In this Agreement, except to the extent the context otherwise requires: (a) any reference in this Agreement to a Section, a Schedule or an Exhibit is a reference to a Section thereof, a schedule thereto or an exhibit thereto, respectively, and to a subsection thereof or a clause thereof is, unless otherwise stated, a reference to a subsection or a clause of the Section or subsection in which the reference appears; (b) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereunder” and the like mean and refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to the specific Section, subsection, paragraph or clause in which the respective word appears; (c) the meaning of defined terms shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined; (d) references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto; (e) references to statutes or regulations are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation referred to; and (f) the captions and headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.