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The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans solely for (a) prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise (but subject to the proviso below), (i) payment of closing costs in connection with this Agreement, (ii) payment on the Closing Date of existing Secured Indebtedness related to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties, (iii) the acquisition of the Real Estate described in Schedule 2.9(a) hereto (or with respect to the Morgan Stanley/PNC Real Estate loan described on Schedule 2.9(b) hereto, reimbursement to Borrower of amounts paid by Borrower to pay off such loan immediately prior to the date of this Agreement), (iv) payments of the existing Secured Indebtedness relating to the Real Estate described in Schedule 2.9(b) hereto which will then be Borrowing Base Properties, and (v) general corporate and working capital purposes, and (b) from and after the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, for (i) repayment of Indebtedness, (ii) acquisitions and capital improvements, and (iii) general corporate and working capital purposes.
92Use Of Proceeds
In case any one or more of the provisions contained in the Plan shall be found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions in the Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
79Severability
This Agreement may be assigned by the Company, but cannot be assigned by Executive. An assignment of this Agreement by the Company shall not relieve the Company of any liability or obligation under this Agreement except any such assignment in connection with or as a result of a Change in Control (including, but not limited to, by operation of law).
7Assignments
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.  Any action or proceeding to enforce or defend any rights under this Agreement or under any agreement, instrument or other document contemplated hereby or related hereto; directly or indirectly related to or connected with the Loan or the negotiation, administration or enforcement thereof; or arising from the debtor/creditor relationship of the Borrower and the Lender shall be brought either in the Superior Court of Connecticut or the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.  The parties hereto agree that any proceeding instituted in any of such courts shall be of proper venue, and waives any right to challenge the venue of such courts or to seek the transfer or relocation of any such proceeding for any reasons.  The parties hereto further agree that such courts shall have personal jurisdiction over the parties.  Any judgment or decree obtained in any such action or proceeding may be filed or enforced in any other appropriate court.
47Governing Laws
This Agreement shall terminate with respect to a holder of Registrable Securities on the date on which such holder ceases to hold Registrable Securities; provided that, such holder’s rights and obligations pursuant to Article III shall survive with respect to any Registration Statement in which any Registrable Securities of such holders were included and, for the avoidance of doubt, any underwriter lock-up that any holder of Registrable Securities has executed prior to such holder’s termination in accordance with this clause shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms.
89Terms
This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as expressly provided herein, may not be changed or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the Seller, the Buyer the Company and the Escrow Agent.
38Entire Agreements
This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including as to validity, interpretation and effect, by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof.
47Governing Laws
Each of the provisions contained in this Exhibit A is and shall be construed as separate and severable and if one or more of such provisions is held to be against the public interest or unlawful or in any way an unreasonable restraint of trade or unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Exhibit A or part thereof, as appropriate, shall continue to be in full force and effect.
79Severability
Except as set forth in the Post-Closing Letter Agreement and except as required by clause (n) below, the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance coverage in compliance with the terms of Section 5.09 in form, scope and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with certificates of insurance naming the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lender Parties, as an additional insured or loss payee, as applicable, to the extent required under Section 5.09 .
51Insurances
This Agreement (together with the Share Exchange Agreement and the Lock-Up Agreements to the extent incorporated herein, and including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto or referenced herein and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Share Exchange Agreement or any other Ancillary Document.
38Entire Agreements
As used in this Surrender, the terms Nation Australia and Paltar include their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, assigns, affiliates, predecessors in interest, successors in interest, assignors, assignees, agents, independent contractors, employees, attorneys, directors, shareholders, investors, insurers, sureties, and anyone claiming by, through or under the respective Party.
13Binding Effects
The Employee’s obligations under this Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of his employment with the Company.
