4.7. The Borrower is not (1) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), (2) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”); (3) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plans or accounts for purposes of ERISA or the Code; or (4) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA.
5. Release of Guarantor. Borrower has requested that Bank release Gary Bowman (the “Released Guarantor”) from any and all liability for the repayment of principal or interest under the Guaranty, and Bank has agreed on the condition that Released Guarantor release the Bank from any and all claims and disputes between them related to the Credit Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents. In furtherance of the preceding, Borrower, Bank and the Released Guarantor agree as follows:
(a) Released Guarantor, for himself and his agents, representatives, attorneys, personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, hereby remises, releases and forever discharges Bank and its agents, representatives, employees, attorneys, successors and assigns, of and from any and all claims, causes of action, rights, suits, proceedings, debts, sums of money, amounts, covenants, agreements, promises, judgments, contracts, damages, costs, expenses, and demands of whatsoever kind or nature, whether in law or in equity, which Released Guarantor has, has had, or may at any time hereafter have against Bank under the Loan Documents, for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, related to the facts and events described in, or arising under or in connection with the Loan Documents and any of the documents and agreements described in, the Credit Agreement.
(b) Bank, for itself and its agents, representatives, attorneys, personal representatives, successors and assigns, hereby remises, releases and forever discharges Released Guarantor and his agents, representatives, attorneys, personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, of and from any and all claims, causes of action, rights, suits, proceedings, debts, sums of money, amounts, covenants, agreements, promises, judgments, contracts, damages, costs, expenses, and demands of whatsoever kind or nature, whether in law or in equity, which Bank has, has had, or may at any time hereafter have against Released Guarantor arising under the Credit Agreement, for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, related to the facts and events described in, or arising under or in connection with the Loan Documents.
6. Conditions. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the following conditions precedent:
6.1. Amendment. The Borrower and the Bank shall have executed and delivered one or more counterparts of this Amendment.
6.2. Payment of Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank the fees and expenses set forth in paragraph 10 of this Amendment.
6.3. Other Conditions. The Bank shall have received any and all other certificates, statements, opinions and other documents required by the terms of this Amendment or otherwise requested by the Bank.
7. No Other Amendments; Reaffirmation; No Novation; No Waiver; Reservation of Rights and Release. Except as expressly amended hereby, the terms of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in all respects, and the Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under the Credit Agreement and under each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not reduce, discharge, release, impair or otherwise limit any of the Borrower’s obligations under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (b) the Borrower does not have any offset, counterclaim or defense of any kind to its obligations, covenants or agreements under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or release by the Bank of any default or Event of Default