In consideration of the agreements of Lender contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Loan Party, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, and its present and former members, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents, legal representatives and other representatives (each Loan Party and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Releasing Parties ” and individually as a “ Releasing Party ”), hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges Lender and its successors and assigns, and its present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents, legal representatives and other representatives (all such Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “ Releasees ” and individually as a “ Releasee ”), of and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set‑off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “ Claim ” and collectively, “ Claims ”) of every kind and nature, actually known at law or in equity, which any Releasing Party now own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the date of this Amendment for or on account of, or in relation to, or in any way in connection with this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or any of the transactions hereunder or thereunder.  Each Loan Party understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense to any Claim released thereby, and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release.  Each Loan Party agrees that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence or transaction which could now be asserted shall affect in any manner the final, absolute and unconditional nature of the release set forth above.  Each of the Releasing Parties hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably, covenants and agrees with, and in favor of, each Releasee that it will not sue (at law, in equity, in any regulatory proceeding or otherwise) any Releasee on the basis of any Claim expressly released, remised and discharged by any Releasing Party pursuant to this Section 6(d).  If any Releasing Party violates the foregoing covenant, each Loan Party, for itself and its successors and assigns, and its present and former members, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents, legal representatives and other representatives, jointly and severally agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages as any Releasee may sustain as a result of such violation, all reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by any Releasee as a result of such violation.