85Survival
The capitalization of the Company as of the date of this Agreement is as set forth as follows: (i) 14,640,154 share of Common Stock outstanding; (ii) 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding; (iii) 455,002 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding; (iv) 378,776 shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding; (v) 10,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock outstanding; (vi) outstanding options to purchase 2,716,000 shares of Common Stock; (vii) outstanding warrants to purchase 8,609,806 shares of Common Stock; and (viii) 1,690,909 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under convertible notes. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Other than the Series B Preferred Stock, the issuance and sale of the Investor Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Investor Shares. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
16Capitalization
This Agreement may be executed by the parties separately in counterparts, and facsimile or electronic (PDF) copies of the separately-executed Agreement shall, upon exchange by delivery, facsimile, or PDF/email between the parties or their counsel, have the same force and effect as if a mutually-signed, single original agreement had been executed.
26Counterparts
Except as disclosed in Section 3.1(j) of the Disclosure Letter or the SEC Reports, there is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary or any of its properties that has or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Proceeding 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 knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation involving the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any current or former director or officer of the Company. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There is no Proceeding by the Company or any Subsidiary currently pending or which the Company or any Subsidiary intends to initiate that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Since March 27, 2014, (i) the Common Stock has been designated for quotation on The Nasdaq Stock Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or The Nasdaq Stock Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or The Nasdaq Stock Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock.
58Litigations
THIS COLLATERAL AGENCY HAS BEEN DELIVERED AND ACCEPTED AT AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED, AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES BOUND HEREBY DETERMINED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
47Governing Laws
THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
43Financial Statements
The Employer may withhold from any amounts payable or benefits to be provided to the Executive under this Employment Agreement or otherwise all Federal, state, city or other taxes and other amounts that the Employer may reasonably determine are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
99Withholdings
The parties acknowledge that all utility charges and all real and personal property Taxes related to the Real Property, the other MPT Acquired Assets and MPT Financed Assets shall be the responsibility of the New Steward Lessees, the New Steward Borrowers, and their Affiliates pursuant to the terms of the Master Lease and the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
87Taxes
The Executive's employment under this Agreement shall continue from the Effective Date through February 28, 2020, unless terminated earlier pursuant to § 5 below (the “Initial Term”). Thereafter, this Agreement shall automatically renew for additional one (1) year terms (each, a “Renewal Term”) unless, not less than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the expiration of the Intitial or Renewal Term, as the case may be, either party notifies the other in writing of their intention not to renew this Agreement.
89Terms
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. All of such counterparts shall be read as though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all the signers had signed a single page. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
26Counterparts
Each Security Party hereby represents and warrants that, other than the events of default specified in the April 2017 Letter Agreement (the “ Disclosed Events of Default ”), as of the date hereof no Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby) or event which, with the passage of time, giving of notice or both would become an Event of Default, has occurred.
62No Defaults
The Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
19Compliance With Laws
EACH OF THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTIES HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT THE OTHER PARTIES WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH OF THE PARTIES UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH OF THE PARTIES MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH OF THE PARTIES HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 8.15.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
Each of the Parties and their respective officers, directors, guarantors, employees and agents agree that the terms of this Note and the transactions among the Parties are confidential pursuant to the terms and conditions of a non-disclosure agreement entered into by and among the Parties.
20Confidentiality
All notices, requests or other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be made, if to the Company, to TRI Pointe Group, Inc., Attn: Chief Financial Officer, 19540 Jamboree Road, Suite 300, Irvine, California 92612, and if to the Employee, to the last known mailing address of the Employee contained in the records of the Company. All notices, requests or other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be made in writing either (a) by personal delivery, (b) by facsimile or electronic mail with confirmation of receipt, (c) by mailing in the United States mails or (d) by express courier service. The notice, request or other communication shall be deemed to be received upon personal delivery, upon confirmation of receipt of facsimile or electronic mail transmission or upon receipt by the party entitled thereto if by United States mail or express courier service; provided , however , that if a notice, request or other communication sent to the Company is not received during regular business hours, it shall be deemed to be received on the next succeeding business day of the Company.
65Notices
All Base Salary, bonus and other compensation described in this Agreement shall be subject to withholding for federal, state or local taxes, amounts withheld under applicable benefit policies or programs, and any other amounts that may be required to be withheld by law, judicial order or otherwise.
99Withholdings
In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties hereto further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that shall achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.
79Severability
The Bank shall employ Executive to serve as Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer of the Bank and Executive Vice President of Bancorp, a publicly traded corporation.
