Common use of No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship Clause in Contracts

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Operating Partnership acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes of each series and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyOperating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Operating Partnership or the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Operating Partnership or the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Operating Partnership or the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Operating Partnership or the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Operating Partnership and the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Operating Partnership and the Company has have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they have deemed appropriate. Any review by Furthermore, the Underwriters Operating Partnership agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit Notes (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters and shall not be has advised or is currently advising the Operating Partnership or the Company on behalf of the Companyrelated or other matters).

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters Underwriters, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyprocess leading thereto.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees the Operating Partnership acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Partnership, or its stockholderstheir stockholders or partners, as applicable, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Operating Partnership on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany or the Operating Partnership, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Operating Partnership have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Bonds pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Bonds and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate and (f) the Company waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against the Underwriters for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agrees that the Underwriters shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby including its respective stockholders, creditors or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyemployees.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (ai) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Manager, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (bii) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Manager, or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (ciii) no each Underwriter has not assumed or and will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such the Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Manager on other matters) and no each Underwriter has any no obligation to the Company or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (div) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and the Manager, and (ev) the Underwriters and their respective agents have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Manager have consulted its their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it each deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges Company, the Operating Partnership and agrees the Manager acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Manager, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Operating Partnership or its stockholdersthe Manager, or their respective shareholders, partners, members, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Company, the Operating Partnership or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Company, the Operating Partnership or the Manager on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Company, the Operating Partnership or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Manager, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and each of the Company Company, the Operating Partnership and the Manager has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholdersshareholders, creditors, employees creditors or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and each Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Shareholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and each Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Operating Partnership acknowledges, and agrees, that: (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, ; (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or the Operating Partnership, or its stockholderstheir shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, ; (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Operating Partnership on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, ; (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company or the Operating Partnership; and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Operating Partnership have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and each Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Stockholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Stockholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Stockholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and each Selling Stockholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (ai) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an are arm’s-length commercial transaction transactions between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (bii) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (ciii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (div) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (ev) the Underwriters have not no Underwriter has provided any legal, financial, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, financial, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by The Underwriters acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters are not an agent of the CompanyCompany for any purpose under this Agreement including, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit avoidance of doubt, for any purpose related to the representations and warranties of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf Company contained in Section 1 of the Companythis Agreement.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Each of the Transaction Entities acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyTransaction Entities, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyTransaction Entities or their respective stockholders, or its stockholdersunitholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Transaction Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Transaction Entities on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Transaction Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyTransaction Entities, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has Transaction Entities have consulted its their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between among the Company, Company on the one hand, hand and the several Underwriters, Underwriters on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has or any other obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory financial, regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, Company and the Operating Partnership on the one hand, hand and the several Underwriters, Underwriters on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or of the Operating Partnership, or its their respective stockholders, partners, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Operating Partnership on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany or the Operating Partnership, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Operating Partnership have consulted its their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Each of the Transaction Entities acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyTransaction Entities, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyTransaction Entities or their respective stockholders, or its stockholdersunitholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Transaction Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Transaction Entities or on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Transaction Entities or with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyTransaction Entities, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has Transaction Entities have consulted its their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Each of the Issuer and the Depositor acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Bonds pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Bonds and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyIssuer and the Depositor, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of either the CompanyIssuer or the Depositor, any of their subsidiaries or its stockholderstheir respective members, directors, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Issuer or the Depositor with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Issuer or the Depositor or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Issuer or the Depositor with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyIssuer or the Depositor, (e) any duties and obligations that the Underwriters may have to the Issuer or the Depositor shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein and (ef) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and each of the Issuer and the Company Depositor has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, Company and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Existing Stockholders, creditors or its stockholdersemployees of the Company, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent that it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Underwriters have acted at arms length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or its controlling persons, officers, directors, shareholders or creditors with respect to the purchase and sale of the Securities Common Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Common Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (dc) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve have interests that differ from those of the Company, and (ed) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review The Company waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the CompanyCommon Shares.