Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in consideration of and in return for the promises and covenants undertaken in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, except as noted below, Employee, on Employee’s own behalf and on behalf of Employee’s heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns, does hereby release, absolve and discharge the Company and each of the Company’s predecessors, parents, subsidiaries, Affiliates (as defined below), associates, stockholders, owners, divisions, related companies, past and present, and each of them, as well as each of their respective partners, trustees, directors, officers, shareholders, agents, attorneys, servants and employees, past and present, and each of them (collectively referred to as “Company Releasees”) from any and all claims, demands, liens, agreements, contracts, covenants, actions, suits, causes of action, grievances, wages, vacation or PTO payments, severance payments, obligations, commissions, bonus payments, overtime payments, debts, profit sharing claims, expenses, damages, judgments, orders, and liabilities of whatever kind or nature under local, state, federal or foreign law, equity or otherwise, whether known or unknown to Employee (collectively, the “Employee Claims”), that Employee now has, possesses, owns or holds or has at any time had, possessed, owned or held as against Company Releasees, or any of them, that arise from the employment relationship and/or termination of the employment relationship by and between Employee and Company, including specifically but not exclusively and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any and all Employee Claims known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected # arising out of Employee’s employment and/or other service with the Company or cessation of Employee’s employment and/or other service with the Company or # arising out of or in any way connected with any claim, loss, damage or injury whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, resulting from any act or omission by or on the part of Company Releasees, in their applicable Company capacity or capacities, with respect to the Company, committed or omitted on or before the date this Agreement is executed by Employee. Also, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Employee specifically releases Company Releasees from any claim for attorneys’ fees related to the released Employee Claims. EMPLOYEE ALSO SPECIFICALLY AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES EMPLOYEE IS WAIVING ANY RIGHT TO RECOVERY BASED ON STATE OR FEDERAL AGE, SEX, PREGNANCY, RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, MARITAL STATUS, RELIGION, VETERAN STATUS, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MEDICAL CONDITION OR OTHER ANTI- DISCRIMINATION LAWS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT, THE EQUAL PAY ACT, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT, THE WORKER ADJUSTMENT RETRAINING AND NOTIFICATION ACT, THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, AND ALL STATE LAWS, ALL AS AMENDED, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM BE BASED UPON AN ACTION FILED BY EMPLOYEE OR BY A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee has not suffered any on-the job injury for which Employee has not already filed a claim, that Employee has been properly provided any leave of absence because of Employee’s, or a family member’s, serious health condition, and that Employee has not been subjected to any improper treatment, conduct or actions due to or related to Employee’s request, if any, or Employee’s taking of, any leave of absence because of Employee’s own, or a family member’s serious health condition. For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any Person (defined below), any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such first Person and also, in the case of the Company only, any Person in which the Company, as the case may be, has a 35% or more direct or indirect equity interest. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity, including any governmental authority, and including any successor, by merger or otherwise, of any of the foregoing.

Release of the Company. The Executive, for himself, his successors, assigns, attorneys, and all those entitled to assert his rights, now and forever hereby releases and discharges the Company and its respective officers, directors, stockholders, trustees, Executives, agents, parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, estates, successors, assigns and attorneys (the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, sums of money due, suits, debts, liens, covenants, contracts, obligations, costs, expenses, damages, judgments, agreements, promises, demands, claims for attorney’s fees and costs, or liabilities whatsoever, in law or in equity, which the Executive ever had or now has against the Released Parties, arising by reason of or in any way connected with or which may be traced either directly or indirectly to the employment relationship which existed between the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, or predecessors and the Executive, or the termination of that relationship, that the Executive has, had or purports to have, from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, whether known or unknown, that now exists, no matter how remotely they may be related to the aforesaid employment relationship including but not limited to claims for employment discrimination under federal or state law, except as provided in Paragraph 2; claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e), et seq. or the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.; claims for statutory or common law wrongful discharge, including any claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq.; claims for attorney’s fees, expenses and costs; claims for defamation; claims for wages or vacation pay; claims for benefits, including any claims arising under the Executive Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq.; and provided, however, that nothing herein shall

