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Nature and Purpose of the Litigation Trust. (a) The Litigation Trust is organized and established as a trust solely for the purposes set forth in Article XIII of the Plan pursuant to which the Litigation Trustee, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Plan, is to (i) administer the Litigation Trust Assets and make all distributions to the Litigation Trust Beneficiaries as provided for herein and under the Plan, and (ii) oversee and direct the expeditious but orderly liquidation of the Litigation Trust Assets. The Litigation Trust is intended to qualify as a liquidating trust pursuant to United States Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(d). The primary purpose of the Litigation Trust is to liquidate the Litigation Trust Assets with no objective to continue or engage in the conduct of a trade or business, except to the extent reasonably necessary to preserve or enhance the liquidation value of the Litigation Trust Assets, and consistent with the liquidating purpose of the Litigation Trust. (b) This Litigation Trust Agreement is intended to create a trust and a trust relationship and to be governed and construed in all respects as a trust. The Litigation Trust is not intended to be, and shall not be deemed to be or treated as, a general partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, corporation, joint stock company or association, nor shall the Litigation Trustee, the Litigation Trust Advisory Board (or any of its members), the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, or the Litigation Trust Beneficiaries, or any of them, for any purpose be, or be deemed to be or treated in any way whatsoever to be, liable or responsible hereunder as partners or joint venturers. The relationship of the Litigation Trust Beneficiaries to the Litigation Trustee and the Litigation Trust Advisory Board shall be solely that of beneficiaries of a trust and shall not be deemed a principal or agency relationship, and their rights shall be limited to those conferred upon them by this Litigation Trust Agreement.
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