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, Company and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholdersthe Initial Stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an and advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accountingaccounting , regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that that: (ai) the purchase and sale of the Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement and this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of for the Underwritten Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length arm’s‑length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, ; (bii) in connection with each transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby applicable Terms Agreement and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not as the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees Company or any other party, of its affiliates; (ciii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an any advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to any of the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its affiliates on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to the any offering contemplated hereby of Underwritten Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement, ; (div) the Underwriters each Underwriter and their respective its affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and ; (ev) the Underwriters have not no Underwriter has provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement, and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory legal and tax financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any ; (vi) any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company; and (vii) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters with respect to any entity or natural person. This Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriter or several Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriter or several Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Each of the Transaction Entities acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersUnderwriter, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of either of the CompanyTransaction Entities, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no the Underwriter has not assumed or and will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of either of the Company Transaction Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Transaction Entities on other matters) and no the Underwriter has any no obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Underwriter and their respective its affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyTransaction Entities, and (e) the Underwriters have Underwriter has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has Transaction Entities have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review The Transaction Entities hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Underwriters Transaction Entities may have against the Underwriter with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, Transaction Entities in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement or other any matters relating leading up to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companytransactions.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges Issuers acknowledge and agrees that agree that: (ai) the each purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price prices of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyIssuers, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersAgent, on the other hand, and the Issuers are capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (bii) in connection with the offering each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is the Agent is, has been, and has been will be acting solely as a principal and is not the agent financial advisor or fiduciary of the CompanyIssuers or their affiliates, or its stockholders, creditors, creditors or employees or any other party, ; (ciii) no Underwriter the Agent has not assumed or will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Issuers with respect to any of the offering transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter the Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company Issuers on other matters) and the Agent has no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Issuers with respect to the offering offerings contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, ; (div) the Underwriters Agent and their its respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Issuers and that the Agent has no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory or fiduciary relationship; and (ev) the Underwriters have Agent has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering offerings contemplated hereby and the Company has Issuers have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has or any other obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory financial, regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price Public Offering Price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other handhand and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) in connection with the offering each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors, creditors or employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany and the several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Each of the Transaction Entities and each Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanySelling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyTransaction Entities or the Selling Stockholders or their respective stockholders, or its stockholdersunitholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Transaction Entities or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Transaction Entities or any Selling Stockholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Transaction Entities or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyTransaction Entities and each Selling Stockholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has Transaction Entities and each of the Selling Stockholders have consulted its their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or any of its subsidiaries or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has or any other obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, financial, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Notes and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, Company and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Existing Stockholder, creditors or its stockholdersemployees of the Company, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent that it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Underwriters are acting solely as underwriters in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares. The Company further acknowledges that the Underwriters are acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this AgreementAgreement entered into on an arm’s length basis, including and in no event do the determination parties intend that the Underwriters act or be responsible as a fiduciary to either the Company or its respective management, stockholders or creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that the Underwriters may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the public offering price purchase and sale of the Securities and Securities, either before or after the date hereof. The Underwriters hereby expressly disclaim any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between fiduciary or similar obligations to either the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) either in connection with the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and the process leading Company hereby confirms their understanding and agreement to that effect. The Company and the Underwriters agree that they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any such transaction each Underwriter is transactions and has been acting solely as a principal and is not that any opinions or views expressed by the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of Underwriters to the Company regarding such transactions, including, but not limited to, any opinions or views with respect to the offering contemplated price or market for the Securities, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Company. The Company hereby or waives and releases, to the process leading thereto (irrespective fullest permitted by law, any claims that either of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has may have against the Underwriters with respect to any obligation breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company in connection with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement or other any matters relating leading up to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companytransactions.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters Underwriters, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyprocess leading thereto.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale Remarketing of the Remarketed Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, Remarketing Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersRemarketing Agents, on the other hand, (b) in connection with any Remarketing contemplated by this Remarketing Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby Pricing Agreement and the process leading to any such transaction transaction, each Underwriter Remarketing Agent is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter Remarketing Agent has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering any such Remarketing contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter Remarketing Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter Remarketing Agent has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering such Remarketing contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Remarketing Agreement and the Pricing Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Remarketing Agents and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters Company agrees that it will not claim that the Remarketing Agents, or any of them, have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto and (f) the Remarketing Agents have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company and the Manager each acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissionsShares, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, Company and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Initial Stockholders, creditors or its stockholdersemployees of the Company, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent that it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price Public Offering Price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) in