No Construction Against Drafter The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement and all the terms and conditions contained herein have been fully reviewed and negotiated by the Parties. Having acknowledged the foregoing, the Parties agree that any principle of construction or rule of law that provides that, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity, an agreement shall be construed against the drafter of the agreement shall have no application to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
No Construction Against Drafting Party The parties and their respective counsel have had the opportunity to review the Agreement, and the Agreement will not be construed against any party merely because any provisions of the Agreement were prepared by a particular party.
No Construction Against Any Party This Agreement is the product of informed negotiations between the Executive and the Company. If any part of this Agreement is deemed to be unclear or ambiguous, it shall be construed as if it were drafted jointly by all parties. The Executive and the Company agree that neither party was in a superior bargaining position regarding the substantive terms of this Agreement.
Governing Law; Construction This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement (“Claim”), directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. The section headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of convenience of reference and are not a part of this Agreement.
No Construction as Employment Agreement Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Inspection of Agreement A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent for inspection by the holder of any Warrant Certificate. The Warrant Agent may require such holder to submit his Warrant Certificate for inspection by it.
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.
Authorization, Validity and Effect of Agreements Seller has the requisite power and authority to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The Special Committee has, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of its members, (i) determined that (A) the Merger is advisable and in the best interests of Seller and its stockholders (other than the Continuing Stockholders), and (B) the Merger Consideration to be received for outstanding Seller Common Shares and outstanding options and warrants to purchase Seller Common Shares in the Merger is fair to the securityholders of Seller who will be entitled to receive such Merger Consideration (other than the Continuing Stockholders), (ii) recommended that the Seller Board approve and adopt this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) recommended approval and adoption by the stockholders of Seller of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller Board has, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of its members (other than the Continuing Stockholders), approved and adopted this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and has agreed to recommend that the holders of Seller Common Shares approve and adopt this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby at the Stockholders Meeting (as defined in Section 7.3(e) hereof), which will be held in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.3. In connection with the foregoing, the Seller Board has taken such actions and votes as are necessary on its part to render the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL and all other takeover statutes applicable to Delaware corporations and any other applicable takeover statutes of any other state, inapplicable to this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and, subject only to the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Seller Common Shares, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Seller and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Seller are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, other than the filing of the Certificate of Merger. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations of Seller enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
Certain Matters of Construction The terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision. Any pronoun used shall be deemed to cover all genders. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, “from” means “from and including,” and “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.” The terms “including” and “include” shall mean “including, without limitation” and, for purposes of each Loan Document, the parties agree that the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be applicable to limit any provision. Section titles appear as a matter of convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any Loan Document. All references to (a) laws or statutes include all related rules, regulations, interpretations, amendments and successor provisions; (b) any document, instrument or agreement include any amendments, waivers and other modifications, extensions or renewals (to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents); (c) any section mean, unless the context otherwise requires, a section of this Agreement; (d) any exhibits or schedules mean, unless the context otherwise requires, exhibits and schedules attached hereto, which are hereby incorporated by reference; (e) any Person include successors and assigns; (f) time of day mean time of day at Lenders’ notice addresses under Section 13.3.1; or (g) discretion of any Lender mean the sole and absolute discretion of such Person. All calculations of fundings of the Loans, and payments of Obligations shall be in Dollars and, unless the context otherwise requires, all determinations made from time to time under the Loan Documents shall be made in light of the circumstances existing at such time. Borrowers shall have the burden of establishing any alleged negligence, misconduct or lack of good faith by any Lender under any Loan Documents. No provision of any Loan Documents shall be construed against any party by reason of such party having, or being deemed to have, drafted the provision.
Authorization; Validity and Effect of Agreement The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Merger have been duly authorized by its board of directors and shareholders and all other necessary company action on the part of the Company and no other company proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming that it has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
