Negotiation of Agreement Owner and Manager are both business entities having substantial experience with the subject matter of this Agreement, and each has fully participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Accordingly, this Agreement shall be construed without regard to the rule that ambiguities in a document are to be construed against the draftsman. No inferences shall be drawn from the fact that the final, duly executed Agreement differs in any respect from any previous draft hereof.
Expiration of Agreement No termination or expiration of this Agreement shall affect any rights, obligations or liabilities of either party that shall have accrued on or prior to the date of such termination or expiration.
Non-Renewal of Agreement (i) If the Company gives a Non-Renewal Notice to the Executive, the Employment Term and the Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate as of the expiration of the Initial Term or then-current Renewal Term, as applicable, and the Company shall provide the Executive with all of the payments and benefits set forth in Section 4(c) hereof, subject to his execution and non-revocation of the Release by the Release Effective Date.
Preparation of Agreement This Agreement shall not be construed more strongly against any party regardless of who is responsible for its preparation. The parties acknowledge each contributed and is equally responsible for its preparation.
Non-Renewal DSC or the Funds may decline to extend the terms of this Agreement beyond the Initial Term under subparagraph A of this Section;
Termination and Renewal 5.1 This agreement may be terminated by MERIDIAN upon the occurrence of any default by CONSULTANT by giving written notice to CONSULTANT by giving written notice to CONSULTANT specifying the nature of the default. A default will be defined as the occurrence of any one ore more of the following:
Construction of Agreement The parties mutually acknowledge that they and their attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. In cases of uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the uncertainty to exist.
No Negotiation Until such time, if any, as this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9, Sellers will not, and will cause each Acquired Company and each of their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly solicit, initiate, or encourage any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or negotiate with, provide any non-public information to, or consider the merits of any unsolicited inquiries or proposals from, any Person (other than Buyer) relating to any transaction involving the sale of the business or assets (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business) of any Acquired Company, or any of the capital stock of any Acquired Company, or any merger, consolidation, business combination, or similar transaction involving any Acquired Company.
Termination of Agreement If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 or Section 9(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters.
Renewal of Agreement The parties shall notify the other party in writing of its intention whether to renew this agreement at least 30 days prior to the expiration hereof. This agreement may be renewed upon the parties’ mutual consent. If either party fails to notify the other party prior to expiration, such party shall be deemed to have agreed on the termination hereof, and the other party shall be entitled to take any action without assuming any liability for breach of contract.