connection with the offering each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors, creditors or employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany and the several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Each of the Transaction Entities acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyTransaction Entities, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyTransaction Entities or their respective stockholders, or its stockholdersunitholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Transaction Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Transaction Entities on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Transaction Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company, Transaction Entities and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has Transaction Entities have consulted its their own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an Agreement are arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other handtransactions, (b) in connection with the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter transactions, the Agent is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of any of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter the Agent has not assumed or nor will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter the Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has the Agent shall not have any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Agent and their respective affiliates its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have Agent has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review In addition, each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the Underwriters provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the indemnification and contribution provisions of Article VI, and is fully informed regarding said provisions, and that the provisions of Article VI hereto fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for Registration Statement and the benefit of Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Underwriters Securities Act and shall not be on behalf of the CompanyExchange Act.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price Offering Price of the Securities Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its stockholdersshareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor favour of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges Arch Entities acknowledge and agrees agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyArch Entities, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyArch Entities, or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Arch Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Arch Entities on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Arch Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyArch Entities, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company Arch Entities has consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that that: (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, Company on the one hand, hand and the several Underwriters, Underwriters on the other hand, ; (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, ; (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, ; (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Operating Partnership acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyOperating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Operating Partnership or the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Operating Partnership or the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Operating Partnership or the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Operating Partnership or the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Operating Partnership and the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Operating Partnership and the Company has consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by Furthermore, the Underwriters Operating Partnership agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit Notes (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters and shall not be has advised or is currently advising the Operating Partnership or the Company on behalf of the Companyrelated or other matters).

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Issuer acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyIssuer, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Issuer or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Issuer with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Issuer on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Issuer with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyIssuer, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company Issuer has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the any offering contemplated hereby by this Agreement, any Pricing Agreement and any Deposit Agreement and the process leading to any such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the any such offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the such offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement and any relevant Pricing Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, (e) the Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto and (ef) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price Offering Price of the Offered Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, Company and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its stockholdersshareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor favour of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the several Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or its stockholderstheir respective shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholdersshareholders, creditors, employees or any other partyemployees, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, financial, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, financial, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is the Underwriters are and has have been acting solely as a principal principals and is are not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Guarantor, or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has the Underwriters have not assumed or will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Guarantor with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has the Underwriters have advised or is are currently advising the Company or the Guarantors on other matters) and no Underwriter has the Underwriters do not have any obligation to the Company or any Guarantor with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany and the Guarantors, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Guarantors have consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyprocess leading thereto.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Units pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Units and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not no Underwriter has provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a fiduciary or agency relationship between any Underwriter and the Company or its stockholders. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Underwriters Company hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against each Underwriter and its affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of the Company, agency or fiduciary duty in connection with (i) this Agreement and (ii) any aspect of the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyhereby.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other handhand and the price and terms of the Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement do not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, or its creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Trust acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyTrust, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyTrust, any of its subsidiaries or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Trust with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Trust on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Trust with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Trust and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company Trust has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate and (f) the Company waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against the Underwriters for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that the Underwriters shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby including stockholders, creditors or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyemployees.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees the Selling Shareholders acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholdersshareholders (including the Selling Shareholders), creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Shareholders with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Selling Shareholders with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Selling Shareholders have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Offered Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering Offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholdersshareholders, its creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering Offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering Offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering Offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory financial, regulatory, investment and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Operating Partnership acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyOperating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Operating Partnership or the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Operating Partnership or the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Operating Partnership or the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Operating Partnership or the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Operating Partnership and the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Operating Partnership and the Company has consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by Furthermore, the Underwriters Operating Partnership agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit Notes (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters and shall not be has advised or is currently advising the Operating Partnership or the Company on behalf of the Companyrelated or other matters).

