Wherever the context so requires: the singular number shall include the plural; the plural shall include the singular; and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.

GENDER; NUMBER PLURALITY. Unless the context so requires:otherwise requires, whenever used in this Agreement the singular number shall include the plural;plural, the plural shall include the singular;singular, and the masculine gender shall include the neuter or feminine gender and neuter genders. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.vice versa.

Number and Gender. For purposes of this Agreement, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and the neuter shall be deemed to include the masculine and feminine, and vice versa, as the context so requires: the singular number shall include the plural; the plural shall include the singular; and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.require.

Number and Gender. Whenever the context so requires:requires, references in this Agreement to the singular number shall include the plural; the plural number shall include the singular; and the masculinewords denoting gender shall include the femininemasculine, feminine, and neuter genders. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.neuter.

Gender and Number. Words of any gender used in this Agreement shall be held and construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular number shall be held to include the plural;plural, and vice versa, unless the plural shall include the singular; and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.context requires otherwise.

Construction. Whenever required by the context so requires:context, as used in this Agreement the singular number shall include the plural;plural, the plural shall include the singular;singular, and the masculineall words herein in any gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter(as appropriate) all genders. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.

Whenever the singular numberis used in this Agreement and when required by the context, the same shall include the plural; the plural shall include the singular; and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.plural.