definiens: and will mean including without limitation, and will mean ; ( b ) a reference to an Article of this Agreement inc ludes all Sections in such Article, and a reference to a Section of this Agreement includes all subsection s of that Section ; ( c ) and o ther equivalent words refer to this Agreement as an entirety and not solely to the particular portio n of this Agreement in which any such word is used ; ( d ) a includes its permitted assignees and/ or the respective successors in title to substantia lly the whole of its undertaking ; ( e ) a statute or statutory instrument or any of the ir provisions is to be construed as a reference to that statute or statutory instrument or provision as the same may be amended or re - enacted from time to tim e after the Effective Date ; ( f ) words denoting the singular will include the pl ural and vice versa and words denoting any gender will include all genders ; ( g ) except where otherwise indicated, references to a will include and references to a will include, unless the context otherwise provides ; ( h ) the Exhibits and Schedules form part of the ope rative provision of this Agreement and references to this Agreement will, unless the context otherwis e requires, include references to the Exhibits and Schedules ; Exhibit 2.1 ( i ) the headings in this Agreement are for convenie nce only and will not be considered in the interpretation of this Agreement ; and ( j ) the terms and conditions of this Agreement are the result of negotiations between the Parties and this Agreement will not be construed in favor of or against any Party by reason of the extent to which either Party participated in the preparation of this Agree ment