| l. | The Term Sheets for the Strategic Transaction have been duly executed by Indemnitor, and assuming that the Term Sheets have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto other than Indemnitor and its Affiliates, are in full force and effect. |
8.Release of Lender.
a.Each of the Borrower Parties, on behalf of themselves and each of their Affiliates and their respective successors and assigns, heirs, legal representatives and constituents (collectively, the “Releasing Parties” and each a “Releasing Party”) hereby fully, forever, unconditionally and irrevocably release, acquit and forever discharge the Released Parties (as defined below) from any and all claims, demands, debts, actions, causes of action, suits, defenses, offsets against the Indebtedness and liabilities of any kind or character whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, in contract or in tort, at law or in equity (collectively, a “Claim” or the “Claims”), including without limitation, such Claims and defenses as fraud, mistake, duress, usury and any other claim of so-called “lender liability”, which the Borrower Parties ever had, now have or might hereafter have against the Released Parties, jointly or severally, for or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever occurring prior to the date of execution of this Agreement in respect of (i) Lender’s administration of the Loan, (ii) the Loan Documents, (iii) this Agreement, (iv) the Mortgaged Property and the Collateral and (v) the Indebtedness from the beginning of the world to and including the date of execution of this Agreement (collectively, “Existing Claims”). As used in this Section 8, “Released Parties” means, collectively, Lender and its past, present, and future predecessors, successors, subsidiaries, parent entities, assigns, participants, shareholders, partners, members, owners, other principals, affiliates, managers, and, with respect to each of the foregoing entities and individuals, each of their respective predecessors, successors, assigns, participants and past and present shareholders, partners, members, owners, other principals, affiliates, managers, employees, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, other representatives, insurers and any other individuals and/or entities claiming or acting by, through, under or in concert with each such entity or individual.
b.Each Borrower Party acknowledges and agrees that factual matters now unknown to it may have given or may hereafter give rise to Existing Claims which are presently unknown, unanticipated and unsuspected, and each Borrower Party further agrees, represents and warrants that the waivers and releases in this Section 8 have been negotiated and agreed upon in light of that realization and that each Borrower Party nevertheless hereby intends to fully, forever and irrevocably release, discharge and acquit the Released Parties from any such unknown Existing Claims.
c.Each Borrower Party covenants and agrees never to institute or cause to be instituted or continue prosecution of any suit or other form of action or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Released Parties with respect to any Existing Claim. If any Borrower Party (and/or any of its Affiliates or the respective successors and assigns, heirs, legal representatives and constituents of such Borrower Party and/or any of its Affiliates) violates the covenant set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Borrower Parties agree to pay, in addition to such other damages as any of the Released Parties may sustain as a result of such violation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by any of the Released Parties as a result of such violation.