Common use of Construction; Absence of Presumption Clause in Contracts

Construction; Absence of Presumption. (a) For the purposes of this Agreement: (i) words (including capitalized terms defined herein) in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa and words (including capitalized terms defined herein) of one gender shall be deemed to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Exhibits and Annexes) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit and Annex references are to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, Exhibits and Annexes of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (iii) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including without limitation” unless otherwise specified; (iv) all references to any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified; (v) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (vi) the use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise; and (vii) references to a particular statute or regulation include all rules and regulations thereunder and any successor statute, rule or regulation, in each case as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.

Construction; Absence of Presumption. (a) For the purposes of this Agreement: , (i) words (including capitalized terms defined herein) in the singular shall be deemed held to include the plural and vice versa and words (including capitalized terms defined herein) of one gender shall be deemed held to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Exhibits and AnnexesAddenda) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section, paragraph, Schedule, Exhibit and Annex Addendum references are to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes of or Addenda to this Agreement Agreement, unless otherwise specifiedprovided; (iii) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including including, without limitation” unless otherwise specified”; (iv) references to this Agreement shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all Schedules, Exhibits and Addenda) and any amendments hereto or thereto; (v) all references to any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specifiedprovided; and (v) the word all references herein to “extent$” in the phrase “or dollars shall refer to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extendsUnited States dollars, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (vi) the use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise; and (vii) references to a particular statute or regulation include all rules and regulations thereunder and any successor statute, rule or regulation, in each case as amended or otherwise modified from time to timeprovided.

Construction; Absence of Presumption. (a) For the purposes of this Agreement: (i) words (including capitalized terms defined herein) in the singular shall be deemed held to include the plural and vice versa and words (including capitalized terms defined herein) of one gender shall be deemed held to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) the terms “hereof,” ”, “herein,” ”, “herebyhereunder” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Exhibits and AnnexesExhibits) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section, paragraph, paragraph and Exhibit and Annex references are to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, paragraphs and Exhibits and Annexes of or to this Agreement Agreement, unless otherwise specified; (iii) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean means “including without limitation” unless otherwise specified”; (iv) all references to any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified; (v) the word “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive, unless otherwise specified; (vi) the phrase “taxable year” includes, where the context permits, an accounting period; (vii) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (viviii) the use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise; and (vii) references to a particular statute or regulation include all rules and regulations thereunder and any successor statute, rule or regulation, in each case as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.except

Construction; Absence of Presumption. (a) For the purposes of this Agreement: , (i) words (including capitalized terms defined herein) in the singular shall be deemed held to include the plural and vice versa and words (including capitalized terms defined herein) of one gender shall be deemed held to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) the terms “"hereof,” “" "herein,” “hereby” " and “"herewith” " and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Exhibits and AnnexesAddenda) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section, paragraph, Schedule, Exhibit and Annex Addendum references are to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes of or Addenda to this Agreement Agreement, unless otherwise specifiedprovided; (iii) the word “"including” " and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including "including, without limitation” unless otherwise specified"; (iv) references to this Agreement shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all Schedules, Exhibits and Addenda) and any amendments hereto or thereto; (v) all references to any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specifiedprovided; and (v) the word “extent” in the phrase “all references herein to the extent” "$" or dollars shall mean the degree refer to which a subject or other thing extendsUnited States dollars, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (vi) the use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise; and (vii) references to a particular statute or regulation include all rules and regulations thereunder and any successor statute, rule or regulation, in each case as amended or otherwise modified from time to timeprovided.