Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints [[Administrative Agent:Organization]] to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and neither the Borrowers nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as third party beneficiaries of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicableApplicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

Appointment and Authority. Each of [[Organization B:Organization]] irrevocably appoints [[Administrative Agent:Organization]] to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article (other than Sections 9.06 and 9.09(b)) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and [[Organization B:Organization]], and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. Each of the Secured Parties hereby acknowledges and confirms their agreement that the Administrative Agent is subject to certain Security Documents as agent for and on behalf of [[Organization B:Organization]] on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Security Documents.

Appointment and Authority Each Secured Party appoints and designates BMO as Agent under all Loan Documents Agent may, and each Secured Party authorizes Agent to, enter into all Loan Documents to which Agent is intended to be a party and accept all Security Documents, for the benefit of Secured Parties Any action taken by Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, and the exercise by Agent of any rights or remedies set forth therein, together with all other powers reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized by and binding upon all Secured Parties Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent shall have the sole and exclusive authority to # act as the disbursing and collecting agent for Lenders with respect to all payments and collections arising in connection with the Loan Documents; # execute and deliver as Agent each Loan Document, including any intercreditor or subordination agreement, and accept delivery of each Loan Document; # act as collateral agent for Secured Parties for purposes of perfecting and administering Liens under the Loan Documents, and for all other purposes stated therein; # manage, supervise or otherwise deal with Collateral; and # take any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any Collateral or under any Loan Documents, Applicable Law or otherwise. The duties of Agent ministerial and administrative in nature only, and Agent shall not have a fiduciary relationship with any Secured Party, Participant or other Person, by reason of any Loan Document or any transaction relating thereto. Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, shall be authorized to determine whether any Account or Inventory meets the criteria for an Eligible Account or Eligible Inventory in accordance with the definitions thereof set out in Section 1 hereof; whether to impose or release any reserve; or whether any of the conditions to funding or to issuance of a Letter of Credit set out herein have been satisfied, which determinations and judgments, if exercised in good faith, shall exonerate Agent from liability to any Secured Party for any error in judgment.

APPOINTMENT. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby appoint the Advisor to serve as their investment Advisor on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor hereby accepts such appointment. By accepting such appointment, the Advisor acknowledges that it has a contractual and fiduciary responsibility to the Company and the Stockholders. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Advisor hereby agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to perform the duties set forth herein, provided that the Company reimburses the Advisor for costs and expenses in accordance with Section 12 hereof.

Delegation of Authority; Appointment of Agents. The Committee may # allocate any of its responsibilities, powers and discretion under the Plan to one or more members of the Committee, and # appoint a Plan administrator or any other agent, and delegate to them such powers and duties in connection with the administration of the Plan as the Committee may from time to time prescribe. The actions taken by any member or members of the Committee or any other such persons in the exercise of responsibilities, powers and discretion delegated hereunder shall have the same valid and binding effect under the Plan as action by the full Committee.

Purpose of appointment and agreement: The parties intend to market and distribute the technologies of African Horizon Technologies Pty Ltd (AHT), specifically the Hydraspin Hydro Cyclone which is a Trade secret technology, within the United States of America through the actions of Water Now, Inc., also referred to herein as the “Distributor”. The Hydraspin technology Trade secret will be protected by the Distributor. The Hydraspin technology removes oil from water. The parties hereby agree to a long term mutual beneficial agreement, wherein AHT will manufacture the Hydraspin solutions in South Africa and export same to the USA. Hydraspin Pty Ltd is a company owned by JS Steyn and has formal agreement with AHT whom is the Holding company of all the water treatment technologies that AHT sells globally. Any agreement that is made with AHT also applies to Hydraspin Pty Ltd. AHT and Hydraspin Pty Ltd. are at times collectively referred to herein as the “Principal”

Additional Appointment. For the purposes of any Foreign Subsidiary Pledge Documents governed by Italian law, each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints [[Administrative Agent:Organization]] to act, on its name and its behalf, as procuratore con rappresentanza pursuant to [Article 1387] and following of the Italian civil code and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent, in acting as such, will be entitled to the benefits of Article IX hereto in all respects.

Each of the Guarantors hereby appoints the ​ to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that # the ​ may execute such documents and provide such authorizations on behalf of such Guarantor as the ​ deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Guarantor shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, # any notice or communication delivered by the ​, an L/C Issuer or a ​ to the ​ shall be deemed delivered to each [[Loan Parties:Organization]] and # the ​, L/C Issuers or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, authorization, instrument or agreement executed by the ​ on behalf of each of the Loan Parties.

Authority. If Tenant is a corporation, trust or partnership, Tenant hereby represents and warrants that Tenant is a duly formed and existing entity qualified to do business in the State of California and that Tenant has full right and authority to execute and deliver this Lease and that each person signing on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so.

Authority. The JRC shall have only the powers assigned expressly to it in this [Section 2.2] and elsewhere in this Agreement, and shall not have any power to amend, modify or waive compliance with this Agreement. In furtherance thereof, each Party shall retain the rights, powers and discretion granted to it under this Agreement and no such rights, powers or discretion shall be delegated or vested in the JRC unless such delegation or vesting of rights is expressly provided for in this Agreement or the Parties expressly so agree in writing. For the avoidance of doubt, JRC rights to discuss, comment, review or monitor (and other similar activities) shall not require any Party or designee thereof to act or be bound in any respect by such discussion, comment, review, or monitoring.