(c) It enters into this Agreement freely, without coercion, and based on its own judgment and not in reliance upon any representations or promises made by the other Party, apart from those set forth in this Agreement; and
(d) It has the authority, and has obtained all necessary approvals, including but not limited to approval of the Parties’ respective Boards of Directors (or equivalent governing bodies), as necessary, to enter into this Agreement and all the undertakings, covenants, representations, warranties and other obligations and provisions contained in this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
RELEASE
Section 5.1. VIH Release. Each of the Target Company, Holdco, Merger Sub, the Shareholders and the Shareholders Representative, each for itself, and on behalf of their respective Affiliates, and each of their respective equityholders, partners, joint venturers, lenders, administrators, representatives, shareholders (including, without limitation, the Shareholders), parents, Subsidiaries, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, legatees, devisees, executors, trustees, beneficiaries, insurers, predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns (collectively, the “Target Company Releasing Parties”), hereby absolutely, forever and fully release and discharge VIH, VIH Sponsor and their respective Affiliates and each of their respective present and former direct and indirect equityholders, directors, managers, officers, employees, predecessors, partners, shareholders, members, principals, investors, investment managers, joint venturers, administrators, representatives, Affiliates, attorneys, agents, brokers, insurers, parent entities, Subsidiary entities, successors, heirs, and assigns, and each of them (collectively, the “VIH Released Persons”), from all Claims with respect to, pertaining to, based on, arising out of, resulting from, or relating to the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any claims related to the reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with the termination or negotiation of the Business Combination Agreement, including, any claims for attorney’s fees and any and all other transaction expenses related thereto (collectively, the “Target Company Released Claims”); provided however, that the foregoing release not shall apply to any Claims, in each case whether currently known or unknown, relating to (i) any claims that cannot be waived by Law and (ii) any of the VPC Financing Agreements or any other commercial transactions entered into between any of the Target Company Releasing Parties, on the one hand, and any of VIH, VIH Sponsor or any other VIH Released Persons, on the other hand, unrelated to the Business Combination Agreement (clauses (i) through (ii), the “Target Company Excluded Matters”); provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to release any Party from its obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Warrant), or Sections 13.13 (Trust Account Waiver) and Section 13.18 (Shareholders Representative) of the Business Combination Agreement (which provisions shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and shall apply mutatis mutandis as if set forth at length herein) (the “Surviving BCA Provisions”), and the “Target Company Released Claims” shall be deemed to exclude any Claims with respect to, pertaining to, based on, arising out of, resulting from, or relating to the Target Company Excluded Matters or any obligations of VIH and/or any other VIH Released Persons under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Warrant) or the Surviving BCA Provisions.
Section 5.2. Target Company Release. VIH, for itself, and on behalf of its Affiliates, VIH Sponsor, equityholders, partners, joint venturers, lenders, administrators, representatives, shareholders, parents, Subsidiaries, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, legatees, devisees, executors, trustees, beneficiaries, insurers, predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns (collectively, the “VIH Releasing Parties”), hereby absolutely, forever and fully release and discharge the Target Company and its Affiliates and each of its respective present and former direct and indirect equityholders, directors, officers, employees, predecessors, partners, shareholders, joint venturers, administrators, representatives, affiliates,
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