Common use of Rules of Construction; etc Clause in Contracts

Rules of Construction; etc. The Parties agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and, therefore, waive the application of any Law or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender; (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (iv) the terms “Article” or “Section” refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement; (v) the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation;” (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive; (vii) the word “agreement” shall mean any contract, commitment or other agreement, whether oral or written, that is legally binding; and (viii) the headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto. References to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation. The schedules and exhibits to this Agreement are a material part hereof and shall be treated as if fully incorporated into the body of the Agreement. Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless otherwise provided, and shall be counted from the day immediately following the date from which such number of days are to be counted. All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.

Rules of Construction; etc. The Parties agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and, therefore, waive the application of any Law or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender; (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (iv) the terms “Article” or “Section” refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement; (v) the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation;” and (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive; (vii) the word “agreement” shall mean any contract, commitment or other agreement, whether oral or written, that is legally binding; and (viii) the headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto. References to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation. The schedules and exhibits to this Agreement are a material part hereof and shall be treated as if fully incorporated into the body of the Agreement. Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless otherwise provided, and shall be counted from the day immediately following the date from which such number of days are to be counted. All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.