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Release. In consideration of the Consulting Payments and other benefits provided hereunder, the Consultant, and Consultant’s heirs, executors, assigns, agents, legal representatives, and personal representatives, hereby releases, acquits and forever discharges the Company, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, operating units and their respective officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, stockholders, successors, assigns and affiliates or benefits plans (the “Released Parties”), of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, obligations, promises, acts, agreements, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to the day prior to execution of this Agreement that arose out of or were related to the Consultant’s employment with the Company or the Consultant’s termination of employment with the Company including, but not limited to, any and all claims or demands pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion or sex; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. §2000e, et seq., 42 U.S.C. §1981, 1983 and 1985, which prohibits violations of civil rights; the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)(1), which prohibits unequal pay based upon gender; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and as further amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., which prohibits age discrimination in employment; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §1001, et seq., which protects certain employee benefits; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against the disabled; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq., which provides medical and family leave; the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (as amended) and similar laws in other jurisdictions; the Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act, Okla. Stat., tit. 25, §§ 1101, et seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq., including the Wage and Hour Laws relating to payment of wages, including, but not limited to, vacation pay, commissions, and bonuses; and all other federal, state or local laws or regulations prohibiting employment discrimination and/or governing the payment of wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, and any claims for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, discrimination, harassment, defamation, infliction of emotional distress, termination in violation of public policy, retaliation, including workers' compensation retaliation under state statutes, tort law; contract law; wrongful discharge; discrimination; fraud; libel; slander; defamation; harassment; emotional distress; breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; or claims for retaliation, or other claims arising under any local, state or federal regulation, statute or common law. The foregoing release (“Release”) does not apply to the payment of any and all benefits and/or monies earned, accrued, vested or otherwise owing, if any, to the Consultant under the terms of the Severance Agreement or a Company sponsored tax qualified retirement or savings plan, except that the Consultant hereby releases and waives any claims that his termination was to avoid payment of such benefits or payments, and that, as a result of his termination, he is entitled to additional benefits or payments. Additionally, this Release does not apply to any of Consultant’s rights or obligations with respect to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability coverage to which Consultant is entitled or subject in his capacity as a former officer or employee of the Company. This Release does not apply to any claim or rights which might arise out of the actions of the Company after Consultant signs this Agreement. This Release also does not waive any right of Consultant to participate in or receive an award pursuant to the the STIP for the 2016 STIP Performance Year. Further, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing herein or otherwise shall release the Company from any claims, rights or damages that may not be released or waived as a matter of law.

Release. The release described in [Section 6.04] shall be given, if it is given at all, within sixty (60) days of Executive's separation from service.

Release. For and in consideration of the covenants, terms and conditions set forth in the Letter Agreement and this Release Agreement, Employee, for himself and his heirs, to the fullest extent permitted by law, agrees to and does hereby waive, covenant not to sue, releases, and forever discharges Employer, and each and every one of Employer's parent, subsidiary and other affiliated entities (the "Emerson Entities"), and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, stockholders, managers, members, successors, predecessors, contractors, attorneys, external counsel, agents and assigns (collectively referred to as "Released Parties"), from and with respect to all matters, claims, charges, demands, damages, causes of action, debts, liabilities, controversies, judgments, and suits of every kind and nature whatsoever, foreseen or unforeseen, known or unknown, arising prior to the date this Release Agreement becomes effective and including, but not limited to, those in any way related to Employee and/or Employee's separation from employment. This release by Employee of Released Parties expressly includes, but is not limited to, any claim or cause of action against Released Parties related to or arising out of tort, contract, equity, implied covenant, invasion of privacy, defamation, personal injury, wrongful discharge, emotional distress, discrimination (whether based on race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other class protected by law}, harassment, retaliation, claims for workers' compensation benefits, claims for unpaid wages, any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §621 et seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq., the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. §1981, the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq., the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1001, et seq., the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §201 et seq., the Missouri Human Rights Act, Mo. Rev. Stat. §213.010 et seq.; the Missouri Equal Pay for Women Act, Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 290.400 et seq., the Missouri Service Letter statute Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.14, the Missouri Minimum Wage Law, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.010 et seq., the Missouri Wage Payment Law, Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 290.010 et seq., any claim under common law, and any claim under any federal, state or local statute, regulation, constitution, order or executive order. This release also expressly includes, but is not limited to, any claim for attorneys' fees or costs. Employee affirms and warrants that he has made no charge, claim, complaint, or otherwise initiated action against Employer in any government agency, court or other forum and that no such matter is pending. Employee further affirms and warrants that Employee has not been retaliated againstfor reporting, or taking any actions, pertaining to allegations of wrongdoing by Employer or its officers and employees. Employee avers and agrees that he has no personal knowledge of any employee, officer or director of Employer engaging in any act related to the performance of their duties at or for Employer which Employee knows or believes to be illegal and Employee acknowledges that he has never complained of any unlawful conduct by Employer. Employee hereby releases and relinquishes any and all rights to employment, reinstatement and any right to future employment with Employer or the Emerson Entities. Employee also waives and releases any right or ability to be a class or collective action representative or to otherwise participate in any putative or certified class, collective or multi-party action or proceeding based on a claim in which Employer or any one or more Released Parties is a party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee is not waiving any right to enforce any term or provision of the Letter Agreement, or any claims solely relating to the validity of this Release Agreement under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Release. As of the date hereof, and in consideration for delivery of the duly executed Note, Warsinske, on behalf of his assigns, successors, affiliated entities, predecessors, agents, and representatives, hereby forever releases and discharges and its assigns, successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, owners, members, predecessors, agents, representatives, officers, directors, and employees from any and all causes of action, actions, judgments, liens, damages, losses, claims, liabilities, and demands whatsoever, whether known or unknown, which he now has, or hereafter can, shall, or may have, arising under or related to the Liabilities set forth in [Schedule 1] hereto.

Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly following # the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with [Section 9.07])) or # the [[Person A:Person]]’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, # that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of the Company shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this [Section 3.11] may be otherwise applied in accordance with [Section 7.02]), and # the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Bank or Swing Loan Bank, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

Executive hereby releases and forever discharges any and all of the “Released Parties” (defined below) from any and all claims of any kind, known or unknown, that arose on or before the date that he signed this Agreement, including without limitation, claims for:

Release. In consideration of the Executive's eligibility for the Benefits set forth in Section 2 hereof, which the Executive acknowledges he would not otherwise be entitled to receive, the Executive hereby fully, forever, irrevocably and unconditionally releases, remises and discharges the Company, Spinco, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, predecessors, successors and assigns, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives, plan administrators, attorneys, insurers and fiduciaries (each in their individual and corporate capacities) (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all claims, charges, complaints, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, debts, sums of money, costs, accounts, reckonings, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, doings, omissions, damages, executions, obligations, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs), of every kind and nature which the Executive ever had or now has against any or all of the Released Parties, including, but not limited to, those claims arising out of the Executive's employment with and/or separation from the Company, including, but not limited to, all claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff et seq., the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN"), 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq., the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., the Executive Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., Executive Order 11246, and Executive Order 11141, all as amended; all claims arising out of the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act, Md. Code Art. 49B-1, et seq., the Maryland Discrimination on the Basis of Medical Information Law, Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 5‑604, Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 3-301 et seq. (Maryland equal pay law), Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 3-801 et seq. (Maryland family and medical leave law), all as amended; all common law claims including, but not limited to, actions in defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, misrepresentation, fraud, wrongful discharge, and breach of contract; all claims to any non-vested ownership interest in the Company, contractual or otherwise; all state and federal whistleblower claims to the maximum extent permitted by law; and any claim or damage arising out of the Executive's employment with and/or separation from the Company (including a claim for retaliation) under any common law theory or any federal, state or local statute or ordinance not expressly referenced above; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement prevents the Executive from filing a charge with, cooperating with, or participating in any proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a state fair employment practices agency (except that the Executive acknowledges that he may not recover any monetary benefits in connection with any such claim, charge or proceeding and further waives any rights or claims to any payment, benefit, attorneys' fees or other remedial relief in connection with any such claim, charge or proceeding). Nothing in the above release affects any rights the Executive may have # under this Agreement for any claims the Executive may have as a result of a breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement; and # for indemnification under state or other law or the charter, articles, or by-laws of the Company, under any insurance policy providing directors' and officers' coverage, or under any indemnification agreement between the Executive and the Company, which remains in full force and effect; provided, however, that # this Agreement does not create any additional indemnification rights for the Executive, and # the Company retains any defenses it may have to such indemnification or coverage

Release. In consideration of the Lenders entering into this Agreement, the Loan Parties hereby release the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ respective officers, employees, representatives, agents, counsel and directors from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands, damages and liabilities of whatever kind or nature, in law or in equity, now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected to the extent that any of the foregoing arises from any action or failure to act on or prior to the date hereof.

Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding in all respects on your heirs, representatives, successors and assigns, and on the successors and assigns of the Company.

Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

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