Executive’s Release and Waiver of Claims. In consideration for the promises contained herein, and except with respect to the Company’s obligations hereunder, and subject to Section 7 of this Agreement (Protected Activity), Executive hereby releases and forever discharges the Company from any and all charges, complaints, liabilities, claims, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, causes of action, suits or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen from the beginning of time through the date upon which Executive executes this Agreement (collectively, “Claims”). The scope of this release includes, but is not limited to, claims arising in any way from Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive’s service as an officer and/or director of the Company, or Executive’s agreement to resign Executive’s employment as provided in section 1, above; any and all alleged discrimination or acts of discrimination which occurred or may have occurred on or before the date upon which Executive executes this Agreement based upon race, color, sex, creed, national origin, age, disability or any other violation of any equal employment opportunity law, ordinance, rule, regulation or order (including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”); the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); applicable federal and state securities laws; claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)); or any other federal, state or local laws or regulations regarding employment discrimination or termination of employment; and any claims for breach of contract, wrongful discharge, fraud, or misrepresentation under any statute, rule, or regulation or under the common law. Excluded from this Agreement are any claims which cannot be waived by law. Executive is waiving any right to recover any individual relief from the Company (including back pay, front pay, reinstatement or other legal or equitable relief) in any charge, complaint, lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Executive or on Executive's behalf against the Company pertaining to events occurring prior to execution of this Agreement.

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

Executive’s Representations. Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that: # Executive has the legal capacity to enter into and perform this Agreement; # the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Executive does not and shall not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Executive is a party or by which Executive is bound; # Executive is not subject to or bound by any employment or severance agreement with, or any non-compete, non-solicit, confidentiality or other restrictive agreement with or restrictive covenant to, any other Person that shall prevent, restrict, or otherwise interfere with Executive’s employment with the Company or the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder; and # upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be a valid and binding obligation of Executive, enforceable against Executive in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Executive agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company and its respective employees, officers, directors, managers, partners, stockholders, members, successors, and assigns from and against and be liable for all damages sustained or incurred by any such Person to the extent caused by, arising out of, resulting from or attributable to a breach or any inaccuracy of Executive’s representations and warranties under this Section 8.

Executive’s Attorney Fees. The Company shall pay for your incurrence of legal fees in connection with the evaluation, negotiation and preparation of this Letter Agreement and associated estate planning services, but in no event shall such payment exceed the sum of Three Thousand dollars ($3,000).

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 appropriate, its assignee following compliance with [Section 12.8(b)(vii)])) or # the determination by Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral;

Release. Except as provided in Section 9(b), the Company and the Company Parties do hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release, acquit and forever discharge Employee and the Employee Parties, from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, obligations, liabilities, debts, demands, contentions, damages, judgments, levies and executions of any kind, whether in law or in equity, known or unknown, including but not limited to claims which the Company has or has had against the Employee Parties by reason of, arising out of, related to, or resulting from Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof, existing as of the Effective Date.

Release. Your entitlement to the payments and benefits described in this paragraph 11 is conditioned on your execution and delivery to the Company, within sixty (60) days after your termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”), of a release in substantially the form appended hereto as Appendix A that remains in effect and becomes irrevocable after the expiration of any statutory period in which you are permitted to revoke a release (the “Release”). If you fail to execute and deliver the Release by the Release Deadline, or if you thereafter effectively revoke the Release, the Company shall be under no obligation to make any further payments or provide any further benefits to you and any payments and benefits previously provided to you pursuant to this paragraph 11 shall not have been earned. In such event, you shall promptly repay the Company any payments made and the Company’s direct cost for any benefits provided to you pursuant to this paragraph 11. The limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to the Accrued Compensation and Benefits.

Release. In consideration of the payments and benefits provided to the Executive under the Employment Agreement and after consultation with counsel, the Executive and each of the Executive’s respective heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, agents, insurers, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasors”) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and forever discharge the Company, Paramount and their subsidiaries and affiliates, predecessors, successors and each of their respective officers, employees, directors, shareholders and agents (“Releasees”) from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, rights, judgments, obligations, damages, demands, accountings or liabilities of whatever kind or character (collectively, “Claims”), including, without limitation, any Claims under any federal, state, local or foreign law, that the Releasors may have, or in the future may possess, arising out of # the Executive’s employment relationship with and service as an employee, officer or director of the Company, or any subsidiaries, successors, predecessors or affiliated companies and the termination of such relationship or service, and # any event, condition, circumstance or obligation that occurred, existed or arose on or prior to the date hereof and relates to your employment with the Company; provided, however, that the Executive does not release, discharge or waive any rights to # payments and benefits provided under the Employment Agreement that are contingent upon the execution by the Executive of this Agreement or otherwise expressly survive termination thereof and # any indemnification rights the Executive may have in accordance with the Company’s governance instruments or under any director and officer liability insurance maintained by the Company with respect to liabilities arising as a result of the Executive’s service as an officer and employee of the Company. Executive represents that the Executive does not have, and has not asserted, any Claims for or allegations concerning sexual or gender-based harassment with respect to the Executive’s employment with the Company.

Release. As a condition to Executive’s receipt of any post-termination benefits pursuant to [Sections 4(c) and 4(d)])] above (collectively, the “Severance Benefits”), Executive shall execute and not revoke a general release of all claims in favor of the Company (the “Release”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. In the event the Release does not become effective within the fifty-five (55) day period following the Separation Date, Executive shall not be entitled to the aforesaid payments and benefits.

Release. For and in consideration of the foregoing covenants and promises made by the Company and the Bank, and the performance of such covenants and promises, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive understands that, as a condition of the payment of amounts under [Section 5] of this Agreement, Executive will be required to execute a general release of all then existing claims against the Company, the Bank, their affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents in relation to claims relating to or arising out of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank in a form substantially consistent with the Bank’s standard form of general release used for officers and not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement (the “Release”), and the Executive shall not receive any payments or benefits to which he may be entitled hereunder that are subject to the execution of a Release unless the Executive satisfies this release requirement. THE EXECUTIVE’S RIGHT TO BENEFITS UNDER SECTION 5 OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONTINGENT ON HIS SIGNING AND FILING THE RELEASE WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE RELEASE, WHICH PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE BANK PROVIDES THE RELEASE TO THE EXECUTIVE, AND NOT REVOKING THE RELEASE WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE RELEASE, WHICH PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE EXECUTIVE SIGNS THE RELEASE.