shall continue to be a primary obligation of such Guarantor, (ii) is and shall continue to be an absolute, unconditional, continuing and irrevocable guaranty of payment, and (iii) is and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained herein to the contrary shall release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of any Guarantor under the Guaranty to which such Guarantor is a party.
3.Acknowledgment of Perfection of Security Interest. Each Note Party hereby acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, the security interests and liens granted to Collateral Agent and the Purchasers under the Note Purchase Agreement and the other Note Documents are in full force and effect, are properly perfected and are enforceable in accordance with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement and the other Note Documents.
4.Effect of Agreement. Except as set forth expressly herein, all terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Note Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Note Parties to the Purchasers and Collateral Agent. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Purchasers under the Note Purchase Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Note Purchase Agreement, in each case, except as expressly provided herein. This Fifth Amendment shall constitute a Note Document for all purposes of the Note Purchase Agreement.
5.Governing Law. This Fifth Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York and all applicable federal laws of the United States of America.
6.No Novation.This Fifth Amendment is not intended by the parties to be, and shall not be construed to be, a novation of the Note Purchase Agreement and the other Note Documents or an accord and satisfaction in regard thereto.
7. Costs and Expenses. The Note Parties agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of Purchaser and Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of outside counsel for Purchaser and Collateral Agent with respect thereto.
8.Counterparts. This Fifth Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Fifth Amendment by facsimile transmission, electronic transmission (including delivery of an executed counterpart in .pdf format) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
9.Binding Nature. This Fifth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors, successors-in-titles, and assigns. No third party beneficiaries are intended in connection with this Fifth Amendment.
10.Entire Understanding. This Fifth Amendment sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and shall supersede any prior negotiations or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto.