Amendment to Article V Article V of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following as a new Section 5.21:
Amendment to Article I Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:
Amendment to Article II Article II of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following Section 2.16:
Amendment to Article VII Article VII of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add a new Section 7.14 which shall read as follows:
Amendment to Article IX Article IX of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following text as a new Section 9.02A to the Credit Agreement:
Research Independence The Company acknowledges that each Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments, if any, are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriter’s research analysts may hold 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 its investment bankers. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against such 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 by such Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that the Representative 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 position in debt or equity securities of the Company.
Amendments to Article I The provisions of Article I of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended as follows:
Descriptive Headings; Certain Interpretations (a) Descriptive headings are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
Headings and Cross-References The various headings in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. References in this Agreement to Section names or numbers are to such Sections of this Agreement.
Amendments to Article II The provisions of Article II of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended as follows: