Each provision of this Agreement shall be construed as though all Parties participated equally in the drafting of the same. Consequently, the Parties acknowledge and agree that any rule of construction that a document is to be construed against the drafting party shall not be applicable to this Agreement.

Each provision of this Agreement shall be construed as though all Parties participated equally in the drafting of the same. Consequently, in the Parties acknowledge and agree thatevent of any ruleambiguity in any of construction that a document is to be construed against the drafting partyterms or conditions of this Agreement, such ambiguity shall not be applicable to this Agreement.construed for or against any Party on the basis that such Party did or did not author the same; and

The Parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement shallwill be construed as though allinterpreted in favor of, or against, any of the Parties to this Agreement by reason of the extent to which any such Party or its counsel participated equally in the drafting thereof or by reason of the same. Consequently, the Parties acknowledgeextent to which any such provision is inconsistent with any prior draft of this Agreement, and agree that anyno rule of strict construction that a document is towill be construedapplied against the drafting party shallany Party hereto. This Agreement will not be interpreted or construed to require any Person to take any action, or fail to take any action, if to do so would violate any applicable to this Agreement.law.

The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement shallwill be construed as though allinterpreted in favor of, or against, any of the Parties to this Agreement by reason of the extent to which any such Party or its counsel participated equally in the drafting thereof or by reason of the same. Consequently, the Parties acknowledgeextent to which any such provision is inconsistent with any prior draft of this Agreement, and agree that anyno rule of strict construction that a document is towill be construedapplied against the drafting party shallany Party. This Agreement will not be interpreted or construed to require any person to take any action, or fail to take any action, if to do so would violate any applicable to this Agreement.Law.

The Parties acknowledge that each Party and its attorney has reviewed this Agreement shall be construed as though all Parties participated equally in the drafting of the same. Consequently, the Parties acknowledge and agree that any rule of construction to the effect that a document isany ambiguities are to be construedresolved against the drafting partyParty, or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement, shall not be applicable to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.