Common use of Research Analyst Independence Clause in Contracts

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that (i) the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, policies and that such (ii) the Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Company, the value of the common stock of the Company, the Securities and/or the offering Offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder it may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their the Underwriters’ independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder by such Underwriters’ any Underwriter’s investment banking divisionsdivision. The Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such such, from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be are the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges and the Guarantors acknowledge that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Guarantors hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Guarantors may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Guarantors by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Guarantors acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Shareholder hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Shareholder may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Shareholder by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Shareholder acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges Partnership Parties acknowledge that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Partnership and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company Each of the Partnership Parties hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and Each of the Selling Stockholder acknowledge Partnership Parties acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges and the Manager acknowledge that the Underwriters’ respective research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ respective research analysts and research departments may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Manager hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Manager may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent respective research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Manager by such Underwriters’ respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Manager acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies Company and other entities that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges Partnership Parties acknowledge that (a) the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, policies and that such (b) the Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Partnership, the value of the Common Units and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder they may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their the Underwriters’ independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership by such Underwriters’ any Underwriter’s investment banking divisionsdivision. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such such, from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies entities that may be are the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders may have against the Underwriters Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders by such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders acknowledge that each of the Underwriters Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges Partnership Parties acknowledge that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Partnership and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company Each of the Partnership Parties hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and Each of the Selling Stockholder acknowledge Partnership Parties acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full full-service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective its investment banking divisions division and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders may have against the Underwriters Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders by such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders acknowledge that each of the Underwriters Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges and the Selling Shareholder acknowledge that the Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Shareholder hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Shareholder may have against the Underwriters Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their its independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Shareholder by such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Shareholder acknowledge that each of the Underwriters Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders may have against the Underwriters Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders by such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders acknowledge that each of the Underwriters Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company Partnership acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Partnership and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company Each of the Partnership Parties hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and Each of the Selling Stockholder acknowledge Partnership Parties acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges Partnership Parties acknowledge that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Partnership and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company Each of the Partnership Parties hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and Each of the Selling Stockholder Partnership Parties acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive waives and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company Each of the Breitburn Parties acknowledges that the Underwriters’ each Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or Partnership or the offering of the Units that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company Each of the Breitburn Parties hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder such party may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Partnership by such Underwriters’ Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company and Each of the Selling Stockholder acknowledge Breitburn Parties acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Shareholders hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Shareholders may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Shareholders by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Shareholders acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. ​ The Company acknowledges that (i) the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, policies and that such (ii) the Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Company, the value of the common stock of the Company, the Securities and/or the offering Offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder it may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their the Underwriters’ independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder by such Underwriters’ any Underwriter’s investment banking divisionsdivision. The Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such such, from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be are the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.. ​

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company Issuer acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Issuer and its Subsidiaries and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company Issuer hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company Issuer or the Selling Stockholder any Subsidiary may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company Issuer or the Selling Stockholder any Subsidiary by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge Issuer acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies entities that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their its respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders may have against the Underwriters Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their its independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders by such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders acknowledge that each of the Underwriters Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Shareholders hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Shareholders may have against the Underwriters Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Shareholders by such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Shareholders acknowledge that each of the Underwriters Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the each Selling Stockholder hereby waive waives and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the any Selling Stockholder may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the any Selling Stockholder by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the each Selling Stockholder acknowledge acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company Partnership acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company Partnership and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company Each of the WLK Parties hereby waives and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and releasereleases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder WLK Parties may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to any of the Company or the Selling Stockholder WLK Parties by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and Each of the Selling Stockholder acknowledge WLK Parties acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges and the Selling Stockholders acknowledge that the Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments department are required to be independent from their respective its investment banking divisions division and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ the Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective its investment banking divisionsdivision. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders may have against the Underwriters Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their its independent research analysts and research departments department may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder Stockholders by such Underwriters’ Underwriter’s investment banking divisionsdivision. The Company and the Selling Stockholder Stockholders acknowledge that each of the Underwriters Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such such, from time to time, time and subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ Underwriter’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Selling Stockholder may have against the Underwriters Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Selling Stockholder by such Underwriters’ Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company and the Selling Stockholder acknowledge that each of the Underwriters Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.