69Positions
This Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant and any country-specific terms contained in Appendix A, represents the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the RSUs.
38Entire Agreements
To Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower is presently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable governmental requirements to which Borrower, or any of Borrower's assets or properties, is subject, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower.
19Compliance With Laws
(a) The Borrower will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements of governmental authorities (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, all zoning and building codes and ERISA and the rules and regulations thereunder) except where the necessity of compliance therewith is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings. The Borrower will maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
19Compliance With Laws
ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO THIS FIRST AMENDMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW) FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, EACH PARTY HEREUNDER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS FIRST AMENDMENT.
56Jurisdictions
Terms used in this Form of Terms that are defined in the Plan will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. The Long Term Incentive Program Document (the “LTI Program Document”), an administrative document adopted by the Committee which is set forth at https:/mysource.southernco.com, contains additional provisions that apply to RSU Awards. Additionally, RSU Awards are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and any other administrative documents adopted by the Committee from time to time. If there is any inconsistency between the terms herein and the terms of the Plan or any administrative document adopted by the Committee, the Plan’s terms and the administrative document’s terms will supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Form of Terms.
89Terms
This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Extending Lender that such Extending Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby.
13Binding Effects
All rights and restrictions contained herein may be exercised and shall be applicable and binding only to the extent that they do not violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement illegal, invalid or unenforceable. If any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement not essential to the commercial purpose of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of the Parties that the remaining provisions or portions thereof shall constitute their agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all such remaining provisions or portions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent legally permissible, any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement shall be replaced by a valid provision that will implement the commercial purpose of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision. In the event that any provision essential to the commercial purpose of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable and cannot be replaced by a valid provision that will implement the commercial purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement and the rights granted herein shall terminate.
79Severability
The waiver by either party of a violation by the other party of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent violation. Any waiver of an obligation under this Agreement will only be valid if it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
97Waivers
Buyer shall be solely responsible for providing insurance in respect of the Acquired Assets and for any claims made in connection with any losses from and after the Closing. Without limiting the rights of Buyer set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, if any claims are made or damages, losses or liabilities occur prior to the Closing Date that relate to any of the Acquired Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the Facility, and such claims, or the claims associated with such damages, losses or liabilities, may be made against third-party insurance policies retained by Seller or any of its Affiliates, then Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, if so requested by Buyer in writing, to ensure that after the Closing Date Buyer can file, notice and otherwise continue to pursue such claims and recover proceeds under the terms of such policies, provided, however, that Buyer will reimburse Seller or its Affiliates, as applicable, for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by Seller or its Affiliates, including the payment of applicable deductible and retention amounts, from and after the Closing as a result of assisting Buyer in seeking insurance proceeds under a policy.
51Insurances
Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement. Such notice to the Company shall include a description of the nature of, and facts underlying, the Proceeding, shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(d). In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such additional information and cooperation as the Company or its counsel may reasonably request, provided that such documentation and information may exclude any privileged or similarly protected information. Indemnitee’s failure to so notify, provide information and otherwise cooperate with the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Company is adversely affected by such failure.
65Notices
If any provision of this Guaranty is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that portion will be deemed severed from this Guaranty and the remaining parts will remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable portion had never been part of this Guaranty.
79Severability
Assignor hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers and conveys to Assignee, its successors and assigns, subject to the permitted title exceptions set forth in Exhibit F attached hereto and made a part hereof, all right, title and interest of Assignor in, to and under the Leases, the Guaranties, the Security Deposits and the Lease Commission Agreements.
7Assignments
The parties acknowledge and agree that each of the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement is reasonable and valid in time and scope and in all other respects. Each of the restrictive covenants shall be considered and construed as separate and independent covenants. Should any part or provision of any of the restrictive covenants be held invalid, void or unenforceable, such invalidity, voidness or unenforceability shall not render invalid, void or unenforceable any other part or provision of this Agreement or such restrictive covenant. The parties also agree that it is their intention that the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement be enforced in accordance with their terms to the maximum extent possible under applicable law. The parties likewise agree that, in the event any tribunal of competent jurisdiction shall find that any provision hereof is not enforceable in accordance with its terms, the invalid or unreasonable term shall be redefined, or a new enforceable term provided, such that the intent of the parties in agreeing to the restrictive covenants will not be impaired and the provision in question shall be enforceable to the fullest extent of applicable law.
