Knowing and Voluntary Release. Employee acknowledges and agrees that:

Knowing and Voluntary Release. By executing this Agreement and re-executing this Agreement as required by [Sections 11, 33 and 34]4]4] hereof, you agree that you have read and fully understand this Agreement and have voluntarily entered into this Agreement with full knowledge and understanding that you are expressly waiving valuable rights.

Knowing and Voluntary. Further, in consideration of the promises of AAR referred to in this Agreement, you intend to waive and release all claims identified in paragraph 8, including claims that you may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 620 et seq. to the fullest extent permitted by law in accordance with Title II of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, Public Law 101-433. In furtherance of this intention, you acknowledge and understand that:

In return for the benefits set forth in the Severance Agreement, the Employee, on behalf of Employee, Employee’s heirs, executors, family members, beneficiaries, assignees, administrators, successors, and executors or anyone acting or claiming to act on the Employee’s behalf, hereby releases and forever discharges the Company and all divisions, parent, subsidiaries, and successors, and all affiliated organizations, companies, foundations, and other corporations as well as past and present employees, agents, officials, officers, directors, Board members and representatives, both individually and in their representative capacities, from any and all claims or causes of action of any type, both known or unknown, asserted and unasserted, direct and indirect, and of any kind, nature, or description whatsoever, under any local, state, or federal law(s), or the common law of the State of Minnesota, arising or such may have arisen at any time up to and including the Effective Date which date is set forth in [Section I] of this Agreement. This includes, but is not limited to, any and all claims arising from the Employee’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment, including claims arising under any applicable state Human Rights laws, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Federal, Minnesota State Fair Labor Standards Acts, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and any other local, state, or federal law(s) relating to illegal discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, religion, disability, sex, age, or other characteristics or traits, as well as any claims that the Employee may have been wrongfully discharged, that an employment contract has been breached, that the Employee has been harassed or otherwise treated unfairly during employment, or that the Employee has been defamed in any fashion. This release includes any claims for attorneys’ fees that the Employee has or may have had. The Employee acknowledges that the severance benefits set forth the Severance Agreement constitute adequate consideration for this release.

Knowing and Voluntary Execution. You also acknowledge and recite that:

Knowing and Voluntary Execution. Executive acknowledges that this Agreement confirms the transition and separation of Executive’s employment with Patterson and that this Agreement is entered into knowingly and voluntarily with full recognition and acceptance of the consequences of such act. Executive agrees that the payments listed above exceed that to which she would otherwise have been entitled, and that the extra payment is in exchange for signing this Agreement. Executive further acknowledges that she has had an opportunity to consult with the attorneys of her choice to explain the terms of this Agreement and the consequences of signing it.

Knowing and Voluntary Agreement. You have carefully reviewed this Release and understand the terms and conditions it contains. By entering into this Release, You are giving up potentially valuable legal rights. You specifically acknowledge that You are waiving and releasing any rights You may have under the ADEA. You acknowledge that the consideration given for this waiver and release is in addition to anything of value to which You were already entitled. You acknowledge that You are signing this Release knowingly and voluntarily and intend to be bound legally by its terms.

Knowing and Voluntary Acknowledgment. Employer advises and encourages Executive to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that

Knowing and Voluntary Acknowledgment. The Parties specifically agree and acknowledge that: # They have each read this Agreement in its entirety and understand all of its terms; # They have consulted with legal counsel as each deemed necessary; # They each knowingly, freely, and voluntarily assent to all of its terms and conditions including, without limitation, the waiver, release, and covenants contained herein and the Civil Code Section 1542 waiver; and, # They are executing this Agreement, including the waiver and release, including the Civil Code Section 1542 waiver, in exchange for good and valuable consideration in addition to anything of value to which the Parties are otherwise entitled.

Release of Unknown Claims. Employee understands and acknowledges that the foregoing release may include claims that Employee may not know about. It is Employee’s knowing and voluntary intent to release all such known and unknown claims, even though Employee recognizes that someday Employee might learn that facts Employee currently believes to be true are untrue and even though Employee might then regret having signed this Separation Agreement. Nevertheless, Employee is assuming that risk and Employee agrees that this Separation Agreement will remain effective in all respects in any such case. Employee expressly waives all rights Employee might have under any law that is intended to protect Employee from waiving unknown claims. Employee understands the significance of doing so.