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and each Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and each Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Shareholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and each Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is Agreement are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other handtransactions, (b) in connection with when acting as a principal under this Agreement, the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter Agent is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of any of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter the Agent has not assumed or nor will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter the Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has the Agent shall not have any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Agent and their respective affiliates its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have Agent has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review In addition, each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the Underwriters provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the indemnification and contribution provisions of Article VI, and is fully informed regarding said provisions, and that the provisions of Article VI hereto fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for Registration Statement and the benefit of Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Underwriters Securities Act and shall not be on behalf of the CompanyExchange Act.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory financial, regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees the Operating Partnership acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or the Operating Partnership, or its their stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Operating Partnership on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany or the Operating Partnership, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Operating Partnership have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters Representative or any Underwriter of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters Representative or such Underwriter, as the case may be, and shall not be on behalf of the Company, as the case may be, or any other person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and each Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Shareholder, or its stockholdersrespective shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and each Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and each Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Shareholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and each Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters Underwriters, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyprocess leading thereto.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Each of the Transaction Entities acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyTransaction Entities, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is the Underwriters are and has have been acting solely as a principal and is are not the agent agents or fiduciary fiduciaries of either of the CompanyTransaction Entities, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has the Underwriters have not assumed or and will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of either of the Company Transaction Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has Underwriters have advised or is are currently advising the Company Transaction Entities on other matters) and the Underwriters have no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Transaction Entities with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyTransaction Entities, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has Transaction Entities have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review The Transaction Entities hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Transaction Entities may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, Transaction Entities in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement or other any matters relating leading up to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companytransactions.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanySelling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersUnderwriter, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or the Selling Shareholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no the Underwriter has not assumed or and will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such the Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no the Underwriter has any no obligation to the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Underwriter and their its respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany or the Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have Underwriter has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Shareholder has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Selling Stockholders acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, Selling Stockholders and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Selling Stockholders, the Company, or its the Company’s stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Stockholders with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Selling Stockholders on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that which involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany or the Selling Stockholders, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and the Selling Stockholders has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees the Selling Stockholders acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersUnderwriter, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other partyparty or the Selling Stockholders, (c) no the Underwriter has not assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Stockholders with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such the Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Selling Stockholders on other matters) and no the Underwriter has does not have any obligation to the Company or the Selling Stockholders with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Underwriter and their its respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and (e) the Underwriters have Underwriter has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Selling Stockholders have each consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersUnderwriters and Sub-underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter of the Underwriters and the Sub-underwriters is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its stockholdersshareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter or Sub-underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter or Sub-underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter or Sub-underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Underwriters, the Sub-underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters and the Sub-underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and each of the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transaction contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Underwriters are acting solely as underwriters in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares. The Company further acknowledges that the Underwriters are acting pursuant to a contractual relationship created solely by this AgreementAgreement entered into on an arm’s length basis, including and in no event do the determination parties intend that the Underwriters act or be responsible as a fiduciary to either the Company or its management, stockholders or creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that the Underwriters may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the public offering price purchase and sale of the Securities and Securities, either before or after the date hereof. The Underwriters hereby expressly disclaim any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between