CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
(b) No Amended Returns. Unless necessary in Buyer’s reasonable judgment to avoid the imposition of penalties, Buyer shall not, and shall not cause or permit the Company to, amend any previously filed Return of the Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, which amendment would reasonably be expected to result in an indemnification claim pursuant to Section 8.2 without the prior written consent of the Sellers, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(c) Cooperation. Buyer and the Sellers shall cooperate, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with (i) the filing of any Returns of or with respect to the Company or its operations, and (ii) any audit, examination, voluntary disclosure or other administrative or judicial proceeding, contest, assessment, notice of deficiency, or other adjustment or proposed adjustment with respect to Taxes of the Company or its operations (a “Tax Contest”). Any Tax Contest shall be treated as a Third Party Claim for purposes of Section 8.3(d). Such cooperation shall include retaining and providing records and information that are reasonably relevant to any such Return or Tax Contest, and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any materials provided hereunder.
(d) Tax Sharing Agreements. In Buyer’s sole discretion, any Tax sharing, indemnification or allocation agreement, arrangement, practice or policy to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound (other than an Ordinary Commercial Agreement) shall be terminated as of the date hereof, and the Company shall not have any liability or obligation pursuant thereto.
6.6 Consents. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary consents, waivers and approvals of any parties to any Material Contract as are required thereunder in connection with the Stock Sale or for any such Material Contracts to remain in full force and effect so as to preserve all rights of, and benefits to, the Company under such Material Contract from and after the Closing. If, prior to the Closing, the other parties to any Material Contract, including lessor or licensor of any Leased Real Property, conditions its grant of a consent, waiver or approval (including by threatening to exercise a “recapture” or other termination right) upon the payment of a consent fee, “profit sharing” payment or other consideration, including increased rent payments or other payments under the Material Contract, the Company shall be responsible for making all payments required to obtain such consent, waiver or approval and such amounts shall be deemed Third Party Expenses under Section 6.2 hereof.
6.7 Release of Claims. Effective as of the Closing, each Seller, on behalf of itself, its successors, assigns, next-of-kin (to the extent the Seller is a natural person), administrators, executors, agents and Affiliates, hereby fully and unconditionally releases, acquits and forever discharges Buyer and the Company, and each of their respective past, present and future successors, predecessors, assigns, employees, agents, partners, members, subsidiaries, stockholders, parent companies, controlling persons, other Affiliates (corporate or otherwise) and legal representatives, including their respective past, present and future officers and directors, solely in their capacities as such, and any past, present and future successors, predecessors, assigns, employees, agents, partners, members, subsidiaries, stockholders, parent companies, controlling persons, other Affiliates (corporate or otherwise) and legal representatives, including past, present and future officers and directors of any of the foregoing (together, the “Company Released Parties”), from any and all manner of actions, causes of actions, claims, debts, obligations, demands, liabilities, Losses, compensation or other relief, whether known or unknown, matured or unmatured, contingent or otherwise, whether in law or equity, arising out of, relating to, accruing from or in connection with, (i) the Seller’s ownership of Company Common Stock and/or other equity interests in the Company, (ii) the Stock Sale, any provision of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (other than with respect to such Company Released Party’s respective obligations, including Buyer’s payment obligations hereunder, under this Agreement or any other documents or instruments ancillary to this Agreement to which the Seller is a party), (iii) any claims alleging a breach of duty on the part of the
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