definiens: will be deemed to be followed by the phrase ( c ) the word will beconstrued to have the same meaning and eﬀect as the word ( d ) any deﬁnition of or reference to any agreement, instrument, or other document herein will be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument, or other document as from time to timeamended, supplemented, or otherwise modiﬁed ( subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements, or modiﬁcations setforth herein or therein ), ( e ) any reference herein to any Person will be construed to include such Person ’s successors and assigns, ( f)the words and, and words of similar import, will be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entiretyand not to any particular provision hereof, ( g ) all references herein to Sections or Schedules will be construed to refer to Sections orSchedules of this Agreement, and references to this Agreement include all Schedules hereto, ( h ) the word means notice inwriting ( whether or not speciﬁcally stated ) and will include notices, consents, approvals, and other written communicationscontemplated under this Agreement, ( i ) provisions that require that a Party, the Parties, or any Committee hereunder or or the like will require that such agreement, consent, or approval be speciﬁc and in writing, whether by writtenagreement, letter, approved minutes, or otherwise ( but excluding e - mail and instant messaging ), ( j ) references to any speciﬁc law, rule, or regulation, or article, section, or other division thereof, will be deemed to include the then - current amendments thereto or anyreplacement or successor law, rule, or regulation, ( k ) the term will be interpreted in the inclusive sense commonly associatedwith the term ( l ) references to any Sections include Sections and subsections that are part of the related Section ( e.g., asection numbered would be part of, and references to would also refer to material contained inthe subsection described as ) ; and ( m ) the captions to the Sections hereof are not a part of this Agreement and shallnot be used to inform interpretation of this Agreement, but are merely guides or labels to assist in locating and reading the severalSections hereof