Common use of GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN Clause in Contracts

GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur liability for, and each Exculpated Party shall be released and exculpated from any Claims and Causes of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, filing, or termination of the RSA and related prepetition transactions (including the Term Loan Agreement and the Secured Notes Indenture), the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the New Revolving Exit Facility Credit Agreement, the Plan Supplement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document (including any legal opinion requested by any Entity regarding any transaction, contract, instrument, document or other agreement contemplated by the Plan or the reliance by any Released Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order in lieu of such legal opinion), including any Definitive Document, created or entered into before or during the Chapter 11 Cases, any preference, fraudulent transfer, or other avoidance claim arising pursuant to chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable law, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of Securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Plan Effective Date, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order by a court of competent jurisdiction to have constituted actual fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties and other parties set forth above have, and upon confirmation of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan.

GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur liability for, and each Exculpated Party shall be released and exculpated from any Claims and Causes of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, filing, or termination of the RSA and related prepetition transactions (including the Term Loan Agreement and the Secured Notes Indenture), the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the New Revolving Exit Facility Credit Agreement, the Plan Supplement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document (including any legal opinion requested by any Entity regarding any transaction, contract, instrument, document or other agreement contemplated by the Plan or the reliance by any Released Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order in lieu of such legal opinion), including any Definitive Document, created or entered into before or during the Chapter 11 Cases, any preference, fraudulent transfer, or other avoidance claim arising pursuant to chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable law, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of Securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Plan Effective Date, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order by a court of competent jurisdiction to have constituted actual fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties and other parties set forth above have, and upon confirmation of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan.

GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or to the Confirmation Ordercontrary, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur liability for, and each Exculpated Party shall be is released and exculpated from from, any Claims and Causes Cause of Action for any claim Claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, filing, or termination filing of the RSA Restructuring Support Agreement and related prepetition transactions (including the Term Loan Agreement and the Secured Notes Indenture)transactions, the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the New Revolving Exit Facility Credit Agreement, the Plan Supplement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release release, or other agreement or document (including any legal opinion requested by any Entity regarding any transaction, contract, instrument, document or other agreement contemplated by the Plan or the reliance by any Released Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order in lieu of such legal opinion), including any Definitive Document, created or entered into before or during in connection with the Restructuring Support Agreement, the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Plan Supplement, the Chapter 11 Cases, any preference, fraudulent transfer, or other avoidance claim arising pursuant to chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable law, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the New First Lien Credit Agreement, the New First Lien Credit Agreement Documents, the New Junior Lien Credit Agreement, the New Junior Lien Credit Agreement Documents, and solicitation of votes on the Plan, the prepetition negotiation and settlement of Claims, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of debt and/or preferred equity (including the New First Lien Term Loans, New Junior Convertible Term Loans, and the New Revolving Exit Facility) and/or Securities (including the New Xxxxx Equity and the Warrants) pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Plan Effective Date, except for claims Claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order Final Order by a court of competent jurisdiction to have constituted actual fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties and other parties set forth above have, and upon confirmation Confirmation of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes on, and distribution of consideration pursuant to to, the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the exculpation set forth above does not release or exculpate any Claim relating to any post-Plan Effective Date obligations of any Party or Entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including the New First Lien Credit Agreement Documents, the New Junior Lien Credit Agreement Documents, and other documents, instruments and agreements set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan.

GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur liability forReorganized Debtor, and each Exculpated Released Party shall be released and exculpated from any Claims and all Causes of Action for Action, whether known or unknown, including any claim related derivative claims, asserted or assertable on behalf of any of the Debtors, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to any act assert (whether individually or omission in connection withcollectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising out from, in whole or in part, the Debtors (including the management, ownership or operation thereof), the purchase, sale, or rescission of any Security of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, the subject matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to, any Claim or Interest that is treated in the Plan, the business or contractual arrangements between any Debtor and any Released Party, the Debtors’ in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the DIP Facility, the DIP Order, the Term Loan Facility, the First Lien Notes, the Senior Notes, the Chapter 11 Cases, the Plan Support Agreement, the Secured Creditor Settlement, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, filingentry into, or termination of filing of, as applicable, the RSA and related prepetition transactions (including the Term Loan Agreement and the Secured Notes Indenture)Plan Support Agreement, the Disclosure Statement, the PlanNew Debt Documents, the New Revolving Exit Facility Credit Corporate Governance Documents, the New Warrants Agreement, the Plan SupplementCVR Agreement, the Secured Creditor Settlement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release release, or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with the Plan Support Agreement, the Disclosure Statement, the New Debt Documents, the New Corporate Governance Documents, the New Warrants Agreement, the CVR Agreement, the Secured Creditor Settlement, the Plan (including including, for the avoidance of doubt, providing any legal opinion requested by any Entity regarding any transaction, contract, instrument, document document, or other agreement contemplated by the Plan or the reliance by any Released Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order in lieu of such legal opinion), including any Definitive Document, created or entered into before or during the Chapter 11 Cases, any preference, fraudulent transfer, or other avoidance claim arising pursuant to chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable law, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of Securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act act, or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases set forth above do not release any obligations arising on or after the Effective Date of any party or Entity under the Plan, any restructuring transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan, including the assumption of the indemnification provisions as set forth in the Plan. Exculpation Effective as of the Effective Date, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law and without affecting or limiting either the Debtor Release or the Third-Party Release, and except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur, and each Exculpated Party is released and exculpated from any Cause of Action for claims any Claim related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order by a court of competent jurisdiction to have constituted actual fraudconnection with, willful misconductrelating to, or gross negligencearising out of, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties and other parties set forth above haveformulation, and upon confirmation of preparation, dissemination, negotiation, entry into, or filing of, as applicable, the Plan shall be deemed to haveSupport Agreement, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan andChapter 11 Cases, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan.the

GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE PLAN. Exculpation Except as otherwise specifically provided Releases by Holders of Claims and Interests Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or to the Confirmation Ordercontrary, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur liability foras of the Plan Effective Date, and to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, each Exculpated Releasing Party shall be is deemed to have released and exculpated discharged each Debtor, Reorganized Debtor, and Released Party from any and all Claims and Causes of Action for Action, whether known or unknown, including any claim related derivative claims asserted or assertable on behalf of the Debtors, or their Estates, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to any act assert (whether individually or omission in connection withcollectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising out from, in whole or in part, the Debtors (including the management, ownership or operation thereof), any Securities issued by the Debtors and the ownership thereof, the Debtors’ in-or-out-of-court restructuring efforts, the First Lien Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement, any Avoidance Actions (but excluding Avoidance Actions brought as counterclaims or defenses to asserted against the Debtors), any Intercompany Transaction, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, filing, or termination filing of the RSA and related prepetition transactions (including the Term Loan Agreement and the Secured Notes Indenture)Restructuring Support Agreement, the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the New Revolving Exit Facility Credit Agreement, the Plan Supplement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release release, or other agreement or document (including any legal opinion requested by any Entity regarding any transaction, contract, instrument, document or other agreement contemplated by the Plan or the reliance by any Released Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order in lieu of such legal opinion), including any Definitive Document, created or entered into before or during in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, any preference, fraudulent transfer, or other avoidance claim arising pursuant to chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable lawRestructuring Support Agreement, the filing Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Plan Supplement, the New First Lien Credit Agreement, the New First Lien Credit Agreement Documents, the New Junior Lien Credit Agreement, the New Junior Lien Credit Agreement Documents, solicitation of votes on the Chapter 11 CasesPlan, the prepetition negotiation and settlement of Claims, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummationconsummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of debt and/or preferred equity (including the New First Lien Term Loans, New Junior Convertible Term Loans, and the New Revolving Exit Facility), and/or Securities (including the New Xxxxx Equity and the Warrants) pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Plan Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, except the Releases set forth above do not release any post-Plan Effective Date obligations of any Party or entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including the New First Lien Credit Agreement Documents, the New Junior Lien Credit Agreement Documents, and other documents, instruments, and agreements set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan and shall not result in a release, waiver, or discharge of any of the Debtors’ or the Reorganized Debtors’ assumed indemnification provisions as set forth in the Plan. Entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s approval, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, of the Third-Party Release, which includes by reference each of the related provisions and definition contained in the Plan, and, further, shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s finding that the Third-Party Release is: (a) consensual; (b) essential to the Confirmation of the Plan; (c) given in exchange for claims related the good and valuable consideration provided by the Released Parties, including, without limitation, the Released Parties’ contributions to facilitating the Restructuring and implementing the Plan; (d) a good faith settlement and compromise of the Claims released by the Third-Party Release; (e) in the best interests of the Debtors and their Estates; (f) fair, equitable, and reasonable; (g) given and made after due notice and opportunity for hearing; and (h) a bar to any act of the Releasing Parties asserting any Claim or omission that is determined in a final order by a court Cause of competent jurisdiction to have constituted actual fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities action released pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties and other parties set forth above have, and upon confirmation of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the PlanThird-Party Release.