Exceptions to Release. The foregoing release does not release or impair:

Exceptions to Release. The only claims against Releasees that this release does not include are claims related to:

Exceptions to Release. Executive does not waive or release # any Claims under applicable workers' compensation or unemployment laws; # any rights which cannot be waived as a matter of law; # the rights to enforce the terms of this Agreement; # any Claim for indemnification Executive may have under applicable laws, under the applicable constituent documents (including bylaws and certificates of incorporation) of any of the Companies, under any applicable insurance policy any of the Companies may maintain, or any under any other agreement he may have with any of the Companies, with respect to any liability, costs or expenses Executive incurs or has incurred as a director, officer or employee of any of the Companies; # any Claim Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against Executive as a result of any act or failure to act for which Executive and any of the Companies are jointly liable; # any Claim to his vested account balance under ​ Income Savings Plan or ​ Supplemental Income Savings Plan or to coverage under the Company's health and welfare plans in accordance with the terms thereof through the Termination Date or # any Claim that arises after the date this Agreement is executed.

Exceptions to the Release. This Release does not waive any claims # for unemployment or workers’ compensation, # for vested or other rights to which the Employee may be entitled under the Company’s employee benefit plans on the date Employee signs this Release that cannot legally be waived, # that may arise after Employee signs this Release, # for reimbursement of expenses under the Company’s expense reimbursement policies, or # which cannot be released by private agreement. In addition, nothing in this Release, including but not limited to the acknowledgements, Full and Final Release, and provisions related to Confidential Information of Company, Non-Disparagement, Non-Compete, Company Property, Confidentiality, and Cooperation, # limits or affects Employee’s right to challenge the validity of this Release under ADEA or the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) or # prevents Employee from filing a charge or complaint with or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or any other federal, state or local agency charged with the enforcement of any laws, or from exercising rights under Section 7 of the NLRA to engage in protected, concerted activity, although by signing this Release, Employee waives the right to individual relief (including any backpay, frontpay, reinstatement or other legal or equitable relief) in any charge, complaint, or lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Employee or on Employee’s behalf by any third party, except for any right Employee may have to receive a payment from a government agency (and not the Company) for information provided to the government agency. Furthermore, nothing in this Release prohibits Employee from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any responsible government authority, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the SEC, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation; and Employee does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and is not required to notify the Company that Employee has made such reports or disclosures. If any disclosures Employee makes to the responsible government authorities include Company Confidential Information, Employee will so notify the authorities in time for them to take steps to protect the information’s confidentiality. Employee is hereby notified that Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is # made in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal and Employee does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order.

Exceptions. The Receiving Party’s obligation of nondisclosure and the limitations upon the right to use the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information will not apply to the extent that the Receiving Party can demonstrate that the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information: # was known to the Receiving Party or any of its Affiliates prior to the time of disclosure without any obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information; # is or becomes public knowledge through no wrongful act, fault or omission of the Receiving Party or any of its Affiliates; # is subsequently obtained by the Receiving Party or any of its Affiliates from a Third Party not known by the Receiving Party after due inquiry to be under an obligation of confidentiality; # has been independently discovered or developed by employees, subcontractors, consultants or agents of the Receiving Party or any of its Affiliates without the aid, application or use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, as evidenced by contemporaneous written records; or # was made public or was otherwise released from the restrictions set forth in this Agreement by express prior written consent of the Disclosing Party.

Exceptions. The obligations of Recipient under [Section 9.1(b)] shall not apply to any Confidential Information of the Discloser which the Recipient can demonstrate:

Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

Exceptions. THE EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.2 DOES NOT APPLY TO # THE FAILURE OF THE COMPANY TO PAY THE SERVICE FEE OR OTHER DIRECT COSTS DUE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, # INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 9 (INDEMNITIES), # BREACHES OF ARTICLE 7 (CONFIDENTIALITY), # LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD OR WILLFUL OR CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT OF A PARTY, OR # THE

Exceptions. The Ownership Level requirements set forth in this Section are subject to such exceptions as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may grant in its sole discretion if compliance with this Section would create a severe hardship for Executive or would prevent Executive from complying with a court order (e.g., as part of a divorce settlement).

Exceptions. The provisions of paragraphs [(b) and (c) above] will not be deemed to prohibit any disclosure that is required by law or court order, provided that Employee has not intentionally taken actions to trigger such required disclosure and the Company is given reasonable prior notice and an opportunity to contest or minimize such disclosure.