Termination. This Agreement shall terminate automatically and be of no further force or effect, without any notice or other action by any Person, upon the first to occur of # the valid termination of the Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms, # the Closing, and # the mutual written consent of all of the parties hereto. Upon termination of this Agreement, no party shall have any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that solely in the event of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to [clause (i) above], # nothing set forth in this Section 5.2 shall relieve any party from liability for any willful and material breach of this Agreement prior to termination hereof and # the provisions of this Article V shall survive any termination of this Agreement.