For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Loan Party hereby, for itself and its successors and assigns, fully and without reserve, releases, acquits, and forever discharges each Lender, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns, officers, directors, employees, representatives, trustees, attorneys, agents and affiliates (collectively the “ Released Parties ” and individually a “ Released Party ”) from any and all actions, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, liabilities, costs, damages, expenses or other obligations of any kind and nature whatsoever, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, whether now existing or hereafter asserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether due or to become due, whether disputed or undisputed, whether  known or unknown (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OFFSETS, REDUCTIONS, REBATEMENT, CLAIMS OF USURY OR CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY RELEASED PARTY) (collectively, the “ Released Claims ”), for or because of any matters or things occurring, existing or actions done, omitted to be done, or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties, in each case, on or prior to the date hereof and are in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to any of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “ Released Matters ”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto with respect to the Released Claims and the Released Matters that no Loan Party is releasing, acquitting, waiving or discharging any defenses to expense reimbursement obligations or indemnification obligations that such Loan Party may have, to the extent such defenses are expressly provided in Sections 9.05 of the Credit Agreement.  Each Loan Party, by execution hereof, hereby acknowledges and agrees that the agreements in this Section 15 are intended to cover and be in full satisfaction for all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Released Matters herein compromised and settled.  Each Loan Party hereby further agrees that it will not sue any Released Party on the basis of any Released Claim released, remised and discharged by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Section 15.  In entering into this Agreement, each Loan Party consulted with, and has been represented by, legal counsel and expressly disclaims any reliance on any representations, acts or omissions by any of the Released Parties and hereby agrees and acknowledges that the validity and effectiveness of the releases set forth herein do not depend in any way on any such representations, acts and/or omissions or the accuracy, completeness or validity hereof.  The provisions of this Section 15 shall survive the occurrence of the termination of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and payment in full of the Obligations.