(b) Each of Sponsor and Acquiror hereby agree that each agreement as of the Acquisition Effective Time between Acquiror (or any of its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Sponsor or any of Sponsor’s Affiliates (other than Acquiror or any of Acquiror’s Subsidiaries), on the other hand, (but excluding any Transaction Document, the Sponsor Letter Agreement, and any agreements with respect to the indemnification of Acquiror’s directors and officers, advancement of expense or exculpation or contribution of Acquiror’s directors and officers, or relating to reimbursements for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred prior to the Acquisition Effective Time) (such agreements, together, the “Sponsor Affiliate Agreements”) will be terminated effective as of the Acquisition Effective Time, and thereupon shall be of no further force or effect, without any further action on the part of any of Acquiror or Sponsor, and on and from the Acquisition Effective Time, neither Acquiror, Sponsor, nor any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries shall have any further rights, duties, liabilities or obligations under any of the Sponsor Affiliate Agreements and each of Acquiror and Sponsor (for and on behalf of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries) hereby releases in full any and all claims with respect thereto with effect on and from the Acquisition Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing of this Section 8.1(b), Sponsor and Acquiror shall, and shall procure their Affiliates shall, perform their respective duties, liabilities or obligations under and in accordance with the terms of the Sponsor Affiliate Agreements prior to the Acquisition Effective Time. Additionally, the parties agree that (i) the lock-up and transfer provisions in this Agreement shall supersede and replace Sponsor’s obligations in respect of lock-up and transfer provisions currently contained in the Sponsor Letter Agreement effective upon the Acquisition Effective Time and (ii) the Sponsor Letter Agreement may be amended to reflect that the lock-up period applicable to PubCo Shares received at the Initial Closing by a party to the Sponsor Letter Agreement other than Sponsor shall be the Lock-Up Period.
8.2 PFIC Determination and Disclosure. PubCo shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) determine if it is a passive foreign investment company as defined in Section 1297 of the Code (a “PFIC”) for the taxable year including the Acquisition Closing (the “Closing Tax Year”), and (ii) in the event PubCo determines it is a PFIC for the Closing Tax Year, make available to the Acquiror Shareholders a PFIC Annual Information Statement as defined in Section 1.1295-1(g) of the Treasury Regulations (the “Annual Information Statement”) for such taxable year. PubCo shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) determine if it is a PFIC in any taxable year following the Closing Tax Year in which the Sponsor continues to hold an equity interest in PubCo (each, a “Subsequent Tax Year”), and (ii) in the event PubCo determines it is a PFIC for a Subsequent Tax Year, make available to the Sponsor an Annual Information Statement for such Subsequent Tax Year.
8.3 Sponsor Release. Sponsor, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its Affiliates (other than Acquiror or any of Acquiror’s Subsidiaries) and each of its and their successors, assigns and executors (each, a “Sponsor Releasor”), effective as at the Acquisition Effective Time, shall be deemed to have, and hereby does, irrevocably, unconditionally, knowingly and voluntarily release, waive, relinquish and forever discharge the Company, PubCo, Acquiror, Merger Sub 1, Merger Sub 2, their respective Subsidiaries (if any) and its and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, officers, directors, partners, managers and employees (in each case in their capacity as such) (each, a “Sponsor Releasee”), from (a) any and all obligations or duties the Company, PubCo, Acquiror, Merger Sub 1, Merger Sub 2, or any of their respective Subsidiaries (if any) has prior to or as of the Acquisition Effective Time to such Sponsor Releasor, or (b) all claims, demands, liabilities, defenses, affirmative defenses, setoffs, counterclaims, actions and causes of action of whatever kind or nature, whether known or unknown, which any Sponsor Releasor has prior to or as of the Acquisition Effective Time, against any Sponsor Releasee arising out of, based upon or resulting from any Contract, transaction, event, circumstance, action, failure to act or occurrence of any sort or type, whether known or unknown, and which occurred, existed, was taken, permitted or begun prior to the Acquisition Effective Time (except in the event of fraud on the part of a Sponsor Releasee); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 8.3 shall release, waive, relinquish, discharge or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of any party, (i) arising under this Agreement; the Transaction Documents or Acquiror’s Governing Documents, including for any amounts owed pursuant to the terms set forth therein, (ii) for indemnification or contribution, in any Sponsor Releasor’s capacity as an officer, director or employee of Acquiror, (iii) arising under any then-existing insurance policy of Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries (if any), (iv) pursuant to a contract and/or Acquiror policy, relating to reimbursements for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred prior to the Acquisition Effective Time, or (v) for any claim for fraud.
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