79Severability
The captions, headings, and arrangements used in this Mortgage are for convenience only and do not in any way affect, limit, amplify, or modify the terms and provisions hereof.
48Headings
(a) The Company irrevocably submits to the non‑exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
All Subsidiaries of the Company and the locations thereof on the Closing Date are set forth in the SEC Reports (as defined below). The SEC Reports set forth, as of the Closing Date, the Company’s jurisdiction of organization and the location of Company’s executive offices and other places of business.
83Subsidiaries
Selling Member understands and agrees that in the course of providing services to the Company, Selling Member may acquire confidential and/or proprietary information concerning the Company’s operations, its future plans and its methods of doing business. Selling Member understands and agrees it would be extremely damaging to the Company if Selling Member disclosed such information to a competitor or made such information available to any other person. Selling Member understands and agrees that such information is divulged to Selling Member in strict confidence and Selling Member understands and agrees that Selling Member shall not use such information other than in connection with the Business and will keep such information secret and confidential unless disclosure is required by court order or otherwise by compulsion of law. In view of the nature of Selling Member’s employment with the Company and the information that Selling Member has received during the course of Selling Member’s employment, Selling Member also agrees that the Company would be irreparably harmed by any violation, or threatened violation of the agreements in this paragraph and that, therefor, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction prohibiting Selling Member from any violation or threatened violation of such agreements.
20Confidentiality
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.  The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in New York City, New York, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts sitting in New York City, New York, for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Agreement.
47Governing Laws
The Closing will take place on the Closing Date at the offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153, or such other place as will be mutually agreed to by the Company and the Initial Consenting Creditors.
18Closings
The Credit Parties own or possess adequate and legally enforceable rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and all other intellectual property rights necessary to conduct its business as now conducted (collectively, the “ IP Rights ”). All IP Rights, and any federal, state, local or foreign patent and trademark office, or functional equivalent thereof where any such IP Rights may be filed or registered, is set forth in Schedule 7.21 . All of the IP Rights are owned by the Credit Parties, except for IP Rights licensed by the Credit Parties, which licensed IP Rights are specifically outlined and described in Schedule 7.21 . If any IP Rights are licensed by any Credit Party, the underlying license agreement or other agreement pursuant to which such IP Rights are licensed (collectively, the “ License Agreements ”), permits Lender to encumber such License Agreements without any further consent or approval of any other Person, including the underlying owner of such IP Rights, such that if there was an Event of Default and Lender foreclosed on all Collateral, Lender would have the right to use such IP Rights under the License Agreements, subject only to Lender’s obligation to comply with the terms of such License Agreements. The Credit Parties do not have any knowledge of any infringement by any Credit Party of any IP Rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, there is no claim, demand or Proceeding, or other demand of any nature being made or brought against, or to any Credit Party’s knowledge, being threatened against, any Credit Party regarding IP Rights or other intellectual property infringement; and is the Credit Parties are not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
53Intellectual Property
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to any conflict of laws provisions thereof, except where governed by the Bankruptcy Code. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its properties, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
47Governing Laws
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
Except as provided in  Schedule 3.1(g) , the capitalization of the Company immediately prior to the First Closing is, in all material respects, as set forth in the SEC Reports. Except as provided in  Schedule 3.1(g) , no Person has (i) any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except for such, if any, as will have been validly waived before each Closing and (ii) except pursuant to the operation of agreements filed as exhibits to the SEC Reports before the date of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.  No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.  Except as filed as exhibits to the SEC Reports, there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
16Capitalization
Where any person is entitled to receive Shares pursuant to the Award granted hereunder, the Company shall have the right to require such person to pay to the Company the amount of any tax which the Company is required to withhold with respect to such Shares, or, in lieu thereof, to retain, or to sell without notice, a sufficient number of Shares to cover the amount required to be withheld.