fiduciary or similar obligations to the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) either in connection with the offering transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and the process leading Company hereby confirms their understanding and agreement to that effect. The Company and the Underwriters agree that they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to any such transaction each Underwriter is transactions and has been acting solely as a principal and is not that any opinions or views expressed by the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of Underwriters to the Company regarding such transactions, including, but not limited to, any opinions or views with respect to the offering contemplated price or market for the Shares, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Company. The Company hereby or waives and releases, to the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising fullest permitted by law, any claims that the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has may have against the Underwriters with respect to any obligation breach or alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company in connection with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby by this Agreement or other any matters relating leading up to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companytransactions.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that that: (ai) the each purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price prices of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersAgent, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (bii) in connection with the offering each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is the Agent is, has been, and has been will be acting solely as a principal and is not the agent financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company, Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors, creditors or employees or any other party, ; (ciii) no Underwriter the Agent has not assumed or will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to any of the offering transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter the Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and the Agent has no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering offerings contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, ; (div) the Underwriters Agent and their its respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and that the Agent has no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory or fiduciary relationship; and (ev) the Underwriters have Agent has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering offerings contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and each Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between among the CompanyCompany and the Selling Stockholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Stockholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Stockholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and each Selling Stockholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is the Underwriters are and has have been acting solely as a principal principals and is are not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Guarantor, or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has the Underwriters have not assumed or will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Guarantor with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has the Underwriters have advised or is are currently advising the Company or the Guarantors on other matters) and no Underwriter has the Underwriters do not have any obligation to the Company or any Guarantor with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany and the Guarantors, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Guarantors have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees the Operating Partnership acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Operating Partnership or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Operating Partnership on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and the Operating Partnership and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Operating Partnership have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they have deemed appropriate. Any review by Furthermore, the Underwriters Company and the Operating Partnership agree that they are solely responsible for making their own judgments in connection with the offering of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit Securities (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters and shall not be has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Operating Partnership on behalf of the Companyrelated or other matters).

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanySelling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersUnderwriter, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or the Selling Shareholder, or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no the Underwriter has not assumed or will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such the Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no the Underwriter has any no obligation to the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Underwriter and their respective its affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company, Company and the Selling Shareholder and (e) the Underwriters have Underwriter has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, or its creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, (e) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters with respect to any entity or natural person and (ef) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale remarketing of the Remarketed Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersRemarketing Agents, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering any remarketing contemplated hereby by this Agreement and any Pricing Agreement and the process leading to any such transaction transaction, each Underwriter Remarketing Agent is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter Remarketing Agent has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering any such remarketing contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter Remarketing Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter Remarketing Agent has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering such remarketing contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement and any relevant Pricing Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Remarketing Agents and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters Company agrees that it will not claim that the Remarketing Agents, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto and (f) the Remarketing Agents have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries,, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or its stockholderstheir respective shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyprocess leading thereto.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company Operating Partnership acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyOperating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Operating Partnership or the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Operating Partnership or the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Operating Partnership or the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Operating Partnership or the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Operating Partnership and the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Operating Partnership and the Company has have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they have deemed appropriate. Any review by Furthermore, the Underwriters Operating Partnership agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit Notes (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters and shall not be has advised or is currently advising the Operating Partnership or the Company on behalf of the Companyrelated or other matters).

