The courts ( Rechtbank ) of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, subject to ordinary appeal and final appeal shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding and to settle any disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement or the consequences of its nullity) and, for such purposes, each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. This Section is for the benefit of the Lender only. As a result, the Lender may take proceedings relating to a dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Lender may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.