87Taxes
The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction except that the Company and any Subsidiary may become and remain liable as lessee, guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease under a Sale and Leaseback Transaction if and to the extent that the Company or any Subsidiary would be permitted to enter into, and remain liable under, such lease to the extent that the transaction would be permitted under Section 6.01.
77Sales
Each Award Agreement shall specify the number of Shares subject to the Performance-Based Restricted Share Award, the Performance Objectives and other conditions which must be satisfied in order for the Performance-Based Restricted Shares to vest, the Performance Cycle within which such Performance Objectives must be satisfied and the circumstances under which the Award will be forfeited; provided, however , that no Performance Cycle for Performance-Based Restricted Shares shall be less than one (1) year.
89Terms
This Agreement, the Fee Letter and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof and any other previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement, the Fee Letter or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and thereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereunder (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the Lead Arranger and the Lenders) any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
38Entire Agreements
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that: (i) each party and its counsel reviewed and negotiated the terms and provisions of this Release Agreement and have contributed to its revision; (ii) the rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Release Agreement; and (iii) the terms and provisions of this Release Agreement shall be construed fairly as to all parties hereto and not in favor of or against any party, regardless of which party was generally responsible for the preparation of this Release Agreement.
55Interpretations
If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.
79Severability
The Executive shall be entitled to vacation in accordance with the Corporation’s vacation or paid time off policy as in effect from time to time for the most senior executive officers of the Corporation.
93Vacations
Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities, plans for business activities, and all other proprietary information of the Bank, as it may exist from time to time, are valuable, special and unique assets of the business of the Bank. Executive will not, during or after the term of her employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities or any other similar proprietary information of the Bank to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever unless expressly authorized by the Board or required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Bank. Further, Executive may disclose information regarding the business activities of the Bank to any bank regulator having regulatory jurisdiction over the activities of the Bank pursuant to a formal regulatory request. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of the provisions of this Section, the Bank will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Bank or any other similar proprietary information, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to the Bank for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.
20Confidentiality
The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
43Financial Statements
If an Executive violates or threatens to violate any provisions of Sections C.6 or C.7 of the Plan, the Employer or its successors in interest shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies that they may have, including money damages, to an injunction to be issued by a court of competent jurisdiction restraining the Executive from committing or continuing any violation of Sections C.6 or C.7. In the event that the Executive is found to have breached any provision set forth in Section C.6 or C.7 of the Plan, the time period provided for in that provision shall be deemed tolled ( i.e. , it will not begin to run) for so long as the Executive was in violation of that provision.
75Remedies
Following the Separation Date, Executive will not be required to perform any services for Company except: (a) as is necessary to cooperate with and assist Company as requested in the orderly transition of duties, including but not limited to, answering Company's questions on an ongoing basis as Company may reasonably require; and (b) to assist and cooperate (including, but not limited to, testifying or providing information to Company) in the investigation and handling of any actual or threatened court action, arbitration or other proceeding involving any matter that arose during the period of Executive’s employment; provided, however, that the Company will advance any expenses Executive reasonably incurs in connection with any such cooperation (including, without limitation, any travel, legal or other out-of-pocket expenses incurred at the Company’s direction). Furthermore, any such cooperation will be scheduled, to the greatest extent possible, so as not to interfere with Executive’s then personal or professional obligations.
24Cooperation
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence a suit, action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such suit, action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such suit, action or proceeding.
47Governing Laws
Except as expressly provided by this Article IX , no Partner shall transfer all or any part of its Partnership Interests or Voting Interests to any Person without first obtaining the written approval of each of the other Partners, which approval may be granted or withheld in their sole discretion; provided , however, that any Partner may transfer any of its Partnership Interests and/or Voting Interests to an Affiliate of such Partner without first obtaining the written approval of each of the other Partners. To the extent that a Partner transfers any of its Partnership Interests to a Person pursuant to this Section 9.1(a) , a proportionate percentage of such Partner’s Voting Interests (based on such Partner’s then-current Percentage Voting Interests relative to its then-current Percentage Equity Interests) shall be deemed to have been automatically transferred to such Person concurrently therewith. Exhibit A shall be amended without further action by the Partners to reflect any change in the Partnership Interests or Voting Interests of the Partners made pursuant to this Section 9.1(a) .
46General
Upon the date of the issuance or increase of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have sold to each other Lender and each other Lender shall have been deemed to have purchased from the Issuing Lender a participation in the related Letter of Credit Obligations equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share at such date and such sale and purchase shall otherwise be in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  The Issuing Lender shall promptly notify each such participant Lender by facsimile, telephone, or electronic mail (PDF) of each Letter of Credit issued or increased and the actual dollar amount of such Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit.
67Participations
This Agreement may not be revoked, modified or amended except by written instrument executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of each of Parent, the Company and each Stockholder that is party hereto.
2Amendments
The Borrower shall not, directly or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, Several L/C Agent, Fronting Bank, Swing Line Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions, other than, in each case, transactions that have received exemptions or authorizations issued by any relevant sanctions authority that permit such transaction thereunder.
78Sanctions
Time is of the essence of this Agreement and each and every term, covenant and condition contained herein.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect so long as any of the obligations of any party under the Loan Documents (other than Agent) remain outstanding.  Each person or entity constituting Pledgor shall be jointly and severally liable for all of the obligations of Pledgor under this Agreement.
85Survival
You hereby consent and agree that state courts located in Harris County, Texas and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas each shall have personal jurisdiction and proper venue with respect to any dispute between you and the Company arising in connection with the Award or this Agreement.
94Venues
The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Terms, payments to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate upon the grant, maturation, or exercise of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or, subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, on a deferred basis.
46General
The Loan Parties, taken as a whole, shall be and remain Solvent at all times.
80Solvency
The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Servicing Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Servicing Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment . The assignee, if it is not a Bank, shall deliver to the Servicing Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
7Assignments
Following the date hereof, Seller shall take such steps and actions, and provide such cooperation and assistance to Buyer and Spin-Off Subsidiary and any of their successors, assigns and legal representatives, including the execution and delivery of any affidavits, declarations, oaths, exhibits, assignments, powers of attorney, or other documents, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect, evidence or perfect the sale of the Shares to Buyer or any assignee or successor thereof.
45Further Assurances
The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company and the Investor contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof until the termination of this Agreement; provided , however , that (i) the provisions of Article V (Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company), Article VIII (Termination), Article IX (Indemnification) and this Article X (Miscellaneous) shall remain in full force and effect indefinitely notwithstanding such termination, and, (ii) so long as the Investor owns any Securities, the covenants and agreements of the Company contained in Article VI (Additional Covenants), shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination for a period of six months following such termination.
85Survival
The Company’s financial statements fairly present the financial condition of the Company at the dates of said statements and the results of its operations for the periods covered thereby and will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices consistently applied and consistent with the books and records of the Company.
43Financial Statements
EACH SELLER PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SUCH PERSON PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH SELLER PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY SELLER PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.  ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY ANY SELLER PARTY AGAINST THE AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SUCH SELLER PARTY PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK.
21Consent To Jurisdiction
The Parties agree that worldwide and for a 12-month period hereafter, they will not disparage the other Party, any products, services, or operations of the other Party, or any of the former, current, or future officers, directors, or employees of the other Party. This clause shall not apply on occasions when a party is subpoenaed or ordered by a court or other governmental authority to testify or give evidence and must, of course, respond truthfully, to conduct otherwise protected by law, or to conduct or testimony in the context of enforcing the terms of this Agreement or other rights, powers, privileges, or claims not released by this Agreement.
64Non-Disparagement
(a) Keep all material Property in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted and except to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar business operating in the same or similar locations. Within 60 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree), the umbrella liability insurance and property insurance of the Group Members shall (i) name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, that names Collateral Agent, on behalf of Lenders as the loss payee thereunder and (c) if any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a Special Flood Hazard Area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then the Borrower shall, or shall cause each Loan Party to (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
51Insurances
No failure to exercise, no course of dealing with respect to the exercise of, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy arising under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents shall impair any such right, power or remedy or operate as a waiver thereof.  No single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  The remedies herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
97Waivers
Any Lender may at any time, with notice to and the consent of the Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Loan Parties or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided , that , (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any Participant shall agree in writing to comply with all confidentiality obligations set forth in Section 10.07 as if such Participant was a Lender hereunder.
