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Waiver and Release. For valuable consideration from the Company, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive waives, releases, and forever discharges the Company and its current and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors, and assigns, and the Company’s parents’, subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors, and assigns (collectively referred to as the “Company Releasees”) from any and all rights, causes of action, claims or demands, whether express or implied, known or unknown, that arise on or before the date that Executive executes this Agreement, which Executive has or may have against the Company and/or the Company Releasees, including, but not limited to, any rights, causes of action, claims, or demands relating to or arising out of the following:

Waiver andGeneral Release. For valuableIn consideration fromof the Executive’s promises hereunder, the Company, receipton behalf of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive waives, releases,itself and forever discharges the Company andeach of its current and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers,and their respective predecessors, successors, and assigns, and representatives (collectively, the Company’s parents’, subsidiaries’“Company Releasors”) does hereby voluntarily, knowingly, irrevocably and affiliates’ divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys,unconditionally release, waive, and forever discharge the Executive and each of his dependents, heirs, representatives, agents, employees, insurers, successors,successors and assigns (collectively referred to as(collectively, the Company Releasees“Executive Releasees”) from any and all rights,charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, remedies, actions, causes of action, claims orsuits, rights, demands, whether express or implied,costs, losses, debts and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, that arise onwhether in law or beforeequity and whether arising under contract or under federal, state or local law, which the Company Releasors had, now have, or may in the future have, against each or any of the Executive Releasees arising up to and including the date that Executive executes this Agreement, which Executive has or may have against the Company and/or the Company Releasees, including, but not limited to, any rights, causes of action, claims, or demands relating to orAgreement is executed, other than claims arising # out of the following:Executive’s bad faith misconduct # which serves as the basis for criminal charges brought against, or civil penalties imposed on, the Company or the Executive and # for which the Executive is not indemnified under the Indemnification Rights or # under this Agreement or the Restrictive Covenants (as defined below). The Company acknowledges that the release set forth in the preceding sentence includes but is not limited to claims # under any other federal, state or local statute, law, rule, or regulation, # based on contract, tort or common law, or for damages, including punitive or compensatory damages, or for attorneys’ fees, expenses, costs, compensation of any kind, injunctive or equitable relief, and # under the Company’s compensatory plans and agreements, to the extent waivable under applicable laws.

WaiverGeneral Release of All Claims. Executive knowingly and Release. For valuable consideration from the Company, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive waives, releases,voluntarily releases and forever discharges the CompanyCompany, its parent corporation, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, insurers, successors and itsassigns, and their current and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, shareholders, owners, members,employees, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors,attorneys and assigns,agents thereof, both individually and the Company’s parents’, subsidiaries’in their business capacities, and affiliates’ divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors,their employee benefit plans and assignsprograms and their administrators and fiduciaries (collectively referred to throughout the remainder of this Agreement as the “Company ReleaseesReleasees), of and from any and all rights, causes of action, claims and liabilities, known and unknown, asserted or demands, whether express or implied, known or unknown,unasserted, that arise on or before the date that Executive executes this Agreement, which Executive has or may have against Releasees as of the Company and/or the Company Releasees,date of Executive’s execution of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any rights, causes of action, claims, or demands relating to or arising out of the following:alleged violation of:

WaiverFor good and Release. For valuable consideration, including the consideration from the Company, receiptset forth in [Section 1(b)] hereof, Executive knowingly and voluntarily (for and on behalf of which isExecutive, Executive’s family, and Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators and assigns) hereby acknowledged, Executive waives, releases,releases and forever discharges the Company and its currentaffiliates, predecessors, successors and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, shareholders, owners, members,and the foregoing entities’ respective equity-holders, officers, directors, attorneys,managers, members, partners, employees, agents, employees, insurers, successors,representatives, and assigns,other affiliated persons, and the Company’s parents’, subsidiaries’ and its affiliates’ divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors,benefit plans (and the fiduciaries and assigns (collectively referred to astrustees of such plans) (collectively, the “Company Releasees”Parties”), from liability for, and Executive hereby waives, any and all rights,claims, damages, or causes of action, claimsaction of any kind related to Executive’s employment with any Company Party and any other acts or demands, whether express or implied, known or unknown, that ariseomissions related to any matter occurring on or beforeprior to the date that Executive executes this Agreement, which Executive hasincluding # any alleged violation through such time of: # any federal, state or may have againstlocal anti-discrimination or anti-retaliation law, regulation or ordinance, including the Company and/orAge Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (including as amended by the Company Releasees, including, but not limited to, any rights, causes of action, claims, or demands relating to or arising outOlder Workers Benefit Protection Act), Title VII of the following:Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, [Sections 1981 through 1988] of

