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Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, the courts of the State of Oregon sitting in Multnomah County, Oregon, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the courts of the State of Texas sitting in Harris County, Texas, and the appropriate appeals courts therefrom (collectively the “Approved Courts”), for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby; provided, however, that # if Seller desires to file any such suit, action or other proceeding against or the , then Seller shall only do so in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas or the courts of the State of Texas sitting in Harris County, Texas, and # if or the desires to file any such suit, action or other proceeding against Seller, then and the shall only do so in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon or the courts of the State of Oregon sitting in Multnomah County, Oregon. Subject to the preceding sentence, each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Approved Courts and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by United States registered mail to such Party’s respective address pursuant to Section 5.1 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above in the immediately preceding sentence.

CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY OF THE AGENTS OR THE PURCHASERS TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY SELLER PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY ANY SELLER PARTY AGAINST ANY OF THE AGENTS OR THE PURCHASERS OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK.

Consent to Jurisdiction. To the extent that any court action is permitted consistent with or to enforce Section 9 of this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for Knox County, Tennessee. Accordingly, with respect to any such court action, the Executive # submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts; # consents to service of process; and # waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court, or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction or service of process.

Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and the Holders # hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court and the courts of the State of Florida located in Broward County, Florida, for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and # hereby waive, and agree not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company and each Holder consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 4.1 shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Consent to Jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions of Article VIII of the Separation Agreement, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of # the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and # the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “New York Courts”), for the purposes of any Action to compel arbitration or for provisional relief in aid of arbitration in accordance with Article VIII of the Separation Agreement or for provisional relief to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the enforcement of any award issued thereunder. Each of the Parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by United States registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth in Section 9.4 shall be effective service of process for any Action in the New York Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 9.12. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of this Services Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the New York Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Action brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Deed and agree that any action or proceeding instituted under this Deed shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in Dublin, Ireland, which shall be the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating any matter which arises out of or relates to this Deed. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Deed shall limit any right Indemnitee may have under applicable law to bring any action or proceeding in any other court.

Consent to Jurisdiction. To the extent that any court action is permitted consistent with or to enforce Section 8 of this Agreement, the parties hereby agree that the Middlesex County Superior Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of such dispute, provided that the Company and the Executive agree that all civil actions related to Section 7(c) of this Agreement shall be brought in the country of Suffolk and that the superior court or the business litigation session of the superior court shall have exclusive jurisdiction. Accordingly, with respect to any such court action, the Executive submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to 14(a), the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally # agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, # consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, # appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, irrevocably RL&F Service Corp., 920 North King Street, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801 as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, # waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and # waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or under any of the other Transaction Documents or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Buyer from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to such Buyer or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Buyer. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

This Agreement and all related documents, and all matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement, are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York.

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