matters. Neither BRPA nor Merger Sub is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union contract applicable to persons employed by BRPA or Merger Sub and BRPA does not know of any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees. Other than as described in the BRPA SEC Reports, neither BRPA nor Merger Sub has ever had any employees.

FINRA Matters. All of the information provided to the Agent or the Forward Purchaser, or to counsel for the Agent and the Forward Purchaser, by the Company in connection with the offering of the Shares is true, correct and compliant in all material respects with FINRA rules and any letters, filings or other supplemental information provided to FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rules or NASD Conduct Rules is true and correct.

There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, other than as set forth in [Schedule 6.17] hereto. No Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the five years preceding the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, other than as set forth in [Schedule 6.17] hereto. No Responsible Officer of any Credit Party has knowledge of any potential or pending strike, walkout or work stoppage which would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

The Lenders and the L/C Issuers irrevocably authorize each Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder. Upon request by an Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing such Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, pursuant to this Section 10.10.

Each Lender # represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and # covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, each Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Credit Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

Each Target Entity is, in all material respects, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, which compliance has included obtaining and complying, in all material respects, at all times with all Permits required pursuant to Environmental Laws.