definiens: shall refer to the date of thisAgreement . The word in the phrase shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thingextends, and such phrase shall not mean simply . The term shall not be deemed to be exclusive . All termsdefined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made ordelivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein . The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicableto the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neutergenders of such term . Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement orinstrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including ( in the case of agreements or instruments ) by waiver or consent and ( in the caseof statutes ) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto andinstruments incorporated therein . References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns