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This excerpt taken from the VRSN 10-Q filed Jul 16, 2007. MISCELLANEOUS 16.1 Notices. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient and if not, then on the next Business Day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written confirmation verification of receipt. Notices shall be addressed as follows or to such other address as the recipient may specify by written notice to the Company and the Members: If to the Company, to: U.S. Mobile Holdings, LLC 345 North Maple Drive, Suite 353 Beverly Hills, California 90210 Attention: Chief Executive Officer Phone: (310) 598-4880 Fax: (310) 598-4882
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If to a Member, to such Member at the address listed for such Member on Schedule A. 16.2 Certificates Evidencing Interests. The Company shall not issue certificates to Members representing their Units in the Company. 16.3 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented by written agreement of each of the Members. 16.4 Further Assurances. Each Member agrees to execute and acknowledge all documents and writings reasonably necessary to carry out the full intent and purpose of this Agreement. 16.5 Successors and Assigns. Except as herein otherwise provided to the contrary, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. 16.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. 16.7 Consent to Jurisdiction. (a) This Agreement and the duties and obligations of the parties hereto shall be enforceable against each party in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or any Delaware state court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware. For such purpose, each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, and agrees that all claims in respect of this Agreement may be heard and determined in any of such courts. (b) THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO JURY TRIAL OF ANY DISPUTE BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENTS RELATING HERETO OR ANY DEALINGS AMONG THEM RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. The scope of this waiver is intended to be all encompassing of any and all actions that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this Agreement, including, contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims, and all other common law and statutory claims. The parties each acknowledge that this waiver is a material inducement to enter into a business relationship and that they will continue to rely on the waiver in their related future dealings. Each party further represents and warrants that it has reviewed this waiver with its legal counsel, and that each knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following consultation with legal counsel. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING HERETO. In the event of an action, this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to trial by a court.
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(c) The parties hereby irrevocably agree that a final judgment of any of the courts specified in Section 16.7(a) in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. 16.8 Enforcement of Agreement. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. 16.9 Severability. If any provision, sentence, phrase or word of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision, sentence, phrase or word to Persons or circumstances, other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. 16.10 Publicity. Except as may be required by law or stock exchange rule, neither the Company nor any Member shall, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, advertise, issue any press release or otherwise publicize the fact that the parties have entered into this Agreement. The parties agree that VeriSign will file the Formation Agreement and this Agreement as an exhibit to a periodic report to be filed with the; provided, however, that VeriSign shall use reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment of any information in this Agreement reasonably designated by the Fox Member as confidential subject to compliance with the SEC staffs policies on requests for confidential treatment. 16.11 Extension; Waiver. (a) The parties, to the extent legally allowed, may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations of another party, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. (b) No waiver by any party of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, may be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising because of any prior or subsequent such occurrence. 16.12 Remedies. Except as expressly provided herein, the rights, obligations and remedies created by this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to any other rights, obligations or remedies otherwise available at law or in equity. Except as expressly provided herein, nothing herein shall be considered an election of remedies.
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16.13 Expenses. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Formation Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such expense. 16.14 Entire Agreement; Construction. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 16.15 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. (a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. (b) Notwithstanding the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or any other Law relating to or enabling the creation, execution, delivery or recordation of any contract or signature by electronic means, and notwithstanding any course of conduct engaged in by the parties, no party shall be deemed to have executed this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby (including any amendment or other change hereto or thereto) unless and until such party shall have executed this Agreement or such other document on paper by a handwritten original signature or any other symbol executed or adopted by a party with current intention to authenticate this Agreement or such other document. (c) Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or such other document bearing an original signature by facsimile transmission (whether directly from one facsimile device to another by means of a dial-up connection or whether mediated by the worldwide web), by electronic mail in portable document format (pdf) form or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, shall have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature. Originally signed or original signature means or refers to a signature that has not been mechanically or electronically reproduced. 16.16 Third Parties. Except as set forth in Article XIV and Section 15.1, the agreements, covenants and representations contained herein are for the benefit of the Company and the Members hereto and are not for the benefit of any third parties including any creditors of the Company. This excerpt taken from the VRSN 10-K filed Jul 12, 2007. D) MISCELLANEOUS: 1) As an addendum to the Registry-Registrar Agreement (RRA), no provision in this addendum is intended to replace any term or condition in the RRA. 2) Dispute Resolution will be handled per RRA Section 6.7. 3) Any interruption of SRS service that occurs, as a direct result of RRA Sections 2.12,, 5.4, or 6.3 or any other applicable RRA contract term, will not be determined SRS Unavailability per this SLA. |