Common use of Interpretation; Effect Clause in Contracts

Interpretation; Effect. (a) In this Plan, except as context may otherwise require, references: (1) to the Preamble, Recitals, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits or Letters are to the Preamble to, a Recital or Section of or Annex, Exhibit or Letter to this Plan; (2) to this Plan are to this Plan, and the Annexes, Exhibits and Letters to it, taken as a whole; (3) to the “transactions contemplated hereby” include the transactions provided for in this Plan, including the Merger and the Bank Merger; (4) to any agreement (including this Plan), contract, statute or regulation are to the agreement, contract, statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time; (5) to any section of any statute or regulation include any successor to the section; and (6) to any Governmental Entity include any successor to that Governmental Entity. (b) The words “hereby,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and similar terms refer to this Plan as a whole and not to any specific Section. (c) The words “include,” “includes” and “including” are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” (d) The words “party” and “parties” refer to the Company and/or Parent, as applicable. (e) The word “Person” is to be interpreted broadly to include any individual, savings association, bank, trust company, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust or unincorporated organization. (f) The table of contents and article and section headings are for reference purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect the substance of this Plan. (g) This Plan is the product of negotiation by the parties, which have had the assistance of counsel and other advisers. The parties intend that this Plan not be construed more strictly with regard to one party than with regard to the other. (h) The disclosure in any Section of a Disclosure Letter will apply only to the indicated section of this Plan except to the extent that it is reasonably apparent that such disclosure is relevant to another section of this Plan.

Interpretation; Effect. (a) In this PlanAgreement, except as context may otherwise require, references: (1a) the words “hereby”, “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (b) terms defined in the Preamblesingular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, Recitalsand vice versa, (c) references herein to a specific Article, Section, Subsection or Schedule shall refer, respectively, to Article, Sections, AnnexesSubsections or Schedules of this Agreement, Exhibits or Letters are (d) references to the Preamble to, a Recital or Section of or Annex, Exhibit or Letter to this Plan; (2) to this Plan are to this Plan, and the Annexes, Exhibits and Letters to it, taken as a whole; (3) to the “transactions contemplated hereby” hereby include the transactions provided for in this PlanAgreement, including the Merger and the Bank Merger; (4e) references to any agreement (including this PlanAgreement), contract, statute or regulation are to the agreement, contract, statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time; time (5) in the case of an agreement or contract, to the extent permitted by the terms thereof), and to any section of any statute or regulation include any successor to the section; and , (6f) references to any Governmental Entity include Authority includes any successor to that Governmental Entity. Authority, (bg) The words “hereby,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and similar terms refer to this Plan as a whole and not to any specific Section. (c) The words wherever the word “include,” ”, “includes” and ”, or “including” are is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” , (dh) The words “party” and “parties” refer to the Company and/or Parent, as applicable. (e) The word “Personperson” is to be interpreted broadly to include any individual, savings association, bank, trust company, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust trust, labor union, works council or unincorporated organization. , (fi) The table references herein to any gender include each other gender, (j) all pronouns and variations of contents pronouns will be deemed to refer to the feminine, masculine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person referred to may require, (k) headings and article numbering of sections and section headings paragraphs in this Agreement are for reference purposes convenience only and do will not be construed to define or limit any of the terms in this Agreement or otherwise affect the substance meaning or interpretation of this Plan. Agreement, (gl) This Plan this Agreement is the product of negotiation by the partiesParties, which have had having the assistance of counsel and other advisers. The parties , (m) the Parties intend that this Plan Agreement not be construed more strictly with regard to one party Party than with regard to the any other. , and (hn) The disclosure in any Section of a Disclosure Letter will apply only to the indicated section no provision of this Plan except Agreement is to be construed to require, directly or indirectly, any person to take any action, or omit to take any action, to the extent that it is reasonably apparent that such disclosure is relevant to another section of this Planaction or omission would violate Applicable Law (including statutory and common law), rule or regulation.

Interpretation; Effect. (a) In this Plan, except as context may otherwise require, references: (1) to the Preamble, Recitals, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits Annexes or Letters Schedules are to the Preamble to, a Recital or Section of of, or AnnexAnnex or Schedule to, Exhibit or Letter to this Plan; (2) to this Plan are to this Plan, and the Annexes, Exhibits Annexes and Letters Schedules to it, taken as a whole; (3) to the “transactions contemplated hereby” include includes the transactions provided for in this Plan, Plan including the Merger and the Bank Merger; (4) to any agreement (including this Plan), contract, statute or regulation are to the agreement, contract, statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time; time (5) in the case of an agreement or contract, to the extent permitted by the terms thereof); and to any section of any statute or regulation include any successor to the section; and (65) to any Governmental Entity include includes any successor to that Governmental Entity. (b) The words “hereby,” ”, “herein,” ”, “hereof,” ”, “hereunder” and similar terms are to be deemed to refer to this Plan as a whole and not to any specific Section. (c) The words “include,” ”, “includes” and or “including” are deemed to be deemed followed by the words “without limitation”.” (d) The words word “party” and “parties” is to be deemed to refer to the Company and/or or Parent, as applicable. (e) The word “Person” is to be interpreted broadly to include any individual, savings association, bank, trust company, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust or unincorporated organization. (f) The table of contents and article and section headings are for reference purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect any of the substance of this Plan. (g) This Plan is the product of negotiation by the parties, which have had having the assistance of counsel and other advisers. The parties intend that this Plan not be construed more strictly with regard to one party than with regard to the other. (h) The disclosure in any Section of a Disclosure Letter will Schedule shall apply only to the indicated section of this Plan except to the extent that it is reasonably apparent that such disclosure is relevant to another section of this Plan.