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This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except by a written instrument signed by the Parties.
60Modifications
For the purposes of this Agreement, (x) all sales of contractual and other rights of Lessees in connection with Devices and Related Customer Leases shall be deemed to be absolute and irrevocable assignments thereof and (y) all purchases of contractual obligations by the Buyer shall be deemed to be assumptions thereof. From and after the Lease Closing Date (i) the Buyer shall have assumed the Customer Lease-End Rights and Obligations under the Lease Closing Date Customer Leases and (ii) each Lessee shall have relinquished its rights and be released from its obligations under the Customer Lease-End Rights and Obligations under the Lease Closing Date Customer Leases. From and after any Upgrade Date for an Upgraded Device (i) the Buyer shall have assumed the Customer Lease-End Rights and Obligations under the Upgraded Customer Lease for such Upgraded Device and (ii) each Lessee shall have relinquished its rights and be released from its obligations under the Customer Lease-End Rights and Obligations under such Upgraded Customer Lease. For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of each Lease Closing Date Customer Lease, from and after the Lease Closing Date, and, in the case of any Upgraded Device, from and after the Upgrade Date for such Upgraded Device, until the Term of a Device Lease for such Device has terminated or expired, the relevant Lessee shall be the lessor of record of the Device under the Related Customer Lease and own the right to receive all scheduled Customer Receivables in connection with such Related Customer Lease. Furthermore, for the avoidance of doubt, except for the obligations assigned to the Buyer herein, nothing herein shall relieve the relevant Lessee (or the Servicer on its behalf) from performing its obligations under the relevant Customer Leases.
7Assignments
This Modification Agreement shall become effective upon execution thereof by the parties hereto and may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and binding upon the party signing such counterpart; all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
26Counterparts
This Agreement will be governed by the substantive laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of law, and by federal law where applicable. If any part of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not be affected in any way.
47Governing Laws
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for defaults and possible defaults disclosed in the SEC Reports or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation in any material respect of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”), the OTCQB or any similar quotation system, and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTCBB, the OTCQB or any similar quotation system, in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
61No Conflicts
This Agreement and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall automatically terminate (without any further action of the parties) upon the earliest to occur of: (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms; (b) the Effective Time; (c) the date of any modification, waiver or amendment to the Merger Agreement effected without such Stockholder’s consent that (y) decreases the amount or changes the form of consideration payable to all of the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement as in effect on the date of this Agreement or (z) otherwise materially adversely affects the interests of the stockholders of the Company; (d) the mutual written consent of the parties hereto; and (e) the Outside Date.  In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5 , this Agreement shall become void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any party; provided , however , that no such termination shall relieve any party from liability for any breach hereof prior to such termination.
88Terminations
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
47Governing Laws
To the extent that Federal laws do not otherwise control, the validity and construction of this shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, but without giving effect to the choice of law principles thereof.
47Governing Laws
In the event of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, C ompensation—Stock Compensation) that causes the per share value of shares of Common Stock to change, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering or recapitalization through an extraordinary dividend, the number and class of shares of Co mmon Stock subject to the Award shall be appropriately and equitably adjusted by the Committee.  In the event of any other change in corporate capitalization, including a merger, consolidation, reorganization or partial or complete liquidation of the Compa ny, such adjustment described in the foregoing sentence may be made as determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights of participants.  In either case, such adjustment shall be final, binding and co nclusive.  If such adjustment would result in a fractional share being subject to the Award, the Company shall pay the holder of the Award, on the date that the shares with respect to the Award are issued, an amount in cash determined by multiplying (i) th e fraction of such share (rounded to the nearest hundredth) by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share on the date that the Restriction Period with respect to the Award terminates.
0Adjustments
Reporting of and withholding on the Severance for tax purposes shall be at the discretion of the Company Parties in conformance with applicable tax laws and the past practices of the Company Parties. If a claim is made against any of the Company Parties for any additional tax or withholding in connection with or arising out of the Severance, that should have been withheld or that is a tax payable by Hinds, Hinds shall pay any such claim within thirty (30) days of being notified by the Company Parties of the amount owed.
