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Independent Covenant. All of the covenants in this Section 13 shall be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of any STOCKHOLDER against CSI (including the subsidiaries thereof), whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by CSI of such covenants. It is specifically agreed that the period of five (5) years stated at the beginning of this Section 13, during which the agreements and covenants of each STOCKHOLDER made in this Section 13 shall be effective, shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which such STOCKHOLDER is in violation of any provision of this Section 13. The covenants contained in Section 13 shall not be affected by any breach of any other provision hereof by any party hereto and shall have no effect if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated.
Independent Covenant. All of the covenants in this Section 13 shall be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of any Stockholder against IES or any subsidiary thereof, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by IES of such covenants. It is specifically agreed that the period of two (2) years stated at the beginning of this Section 13, during which the agreements and covenants of each Stockholder made in this Section 13 shall be effective, shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which such Stockholder is in violation of any provision of this Section 13. The covenants contained in Section 13 shall not be affected by any breach of any other provision hereof by any party hereto and shall have no effect if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated.
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Independent Covenant. All the covenants in this Article X are intended by each party hereto to, and shall, be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of any Stockholder against Apple, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by Apple of any covenant in this Article X. It is specifically agreed that the period specified in Section 10.01 shall be computed in the case of each Stockholder by excluding from that computation any time during which that Stockholder is in violation of any provision of Section 10.01. The covenants contained in this Article X shall not be affected by any breach of any other provision hereof by any party hereto.
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Independent Covenant. The Stockholder acknowledges that his covenants set forth in this Section are material conditions to LandCARE's willingness to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. All of the covenants in this Section shall be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Stockholder against LandCARE or any subsidiary thereof, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by LandCARE of such covenants. It is specifically agreed that the period of five years stated at the beginning of this Section, during which the agreements and covenants of the Stockholder made in this Section shall be effective, shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which the Stockholder is in violation of any provision of this Section. The covenants contained in Section shall not be affected by any breach of any other provision hereof by any party hereto.
Independent Covenant. All of the covenants in this Article 11 shall be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Stockholders against the Company, the Surviving Corporation or USFloral, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of such covenants. It is specifically agreed that the period of two years stated above, shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which any Stockholder is in violation of any provision of this Article 11 and any time during which there is pending in any court of competent jurisdiction any action (including any appeal from any judgment) brought by any person, whether or not a party to this Agreement, in which action USFloral or the Surviving Corporation seeks to enforce the agreements and covenants of the Stockholders or in which any person contests the validity of such agreements and covenants or their enforceability or seeks to avoid their performance or enforcement; provided, however, that if any Stockholder is found not to be in violation of the agreements or covenants in any such activity the period during which the action was pending shall not be excluded from such computation.
Independent Covenant. All the covenants in this Article X are intended by each party hereto to, and shall, be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of any Restricted Stockholder against TMI, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by TMI of any covenant in this Article X. It is specifically agreed that the period specified in Section 10.01 shall be computed in the case of each Restricted Stockholder by excluding from that computation any time during which that Restricted Stockholder is in violation of any provision of Section 10.01. The covenants contained in this Article X shall not be affected by any breach of any other provision of this Agreement by any party hereto.
Independent Covenant. Subject to the introductory clause of Section 13.1, all of the covenants in this Section 13 shall be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of any STOCKHOLDER against VPI (including the subsidiaries thereof), whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by VPI of such covenants. It is specifically agreed that the Noncompetition Period, during which the agreements and covenants of each STOCKHOLDER made in this Section 13 shall be effective, shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which a court of competent jurisdiction or other arbitrator or mediator has determined that such STOCKHOLDER is in violation of any provision of this Section 13. The covenants contained in Section 13 shall have no effect if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated.
