The Proponent agrees that all costs incurred by the Proponent or any of its Associates in connection with any Statement of Proposed Augmentation or the Augmentation Proposal will be borne by the Proponent or its Associates, including any such costs that arise as a result of cancellations, supplements, variations, amendments, clarifications, negotiations, waivers, addenda, suspensions, termination or exclusion made or issued by the State in connection with any Statement of Proposed Augmentation or the Augmentation Proposal, except to the extent otherwise agreed by the State (including in any Augmentation Process Deed).