Section 6.10 Release and Discharge.
(a) Effective as of and contingent on the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the Founder, the Founder Holdco and the Seller, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its shareholders or members, as applicable, assigns and beneficiaries and, to the extent acting in a representative capacity, its creditors, directors, officers, managers, employees, investors, Affiliates, representatives (including any investment banking, legal or accounting firm retained), successors and assigns of any of them (collectively, the “Releasing Persons”), hereby knowingly, voluntarily, unconditionally and irrevocably waives, fully and finally releases, acquits and forever discharges each Group Company and its shareholders or members, as applicable, assigns and beneficiaries, creditors, directors, officers, managers, employees, investors, Affiliates, representatives (including any investment banking, legal or accounting firm retained by any of them), successors and assigns of any of them, Affiliates and predecessors, successors and assigns of any of them (collectively, the “Released Persons”) from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, accounts, bonds, bills, covenants, contracts, controversies, obligations, claims, counterclaims, debts, demands, damages, costs, expenses, compensation or liabilities of every kind and any nature whatsoever, in each case whether absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown, direct or derivative on behalf of any Person, and whether arising under any agreement or understanding or otherwise at Law or equity (“Released Claims”), which such Releasing Persons, or any of them, had, has, or may have had arising from, connected or related to, or caused by any event, occurrence, cause or thing, of any type whatsoever, or otherwise, arising or existing, or occurring, in whole or in part, at any time in the past until and including the Closing against any of the Released Persons with respect to any Group Company, including any Releasing Person’s investment in securities in any Group Company or arising out of, relating to or in connection with the Existing Articles (the “Release”). The Release shall be effective as a full, final and irrevocable accord and satisfaction and release of all of the Released Claims.
(b) Effective as of and contingent on the Closing, each of the Founder, the Founder Holdco and the Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting any claim or demand, or commencing, instituting or causing to be commenced, any proceeding of any kind against any Released Person, based upon the Release or to seek to recover any amounts in connection therewith or thereunder from and after the Closing. Any Released Person may plead this Release as a complete bar to any Released Claims brought in derogation of this covenant not to sue.
(c) Each of the Founder, the Founder Holdco and the Seller agrees that if it violates any provision of this Section 6.10, it will pay the costs and expenses of defending against any related or resulting Legal Proceedings incurred by the Released Persons, including attorney’s fees.
Section 6.11 Agreed Board Composition. Effective as of the Closing, the Board shall consist of five (5) directors: (i) the Purchaser shall be entitled to appoint three (3) directors to the Board, one (1) of which shall be the chairman of the Board, (ii) the Seller shall be entitled to appoint one (1) director to the Board for so long as the Seller holds 7% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company, and (iii) the Founder Holdco shall be entitled to appoint one (1) director to the Board for so long as the Founder Holdco is a shareholder of the Company, and (iv) each director shall be entitled to one (1) vote. The agreements reflected in this Section 6.11 are collectively referred to as the “Agreed Board Composition”. All the Parties shall take all necessary steps as the Purchaser may request so that the Agreed Board Composition is in effect upon the Closing.
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