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principal executive offices and to the Executive at his principal residence, or to such other address as any party may have furnished
to the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
21. Governing Law and Choice of Forum.
(a) This Agreement will be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Kansas,
without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
(b) To the extent not otherwise provided for by Section 16 of this Agreement, the Executive and the
Company consent to the jurisdiction of all state and federal courts located in Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, as well
as to the jurisdiction of all courts of which an appeal may be taken from such courts, for the purpose of any suit, action, or
other proceeding arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement or that otherwise arise out of the employment
relationship. Each Party hereby expressly waives any and all rights to bring any suit, action, or other proceeding in or before
any court or tribunal other than the courts described above and covenants that it shall not seek in any manner to resolve any
dispute other than as set forth in this paragraph. Further, the Executive and the Company hereby expressly waive any and all
objections either may have to venue, including, without limitation, the inconvenience of such forum, in any of such courts. In
addition, each of the Parties consents to the service of process by personal service or any manner in which notices may be
delivered hereunder in accordance with this Agreement.
22. Validity/Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision is held invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision will not be affected, and
the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal will be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent)
necessary to make it enforceable, valid or legal. To the extent any provisions held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal
cannot be reformed, such provisions are to be stricken herefrom and the remainder of this Agreement will be binding on the parties
and their successors and assigns as if such invalid or illegal provisions were never included in this Agreement from the first instance.
23. Survival of Provisions . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the parties’ respective rights and
obligations under Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22 and 26 will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or
the termination of the Executive’s employment.
24. Representations and Acknowledgements.
(a) The Executive hereby represents that he is not subject to any restriction of any nature whatsoever
on his ability to enter into this Agreement or to perform his duties and responsibilities hereunder, including, but not limited
to, any covenant not to compete with any former employer, any covenant not to disclose or use any non-public information
acquired during the course of any former employment or any covenant not to solicit any customer of any former employer.