67Participations
The Company shall comply with applicable securities laws by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K, within four (4) Trading Days following the date hereof, disclosing all the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, if the Company deems the transactions contemplated hereby to constitute material non- public information. The Company and Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor Purchaser shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing part y shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication.
71Publicity
Each Obligor (for itself and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the “ Releasors ”) does hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge each of the Supporting Holders, together with each of their respective Affiliates, and each of the directors, officers, members, employees, agents, attorneys, financial advisors and consultants of each of the foregoing (each a “ Released Party ”, and collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), from any and all debts, claims, allegations, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, suits, demands, liabilities, actions, proceedings and causes of action, in each case, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of whatever nature or description, and whether in law or in equity, under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor has heretofore had or now or hereafter can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done, in each case, on or prior to the date hereof directly arising out of, connected with or related to this Agreement, the Indenture or any other Notes Document, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements of any Supporting Holder contained therein, or the possession, use, operation or control of any of the assets of any Obligor. Each Obligor represents and warrants that it has no knowledge of any claim by any Releasor against any Released Party or of any facts or acts or omissions of any Released Party which on the date hereof would be the basis of a claim by any Releasor against any Released Party which would not be released hereby.
74Releases
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the liability of each Indemnitor under this Article VI shall survive as follows: (a) an Indemnitor’s liability for breach of any representation or warranty of such Indemnitor in this Agreement shall survive until and terminate upon the first (1 st ) anniversary of the Closing date, provided that such liability shall survive if, prior to the first (1 st ) anniversary of the Closing Date, any Indemnitee shall have asserted a claim for indemnification for Losses incurred by such Indemnitee pursuant to this Article VI in writing to the appropriate party, which claim shall identify its basis with reasonable specificity (a “ Claim ”), in which case the liability for such Claim shall continue until it shall have been finally settled, decided or adjudicated, (b) an Indemnitor’s liability for Losses incurred as a result of such Indemnitor’s breach of any covenant or agreement to be performed by such Indemnitor after the Closing, shall survive indefinitely, and (c) liability of an Indemnitor for Losses arising out of Third-Party Claims for which such Indemnitor has an indemnification obligation, which liability shall survive until the statute of limitation applicable to any third party’s right to assert a Third-Party Claim bars assertion of such claim.
85Survival
If provided by the Employer in Section 1.08, and subject to Section 1.08(e)(2), if a Participant has a Separation from Service, he will be entitled to a benefit equal to (i) the vested percentage(s) of the value of the Matching and Employer Contributions credited to his Account, as adjusted for income, expense, gain, or loss, such percentage(s) determined in accordance with the vesting schedule(s) and methodology selected by the Employer in Section 1.08, and (ii) the value of the Deferral Contributions to his Account as adjusted for income, expense, gain, or loss. The amount payable under this Section 7.03 will be distributed in accordance with Article 8.
46General
You acknowledge that, subject to applicable law, all discoveries, concepts, ideas, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, patent applications, copyrightable work and mask work (whether or not including any confidential information) and all registrations or applications related thereto, all other proprietary information and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) which relate to the Company or any of its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by you (whether alone or jointly with others) in the course of providing your services to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates ( “Work Product ”), belong to the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate to the extent that any of the foregoing does not constitute VMware intellectual property rights or confidential information under your obligations to VMware. You shall promptly disclose such Work Product to the Board and, at the Company’s expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by the Board (whether during or after the term of your engagement) to establish and confirm such ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments). You acknowledge that all Work Product shall be deemed to constitute “works made for hire” under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, as amended.
53Intellectual Property
As a condition to Executive’s receipt of any amounts set forth in Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) above, Executive shall execute and not revoke a general release of all claims in favor of the Company (the “ Release ”) in the form substantially similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (and any statutorily prescribed revocation period applicable to such Release shall have expired) within the sixty (60) day period following the date of Executive’s Qualifying Termination.
