Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of the Borrower is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby # are within the authority of the Credit Parties, # have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of the Credit Parties, # do not and will not conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which any Credit Party is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or permit applicable to any Credit Party, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, # do not and will not conflict with or constitute a default (whether with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both) under any provision of the partnership agreement, articles of incorporation or other charter documents or bylaws of, or any agreement or other instrument binding upon, any Credit Party or or any of its properties where, in the case of any agreement or other instrument binding upon any Credit Party or any of its properties, any conflict or default would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, # do not and will not result in or require the imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any of the properties, assets or rights of any Credit Party other than the liens and encumbrances in favor of Agent contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (or any other lien or encumbrance permitted by this Agreement and/or the Loan Documents), and # do not require the approval or consent of any Person other than those already obtained and delivered to Agent or except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Authorization. By its signature, each Person executing this Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of a party hereto represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that it is duly authorized to execute this Intercreditor Agreement.

Authorization. All corporate action on the part of AVANT necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and for the performance of all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder has been taken, and this Agreement when fully executed and delivered, shall each constitute a valid, legally binding and enforceable obligation of AVANT.

Authorization. All corporate action on the part of AI-NOVA necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and for the performance of all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder has been taken, and this Agreement when fully executed and delivered, shall each constitute a valid, legally binding and enforceable obligation of AI-NOVA .

Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not violate # such Party’s charter documents, bylaws, or other organizational documents, # in any material respect, any agreement, instrument, or contractual obligation to which such Party is bound, # any requirement of any Applicable Law, or # any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, or award of any court or governmental agency presently in effect applicable to such Party.

Authorization. Each of the Borrower and the Parent has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and the Parent and each of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and the Parent enforceable against the Borrower and the Parent in accordance with its respective te rms except as # the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and # the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.

Authorization. This Agreement constitutes such Investor's valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except # as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and # as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

Authorization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby appoints HFG to act on a best efforts basis as its consultant during the Authorization Period (as hereinafter defined, in Section 3, below). HFG hereby accepts such appoint, with it being expressly acknowledged that HFG is acting in the capacity of independent contractor and not as agent of the Company.

Power and Authority; No Contravention; Authorizations and Approvals. The execution, delivery and performance by such Obligor of this Fifth Amendment # are within such Obligor’s organizational powers, # have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action on the part of such Obligor, # require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority except actions by, and notices to or filings with, Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, the SEC) that may be required in the Ordinary Course of Business from time to time or that may be required to comply with the express requirements of the Loan Documents, # do not violate any provision of Applicable Law in any material respect or contravene the terms of any Organic Document or the Term Loan Documents and # do not contravene any provision of any other indenture, instrument or agreement binding upon such Obligor except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Authorization; Enforceability. This Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, shareholder or other organizational action by each Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.