Employee Release. In exchange for the mutual promises and obligations of the Agreement, which are expressly excluded from this Release, Employee fully and forever relieves, releases, and discharges Company and its predecessors, successors, subsidiaries, operating units, affiliates, and divisions, and the agents, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees and attorneys (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, debts, liabilities, demands, obligations, promises, acts, agreements, costs, expenses, damages, actions, and causes of action, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, whether suspected or unsuspected, and whether arising from or related in any way to Employee’s employment and/or Employee’s Resignation (as defined in the Agreement), including but not limited to any and all claims pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), and all other federal, state or local laws or regulations which concern Employee’s employment and which exist, or might exist, as of the date of the execution of this Release. This Release also includes, but is not limited to, a release by Employee of any claims for breach of contract, mental pain, suffering and anguish, emotional harm, impairment of economic opportunities, unlawful interference with employment rights, defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraud, wrongful termination, wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, wrongful demotion, breach of any express or implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, claims that Company has dealt with Employee unfairly or in bad faith, and all other common law contract and tort claims. Employee understands that he is not waiving any rights or claims that may arise after this Release is signed by Employee. Furthermore, Employee understands that he is not giving up the right to file a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, Employee is expressly releasing and waiving any right to obtain monetary or other relief relating to such a charge or subsequent lawsuit filed by the EEOC. Employee agrees to turn over to the Company any such monetary relief obtained by the EEOC (or any other third party) on behalf of the Employee for any claim waived herein.

General Waiver and Release by Employee. As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement, and in consideration of the Company’s promise to make the payments set forth in this Agreement, Employee hereby knowingly and voluntarily releases Patterson, its affiliated and related entities, and any of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries, and its and their respective officers, employees, agents, insurers, representatives, counsel, shareholders, directors, successors and assigns (“Releasees”) from all liability for damages or claims of any kind arising out of any actions, decisions, or events occurring through the date of Employee’s execution of this Agreement.

Employee understands that he is giving up any and all claims, complaints, causes of action or demands of any kind that he has or may have for claims arising under or based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, Executive Order 11246, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act with respect to unvested benefits, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, any other state or local antidiscrimination, civil rights and human rights statutes, or any other federal, state or local law, which claims can be properly released through this Agreement. Employee further understands that this release extends to but is not limited to all claims that he has or may have for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, promissory estoppel or breach of an express or implied promise, misrepresentation or fraud, retaliation, infliction of emotional distress, defamation, or otherwise based on any theory arising from or related to his employment or separation of his employment with the Company, or any other fact or matter occurring prior to his execution of this Agreement. Employee recognizes and understands that this Agreement does not seek to release claims that may not by law or otherwise be released, including but not limited to claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, workers compensation or unemployment statutes, False Claims Act claims (Qui Tam), and claims for vested rights under ERISA.

Employee. This Agreement is personal to Employee and without the prior written consent of the Employer shall not be assignable by Employee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Employee’s legal representatives.

Employee. "Employee" means any common law employee, Self-Employed Individual, Leased Employee or other person the Code treats as an employee of a Participating Employer for purposes of the Participating Employer's qualified plan. Either the Adoption Agreement or a participation agreement to the Adoption Agreement may designate any Employee, or class of Employees, as not eligible to participate in the Plan.

Employee. Employee means any person who is employed by the Company, including any such person who also serves as a member of the Board.

Employee. An Employee as defined in the Retirement Plan.

Employee. A full-time employee of an Employer and a member of the Employer’s “select group of management or highly compensated employees,” as defined in ERISA [Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1)])])].

Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure 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

Release. For and in consideration for the continued employment by the Company and/or the payment to Abrams of the Severance Benefits Abrams will receive from the Company, as the case may be, Abrams, on his own behalf and on behalf of his successors and assigns (collectively referred to as “Releasor”), effective on the date hereof and as of the Effective Date, hereby release and forever discharge the Company, its predecessors, successors, corporate affiliates, parent entities and subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, employees, consultants and advisors (collectively referred to as “Releasee”), from any and all claims, counterclaims, demands, debts, actions, causes of action, suits, costs, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities, obligations and/or liabilities of any nature whatsoever (“Release”), whether known or unknown, which Releasor ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have against Releasee, for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of the world to the date of this Release, including, but not limited to, the following: # all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with Abrams’ employment with the Company and/or its affiliated entities, parents and subsidiaries or the termination of that employment; # all such claims and demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions, restricted stock, unvested stock options or unvested warrants, or any other benefits or compensation which have, are or may be due to me or my beneficiaries from the Company and/or its affiliated entities, parents and subsidiaries, including vacation pay, fringe benefits and/or any other form of compensation; # any claims