The Initial Loan Parties and Individual Guarantors unconditionally, irrevocably, jointly and severally release the Bank, its respective past, present or future affiliates, subsidiaries, holding company, owners, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, independent contractors, attorneys, or other persons or entities employed or engaged by or affiliated with the Bank, in addition to any purchaser of all or a portion of the Loan and current or future owners of participation in the Loan (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) (whether signatory hereto or not, and if not a party to this Agreement, being an intended (and not incidental) third party beneficiary hereof) from any causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, damages, and expenses of any and every kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or thing done, omitted, or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties prior to and including the date of execution hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to this Agreement and the Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section I and the remainder of this Agreement shall inure to the Bank and also run in favor of and inure to the maximum extent permitted by law to intended (and not incidental) third-party beneficiaries, which the Initial Loan Parties and Individual Guarantors agree shall include, without limitation, the Released Parties.