68Payments
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. With respect to any claim or dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the state and federal courts located in Harris County, Texas, unless another forum or venue is required by law. Both the Company and Employee agree to waive a trial by jury of any or all issues arising under or connected with this Agreement and consent to trial by the judge .
47Governing Laws
Each party shall take such acts, and execute and deliver to any other party such additional documents or instruments as may be reasonably requested in order to effect the purposes of this 2017-1 Servicing Supplement and the 2017-1 Servicing Agreement and to better assure and confirm unto the requesting party its rights, powers and remedies hereunder.
45Further Assurances
The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local , or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.  In addition, the Company may report the value of any benefits provided under this Agreement to the applicable tax authorities as required by any applicable law or regulation.
99Withholdings
Any notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered in person or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Executive at the last address the Executive has filed in writing with the Company (with a copy to his counsel, Henry Morgenbesser, Esq. of Katzke & Morgenbesser LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11 th Floor, New York, NY 10105) or, in the case of the Company, at its main offices, attention of the Board.
65Notices
This Amendment shall be effective automatically and without necessity of any further action by Borrower, Administrative Agent or the Lenders when counterparts hereof have been executed by Borrower, Guarantors and the Majority Lenders, and all conditions to the effectiveness hereof set forth herein have been satisfied.
34Effectiveness
No report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.  With respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Company represents that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation; it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material.
31Disclosures
The Company shall (a) by 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents and Disclosure Schedule as exhibits thereto with the Commission. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor 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 each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the applicable Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this Section 4.5.
71Publicity
The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party may (except as permitted pursuant to Section  10.2 ) assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
84Successors
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The provisions of Sections 9.09 and 9.10 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.SECTION 2.04.     Costs and Expenses . The Borrowers agree to reimburse the Administrative Agents and the Second Refinancing Amendment Arrangers for their reasonable out of pocket expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agents and the Second Refinancing Amendment Arrangers.SECTION 2.05.     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of any executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.SECTION 2.06.     Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
47Governing Laws
Any controversy, dispute or claim ("Claim") whatsoever between Employee, on the one hand, and Company, or any of its employees, directors, officers, and agents (collectively "Company Parties"), on the other hand, shall be settled by binding arbitration, at the request of either party, in accordance with the Employment Dispute Resolution Procedures of the American Arbitration Association or other similar organization agreed to by the parties. The claims covered by this Agreement include, but are not limited to, claims for wages and other compensation, claims for breach of contract (express or implied) tort claims, claims for discrimination (including, but not limited to, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, and disability), and claims for violation of any federal, state, or other government law, statute, regulation or ordinance, except for claims for worker's compensation or unemployment insurance benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit Employee from filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and/or the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and cooperating in the investigation of such.
6Arbitration
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY SPECIFIED CASH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. 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 AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFIED CASH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11 .
96Waiver Of Jury Trials
Whenever this Agreement provides that a Subsidiary of the Company is obligated to take or refrain from taking any action, the Company shall cause such Subsidiary to take or refrain from taking such action.
83Subsidiaries
The representations and warranties contained in Section 4.1 (Authority of Each Seller, Validity and Enforceability, No Conflicts); Section 4.2 (Ownership of Quotas); Section 4.3 (Due Diligence), Section 5.1 (Authority, Validity, Enforceability, No Conflicts), and Section 5.2 (Due Diligence); shall survive the Closing, without limitation. Any investigation by or on behalf of any Party hereto shall not constitute a waiver as to enforcement of any representation or warranty.
98Warranties
By execution below, the Sub-Originator expressly acknowledges and agrees that all of the Buyer’s rights, title, and interests in, to, and under this Agreement (but not its obligations), shall be assigned (i) by the Buyer to the SPV pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and (ii) by the SPV to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) pursuant to the Receivables Financing Agreement, and the Sub-Originator consents to such assignments. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the SPV, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are third-party beneficiaries of the rights of the Buyer arising hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents to which the Sub-Originator is a party, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, during the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default under the Receivables Financing Agreement, the Administrative Agent, and not the Buyer, shall have the sole right to exercise all such rights and related remedies.
1Agreements
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
47Governing Laws
If any provision or any part thereof of this Agreement, including Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 hereof, as applied to either party or to any circumstances, shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the court shall modify such provision or the part thereof to the minimum extent necessary to render such provision valid or enforceable, provided, however, if the court nevertheless determines that such provision or part thereof is invalid or unenforceable, then the same shall in no way affect any other provision or remaining part thereof of this Agreement, which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, and the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
79Severability
COH represents and warrants that, as of the Effective Date, to the actual knowledge of the Investigator and the Director of its Office of Technology Transfer without independent inquiry, COH has the full power and authority to grant the rights, licenses and privileges granted herein.
76Representations
This Agreement shall constitute a contract under the internal laws of the State of California and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of said state as to both interpretation and performance.
4Applicable Laws
The Company hereby agrees to indemnify Executive and hold Executive harmless to the extent provided under the By-Laws of the Company (and at the same level as it covers its other executive officers and directors) against and in respect of any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, judgments, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), losses, and damages resulting from Executive’s good faith performance of Executive’s duties and obligations with the Company. This obligation shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.
49Indemnifications
You will be subject to the arbitration requirements in this Paragraph 18.
6Arbitration
The Agent shall have received duly executed signature pages for this Second Amendment signed by the Borrowers, each other Credit Party, the Agent and the Lenders.
1Agreements
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Any signature page to this Agreement containing a manual signature may be delivered by facsimile transmission or other electronic communication device capable of transmitting or creating a printable written record, and when so delivered shall have the effect of delivery of an original manually signed signature page.
26Counterparts
The Company may withhold from any payments owed to you under this Bonus Letter all federal, state, city or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bonus Letter, the Company is not obligated to guarantee any particular tax result for you with respect to any payment provided to you hereunder, and you will be responsible for any taxes imposed on you with respect to any such payment.
86Tax Withholdings
The Company consents to the Seller’s sale of the Seller Securities (as defined in the Agreement) to the Purchaser provided for herein. The Company agrees and acknowledges that the 440 shares of the Company’s Series F Convertible Preferred Stock portion of the Seller Securities were never certificated and upon the delivery of the Receipt (as defined in the Agreement) such portion of the Seller Securities set forth in the Receipt shall be transferred to the Purchaser. In the event less than the full Note portion of the Seller Securities is being transferred the Company agrees to reissue the Note in two parts in accordance with the proportion set forth in the Receipt.
22Consents
Borrower has good and marketable title to, or the right to use under valid leases, the assets reflected on the most recent balance sheet submitted to Bank, free and clear from all liens and encumbrances of any kind, except for: (a) liens securing (i) current taxes and assessments not yet due and payable or (ii) taxes being contested by Borrower in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been set aside on Borrower's books to the extent required by generally accepted accounting principles, (b) liens and encumbrances, if any, reflected or noted on such balance sheet or notes thereto, (c) assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business, (d) any security interests, pledges, assignments or mortgages granted to Bank to secure the repayment or performance of the Obligations, (e) non-consensual statutory liens (other than liens securing the payment of taxes) arising in the ordinary course of Borrower's business (including such liens in favor of landlords, warehousemen and mechanics and similar liens) to the extent such liens secure Indebtedness or other obligations relating to claims or liabilities which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, in each case prior to the commencement of foreclosure or other similar proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books in accordance with GAAP, (f) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, covenants and other restrictions affecting the use of real property which do not interfere in any material respect with the use of such real property or ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower thereon or materially impair the value of the real property which may be subject thereto, (g) purchase money security interests in equipment (including capital leases), (h) pledges and deposits of cash by Borrower in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits, and (i) liens and encumbrances as disclosed on Exhibit 3.8 attached hereto (collectively, the "Permitted Liens").
90Titles
If the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary through each Vesting Date set forth in the Notice of Grant, the Restricted Stock Units shall vest (it being understood that Units shall vest cumulatively).
95Vesting
The Company will withhold required federal, state, local and foreign taxes from any and all payments contemplated by this Agreement and make all tax reporting it determines it should make based on this Agreement.
99Withholdings
Unless specifically provided herein, this Agreement contains all of the understandings and representations between the Executive and the Company pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. Any representation, promise, or agreement not specifically included in this Agreement shall not be binding upon or enforceable against either party. The Executive agrees that she is not relying on any representation of the Company or any person acting or claiming to act on behalf of the Company except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
38Entire Agreements
Amounts received under the Plan are not to be taken into account for purposes of computing benefits under other plans.
