Construed. Neither this Use Agreement nor any provision in it shall be (a) deemed to have been proposed or drafted by any party, or (b) construed against any party. This Agreement shall be construed as a whole according to its plain meaning.
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No Rule of Construction The parties acknowledge that this Agreement was initially prepared by the Department solely as a convenience and that all parties hereto, and their counsel, have read and fully negotiated all the language used in the Agreement. The parties acknowledge that, because all parties and their counsel participated in negotiating and drafting this Agreement, no rule of construction shall apply to this Agreement that construes ambiguous or unclear language in favor of or against any party because such party drafted this Agreement.
Laws of the State of New York The Contractor shall comply with all of the requirements set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
Waiver of Rule of Construction Each Party has had the opportunity to consult with counsel in connection with the review, drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. Accordingly, the rule of construction that any ambiguity in this Agreement shall be construed against the drafting Party shall not apply.
Rule of Construction No rule of construction requiring interpretation against the drafting Party hereof shall apply in the interpretation of this Agreement.
Strict Construction The parties to this Agreement have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Accounting Terms and Determination Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a); provided, that (a) obligations relating to a lease that were (or would be) classified and accounted for by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an operating lease under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date shall continue to be classified and accounted for as obligations relating to an operating lease and not as a capitalized lease notwithstanding Accounting Standards Codification 840 or Accounting Standards Codification 842 or any implementation thereof, and (b) if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the Closing Date on the operation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as applicable (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for such purpose), then the Borrower’s calculation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and/or compliance with the Financial Covenant, as applicable, shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and/or the Financial Covenant, as applicable, is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB ASC 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) there shall be excluded from any financial calculations hereunder or under any other Loan Document the Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income, Cash and other assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, except to the extent actually distributed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by dividend or other distribution prior to such calculation.
Accounting Terms and Determinations Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be delivered to the Lender hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP.
No Strict Construction The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements except for changes in which Borrower’s independent certified public accountants concur and which are disclosed to Administrative Agent on the next date on which financial statements are required to be delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 8.01(a); provided that, unless the Borrower and the Majority Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing, no such change shall modify or affect the manner in which compliance with the covenants contained herein is computed such that all such computations shall be conducted utilizing financial information presented consistently with prior periods.
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