The equity pledge is a continuing guarantee, which has a scope that covers the entire guarantee obligation. Any partial performance of the guarantee obligation shall not be deemed as satisfaction or realization of the equity pledge.

This guarantee and indemnity is independent and separate from the obligations of any Borrower and is a continuing guarantee and indemnity which will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by any Borrower under the Finance Documents, regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part.

The guarantee given by the Parent Borrower in this Article IV is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Canadian Obligations whenever arising. The Lenders further agree that this Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Parent Borrower.

No Guarantee of Continued Employment. Nothing in this Agreement guarantees employment for any period of time.

No Guarantee of Placement, Etc. The Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that # there can be no assurance that the Agent will be successful in placing Shares; # the Agent will incur no liability or obligation to the Selling Stockholder or any other Person if it does not sell Shares; and # the Agent shall be under no obligation to purchase Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Agent and the Selling Stockholder.

No Guarantee of Tax Treatment. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan, the Company does not guarantee to any Participant or any other Person with an interest in an Award that # any Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A shall be so exempt, # any Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A or Code Section 422 shall so comply, or # any Award shall otherwise receive a specific tax treatment under any other applicable tax law, nor in any such case will the Company or any Affiliate be required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any individual with respect to the tax consequences of any Award.

No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

No Guarantee of Continued Directorship. Participation in this Plan does not constitute a guarantee or contract with any Participating Employer guaranteeing that the Director will continue to be a director. Such participation shall in no way interfere with any rights the shareholders of a Participating Employer would have in the absence of such participation to determine the duration of the director’s service.

No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. The Employer makes no commitment or guarantee that any amounts paid to or for the benefit of a Participant under this Plan will be excludable from the Participant's gross income for federal, Social Security, or state income tax purposes, or that any other federal, Social Security, or state income tax treatment will apply to or be available to any Participant. It shall be the obligation of each Participant to determine whether each payment under this Plan is excludable from the Participant's gross income for federal, Social Security, and state income tax purposes, and to notify the Plan Administrator if the Participant has reason to believe that any such payment is not so excludable. This Plan is intended to be compliant with Section 409A of the Code and the guidance promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Corporation and the Committee shall administer and interpret the Plan, and exercise all authority and discretion under the Plan, to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A and the guidance promulgated thereunder and any noncompliant provisions of this Plan will either be void or deemed amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the guidance promulgated thereunder.

Agents under Collateral Documents and Guarantee. Each Secured Party (including each counterparty to a Specified Hedging Agreement and each Bank Product Provider, who by acceptance of the benefits of the Security Documents shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent as set forth herein) hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of the Secured Parties with respect to the Guarantee, the Collateral and the Loan Documents; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall owe any fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty, duty of care, duty of disclosure or any other obligation whatsoever to any holder of Obligations with respect to any Specified Hedging Agreement or any Bank Product Agreement. Subject to ‎[Section 11.02], without further written consent or authorization from any Secured Party, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may execute any documents or instruments necessary to # in connection with a sale or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement, release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of such sale or other disposition of assets or to which the Required [[Organization B:Organization]] (or such other [[Organization B:Organization]] as may be required to give such consent under ‎[Section 11.02]) have otherwise consented or # release any Guarantor from the Guarantee pursuant to ‎[Section 7.09] or with respect to which the Required [[Organization B:Organization]] (or such other [[Organization B:Organization]] as may be required to give such consent under ‎[Section 11.02]) have otherwise consented.