12Benefits
Each Borrower will maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance coverage of a type reasonable and customary for companies of similar size and engaged in similar businesses and in amounts reasonably deemed by such Borrower to be adequate.
51Insurances
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between Employee and the Company relating to Employee’s employment. This Agreement supersedes and replaces any prior verbal or written agreements between the Company and Employee. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by both Employee and a person authorized by the Board of the Company. No oral waiver, amendment or modification will be effective under any circumstances whatsoever.
38Entire Agreements
Each Lincoln Party shall keep itself and all of its insurable properties insured at all times to such extent, by such insurers, and against such hazards and liabilities as is customarily carried by prudent businesses of like size and enterprise; and promptly upon the Agent’s written request upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Holdings shall furnish to the Agent such information about any such insurance as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request, which information shall be prepared in form and detail satisfactory to the Agent and certified by an appropriate officer of Holdings.
51Insurances
The provisions of this Article XI shall survive the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments and the termination of this Agreement.
85Survival
Each Borrower waives any right to require the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Lenders or the Lenders to (a) proceed against any other Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party, (b) proceed against or exhaust any security held from any Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party or (c) pursue any other remedy in the Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Lender’s or Lenders’ power whatsoever. Each Borrower waives any defense based on or arising out of suretyship or any impairment of security held from any Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party or on or arising out of any defense of any other Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party other than payment in full in cash of the Obligations, including any defense based on or arising out of the disability of any other Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party, or the unenforceability of the Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any other Borrower, in each case other than as a result of the payment in full in cash of the Obligations.
97Waivers
During the Period of Employment, the Executive’s annual rate of discretionary time off accrual shall be four (4) weeks (three (3) weeks of vacation accrual plus five (5) floating/personal holiday days) per year, with such discretionary time off to accrue and be subject to the Company’s discretionary time off policies in effect from time to time, including any policy which may limit discretionary time off (or component thereof) accruals and/or limit the amount of accrued but unused discretionary time off (or component thereof) to carry over from year to year. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall also be entitled to all other holiday and leave pay generally available to other executives of the Company.
93Vacations
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Award Agreement with respect to a Permitted Waiver Event, upon a Participant’s termination of service with the Company and its Subsidiaries during the applicable Restricted Period, whether voluntary or involuntary (and including without limitation termination on account of death, disability, or retirement), all Performance Awards shall be forfeited by the Participant.  However, the Committee may, when it finds that a waiver upon a Permitted Waiver Event would be in the best interests of the Company, waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to such Participant’s Performance Award; provided , however , if the Award to a Covered Employee is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code, such waiver may be only upon a termination due to death or disability or a Change of Control of the Company or other event permitted under section 162(m) of the Code.
44Forfeitures
Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth below.
29Definitions
Except to the extent disclosure hereof is required in PUGET’s filings with the SEC, the Parties covenant and agree that it is AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION OF THIS AGREEMENT that its contents, terms and provisions be maintained confidential for a period of sixty days from execution , for which reason  the Agreement shall be filed under seal with the US District Court in which the Civil Action is pending for a period of sixty days from execution and any beach of this confidentiality provision by any Party hereto without the express prior written consent of the other Parties and/or an order of the Court shall be subject to any and all available remedies in law and equity. After 60 days from execution of this Agreement, either party may request that the Court so-order this agreement.
20Confidentiality
Meetings of the Partners may be called only by the General Partner.  The call shall state the nature of the business to be transacted.  Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Partners not less than seven (7) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting; provided that a Partner’s attendance at any meeting of Partners shall be deemed a waiver of the foregoing notice requirement with respect to such Partner (except where such attendance is to object to the holding of such meeting).  Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting.  Whenever the vote or Consent of Partners is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or Consent may be given at a meeting of Partners or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 14.1.A above.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Consent of holders of a Majority in Interest shall control.
46General
This Agreement (and any non-contractual rights and obligations arising in connection therewith) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
47Governing Laws
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, partner, member or stockholder, action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
10Authorizations
The Borrower and each Subsidiary have filed all United States Federal Tax returns and all other Tax returns which are required to be filed and have paid all Taxes stated to be due by the Borrower and each Subsidiary pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including without limitation all Federal and state withholding Taxes and all Taxes required to be paid pursuant to applicable law, except such Taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been provided for on the books of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, or where a failure to so file or pay could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
87Taxes
If You did not have a Separation from Service before the date, if any, on which a “change in control event” occurs (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i) & (ii)), then, any Restricted Stock Units that did not become non-forfeitable before the change in control event will become non- forfeitable on the date of the change in control event.
17Change In Control
This Agreement and the Executive’s employment pursuant to this Agreement shall begin on the date indicated above (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Expiration Date”), unless terminated earlier by the Company or the Executive pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement (the “Term”). This Agreement shall renew automatically for one-year Terms on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, and on each anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter, unless either the Company or Executive notifies the other, in writing and in accordance with Section 17 herein, at least sixty (60) days prior to the Expiration Date (or extended Expiration Date), that either the Company or Executive wishes to terminate this Agreement (in which case this Agreement shall terminate in accordance with Section 4(a) herein).
89Terms
This Award of RSUs is documented by the records of the Committee or its delegate which shall be the final determinant of the number of Common Shares granted and the conditions of this Agreement. The Committee may amend or modify this Award in any manner to the extent that the Committee would have had the authority under the Plan initially to grant such Award, provided that no such amendment or modification shall materially diminish the Participant’s rights under this Agreement without his or her consent. Except as in accordance with the two immediately preceding sentences and Section 8.2, this Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto.
2Amendments
This Agreement, which shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of each Credit Party signatory hereto, Agent and each Lender, shall become effective on the Closing Date and shall continue in full force and effect until the Maturity Date unless sooner terminated as herein provided.  Borrowers may terminate this Agreement at any time upon five (5) days’ prior written notice upon payment in full of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnity claims not yet asserted or threatened) and termination of the Commitments.  Each notice delivered by the Borrowers under this Section 13.1 may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrowers (by notice to the Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
89Terms
This Agreement (including the documents referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior understandings, negotiations, discussions and agreements to the extent that they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
38Entire Agreements
Each party’s obligations under this Section  2.16 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
85Survival
The Employer that is liable to make a payment hereunder shall have the right to deduct from any deferral or payment made hereunder, or from any other amount due a Participant, the amount of cash sufficient to satisfy the Employer’s foreign, federal, state or local income tax withholding obligations with respect to any amount deferred hereunder, whether at the time of deferral, vesting or payment thereof. In addition, if prior to the date of distribution of any amount hereunder, the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed under Code Sections 3101, 3121(a) and 3121(v)(2), where applicable, becomes due, then the Employer may distribute from the Participant’s Account balance the amount needed to pay the Participant’s portion of such tax, plus an amount equal to the withholding taxes due under federal, state or local law resulting from the payment of such FICA tax, and an additional amount to pay the additional income tax at source on wages attributable to the pyramiding of the section 3401 wages and taxes, but no greater than the aggregate of the FICA amount and the income tax withholding related to such FICA amount. Each Participant shall be responsible for the payment of all individual tax liabilities relating to any benefits under the Plan.
86Tax Withholdings
All covenants and obligations contained within this Lease shall bind and inure to the benefit of Landlord, its successors and assigns, and shall be binding upon Tenant, its permitted successors and assigns .
13Binding Effects
All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, options or warrants, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all references to Subsidiaries in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded except to the extent such reference speaks to a time in the past or future when the Company has had or will have a subsidiary, as the case may be.
83Subsidiaries
Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi) )) or (ii) the determination by Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided , however , (x) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
74Releases
Other than the Custodian File held by the Custodian in accordance with the Custodian Agreement, Seller shall deliver to Servicer, and Servicer shall hold in trust for Seller, Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent, each Purchaser and each other Affected Party in accordance with their respective interests, all Records (and all original documents relating thereto) (and after the occurrence of any Event of Termination, shall deliver the same to Administrative Agent promptly upon Administrative Agent’s written request). Upon written request of Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent, Servicer shall promptly provide (or cause Custodian to provide) Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents with the location(s) of all Records (and all original documents relating thereto).
73Records
During the past 12 months, the Company has timely filed all periodic reports required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, as amended, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, as amended, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to August 31, 2017, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
43Financial Statements
The proceeds of the Loans shall be used (a) to repay amounts outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement on the Closing Date, including any fees or expenses incurred in connection therewith, and (b) to finance the working capital needs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and for general corporate purposes.
92Use Of Proceeds
Venue . INDEMNITOR HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S ELECTION, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. INDEMNITOR EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS. INDEMNITOR HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON INDEMNITOR BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, ADDRESSED TO INDEMNITOR, AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE SAME HAS BEEN POSTED.
94Venues
The Company will pay expenses related to a house or apartment in the San Diego, California area not to exceed $8,000 per month without the consent of the Company Chief Executive Officer and reimburse her for her additional automobile expenses during the course of her temporary assignment during the months of July – September, 2017.  In addition to any compensation received pursuant to this Section 4, the Company will reimburse or advance funds to the Executive for all reasonable documented travel, meals and lodging (including travel expenses incurred by the Executive related to her travel between Arizona and California, to the Company’s other offices and on business missions for the Company), entertainment and miscellaneous expenses incurred in connection with the performance of her duties under this Agreement, provided that the Executive properly provides a written accounting of such expenses to the Company in accordance with the Company’s practices.  Such reimbursement or advances will be made in accordance with policies and procedures of the Company in effect from time to time relating to reimbursement of, or advances to, its executive officers, except that no policy shall change the terms of this Agreement.
41Expenses
The Lenders shall have received (i) the audited consolidated and unaudited consolidating financial statements of the Company for the December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 fiscal years and (ii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for each fiscal quarter ended after the date of the latest applicable financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are available.
43Financial Statements
Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan to (a) make an equity contribution to Mortgage Borrower in order to cause Mortgage Borrower to use such amounts for any use permitted pursuant to Section 2.1.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, (b) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan, as approved by Administrative Agent, and (c) distribute the balance, if any, to Borrower.
92Use Of Proceeds
The initial term of this Agreement shall be for three (3) years beginning on the Effective Date (the “ Initial Term ”) and thereafter shall automatically renew on a year to year basis (each a “ Renewal Term ”) unless and until either party provides the other party ninety (90) days’ notice of termination prior to the end of the then existing Initial Term or Renewal Term. The Initial Term and Renewal Term may be referred to herein as the “ Term ”).
89Terms
Employer hereby covenants and agrees to pay to Employee, and Employee hereby covenants and agrees to accept from Employer, a base salary at the rate of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per annum, payable in such installments as shall be convenient to Employer (the “ Base Salary ”). Employee shall be subject to performance reviews and the Base Salary may be increased but not decreased as a result of any such review. Such Base Salary shall be exclusive of and in addition to any other benefits which Employer, in its sole discretion, may make available to Employee, including any discretionary bonus, profit sharing plan, pension plan, retirement plan, disability or life insurance plan, medical and/or hospitalization plan, or any and all other benefit plans which may be in effect during the Term.
11Base Salary
The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such State.
47Governing Laws
The Debtor shall reimburse each Secured Party for its reasonable fees and costs incurred in connection with the DIP Obligations as and to the extent required under the DIP Intercompany Finance Documents, provided , however , that copies of all invoices of professional fees and expenses to be paid pursuant to this paragraph 2(c) shall be submitted to the U.S. Trustee and the proposed counsel to the Committee, if any, and the Debtor, the U.S. Trustee, the Ad Hoc Noteholder Group, and the Committee shall have ten (10) days following their receipt of such invoices to object to the reasonableness of the fees and expenses included in any such invoice. If any such objection is not resolved within seven (7) days after any such objection is interposed, a hearing with respect thereto shall be conducted at a regularly-scheduled omnibus hearing in the Chapter 11 Case; provided , however , that the Debtor shall pay any undisputed portion of such fees, costs, and expenses in the interim period.