Executive’s Release and Waiver of Claims. In consideration for the promises contained herein, and Release. For valuable consideration fromexcept with respect to the Company, receipt of which isCompany’s obligations hereunder, Executive hereby acknowledged, Executive waives, releases,releases and forever discharges the Company and its current and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors, and assigns, and the Company’s parents’, subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors, and assigns (collectively referred to as the “Company Releasees”) from any and all rights,charges, complaints, liabilities, claims, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, causes of action, claimssuits or demands, whether expressexpenses of any kind or implied,nature whatsoever, known or unknown, that ariseforeseen 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 thatupon which Executive executes this Agreement, which Executive hasAgreement based upon race, color, sex, creed, national origin, age, disability or may have against the Company and/any other violation of any equal employment opportunity law, ordinance, rule, regulation or the Company Releasees, including,order (including, but not limited to, any rights, causes of action, claims, or demands relating to or arising outTitle VII of the following: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; 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, regulation or under the common law. Excluded from this Agreement are any claims which cannot be waived by law, including but not limited to the right to file a charge with or participate in an investigation conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or other governmental agency. Executive is waiving, however, Executive’s right to any monetary recovery or relief should the EEOC or any other agency pursue any claims on Executive’s behalf.

Executive’s Release and Waiver of Claims. In consideration for the promises contained herein, and Release. For valuable consideration fromexcept with respect to the Company, receiptCompany’s obligations hereunder, and subject to Section 7 of which isthis Agreement (Protected Activity), Executive hereby acknowledged, Executive waives, releases,releases and forever discharges the Company and its current and former parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors, and assigns, and the Company’s parents’, subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors, and assigns (collectively referred to as the “Company Releasees”) from any and all rights,charges, complaints, liabilities, claims, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, causes of action, claimssuits or demands, whether expressexpenses of any kind or implied,nature whatsoever, known or unknown, that ariseforeseen 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 thatupon which Executive executes this Agreement, which Executive hasAgreement based upon race, color, sex, creed, national origin, age, disability or may have against the Company and/any other violation of any equal employment opportunity law, ordinance, rule, regulation or the Company Releasees, including,order (including, but not limited to, any rights, causes of action, claims, or demands relating to or arising outTitle VII of the following: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.

WaiverRelease of the Company. Executive, for himself, his successors, assigns, attorneys, and Release. For valuable consideration from the Company, receipt of which isall those entitled to assert his rights, now and forever hereby acknowledged, Executive waives, releases,releases and forever discharges the Company and its current and former parents,respective officers, directors, stockholders, trustees, employees, agents, parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers,estates, successors, assigns and assigns, and the Company’s parents’attorneys (the “Released Parties”), subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ divisions, shareholders, owners, members, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, employees, insurers, successors, and assigns (collectively referred to as the “Company Releasees”) from any and all rights,claims, actions, causes of action, sums of money due, suits, debts, liens, covenants, contracts, obligations, costs, expenses, damages, judgments, agreements, promises, demands, claims for attorneys’ fees and costs, or liabilities whatsoever, in law or in equity, which Executive ever had or now has against the Released Parties, including, without limitation, any claims arising by reason of or in any way connected with any employment relationship which existed between the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, or predecessors, and Executive. It is understood and agreed that this Release is intended to cover all actions, causes of action, claims or demands,demands for any damage, loss or injury, whether express or implied, known or unknown, of any nature whatsoever, including those which may be traced either directly or indirectly to the aforesaid employment relationship, or the termination of that arise onrelationship, that Executive has, had or beforepurports to have, from the beginning of time to the date that Executive executesof this Agreement, which Executive has or may have against the Company and/or the Company Releasees, including,Release, and including but not limited to, any rights, causes of action, claims,to claims for employment discrimination under federal or demands relating to orstate law, except as provided in Paragraph 2; claims arising outunder the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., Title VII of the following: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, 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 emotional distress; 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 claims under any other applicable federal, state or local laws or legal concepts; provided, however, that nothing herein shall release the Company of # obligations to Executive to make termination payments under § 8 of the Employment Agreement or any other rights under the Employment Agreement, # any indemnification obligations to Executive under the Company’s bylaws, certificate of incorporation, Delaware law or otherwise; # obligations with respect to insurance coverage under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; # any rights that Executive may have as a stockholder of the Company; or # vested interests in any pension plan or other benefit or deferred compensation plan.

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