No Fiduciary Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, no Underwriter has a fiduciary duty to The Republic or its employees in connection with this Agreement.
No Fiduciary Obligation. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Underwriters have acted, and are acting, solely in the capacity of an arm’s-length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the Offering of the Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the Offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, the Underwriters have not advised, and are not advising, the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matter in any jurisdiction with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions has been and will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and have not been and shall not be on behalf of the Company or any other person. It is understood that the offering price was arrived at through arm’s-length negotiations between the Underwriters and the Company, and that such price was not set or otherwise determined as a result of expert advice rendered to the Company by any Underwriter. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are collectively acting as an independent contractor, and any duty of the Underwriters arising out of this Agreement and the transactions completed hereby shall be contractual in nature and expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company acknowledges that the Underwriters may have financial interests in the success of the Offering contemplated hereby that are not limited to the difference between the price to the public and the purchase price paid to the Company by the Underwriters for the Securities.
No Fiduciary Obligation. The General Partner and the Partnership acknowledge and agree that in connection with this offering, the sale of the Notes or any other services the Underwriters may be deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or subsequently made by the Underwriters: (i) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the General Partner, the Partnership or any other person, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, exists; (ii) the Underwriters are not acting as advisors, expert or otherwise, to either the General Partner or the Partnership, including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the public offering price of the Notes, and such relationship between the General Partner and the Partnership, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, is entirely and solely commercial, based on arms-length negotiations; (iii) any duties and obligations that the Underwriters may have to the General Partner or the Partnership shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein; and (iv) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may have interests that differ from those of the General Partner and the Partnership. The General Partner and the Partnership hereby waive any claims that the General Partner or the Partnership may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this offering.
No Fiduciary Obligation. The Co-Obligors acknowledge and agree that in connection with this offering, sale of the Notes or any other services the Underwriters may be deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or subsequently made by the Underwriters: (i) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the Co-Obligors and any other person, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, exists with respect to the offering of the Notes or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) the Underwriters are not acting as advisor, expert or otherwise, to the Co-Obligors including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the offering price of the Notes, and such relationship between the Co-Obligors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other with respect to the offering of the Notes or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, is entirely and solely commercial, based on arms-length negotiations; (iii) any duties and obligations that the Underwriters may have to the Co-Obligors shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein; and (iv) the Underwriters and its affiliates may have interests that differ from those of the Co-Obligors. The Co-Obligors hereby waive any claims that the Co-Obligors may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Notes or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
No Fiduciary Obligation. Each of the THL Entities acknowledges and agrees that (i) the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the purchase price of the Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company and THL Advisors, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (ii) in connection with the offering of the Notes and the process leading thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the THL Entities, or their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (iii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the THL Entities with respect to the offering of the Notes or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the THL Entities on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the THL Entities with respect to the offering of the Notes except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (iv) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the THL Entities, and (v) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering of the Notes and each of the THL Entities has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
No Fiduciary Obligation. The Transaction Entities acknowledge and agree that in connection with this offering, sale of the Shares or any other services the Underwriter may be deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or subsequently made by the Underwriter: (i) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the Transaction Entities and any other person, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, exists with respect to the offering of the Shares or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) the Underwriter is not acting as advisor, expert or otherwise, to the Transaction Entities including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the public offering price of the Shares, and such relationship between the Transaction Entities, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other with respect to the offering of the Shares or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, is entirely and solely commercial, based on arms-length negotiations; (iii) any duties and obligations that the Underwriter may have to the Transaction Entities shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein; and (iv) the Underwriter and its affiliates may have interests that differ from those of the Transaction Entities. The Transaction Entities hereby waive any claims that the Transaction Entities may have against the Underwriter with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Shares or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
No Fiduciary Obligation. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that in connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by this Agreement, Borrowers and BofA and any Affiliate through which BofA may be acting, including, Banc of America Securities LLC (each, a "Transaction Affiliate") have an arms-length business relationship that creates no fiduciary duty on the part of BofA or any Transaction Affiliate and each Borrower expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship.
No Fiduciary Obligation. Each of Guggenheim Securities and the QIU is acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an arm’s length basis, and in no event do the parties intend that each of Guggenheim Securities or the QIU act or be responsible as a fiduciary to the Company, its management, stockholders or other equity owners or creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that Guggenheim Securities or the QIU may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the purchase and sale of the Securities, either before or after the date hereof. Each of Guggenheim Securities and the QIU hereby expressly disclaims any fiduciary or similar obligations to the Company, either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, any transaction involving Metric) or any matters leading up to such transactions, and the Company confirms its understanding and agreement to that effect. The Company agrees that it is responsible for making its own independent judgments with respect to any such transactions and that any opinions or views expressed by either of Guggenheim Securities or the QIU (if any) to the Company regarding such transactions, including, but not limited to, any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the Securities, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Company.
No Fiduciary Obligation. The Company acknowledges and agrees that in connection with this offering, sale of the Shares or any other services the Underwriter may be deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or subsequently made by the Underwriter: (i) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the Company and the Underwriter exists; (ii) the Underwriter is not acting as advisor, expert or otherwise, to the Company, including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the public offering price of the Shares, and such relationship between the Company and the Underwriter, is entirely and solely commercial, based on arms-length negotiations; (iii) any duties and obligations that the Underwriter may have to the Company shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein; and (iv) the Underwriter and its affiliates may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company hereby waives any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriter with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this offering.
No Fiduciary Obligation. We assume no fiduciary obligation to you. This means that we do not act as your trustee or financial advisor, and we do not assume any responsibility for your Account beyond reasonable care.