41Expenses
As consideration for our commitments hereunder and our undertakings to arrange, manage, structure and syndicate the Senior Credit Facilities, you agree to pay to us the fees and fulfill the other obligations set forth in the Term Sheets and in the Fee Letter. The terms of the Fee Letter are an integral part of the Initial Lenders’ respective commitments hereunder and constitute a part of this Commitment Letter for all purposes hereof.
42Fees
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from Seller, and Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, the Purchased Shares, free and clear of any liens, security interests, pledges or other encumbrances (collectively “ Liens ”) other than restrictions (a) provided for under applicable securities laws and (b) set forth in the Investors’ Rights Agreement by and among the Company, Seller and JCP Realty Partners, LLC, dated July 24, 2014 (the “ Investors’ Rights Agreement ”), for an aggregate purchase price of Twenty Five Million Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($25,270,000.00) (the “ Purchase Price ”).
77Sales
This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, the General Partner and the Partnership, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be assignable by any party hereto, except with the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Any attempted assignment or transfer in violation of this Agreement shall be null, void and ineffective.
7Assignments
The Company shall deduct, from any payment made under this Agreement, any Federal or state taxes required by law to be withheld from such payment.
99Withholdings
The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that, due to the unique and highly sensitive nature of the Confidential Information and PHI, a breach of this Section 12 would cause irreparable harm to the Disclosing Party for which the Disclosing Party could not be adequately compensated by money damages. Accordingly, the Recipient agrees that, in addition to all other remedies available to the Disclosing Party in an action at law, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Recipient of the terms of this Section 12, the Disclosing Party shall, without the necessity of proving actual damages or posting any bond or other security, be entitled to injunctive relief, including, but not limited to, specific performance of the terms hereof.
75Remedies
If Holder experiences a Separation by reason of Disability prior to the last day of the Performance Period, Holder or Holder’s Beneficiary, as applicable, are entitled to receive Performance Shares in an amount equal to the number of Maximum Performance Shares (without any right to receive any other Performance Shares pursuant to this Award) as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than the 15th day of the third month after the end of the Calendar Year in which the Holder experiences a Separation by reason of Disability. If Holder experiences a Separation by reason of Disability prior to the Vesting Date but on or after the last day of the Performance Period, Holder or Holder’s Beneficiary, as applicable, will be entitled to receive the number of Earned Performance Shares based on the calculation in Section 6 herein (without any right to receive any other Performance Shares pursuant to this Award) as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than 60 days following the Vesting Date.
30Disability
Each of a Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts shall be invested on a phantom basis in any combination of phantom investment options specified by the Participant (or following the Participant’s death, by his or her Beneficiary) from those offered by the Plan Administrator for this purpose from time to time. The Plan Administrator may discontinue any phantom investment option with respect to some or all Accounts, and it may provide rules for transferring a Participant’s phantom investment from the discontinued option to a specified replacement option (unless the Participant selects another replacement option in accordance with such requirements as the Plan Administrator may apply).
46General
(a) All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement and the other  Loan Documents shall be in writing and may (subject to paragraph (b) below) be telecopied (faxed), mailed by certified mail return receipt requested, or delivered by hand or overnight courier service to the intended recipient at the addresses specified below or at such other address as shall be designated by any party listed below in a notice to the other parties listed below given in accordance with this Section.
65Notices
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY RELATING HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
47Governing Laws
The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
87Taxes
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that within two (2) years following a Change in Control, the Grantee’s service with the Company and its affiliates is terminated by the Company or any of its affiliates for any reason other than for Cause or by the Grantee for Good Reason, then the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalent RSUs that have been credited as of the Termination Date will become immediately vested.
17Change In Control
This Waiver and Release of Claims constitutes the complete and final agreement between the parties and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, or discussions relating to the subject matter of this Waiver and Release of Claims. All provisions and portions of this Waiver and Release of Claims are severable. If any provision or portion of this Waiver and Release of Claims or the application of any provision or portion of the Waiver and Release of Claims shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent or for any reason, all other provisions and portions of this Waiver and Release of Claims shall remain in full force and shall continue to be enforceable to the fullest and greatest extent permitted by law.
79Severability
The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by the Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Exchange Warrant to the Purchasers other than income and capital gains taxes of the Purchaser that may be incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
41Expenses
The Parties agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document.