Release of the Company. The Executive, for himself, his successors, assigns, attorneys, and all those entitled to assert his rights, now and forever hereby releases and discharges the Company and its respective officers, directors, stockholders, trustees, Executives, agents, parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, estates, successors, assigns and attorneys (the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, sums of money due, suits, debts, liens, covenants, contracts, obligations, costs, expenses, damages, judgments, agreements, promises, demands, claims for attorney’s fees and costs, or liabilities whatsoever, in law or in equity, which the Executive ever had or now has against the Released Parties, arising by reason of or in any way connected with or which may be traced either directly or indirectly to the employment relationship which existed between the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, or predecessors and the Executive, or the termination of that relationship, that the Executive has, had or purports to have, from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, whether known or unknown, that now exists, no matter how remotely they may be related to the aforesaid employment relationship including but not limited to claims for employment discrimination under federal or state law, except as provided in Paragraph 2; claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e), et seq. or the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.; claims for statutory or common law wrongful discharge, including any claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq.; claims for attorney’s fees, expenses and costs; claims for defamation; claims for wages or vacation pay; claims for benefits, including any claims arising under the Executive Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq.; and provided, however, that nothing herein shall release the Company of its obligations to the Executive under the Employment Agreement between the Company and the Executive or any other contractual obligations between the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates and the Executive (including, without limitation, any equity award agreement or indemnification agreement), or any indemnification obligations to the Executive under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement or other constituent document or any federal, state or local law or otherwise.

The Employee’s Successors. The terms of this Agreement and all rights of Employee hereunder will inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Employee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

Employee’s Release of the Company. Employee understands that by agreeing to the release provided by this Section 5, Employee is agreeing not to sue, or otherwise file any claim against, the Company or any of its employees or other agents for any reason whatsoever based on anything that has occurred as of the date Employee signs this Agreement.

Employee’s Release of the Company. In exchange for the Separation Benefits described in Section 3 above, the receipt and adequacy of which consideration is hereby acknowledged:

Employee's Release of the Company. Employee understands that by agreeing to the release provided by this Section 6, Employee is agreeing not to sue, or otherwise file any claim against, the Company or any of its employees or other agents for any reason whatsoever based on anything that has occurred as of the date Employee signs this Agreement.

Employee’s Release of the Company. Employee understands that by agreeing to this Release, Employee is agreeing not to sue, or otherwise file any claim against, the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, investors or other agents for any reason whatsoever based on anything that has occurred in connection with his employment or other relationship with the Company and the conclusion of that employment or other relationship that the Company as of the date Employee signs this Release.

Employee’s Release of All Claims (“Release”). In consideration of the provisions, promises, terms and conditions in this Agreement, and the severance pay provided to Employee under Section 2 above, Employee, on his own behalf and on behalf of his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and successors, hereby releases, discharges, satisfies and cancels all claims, actions, causes of action and liabilities of any kind whatsoever which he now has, may now have or has ever had against [[SMTC:Organization]]; all of its subsidiaries, parent companies, related companies, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (together, “Affiliates”); and all of their respective past, future and present representatives, agents, officers, directors, managers, trustees, employee benefits plans, administrators, members, shareholders and employees (collectively, the “Released Parties”) – either individually or collectively – arising out of his employment by [[SMTC:Organization]], or otherwise, up to and including the date he executes this Agreement – including, but not limited to, any and all claims for compensation or benefits of any kind (other than as expressly provided for under this Agreement), breach of contract, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, fraud, defamation or any other tort claims, and any claims under the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Equal Pay Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

Executive’s Release of the Company. Executive understands that by agreeing to the release provided by this [Section 6], Executive is agreeing not to sue, or otherwise file any claim against, the Company or any of its employees or other agents for any reason whatsoever based on anything that has occurred as of the date Executive signs this Agreement.