No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their collective mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any person. The term “including” as used herein shall be by way of example, and shall not be deemed to constitute a limitation of any term or provision contained herein. Each defined term used in this Agreement has a comparable meaning when used in its plural or singular form.

No Strict Construction; Headings; Interpretation. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party. The headings of sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its meaning or construction. Whenever any word is used herein in one gender, it shall be construed to include the other gender. Any references herein to “you” or “your” shall refer to Executive. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of this Agreement includes all subsections thereof. Definitions are equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The word “including” or any variation thereof means (unless the context of its usage otherwise requires) “including, without limitation” and may not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it.

Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Any references to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law will also refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. Unless the context otherwise requires: # a term has the meaning assigned to it by this Agreement; # including means “including without limitation”; # “or” is disjunctive but not exclusive; # words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; and # “$” means the currency of the United States of America.