(a) Subject to Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty and no consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the Guarantors and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Upon a Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, such Guarantor shall be released from this Guaranty in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Loan Document(s), including, without limitation, Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement.