<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001558370-24-000796.txt : 20240206
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-24-000796
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240206

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BATTALION OIL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001282648
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				200700684
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35467
		FILM NUMBER:		24598320

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		820 GESSNER ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		832-538-0300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		820 GESSNER ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HALCON RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120209

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RAM ENERGY RESOURCES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060518

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TREMISIS ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040304
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  10.5.122.0--><!--Created on: 2/6/2024 02:11:33 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">&#160;</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:1pt;margin:0pt;">&#160;</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company intends to file the relevant materials with the SEC, including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A and a transaction statement on Schedule 13e-3 (the &#8220;<font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Schedule 13e-3</font>&#8221;). Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, the Company will mail the definitive proxy statement, the Schedule 13e-3 and a proxy card to each stockholder of the Company entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed transaction. 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The materials to be filed by the Company will be made available to the Company&#8217;s investors and stockholders at no expense to them and copies may be obtained free of charge on the Company&#8217;s website at www.battalionoil.com. In addition, all of those materials will be available at no charge on the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov. Investors and stockholders of the Company are urged to read the proxy statement, the Schedule 13e-3 and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed transaction because they contain important information about the Company and the proposed transaction.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The Company and its directors, executive officers, other members of its management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction under SEC rules. Investors and stockholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of the Company&#8217;s executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended on Form 10-K/A, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and the proxy statement, the Schedule 13e-3 and other relevant materials that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction when they become available. Information concerning the interests of the Company&#8217;s participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of the Company&#8217;s stockholders generally, will be set forth in the proxy statement relating to the proposed transaction and the Schedule 13e-3 when they become available.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><font style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">All statements and assumptions in this communication that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts could be deemed &#8220;forward-looking statements.&#8221; Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;goal,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;objective,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;projects,&#8221; &#8220;strategy,&#8221; &#8220;target&#8221; and &#8220;will&#8221; and similar words and terms or variations of such. 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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (i) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; (ii) the failure to receive, on a timely basis or otherwise, the required approvals of the proposed transaction by the Company&#8217;s stockholders; (iii) the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals from any applicable governmental entities (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on such approvals); (iv) the possibility that competing offers or acquisition proposals for the Company will be made; (v)&#160;the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive transaction agreement relating to the proposed transaction, including in circumstances, which would require the Company to pay a termination fee; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on the Company&#8217;s ability to attract, motivate or retain key executives and employees, its ability to maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and other business counterparties, or its operating results and business generally; (vii)&#160;risks related to the proposed transaction diverting management&#8217;s attention from the Company&#8217;s ongoing business operations; (viii) the amount of costs, fees and expenses related to the proposed transaction; (ix) the risk that the Company&#8217;s stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not consummated; (x) the risk of shareholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction, including resulting expense or delay; and (xi) other factors as set forth from time to time in the Company&#8217;s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as may be updated or supplemented by any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or other filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements which speak only as of the date they are made. 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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  10.5.122.0--><!--Created on: 2/6/2024 02:11:33 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;min-height:36pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&#160;2.1</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:right;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman Bold';font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;">Execution Copy</b></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:center;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER</u></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made as of February 6, 2024 (this &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Amendment</u>&#8221;) by and among Battalion Oil Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Company</u>&#8221;), Fury Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Parent</u>&#8221;), and San Jacinto Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Merger Sub</u>&#8221;). &#160;</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 14, 2023 (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Agreement</u>&#8221;), which was amended pursuant to that certain First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January&#160;23, 2024; and</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub desire to amend certain terms of the Agreement to the extent provided herein.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><a name="_Toc258410967"></a>NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:</p><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-decoration-line:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:nowrap;">1.</font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Amendments</u>.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">a.</font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Amendments to Section 1.1</u>.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">1.</font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Definition of &#8220;Closing Failure Fee&#8221;</u>. 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Section 6.4(b) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following language:</div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><i style="font-style:italic;">Superior Proposals</i><font style="background:#ffffff;">. &#160;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if at any time from and after the date hereof and prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company receives a written Company Takeover Proposal that is not withdrawn from any Person (and, if such written Company Takeover Proposal is received after the date that Parent delivers Evidence of Funding to the Company pursuant to </font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;background:#ffffff;">Section 6.10(a)(ix)</u><font style="background:#ffffff;">, such written Company Takeover Proposal did not result from a material breach 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The provisions of the Agreement that have not been amended hereby shall be unchanged and shall remain in full force and effect. The provisions of the Agreement amended hereby shall remain in full force and effect as amended hereby. The amendments set forth in herein shall be effective immediately on the date hereof. </div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">b.</font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Reference to the Agreement</u>. &#160; On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Agreement to &#8220;this Agreement,&#8221; &#8220;hereof,&#8221; &#8220;herein,&#8221; &#8220;herewith,&#8221; &#8220;hereunder&#8221; and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise expressly stated, be construed to refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  10.5.122.0--><!--Created on: 2/6/2024 02:11:33 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title>Associate</title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;min-height:36pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&#160;2.2</b></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:right;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><a name="_9kP1qJ9mv39G"></a><a name="_dxtcompanion_actionscomplete"></a>February 6, 2024</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 252pt;"><font style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;">Abraham Mirman</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;">17503 La Cantera Pkwy</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;">Suite 104-603</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;">San Antonio, TX 78257</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt 0pt 24pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Re: </font></font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Limited Guarantee</u></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt 0pt 24pt 0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">This Limited Guarantee is being entered into by Abraham Mirman (&#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Guarantor</u>&#8221;) in favor of Battalion Oil Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Company</u>&#8221;), in connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 14, 2023 (as amended from time to time, the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Merger Agreement</u>&#8221;), by and among the Company, Fury Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Parent</u>&#8221;), and San Jacinto Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Merger Sub</u>&#8221;). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Limited Guarantee shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. &#160;References to any agreement specified in this Limited Guarantee shall mean such agreement as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.</p><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">1.</font><a name="_9kR3WTr29947AAUJrs0xiLXywxuE6s"></a><a name="_docxtools_8"></a><a name="_Ref_ContractCompanion_9kb9Ur034"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Limited Guarantee</u>. </div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(a)</font><a name="_9kR3WTr29949A8jOdtjnhxFBC6s565EG515v7J9"></a><a name="_docxtools_9"></a><a name="_Ref_ContractCompanion_9kb9Ur04D"></a>Subject to the terms and conditions in this Limited Guarantee, Guarantor, intending to be legally bound, hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Company, the due and punctual payment of <a name="_9kR3WTrAG845ACjenoWJsxuAGCwu2yr5EAGLORU"></a>all of Parent&#8217;s and Merger Sub&#8217;s obligations to make any payment of any kind under the terms of the Merger Agreement, in cash, if, as and when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement (such obligations, subject to the limitations in the following provisos, the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Obligations</u>&#8221; and each, an &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Obligation</u>&#8221;); <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">provided</u>, <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">however</u>, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Limited Guarantee, but subject to <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><a name="_9kMHG5YVt4BB6BIGrMO61nl34xDK9r450PS5FS9"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(g)</u>, it is explicitly acknowledged and agreed that <a name="_9kR3WTrAG845BDjeno4dVwuvsCEDID4uox89IZb"></a>Guarantor&#8217;s aggregate liability with respect to all Obligations shall in no event exceed $1,000,000 (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Maximum Amount</u>&#8221;); <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">provided</u>, <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">further</u>, that if an Obligation is paid to the Company in accordance with the Merger Agreement, then upon payment of such Obligation to the Company in its entirety in cash in United States dollars, Guarantor&#8217;s guarantee of such Obligation shall be deemed satisfied in full with immediate effect (the Obligations, as qualified by the limitations set forth in this Limited Guarantee, the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Guaranteed Obligations</u>&#8221;, and Guarantor&#8217;s guarantee to satisfy the Guaranteed Obligations, the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Guarantee</u>&#8221;). &#160;All cash payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States and, to the extent required by the Merger Agreement, in immediately available funds. &#160;In no event shall Guarantor be obligated hereunder to make any payment other than in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations and any payment or reimbursement contemplated by <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><a name="_9kMHG5YVt4BB6BFDmFTustqACBykv7CMK3wz1EU"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(b)</u>, and under no circumstances shall the aggregate, cumulative amount </div></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:11.76%;margin-right:11.76%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:76.47%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;min-height:36pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">February 6, 2024</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Page 2</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;">of Guarantor&#8217;s liability under this Limited Guarantee (including, without limitation, all payments made and contingent liabilities to make future payments) ever exceed, with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, the Maximum Amount, as may be reduced by the Reduction Amount (as defined below), and, with respect to any payment or reimbursement contemplated by <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(b)</u>, the Guarantee Enforcement Cap (as defined below) (it being understood that only amounts payable pursuant to <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(b)</u> shall count towards the Guarantee Enforcement Cap). &#160;The Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) this Limited Guarantee may only be enforced up to the Maximum Amount and that this Limited Guarantee may not be enforced without giving effect to the Maximum Amount, in each case, in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, (B) this Limited Guarantee may only be enforced up to the Guarantee Enforcement Cap and may not be enforced without giving effect to the Guarantee Enforcement Cap, in each case, in respect of any payment or reimbursement contemplated by <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(b)</u> and (C) in no event shall the Guarantor be required to pay any amount to the Company under, in respect of, or in connection with this Limited Guarantee, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than as expressly set forth herein and therein.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(b)</font>If Guarantor fails to promptly pay any amount due pursuant to <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section&#160;</u><a name="_9kMHG5YVt4BB6BCAlQfvlpjzHDE8u787GI737x9"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(a)</u>, Guarantor shall pay to the Company all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of enforcement (including reasonable and documented attorney&#8217;s fees as well as reasonable and documented expenses incurred in connection with any such action), together with interest on such amount or such portion thereof at the prime lending rate as published in the <i style="font-style:italic;">Wall Street Journal</i>, in effect on the date such payment is required to be made. &#160;For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts, including accrued interest thereon, payable pursuant to this <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><a name="_9kMIH5YVt4BB6BFDmFTustqACBykv7CMK3wz1EU"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(b)</u> shall be without duplication of any amounts, including accrued interest thereon, paid pursuant to Section 8.3(e) of the Merger Agreement or any Obligations set forth in <a name="_9kMJI5YVtCIA67BDlgpXKtyvBHDxv3zs6FBHMPS"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(a)</u>. Notwithstanding anything in this Limited Guarantee to the contrary, the aggregate amount payable by Guarantor pursuant to this <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(b)</u> shall not exceed $1,000,000 (the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Guarantee Enforcement Cap</u>&#8221;). </div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(c)</font><a name="_docxtools_11"></a><a name="_Ref_ContractCompanion_9kb9Ur04A"></a><a name="_9kR3WTr29948GFlLS5E4222Fytxt43rzOVF5CBI"></a>Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Limited Guarantee but subject to <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><a name="_9kMIH5YVt4BB6BIGrMO61nl34xDK9r450PS5FS9"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(g)</u>, the Company hereby agrees that to the extent that Parent is relieved of all or any portion of the Obligations either by the satisfaction or discharge thereof or pursuant to any written agreement with the Company (any amount so relieved, the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Reduction Amount</u>&#8221;), Guarantor&#8217;s Guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by an amount equal to such Reduction Amount.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(d)</font>This Limited Guarantee is a guarantee of payment, not collection, and is in no way conditioned upon any requirement that the Company first attempt to collect any amounts from Parent or resort to any security or other means of collecting payments. &#160;Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to the Obligations in the event that Parent becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Company to so file shall not affect Guarantor&#8217;s obligation hereunder.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(e)</font>Subject to <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section&#160;</u><a name="_9kMHG5YVt4BB6AIHnNU7G6444H0vzv65t1QXH7E"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(c)</u> and <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><a name="_9kMHG5YVt4BB6AEGSBjjhx474xy4JfcN47GCI"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">4</u>, the liability of Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and continuing in </div></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:11.76%;margin-right:11.76%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:76.47%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;min-height:36pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">February 6, 2024</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Page 3</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;">accordance with the terms hereof irrespective of (i)&#160;any modification, amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Merger Agreement, to the extent agreed in writing by Parent, (ii) any change in the organizational existence, structure or ownership of Parent or Guarantor, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or other similar proceeding of Parent or Guarantor or affecting any of the assets of any of the foregoing, (iii) any change in the manner, place or terms of payment or performance, or any change or extension of the time of payment or performance of, renewal or alteration of, the Guaranteed Obligations, any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, (iv) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right that Guarantor may have at any time against Parent, whether in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise, (v) any action or inaction on the part of the Company, including, without limitation, the absence of any attempt to assert any claim or demand against Parent or to collect the Guaranteed Obligations therefrom, in each case except as contemplated by the proviso set forth in <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">4</u>, (vi) the adequacy of any other means the Company may have of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or (vii) the addition, substitution or release of any Person now or hereafter liable with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or the obligations under <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><a name="_9kMKJ5YVt4BB6BFDmFTustqACBykv7CMK3wz1EU"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">1(b)</u> or otherwise interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(f)</font>Subject to the Maximum Amount and the Guarantee Enforcement Cap, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Guarantor hereby irrevocably and expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of any Law which would otherwise require any election of remedies by the Company; <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">provided</u>, <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">however</u>, for the avoidance of doubt, that under no circumstances shall the Company be permitted or entitled to receive both a grant of specific performance that results in the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and any money damages (including, without limitation, all or any portion of any money damages payable in lieu of specific performance or the Closing Failure Fee). &#160;Guarantor hereby waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Company upon this Limited Guarantee or acceptance of this Limited Guarantee. &#160;The Guaranteed Obligations shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Limited Guarantee, and all dealings between Parent or Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Limited Guarantee. &#160;When pursuing rights and remedies hereunder against Guarantor, the Company shall be under no obligation to pursue such rights and remedies the Company may have against Parent or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Company to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from Parent or any such other Person or to realize upon or to exercise any such right of offset, and any release by the Company of any right of offset, shall not relieve Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Company. </div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(g)</font><a name="_9kR3WTr29949GEpKM4zlj12vBI7p23yNQ3DQ79P"></a><a name="_9kR3WTrAG84AIFpKM4zlj12vBI7p23yNQ3DQ79P"></a><a name="_docxtools_15"></a><a name="_Ref_ContractCompanion_9kb9Ur05A"></a><a name="_Ref_ContractCompanion_9kb9Ur06C"></a>In the event that any payment, or portion thereof, to the Company in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded and/or returned to Guarantor or Parent for any reason whatsoever, Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder with respect to such Guaranteed Obligations as if such payment, or applicable portion thereof, had not been made. This Limited Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any </div></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:11.76%;margin-right:11.76%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:76.47%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;min-height:36pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">February 6, 2024</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Page 4</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0pt;">petition be filed by or against Guarantor or Parent for liquidation or reorganization, should any of Guarantor or Parent make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any or a significant portion of Guarantor&#8217;s or Parent&#8217;s assets and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, is, rescinded whether as a &#8220;voidable preference&#8221;, &#8220;fraudulent conveyance,&#8221; or otherwise, as though such payment or performance had not been made.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(h)</font>Guarantor waives promptness, diligence, notice of the acceptance of this Limited Guarantee and of the Guaranteed Obligations, presentment, demand for payment, notice of non-performance, default, dishonor and protest, notice of the incurrence of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other notices of any kind, all defenses which may be available by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium Law or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, any right to require the marshalling of assets of Parent or any other Person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and all suretyship defenses generally. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Limited Guarantee to the contrary (other than <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(g)</u>), Guarantor retains and may assert, as a defense to, or release or discharge of, any payment or performance by Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee, any and all claims, set-offs, deductions, defenses or releases that may be available to Parent with respect to the Merger Agreement or to Guarantor with respect to this Limited Guarantee and/or that the Guaranteed Obligations have already been satisfied or performed, except for any defenses arising out of the bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation of Parent, the legal power or authority of Parent to enter into the Merger Agreement and perform its obligations thereunder, or the lack of enforceability of the obligations of Parent under the Merger Agreement. Guarantor acknowledges that he will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Limited Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. &#160;Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that he shall not institute any Litigation asserting or assert as a defense in any Litigation, and shall cause his Affiliates not to institute any Litigation asserting or assert as a defense in any Litigation, (i)&#160;a Prohibited Defense (as defined below) or (ii)&#160;that this Limited Guarantee is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with its terms.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(i)</font>Guarantor hereby irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that he may now have or hereafter acquire against Parent or any other Person liable with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Guaranteed Obligations, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Company against Parent or such other Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from Parent or such other Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until the Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts that may be payable under <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(b)</u> shall have been paid 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herewith, whether matured or unmatured, or to be held as collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Limited Guarantee thereafter arising.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">2.</font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Claims</u>. &#160;If the Company desires to assert any claims under this Limited Guarantee, it must make written demand upon Guarantor in respect of the applicable Guaranteed Obligations and/or the obligations under <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(b)</u>. &#160;</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">3.