This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the earliest to occur of (i) the Closing, (ii) the date the Board of Directors of Seller makes a Change of Recommendation in accordance with Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement, (iii) the date without Shareholder’s written consent, any amendment to the Purchase Agreement that (A) reduces the Purchase Price (including by amending Section 2.2 of the Purchase Agreement), (B) changes the form of the Purchase Price, (C) materially changes the definition of Excluded Liabilities (or any other change that would have a similar impact as changing the definition of Excluded Liabilities) or (D) materially changes the indemnification obligations of Seller set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (iv) the date the Purchase Agreement shall have been validly terminated pursuant to Article 7 thereof (earliest to occur of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 9, the “ Expiration Date ”); provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions in Section 10 hereof shall survive in full force and effect following the consummation of the Purchase.