Subsidiaries to cooperate with, representatives and independent contractors of Agent and the Lenders visiting its properties for the purpose of conducting field audits and/or examinations and/or engaging in discussions with the representatives of such Credit Party or Subsidiary, all as more particularly described in Section 7.6(b) of the Credit Agreement, and (y) it shall be responsible for the expense of such visitation and the resulting appraisals and/or reports in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in, Section 7.6(b) of the Credit Agreement, and (ii) the failure to perform or comply with any of the terms or conditions contained in Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement will constitute an Event of Default under Section 9.1(c) of the Credit Agreement.
| 5. | Release of Claims and Covenant Not to Sue. |
(a)On the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, in consideration of the Required Lenders’ and the Agent’s agreements contained in this Amendment, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Credit Party, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, and its present and former members, managers, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents, legal representatives, and other representatives (each Credit Party and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Releasing Parties” and individually as a “Releasing Party”), hereby absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably releases, remises, and forever discharges Agent, each Lender, and each of their respective successors and assigns, and their respective present and former shareholders, members, managers, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents, legal representatives, and other representatives (Agent, Lenders, and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Releasees” and individually as a “Releasee”), of and from any and all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, damages, and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set-off, demands, and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “Claim” and collectively, “Claims”) of every kind and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, at law or in equity, which any Releasing Party or any of its successors, assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have, or claim to have against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause, or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the date of this Amendment for or on account of, in relation to, or in any way in connection with this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents, or any of the transactions hereunder or thereunder.
(b)Each Credit Party understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense to any Claim and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit, or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted, or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release.
(c)Each Credit Party agrees that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence, or transaction which could now be asserted or which may hereafter be discovered will affect in any manner the final, absolute, and unconditional nature of the release set forth above.
(d)On and after the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, each Credit Party hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably covenants and agrees with and in favor of each