</font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Representations and Warranties</u>. &#160;Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows: </div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(a)</font>Guarantor has all requisite legal capacity execute and deliver this Limited Guarantee and to perform his obligations under and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Limited Guarantee.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(b)</font>This Limited Guarantee has been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency and other Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#8217; rights and to general equity principles.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(c)</font>The execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Limited Guarantee does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions of this Limited Guarantee will not, conflict with, or result in any breach or violation of, or default, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, under, or give rise to any right or obligation (including, without limitation, a right of termination, modification, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation or any right of first refusal, participation or similar right) under, or cause the loss of any benefit under, any provision of (i) any Contract to which Guarantor is a party or by which any of his respective properties or assets are bound or (ii) any Law applicable to Guarantor or any of his respective properties or assets, other than, in each case, any such conflicts, violations, defaults, rights, or losses that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or impair the ability of Guarantor to perform any of his obligations under this Limited Guarantee or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(d)</font>As of the date hereof, and as of the time any Guaranteed Obligations hereunder or any of the amounts contemplated by <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(b)</u> shall be due and payable, Guarantor has, and will have, access to all funds necessary to pay the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder and all amounts due pursuant to <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(b)</u>. &#160;</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(e)</font>As of the date hereof, to the knowledge of Guarantor after due inquiry, Guarantor does not have any offsets or defenses against the Company of any kind.</div></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:11.76%;margin-right:11.76%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:76.47%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;min-height:36pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">February 6, 2024</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Page 6</p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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terminated pursuant to this <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">4</u> , shall remain in full force and effect until the Guaranteed Obligations and all amounts due pursuant to <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section 1(b)</u> have been paid in full, at which time, this Limited Guarantee shall terminate and Guarantor shall have no further obligations under this Limited Guarantee. &#160;This Limited Guarantee shall terminate automatically, with immediate effect, upon the earliest to occur of <a name="_9kR3WTrAG84ACCnfyykgr38GB4t1A6CD6CF1ESA"></a>(i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) the date upon which all of the Guaranteed Obligations are fully satisfied and all amounts due pursuant to <u 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and in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions, rules or principles thereof (or any other jurisdiction).</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">6.</font><a name="_9kR3WTr29946DKRGy3vr7EAbcH684vv7EAG"></a><a name="_Ref137652315"></a><a name="_docxtools_34"></a><a name="_Ref_ContractCompanion_9kb9Ur027"></a><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Consent to Jurisdiction</u>. &#160;Each of the parties hereto agrees that: &#160;(a) all Litigation in connection with, arising out of or otherwise relating to this Limited Guarantee, any instrument or other document delivered pursuant to this Limited Guarantee shall be heard and determined exclusively in the Court of Chancery of 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OR INDIRECTLY, CONNECTED WITH, ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE, ANY INSTRUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. &#160;EACH PARTY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND CERTIFIES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OTHER PARTIES HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTIES WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">SECTION </u><a name="_9kMHG5YVt4BB68CKoyl741C1xDMRUOEy2"></a><u 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other agreements related thereto and entered into on the date hereof. &#160;No transfer of any rights or obligations hereunder shall be permitted without the consent of Guarantor, in the case of a transfer by the Company, and the Company, in the case of a transfer by Guarantor. &#160;Any transfer in violation of the preceding sentence shall be null and void.</div></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:11.76%;margin-right:11.76%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:76.47%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:11.76%;padding-right:11.76%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;min-height:36pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">February 6, 2024</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;">Page 8</p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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&#160;The parties acknowledge and agree that the parties (on behalf of themselves or any third-party beneficiary to this Limited Guarantee) shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Limited Guarantee and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in the Applicable Courts without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Limited Guarantee or at law or in equity. The parties further acknowledge and agree that the right of specific enforcement hereunder is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that, without that right, the Company would not enter into the Merger Agreement and neither party would enter into this Limited Guarantee. &#160;The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to Law or inequitable for any reason, and not to assert that remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy or that the parties otherwise have an adequate remedy at law, other than an assertion the exercise of specific performance was not effected in accordance with the provisions of this <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">9</u> (collectively, the &#8220;<u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Prohibited Defense</u>&#8221;). &#160;The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Limited Guarantee in accordance with this <u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Section </u><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">9</u> shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">10.</font><u style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">No Waiver; 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