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company and each Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that (ai) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’sarms-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (bii) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any Selling Stockholder or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (ciii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any such Selling Stockholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (div) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Stockholder, and (ev) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each Selling Stockholder has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or its their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanySelling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or the Selling Shareholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany or the Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Shareholder has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Company, any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review , and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. 18.1 The Company Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCorporation, on the one hand, and each of the several UnderwritersUnderwriters and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other hand, and the Corporation is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) in connection with the offering each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter of the Underwriters is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the as a financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company, Corporation or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors, creditors or employees or any other party, ; (c) the Corporation’s engagement of each of the Underwriters in connection with the Offering and the process leading up to the Offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity and no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Corporation with respect to any of the offering transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Corporation on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Corporation with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, ; (d) the several Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCorporation and that the several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby Offering and the Company Corporation has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review The Corporation hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Corporation may have against the several Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby agency or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyfiduciary duty.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (ai) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, Company and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (bii) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or the Manager, or its stockholderstheir respective shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (ciii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Manager on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (div) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany and the Manager, and (ev) the Underwriters and their respective agents have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Manager have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyprocess leading thereto.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that that: (ai) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersInitial Purchasers, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (bii) in connection with the offering each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter Initial Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors, creditors or employees or any other party, ; (ciii) no Underwriter Initial Purchaser has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to any of the offering transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter Initial Purchaser has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has or any other obligation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, ; (div) the Underwriters several Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, Company and that the several Initial Purchasers have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any fiduciary or advisory relationship; and (ev) the Underwriters Initial Purchasers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the several Initial Purchasers, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Underwriters Company may have against the several Initial Purchasers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyfiduciary duty.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees the Selling Stockholder acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Offered Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Offered Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Stockholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, or its creditors, employees or any other partyparty or the Selling Stockholder, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Selling Stockholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany and the Selling Stockholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Selling Stockholder have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it each deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Offered Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction transaction, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholdersthe Company’s shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review appropriate and (f) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to any entity or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companynatural person.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and each Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several UnderwritersUnderwriter, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Shareholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no the Underwriter has not assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such the Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no the Underwriter has any no obligation to the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters Underwriter and their respective its affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and each Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have Underwriter has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and each Selling Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Stockholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or any Selling Stockholder, or its respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Stockholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and each Selling Stockholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges Company, the Operating Partnership and agrees the Manager acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Manager, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Operating Partnership or its stockholdersthe Manager, or their respective shareholders, partners, members, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company Company, the Operating Partnership or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company Company, the Operating Partnership or the Manager on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company Company, the Operating Partnership or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Manager, and (e) the Underwriters have has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and each of the Company Company, the Operating Partnership and the Manager has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities Notes pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities Notes and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyOperating Partnership, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany or the Operating Partnership, or its their respective stockholders, partners, members, creditors, employees or any other party, as applicable, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Operating Partnership on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Operating Partnership with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyCompany or the Operating Partnership, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has and the Operating Partnership have consulted its their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it they have deemed appropriate. Any review by Furthermore, the Underwriters Company and the Operating Partnership agree that the Company and the Operating Partnership are solely responsible for making their own judgments in connection with the offering of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit Notes (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters and shall not be has advised or is currently advising the Company or the Operating Partnership on behalf of the Companyrelated or other matters).

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereunder (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of the Bond), the Issuer acknowledges and agrees that agrees, that: (a) (i) the purchase Issuer has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and sale tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, (ii) the Issuer is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Bond, (iii) the Bank is not acting as a municipal advisor or financial advisor to the Issuer, and (iv) the Bank has no fiduciary duty pursuant to Section 15B of the Securities pursuant Exchange Act to this Agreement, including the determination of Issuer with respect to the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering transactions contemplated hereby and the process discussions, undertakings and procedures leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Bank has provided other services or is currently providing other services to such transaction each Underwriter the Issuer on other matters); (b) (i) the Bank is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and is will not the be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary of fiduciary, for the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees Issuer or any other partyperson and (ii) the Bank has no obligation to the Issuer, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering transactions contemplated hereby except the those obligations expressly set forth herein and in this Agreement, the Bond; and (dc) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates Bank may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the CompanyIssuer, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided Bank has no obligation to disclose any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect of such interests to the offering contemplated hereby Issuer. This Loan Agreement and the Company has consulted its own legalBond are entered into pursuant to and in reliance upon the bank exemption and/or the institutional buyer exemption provided under the municipal advisor rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, accountingRule 15Ba1-1 et seq, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, that such rules apply to the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Companyhereunder.

No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the CompanyCompany and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the CompanyCompany and the Selling Shareholder, or its stockholdersrespective shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or any Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the CompanyCompany and the Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and the Selling Shareholder has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.