Severability Contract Clauses (27,855)

Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Severability. In case any provision in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such provision had been drawn so as not to be invalid or unenforceable.

Severability. If any provision of the Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, its invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included. 12 13. Execution.

Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provisions hereof. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable. Further, the parties agree that a court of competent jurisdiction may reform any provision of this Agreement hel...d invalid or unenforceable so as to reflect the intended agreement of the parties hereto. 7 15. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in UBSH or ANCX any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Shares shall remain vested in and belong to the Shareholder, and UBSH or ANCX shall not have any authority to direct the Shareholder in the voting or disposition of any of the Shares, except as otherwise provided herein. View More

Severability. The terms of this Agreement are severable and if any terms of this Agreement are found unenforceable for any reason, the remaining terms of this Agreement shall be enforced in full.

Severability. Should any provision of this Release be declared illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and cannot be modified to be enforceable, excluding the general release language, such provision shall immediately become null and void, leaving the remainder of this Release in full force and effect. 5 18. Revocation. By executing this Release, Employee acknowledges and agrees that (i) Employee is hereby advised by the Company to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of and be...fore executing this Release; (ii) the offer set forth in this Release remains open for twenty-one (21) calendar days, during which time the Employee may review, consult with Employee's counsel and consider whether to sign the Release; (iii) the Release is written in a manner understandable by Employee; and (iv) Employee has been advised that Employee has seven calendar (7) days following execution of this Release to revoke it ("Revocation Period"). Should Employee return the executed Release in less than twenty-one (21) calendar days, Employee agrees that he/she does so knowingly and voluntarily. This Release will not be effective or enforceable, and the Separation Payment shall not be paid or delivered by the Company, until Employee signs the Release and the Revocation Period has expired. If Employee elects to revoke the Release, revocation shall be made by delivering a written notice of revocation to: Michelle Smith Vice President, Human Resources Barnes & Noble Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011 19. Voluntary Agreement. Employee agrees and acknowledges that (i) Employee has had an adequate opportunity to review this Release and all of its terms, and to be represented by counsel; (ii) Employee understands all of the terms of this Release, which are fair, reasonable and are not the result of any fraud, duress, coercion, pressure or undue influence exercised by or on behalf of any Releasee; and (iii) Employee has agreed to and/or entered into this Release and all of the terms hereof, knowingly, freely and voluntarily. View More

Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided, that, if such excluded provision shall affect the rights, immunities, liabilities, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent, the Rights Agen...t shall be entitled to resign immediately upon written notice to the Company. View More

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable. If any restriction in this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties... hereto that the restrictions be reformed by such court in such a manner that protects the business and Confidential Information of STXB, SOTB, CBI, CBNV and CSB to the maximum extent permissible. View More

Severability. In the event any provision of the Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.