Mutual Release. (a) In consideration of the agreements and undertakings of the Parties under this Agreement, each Party, on behalf of itself and its respective present and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, associates, trustees, officers, directors, shareholders, managers, members, successors, predecessors, agents, employees, and assigns (collectively, "Releasors") hereby releases, waives, and forever discharges the other Party and its respective present and former, direct and indirect, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, associates, trustees, employees, officers, directors, shareholders, managers, members, agents, representatives, predecessors, permitted successors, and permitted assigns (collectively, "Releasees") of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, rights, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, obligations, costs, expenses, liens, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, damages, judgments, extents, executions, claims, penalties, fines, expenses, including attorneys’ fees, and demands, of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether now known or unknown, fixed or contingent, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected, in law, admiralty, or equity (collectively, "Claims"), which any of such Releasors ever had, now have, or hereafter can, shall, or may have against any of such Releasees for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time through the date of this Agreement arising out of or in any way relating to the Merger Agreement, except for any Claims relating to rights and obligations preserved by, created by, or otherwise arising out of this Agreement.

Mutual Releases. The undersigned, jointly and severally, for themselves and each of their present and former, direct and/or indirect, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, attorneys, agents, representatives, employees, consultants, brokers, officers, directors, equity and/or debt holders, managers, members, successors, predecessors, heirs and assigns, hereby expressly and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge and hold harmless each of the Company, the Purchaser, each of the undersigned and each of all of their respective present and former, direct and/or indirect, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, attorneys, agents, representatives, employees, consultants, brokers, officers, directors, equity and/or debt holders, managers, members, successors, predecessors, and assigns from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, rights, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, obligations, costs, expenses, liens, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, damages, judgments, extents, executions, claims, and demands, of every kind and nature whatsoever, whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected, in law, admiralty or equity.