23Construction
Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement. Each Party agrees to commence any such action, suit or proceeding either in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or if such suit, action or other proceeding may not be brought in such court for jurisdictional reasons, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. Each Party further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by United States registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth in Section 15.6 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in New York or Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 15.2. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement in (a) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or (b) the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 15.2, if the Parties are unable to bring any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware due to a lack of diversity jurisdiction, each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York or the State of Delaware.
21Consent To Jurisdiction
Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement, the LP Agreement, the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the General Partner, as amended from time to time, the Laureate Registration Rights Agreement, the Advisor Interest Subscription Agreement, the Executive Interest Subscription Agreement, to the extent surviving in accordance with its terms and with respect to Section 2.4 thereof, the Preferred Investor Registration Rights Agreement and the Preferred Stockholders Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and fully supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof.
38Entire Agreements
The Company is authorized under its Certificate of Incorporation to issue 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. The Company’s disclosure of its issued and outstanding capital stock in its most recent SEC Filing containing such disclosure was accurate in all material respects as of the date indicated in such SEC Filing. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. None of such shares were issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights and such shares were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. No Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to the issuance by the Company of any securities of the Company, except as have been duly and validly waived. There are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind, except as previously disclosed in the Company’s SEC filings or contemplated by this Agreement (other than options or equity awards granted under the Company’s equity incentive plans or inducement awards granted pursuant to arrangements approved by the Company’s board of directors). Except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, neither the filing of the registration statement required to be filed by the Registration Rights Agreement nor the offering or sale of the Note as contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights for or relating to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company under the 1933 Act, except as have been duly and validly waived.
16Capitalization
This term permit is issued under the authority of the Act of October 22, 1986, (Title 16, United States Code, Section 497b), and Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 251.50-251.64.
9Authority
Except as provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, that the Company, AF or Irgovel may, without the prior written consent of the RBT, assign any of its rights hereunder, in whole or in part, (x) to any Affiliate of such person, (y) to any person that, directly or indirectly, acquires the equity interests of the Company or Irgovel or all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or Irgovel or (z) for collateral security purposes to any lender providing financing to the Company, Irgovel or any of their respective Affiliates.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors   and assigns, and no other person shall have any right, benefit, or obligation hereunder.
7Assignments
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Waiver have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Registration Rights Agreement(s).
29Definitions
THIS AMENDMENT SHALL, PURSUANT TO NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401, BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors, successors-in-title and assigns as provided in the Credit Agreement.
59Miscellaneous
Effective as of the date hereof (the “ Effective Date ”), you will be employed to serve on a full-time basis as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.  You will also serve as the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) and continue to be a member of the Board.  As the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman you will perform the duties and responsibilities and have the authority that are consistent with such positions at similarly situated companies; and such other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned to you by the Board.  You will report to the Board and all other employees will report to the Board through you.  You will be expected to devote your full professional efforts to the performance of your duties and responsibilities for the Company and to materially abide by all Company policies and procedures as in effect from time to time. Moreover, during your employment with the Company, you will be expected to conduct your business activities at all times in accordance with the highest legal, ethical and professional standards. The Company expects that you will perform your services as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman primarily from the Company’s headquarters, which are currently located in Waltham, Massachusetts.
69Positions
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, including but not limited to any term sheet or other similar summary of proposed terms, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties hereby agree that the employment offer letter, dated January 5, 2015, shall hereby be terminated and of no further force or effect, and that Executive shall have no rights to compensation or benefits thereunder; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Executive and the Corporation expressly agree that the terms of any long-term incentive award agreements outstanding as of the Effective Date and granted under the Stock Plan or the Corporation’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan shall continue in accordance with their terms.
38Entire Agreements
This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of Florida, and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of said State, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
47Governing Laws
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.09(b) , (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Committed Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; (iii) each Competitive Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for the Interest Period therefor at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus (or minus) the Eurocurrency Bid Margin, or at the Absolute Rate for such Interest Period, as the case may be, and (iv) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans.
54Interests
All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in conformance with Section 10.11 of the Loan Agreement.
65Notices
Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Affiliate of such Purchaser or Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser was first contacted by the Placement Agent regarding the transactions contemplated hereby and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to such Purchaser or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
20Confidentiality