Each Credit Party hereby remises, releases, acquits, satisfies and forever discharges Lenders, its agents, employees, officers, directors, predecessors, attorneys and all others acting on behalf of or at the direction of Lenders, of and from any and all manner of actions, causes of action, suit, debts, accounts, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, variances, damages, judgments, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or in equity, which any of such parties ever had, or now has, to the extent arising from or in connection with any act, omission or state of facts taken or existing on or prior to the date hereof, against Lenders, its agents, employees, officers, directors, attorneys and all persons acting on behalf of or at the direction of Lenders (“ Releasees ”), for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever through the date hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Credit Party waives and affirmatively agrees not to allege or otherwise pursue any defenses, affirmative defenses, counterclaims, claims, causes of action, setoffs or other rights they have or may have as of the date hereof, including, but not limited to, the rights to contest any conduct of Lenders or other Releasees on or prior to the date hereof.