system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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which Jefferies has committed to provide debt financing for the Offer in the aggregate amount and on the terms and conditions set forth therein (the "Financing"); 1 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION Section 1.01 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below: "Acquiror" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. "Action" shall mean any claim, action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitral body. "Affiliate" shall mean, (i) with respect to a particular individual, (A) the individual's spouse and any parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew of the individual or the individual's spouse, (B) any Person that is directly or indirectly controlled by the particular individual or any such family member of the particular individual or his/her spouse, (C) any Person in which the particular individual or any such family member of the particular individual or his/her spouse has a material financial interest, and (D) any Person with respect to which the particular individual or such family member of the particular individual or his/her spouse serves as a director, officer or partner (or in a similar capacity); and (ii) with respect to any specified Person other than an individual, (A) any Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the Person specified, (B) any Person in which the specified Person has a material financial interest, and (C) any Person which has a material financial interest in the specified Person. "Control" and its derivative words mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the decisions, management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, including the ability to elect the majority of the directors or the members of a similar governing body of a Person. "Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. "Annual Financial Statements" shall have the meaning set forth in Section (j) of Schedule 3.01. "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or any other day on which commercial banks in Tokyo, Japan or New York in the U.S.A. are authorized or required by applicable Law to close. "Closing" shall mean the Settlement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 2 "Closing Date" shall mean the date on which the Closing occurs. "Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. "Company Disclosure Letter" shall mean the letter dated the same date as this Agreement from the Company to the Acquiror disclosing information constituting exceptions to the representations and warranties given by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01. "Company's Position Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b). "Contract" shall mean any contract, agreement, instrument, undertaking, indenture, commitment, loan, license or other legally binding obligation, whether written or oral. "Environmental Claim" shall mean any claim, action, cause of action, suit, investigation or proceeding by any Person alleging liability (including liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resource damages, fines or penalties) for any Losses arising from (a) presence or Release of any Hazardous Substance at any location, whether or not owned or operated by the Company or any Subsidiaries, or (b) circumstances forming the basis of noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Laws. "Environmental Laws" shall mean any Law or Order of any Governmental Authority relating to the protection of the environment (including protection of air, water, soil, and natural resources), human health, natural resources or the use, storage, handling, release, exposure to or disposal of any Hazardous Substance, as in effect on the date hereof. "FIEL" shall mean the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (kinyuu-shohin-torihiki-ho) (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended). "Financing" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. "Financing Commitment" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. "Financing Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.09. "Financial Statements Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section (j) of Schedule 3.01. "GAAP" shall mean Japanese generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time
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Extract the exact clause related to "Parties" from the excerpt above.