Common use of Interpretation; Exhibits and Schedules Clause in Contracts

Interpretation; Exhibits and Schedules. The table of contents, titles, headings and captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (a) the words “hereof,” “hereby,” “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or paragraph of this Agreement; (b) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (c) masculine gender shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; (d) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; (e) references to an “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” shall be to an Article or Section of, or a Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement; (f) any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to in this Agreement shall mean such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified; (g) all Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein, and any capitalized terms used in such Exhibits and Schedules and not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in this Agreement; (h) “writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (i) the sign “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America; (j) all references to “days” mean calendar days and all references to time mean Eastern Time in the United States of America, in each case unless otherwise indicated; and (k) derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings. The Parties acknowledge that each Party and its attorney has reviewed and participated in the drafting of this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party, or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement, shall not be applicable to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

Interpretation; Exhibits and Schedules. The table of contents, titles, headings and captions contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (a) the words “hereof,” “hereby,” “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or paragraph of this Agreement; (b) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (c) masculine gender shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; (d) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; (e) references to an “Article,” a “Section,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” shall be to an Article or a Section of, or a Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement; (f) any agreement, instrument or statute Law defined or referred to in this Agreement shall mean such agreement, instrument or statute Law as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified; (g) all Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein, and any capitalized terms used in such Exhibits and Schedules and not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in this Agreement; (h) “writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (i) the sign “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America; (j) all references to “days” mean calendar days and all references to time mean Eastern Time in the United States of America, in each case unless otherwise indicated; and (k) derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings. The Parties acknowledge that each Party and its attorney has reviewed and participated in the drafting of this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party, or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement, shall not be applicable to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.