16. Assignment; Successors. No party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 16 shall be null and void, ab initio.
17. Trust Account Waiver. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Stockholder acknowledges that it has read the Prospectus and understands that Ackrell has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of IPO and the overallotment units acquired by its underwriters from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon for the benefit of the Public Stockholders, and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, Ackrell may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their subunits pursuant to the IPO in connection with the consummation of Ackrell’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) (the “Business Combination”), (b) to the Public Stockholders if Ackrell fails to consummate a Business Combination within twelve (12) months after the closing of the IPO, subject to extension by Ackrell’s board of directors, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, as necessary to pay any Taxes, or (d) to Ackrell after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Stockholder hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Stockholder nor any of its Affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or other Transaction Documents or any proposed or actual business relationship between the Company and Ackrell or their respective Representatives, on the one hand, and the Stockholder or its Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Released Claims”). The Stockholder on behalf of itself and its Affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations or Contracts with Ackrell or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with Ackrell or its Affiliates). The Stockholder agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Company and its Affiliates to induce the Company to enter in this Agreement, and the Stockholder further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the Stockholder and each of its Affiliates under applicable Law. To the extent the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Ackrell or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against Ackrell or its Representatives, the Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Stockholder’s and its Affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the Stockholder or its Affiliates (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Ackrell or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Stockholders, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, Ackrell and its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the Stockholder and its Affiliates the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action, in the event Ackrell or its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this paragraph shall survive indefinitely with respect to the obligations set forth in this Agreement.
18. Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto, and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. Except to the extent a named party to this Agreement (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party in this Agreement), (a) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or affiliate of any named party to this Agreement and (b) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or affiliate of any of the foregoing shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the Company, Ackrell or the Stockholder under this Agreement of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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