
| 7. Representations and Warranties. As of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Amended Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, with respect to any such representation or warranty that is modified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, are true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date, and no event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default. 8. Reaffirmation of Credit Party Obligations. Each Credit Party hereby ratifies the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each other Credit Document to which it is a party and acknowledges and reaffirms (a) that it is bound by all terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and such other Credit Documents applicable to it and (b) that it is responsible for the observance and full performance of its respective Obligations. 9. Release of Claims and Covenant Not to Sue. (a) Lenders’ and On the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, in consideration of the Required 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. 6 |