74Releases
In the event any part of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under the law, this Agreement shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by such law, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement, or invalidating the effect of such portion of this Agreement elsewhere.
79Severability
Upon or in connection with any payment in respect of the Award, the Corporation shall first deduct from any cash portion of such payment the full amount of any taxes which the Corporation may be required to withhold with respect to such payment, and to the extent the aggregate cash portion of such payment is in sufficient to satisfy the Corporation’s applicable withholding obligations, the Corporation shall then automatically reduce the number of any shares of Common Stock to be delivered in payment by (or otherwise reacquire) the appropriate number of whole shares, valued at their then fair market value (as determined under the Plan), to satisfy any remaining withholding obligations of the Corporation with respect to such payment, at the applicable withholding rates. In the event that the Corporation cannot legally satisfy such withholding obligations by reduction of shares, or in the event that the withholding procedure described in the preceding sentence is insufficient to satisfy the Corporation’s applicable withholding obligations with respect to any payment under the Award, the Corporation shall be entitled to require a cash payment by or on behalf of the Participant and/or to deduct from other compensation payable to the Participant any sums required by federal, state or local law to be withheld with respect to such payment. The Participant agrees to take any further actions and execute any additional documents as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section 9.
99Withholdings
Indemnitee shall give the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any Proceeding for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement, provided that any failure or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Agreement unless and to the extent that ( i ) none of the Company and its subsidiaries are party to or aware of such Proceeding and ( ii ) the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure.
24Cooperation
Each of Agent, Lenders, each Credit Party and each of their Related Persons, is authorized (but not required) to transmit, post or otherwise make or communicate, in its sole discretion, Electronic Transmissions in connection with any Loan Document and the transactions contemplated therein for routine communications; however Electric Transmissions may not be used as effective notice under the Loan Documents. Each Credit Party and each Secured Party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the use of Electronic Transmissions is not necessarily secure and that there are risks associated with such use, including risks of interception, disclosure and abuse and each indicates it assumes and accepts such risks by hereby authorizing the transmission of Electronic Transmissions.
10Authorizations
Neither Manager nor any TRS may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any Person without the prior written consent of the other parties.
7Assignments
The Company shall, within four (4) Trading Days immediately following the date hereof, issue a Current Report on Form 8-K, disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby.
71Publicity
This Agreement, any other Financing Agreement and any subsequent amendment to any of them may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be construed together as one original. Facsimile signatures on this Agreement, any other Financing Agreement and any subsequent amendment to any of them shall be considered as original signatures. The Borrower hereby acknowledges the receipt of a copy of this Agreement and all other Financing Agreements. The Agent and each Lender may, on behalf of the Borrower, create a microfilm or optical disk or other electronic image of this Agreement and any or all of the Financing Agreements. The Agent and each Lender may store the electronic image of this Agreement and the Financing Agreements in its electronic form and then destroy the paper original as part of the Agent’s and each Lender’s normal business practices, with the electronic image deemed to be an original and of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as the paper originals. The Agent and each Lender are authorized, when appropriate, to convert any note into a “transferable record” under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
26Counterparts
This Control Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Control Agreement by signing and delivering one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Control Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Control Agreement.
26Counterparts
Employee has seven days after he signs this Agreement to revoke it and this Agreement will become effective on the eighth day after Employee signed this Agreement, so long as it has been signed by the Parties and has not been revoked by Employee before that date (the “ Effective Date ”).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Separation shall occur on the Separation Date in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 and the recitals hereto and all of the provisions of Section 1 are effective immediately upon Employee’s execution of this Agreement.
33Effective Dates
THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT EXECUTED AND DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE HOLDER OR THE COMPANY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE HOLDER’S PURCHASING THIS NOTE.
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
The Lenders hereby temporarily waive compliance with Section 7.1(a) and (c) of the Credit Agreement, in each case for the Reference Quarter ending March 31, 2017, which waiver shall terminate as of June 30, 2017.
97Waivers
The Company shall have complied with all applicable federal, state and local governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Investor and the subsequent resale of the Registrable Securities by the Investor (or shall have the availability of exemptions therefrom).
19Compliance With Laws