Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) Except as provided in Section 9.01(c), effective as of the Effective Time, Novelis does hereby, on behalf of itself and each other member of Novelis Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of Alcan Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders (other than any member of Alcan Group), directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of Novelis Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) (the "NOVELIS RELEASORS"), unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and discharge each of Alcan, the other members of Alcan Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of Novelis Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of Alcan Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns (the "ALCAN PARTIES"), from any and all Actions, causes of action, choses in action, cases, claims, suits, debts, dues, damages, judgments and liabilities, of any nature whatsoever, in law, at equity or otherwise, whether direct, derivative or otherwise, which have been asserted against an Alcan Party or which, whether currently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, and whether or not concealed or hidden, the Novelis Releasors ever could have asserted or ever could assert, in any capacity, whether as partner, employer, agent or otherwise, either for itself or as an assignee, heir, executor, trustee, administrator, successor or otherwise for or on behalf of any other Person, against the Alcan Parties, relating to any claims or transactions or occurrences whatsoever, up to but excluding the Effective Time, including in connection with the transactions and all activities to implement the Separation (the "NOVELIS CLAIMS"); and the Novelis Releasors hereby unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably agree not to initiate proceedings with respect to, or institute, assert or threaten to assert, any Novelis Claim.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) Except as provided in Section 6.01(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, effective as of the Separation, Valvoline does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Valvoline Group, their respective Affiliates, and to the extent it may legally do so, successors and assigns and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Separation have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Valvoline Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge Ashland Global and the other members of the Ashland Global Group, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Separation have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Ashland Global Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Valvoline Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law (including CERCLA and any other Environmental Law) or in equity (including any right of contribution or recovery), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Separation, including in connection with the Separation, the Initial Public Offering and any Distribution or Other Disposition and all other activities to implement any such transactions. This Section 6.01(a) shall not affect Ashland LLC’s indemnification obligations with respect to Liabilities arising on or before the Separation Date under Article X of the Fourth Restated Articles of Incorporation of Ashland Inc. (or any equivalent provision in the limited liability company agreement of Ashland LLC), as in effect on the date on which the event or circumstances giving rise to such indemnification obligation occur.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) Except as provided in Section 6.01(d) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, effective as of the Separation Closing, Kenvue does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Kenvue Group, their respective Affiliates, and to the extent it may legally do so, successors and assigns and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Separation Closing have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Kenvue Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge J&J and the other members of the J&J Group, their respective successors and assigns and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Separation Closing have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the J&J Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Kenvue Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution or recovery and including any remedy under Environmental Laws), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Separation Closing, including in connection with the Separation, the Initial Public Offering and any Distribution or Other Disposition and all other activities to implement any such transactions.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) Except as provided in Section 10.1(c), effective as of the Effective Time, LE does hereby, for itself and each other LE Entity, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any LE Entity and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge SHC and the other SHC Entities, their respective Affiliates, and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any SHC Entity (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed at or before the Effective Time, including in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation and the Distribution.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, Parent, together with its executors, administrators, successors and assigns, does hereby, effective as of the Closing, remise, release and forever discharge SpinCo, its Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Closing were directors, officers, agents or employees of SpinCo or any of its Affiliates (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from all Liabilities existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Closing.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each member of the Lorillard Group remises, releases and forever discharges Loews and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Date have been stockholders, directors, officers, or employees of Loews (in their respective capacities as such) (the “Loews Releasees”), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities owed by Loews or any of the Loews Releasees to any member of the Lorillard Group, whether at law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Date, including in connection with all activities to implement the Separation.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) Except as provided in Section 10.1(c), effective as of the Distribution Effective Time, Publishing does hereby, for itself and each other Publishing Indemnified Party, remise, release and forever discharge each Distributing Indemnified Party, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution Effective Time, including in connection with the Transactions and all other activities to implement the Transactions.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) Except as provided in Section 4.01(b) hereof or elsewhere in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, effective as of the Separation, ASV, Manitex and Terex each do hereby, for itself and to the extent it may legally do so, its successors and assigns and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Separation have been members, managers, shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of such Party (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), release and discharge, and agree to make no claims against, the other Parties and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Separation have been members, managers, shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any such Person, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all ASV Liabilities, Manitex Liabilities and Terex Liabilities, respectively, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution or recovery), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Separation, including in connection with the Separation, the Initial Public Offering and all other activities to implement any such transactions.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) BIG Token Release of Parent. Except as provided in Section 5.1(c) and Section 5.1(e), effective as of the Separation Time, BIG Token does hereby, for itself and each other member of the BIG Token Group, and their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Separation Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the BIG Token Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge (i) Parent and the members of the Parent Group, and their respective successors and assigns, and (ii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Separation Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Parent Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, each case from: (A) all BIG Token Liabilities, (B) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation (for the avoidance of doubt this clause (B) shall not limit or affect indemnification obligations of the Parties set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement) and (C) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Separation Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Separation Time), in each case to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the BIG Token Business, the BIG Token Assets or the BIG Token Liabilities.
Release of Pre-Separation Claims. (a) CIT TO RELEASE TYCO. Except as provided in Section 2.07(c), effective as of the Separation Date, CIT does hereby, for itself and each other member of the CIT Group, and their respective successors and assigns, release and forever discharge Tyco and the other members of the Tyco Group, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys and representatives, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, absolute or contingent, mature or immature, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising (unless otherwise specified in this Agreement), whether at law or in equity (including any right of contribution), arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively, "LIABILITIES"), existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Separation Date, including, but not limited to, the actions or decisions taken or omitted to be taken in connection with, and the other activities relating to, the structuring or implementation of the Separation.
