This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect immediately as of and following the Expiration Time; provided, however, that the covenants and agreements contained in Section 7 and Section  8 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and remain in full force and effect until all obligations with respect thereto shall have been fully performed or fully satisfied or shall have been terminated in accordance with their terms. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,  this Section  6  and Section  9 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this  Section 6  shall relieve or otherwise limit any party of liability for a breach of this Agreement.