You agree that the restrictions contained in Paragraph 3, including those on time and scope, are reasonable for the protection of Emerson in light of your in-depth knowledge of Emerson's global business, your present and prior positions with Emerson, and your access to Confidential Information relating to all of Emerson's businesses. You also affirm your agreement to comply with all existing non-competition, invention disclosure and assignment, non-disclosure and non-solicitation obligations you have with Emerson, including specifically your obligations under the Emerson Incentive Shares Plans and award agreements, Emerson stock option plans and option agreements, and Emerson non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan participation. You agree that your obligations set forth in this Agreement are in addition to and do not invalidate or supersede your obligations under other plans, agreements or contracts unless in direct conflict, in which case the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

Corporate Power and Authority; Enforceability. Each Loan Party has all requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party. Each Loan Document has been duly authorized by each Loan Party party thereto, and upon execution and delivery thereof, each Loan Document will constitute the valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto enforceable against the Loan Parties party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by # applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, # general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity and # state, provincial or federal securities laws or policies relating to the non-enforceability of the indemnification provisions contained therein (clauses [(i), (ii) and (iii)])])] collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

(Effectivity and Enforceability of this Agreement)

Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Agreement, and such invalid or unenforceable provision shall be stricken to the extent necessary to preserve the validity and enforceability of the Agreement.

Agreement. Each of this Agreement and the Paying Agency Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.

Agreement. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a counterpart of this Agreement (which may include facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each Borrower and each Lender.

Agreement. This Agreement evidences the award to the Participant of the cash amount set forth above. This Cash Award is the right to receive the amount of cash reflected above as described in [Section 4] of the Agreement. The Agreement and the Cash Award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and the provisions of the Plan, which are hereby incorporated by reference. A copy of the Plan may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Secretary of Adtalem or from the stock administrator’s website.

Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan and as a condition to becoming entitled to receive Payments, the Company may require the Officer to enter into a severance agreement prior to or after the Employment Severance Date. Such severance agreement will incorporate the Release and may, # modify the terms of any then-effective agreement between the Officer and the Company; or # include all provisions necessary to implement the terms of the Plan. Such agreement may include Post-Employment Covenants, the Company’s right to seek an injunction, forfeit future Payments, and require repayment of Payments made, and any other provisions deemed appropriate by the Company in its sole discretion.

Except as otherwise provided hereunder, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor or successors of the Company. The invalidity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement;