the Closing, (x) the final, non-appealable resolution of all Qualifying Claims determining that either the Standby Purchaser does not owe any amount of the Guaranteed Obligations or that the Guarantor does not owe any amount of the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, (y) a written agreement between the Guarantor and the Guaranteed Parties terminating the Guaranteed Obligations, and (z) satisfaction in full of the Guaranteed Obligations by the Guarantor or the Standby Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Guaranteed Parties or any of its Affiliates assert in, file or otherwise commence, directly or indirectly, any litigation or proceeding asserting (A) that the provisions of Section 1 limiting the Guarantor’s aggregate liability to the Guaranteed Obligations (which shall be subject to the Cap) or the provisions of this Section 8 or Section 9 are illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part or (B) a claim or theory of liability under, or action against, any Related Party (as defined below) in connection with this Guaranty or the Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise relating hereto or thereto, in each case, other than any Retained Claim (as defined below), then (1) the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (2) if the Guarantor has previously made any payments under this Guaranty, it shall be entitled to recover such payments, and (3) neither the Guarantor nor any Related Party shall have any liability to the Guaranteed Parties or any of their Affiliates under this Guaranty.
9. No Recourse.
(a) Members Mutual and HoldCo acknowledge the separate corporate existence of the Standby Purchaser and that, as of the date hereof, the sole assets (if any) of the Standby Purchaser are cash in a de minimis amount and its rights under the Agreement, and that no additional funds are expected to be contributed to the Standby Purchaser unless and until the Standby Purchaser is required to pay any amount under the Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Guaranty or any document or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, and notwithstanding the fact that the Guarantor may be a partnership or limited liability company, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty, each of Members Mutual and HoldCo acknowledges and agrees, on behalf of itself, its Affiliates and any Person claiming by, through or on behalf of any of them, that (i) no Person other than the Guarantor has any obligations hereunder and (ii) no remedy, recourse or right of recovery shall be had against, and no personal liability shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by, any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, attorney, direct or indirect equityholder, controlling person, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, Affiliate, successor or assign of any of the Guarantor, or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, attorney, direct or indirect equityholder, controlling person, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder, Affiliate, successor or assign of any of the foregoing (other than the Guarantor, each, a “Related Party” and collectively, the “Related Parties”) of the Guarantor, through the Standby Purchaser or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate (or limited liability company or limited partnership) veil, by the
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