Common use of Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction Clause in Contracts

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, hereof. The use of the words “include” or “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The parties to this Agreement have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Founding Stockholders’ Agreement (Paetec Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Paetec Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Paetec Corp)

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Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof thereof, and, if applicable, hereof. The use of the words “include”, “includes” or “including” in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by way “without limitation”. The use of example rather than by limitationthe words “or,” “either” or “any” shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (DEX ONE Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (R H Donnelley Corp), Registration Rights Agreement (Calpine Corp)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words "include," "includes" or "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The parties to this Agreement use of the words "or," "either" or "any" shall not be exclusive. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation negotiating and drafting of this Agreement. If In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by each of the parties heretoParties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Merisant Us Inc), Registration Rights Agreement (Merisant Worldwide, Inc.), Shareholders Agreement (Merisant Worldwide, Inc.)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, document or instrument means such agreement, document, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words "include" or "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words "or", "either" or "any" shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Novavax Inc), Investor Rights Agreement (King Pharmaceuticals Inc), Investor Rights Agreement (King Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words "include" or "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words "or," "either" or "any" shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The parties agree that prior drafts of this Agreement shall be deemed not to provide any evidence as to the meaning of any provision hereof or the intent of the parties hereto with respect hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Equity Purchase Agreement (Comple Tel LLC), Equity Purchase Agreement (Comple Tel LLC)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words "include" or "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words "or," "either" or "any" shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The parties agree that prior drafts of this Agreement shall be deemed not to provide any evidence as to the meaning of any provision hereof or the intent of the parties hereto with respect hereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Allegiance Telecom Inc), Employment Agreement (Network Communications, Inc.)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The ------------------------------------------------------------ descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words "include" or "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words "or," "either" or "any" shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Executive Securities Agreement (Comple Tel LLC), Registration Agreement (Comple Tel Europe Nv)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, document or instrument means such agreement, document, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words “include” or “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by way or limitation. The use of the words “or,” “either” or “any” shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Executive Purchase Agreement (Cbeyond Communications Inc)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words “include” or “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by of limitation. The use of the words “or,” “either” or “any” shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Registration Rights Agreement (Focus Venture Partners, Inc)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words “include” or “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The parties to this Agreement use of the words “or,” “either” or “any” shall not be exclusive. The Parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties Parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Parties agree that prior drafts of this Agreement shall be deemed not to provide any evidence as to the meaning of any provision hereof or the intention of the Parties hereto with respect to this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Equity Purchase Agreement (Paetec Corp)

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Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The ------------------------------------------------------------ descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words "include" or "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words "or," "either" or "any" shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Performance Vesting Agreement (Comple Tel LLC)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, hereofthereof. The use of the words "include" or "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words "or," "either" or "any" shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Unit Purchase Agreement (Select Comfort Corp)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, hereofthereof. The use of the words “include” or “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words “or,” “either” or “any” shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Contribution and Support Agreement (Innotrac Corp)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, document or instrument means such agreement, document, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words “include” or “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words “or”, “either” or “any” shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Investor Rights Agreement (Novavax Inc)

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation; No Strict Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof andthereof, and if applicable, applicable hereof. The use of the words "include" or "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words "or," "either" or "any" shall not be exclusive. The parties to this Agreement hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Performance Vesting Agreement (Comple Tel LLC)

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