(b)Effective upon the Termination Date, Tenant, on behalf of itself and its transferees, successors and assigns, hereby releases and discharges Landlord, its affiliates, partners, trustees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees, heirs, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Landlord Parties”), from any and all claims, causes of action, suits, debts, complaints, judgments, expenses, attorneys’ fees, costs, demands, contracts, warranties, errors, omissions, representations, claims for money, claims for equitable relief and all other claims of any nature whatsoever, whether such claims have accrued or will accrue, for the performance of any obligation on the part of Landlord to be performed under the Lease or any other matter involving, arising out of or related to the Lease or the Premises, whether known or unknown, which Tenant now has, owns or holds, or may in the future have, against any of the Landlord Parties, except for (i) the indemnification obligations of Landlord under the Lease, (ii) Landlord’s obligations under Section 4.02 of the Lease with respect to the reconciliation of Operating Costs for the 2021 calendar year (subject to Tenant’s audit right described in Section 4.02(a) of the Lease), and (iii) any other obligations or representations of Landlord which expressly survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease or this Agreement.
8.Government Event. Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything contained in the Lease, any declared state of emergency or public emergency related to COVID-19 or other pandemic, or any government mandated or ordered quarantines, closures or disruptions related thereto (any of such events or occurrences being a “Government Event”), shall not constitute a defense, offset or counterclaim to payment of any amounts payable by either party hereto to the other party under this Agreement. Landlord and Tenant hereby each waive any rights now or hereafter conferred upon it by statute, proclamation, decree, order, or otherwise, to quit the Premises, or any part thereof, to surrender the Lease or to claim any abatement, setoff, diminution, reduction or suspension of rent or other charges or payments hereunder or under the Lease on account of any such Government Event. Any and all prior claims, assertions and requests by Tenant for rent abatement or relief or excusing the payment of rent relating to a Governmental Event are hereby withdrawn, rescinded and of no further force or effect, and are superseded by the terms of this Agreement.
9.Confidentiality. The terms of this Agreement are confidential among and between the parties hereto and shall not be disclosed to anyone not a party hereto (other than such party’s consultants, attorneys or agents) unless required by any applicable laws or regulations, including without limitation any SEC disclosure requirements, or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. As to this Agreement, the parties, their owners, officers, shareholders, members, directors, partners, principals, representatives, agents, servants, employees, subsidiaries, divisions, parents, affiliates, beneficiaries, executors, administrators, attorneys, insurers, privies, predecessors, successors, and assigns, may only respond to any inquiry by a third-party by saying that the matter has been amicably resolved. In the event this provision is violated, the offending party may be subject to, among other things, immediate mandatory injunctive relief, and shall be responsible to pay the attorney’s fees and costs the non-offending party incurs to enforce this Agreement.
10.Default. In the event Tenant defaults under this Agreement, or in the event any of Tenant’s representations or warranties are untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, Landlord