10.Binding Nature of Loan Documents. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that the terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement and of each Loan Document are fully binding and enforceable agreements, and are not subject to any defense, counterclaim, set off or other claim of any kind or nature. Each Loan Party hereby reaffirms and restates its duties, obligations and liability under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each other Loan Document.
11.Reference to the Loan Documents. From and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference to the “Credit Agreement” or “Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof”, “therein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
12.Release. Each Loan Party hereby releases, acquits, and forever discharges each of the Administrative Agent and the Lender and each and every past and present subsidiary, affiliate, stockholder, officer, director, agent, servant, employee, representative, and attorney of any of them from any and all claims, causes of action, suits, debts, liens, obligations, liabilities, demands, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any kind, character, or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which any Loan Party may have or claim to have now or which may hereafter arise out of or be connected with any act of commission or omission of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lender existing or occurring prior to the date of this Amendment or any instrument executed prior to the date of this Amendment including, without limitation, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising with respect to the indebtedness evidenced by any Loan Document. The provisions of this Section shall survive payment of all Obligations and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns.
13.Estoppel. Each Loan Party represents and warrants that there are no known claims, causes of action, suits, debts, liens, obligations, liabilities, demands, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any kind, character or nature whatsoever, fixed or contingent, which any Loan Party may have or claim to have against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lender, which might arise out of or be connected with any act of commission or omission of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lender existing or occurring on or prior to the date of this Amendment, including, without limitation, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising with respect to the indebtedness evidenced by any Loan Document.
14.Amendment Fee. The Loan Parties, jointly and severally, agree to pay to the Administrative Agent an amendment fee as set forth in that certain Amendment No. 9 Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof (the “Amendment Fee”). Such Amendment Fee shall be due and payable upon the execution of this Amendment and shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
15.Expenses. Without in any way limiting the generality of Section 16.5 of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Parties, jointly and severally, hereby agree to pay to the Administrative Agent all of the Administrative Agent’s reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred in connection