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Release and Waiver. Employee hereby releases and forever discharges the Company and the Company’s long-term disability plans (including any trustees, custodians and administrators engaged in connection with the administration of claims or assets maintained in connection with any such plans) of and from any and all legal, equitable, and administrative claims and demands of every name, type, act and nature, arising out of or existing by reason of any known or unknown act or inaction whatsoever and occurring directly or indirectly as a result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. This release includes, but is not limited to, any claims, charges, complaints, grievances, causes of action (known or unknown), demands, injuries (whether personal, emotional or other), unfair labor practices, or suits arising, directly or indirectly, out of Employee's employment with and/or separation of employment from the Company, and includes, but is not limited to claims, charges, complaints, actions, grievances, demands or suits which may be, have, or might have been asserted, whether in contract or in tort, and whether under common law or under federal, state or local statute, regulation or ordinance. Claims, actions and demands released herein include but are not limited to those based on allegations of wrongful discharge, retaliation, personal injury and/or breach of contract; those arising under federal, state or local employment discrimination, fair employment practices, and/or wage and hour laws; and for West Virginia employees, those arising under the West Virginia Human Rights Act; those arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Executive Order 11246, (all as amended); those arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); and those arising under applicable securities laws. Also released are any claims and demands related to entitlement to long-term disability benefits under any Company long-term disability plan. Employee 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 Employee or on Employee's behalf against the Company pertaining to events occurring directly or indirectly as the result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. The parties intend that this release and waiver be construed as broadly as the law permits.

Release and Waiver.Waiver of Claims. In consideration of the foregoing benefits, Employee, on behalf of Employee and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, assigns and personal representatives, hereby releases and forever discharges the Company (as defined on page one of this Agreement) and the Company’s long-term disability plans (including any trustees, custodians and administrators engaged in connection with the administration of claims or assets maintained in connection with any such plans) of and from any and all legal, equitable, and administrative claims and demands of every name, type, act and nature, arising out of or existing by reason of any known or unknown act or inaction whatsoever and occurring directly or indirectly as a result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. This release includes, but is not limited to, any claims, charges, complaints, grievances, causes of action (known or unknown), demands, injuries (whether personal, emotional or other), unfair labor practices, or suits arising, directly or indirectly, out of Employee's employment with and/or separation of employment from the Company, and includes, but is not limited to claims, charges, complaints, actions, grievances, demands or suits which may be, have, or might have been asserted, whether in contract or in tort, and whether under common law or under federal, state or local statute, regulation or ordinance. Claims, actions and demands released herein include but are not limited to those based on allegations of wrongful discharge, retaliation, personal injury and/or breach of contract; those arising under federal, state or local employment discrimination, fair employment practices, and/or wage and hour laws; and for West Virginia employees, those arising under the West Virginia Human Rights Act; those arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Executive Order 11246, (all as amended); those arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); and those arising under applicable securities laws. Also released are any claims and demands related to entitlement to long-term disability benefits under any Company long-term disability plan. Excluded from this Agreement are any pending or as yet unaccrued worker’s compensation/occupational disease claims, vested pension benefits and claims which cannot be waived by law, including but not limited to claims arising under the ADEA after execution of this Agreement and the right to file a charge with or participate in an investigation conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ('"EEOC"). Employee is waiving anywaiving, however, Employee's right to recover any individualmonetary recovery or relief fromshould the Company (including back pay, front pay, reinstatementEEOC or any other legal or equitable relief) inagency pursue any charge, complaint, lawsuit or other proceeding brought by Employee orclaims on Employee's behalf against the Company pertaining to events occurring directly or indirectly as the result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. The parties intend that this release and waiver be construed as broadly as the law permits.

Release and Waiver.Waiver of Claims. In exchange for the foregoing benefits, subject to [Section 10] of this Agreement (Protected Activity), Employee, on behalf of Employee and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, assigns and personal representatives, hereby releases and forever discharges the Company (as defined in [Section 1] of this Agreement) and the Company’s long-term disability plans (including any trustees, custodians and administrators engaged in connection with the administration of claims or assets maintained in connection with any such plans) of and from any and all legal, equitable, and administrative claims and demands of every name, type, act and nature, arising out of or existing by reason of any known or unknown act or inaction whatsoever and occurring directly or indirectly as a result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. This release includes, but is not limited to, any claims, charges, complaints, grievances, causes of action (known or unknown), demands, injuries (whether personal, emotional or other), unfair labor practices, or suits arising, directly or indirectly, out of Employee's employment with and/or separation of employment from the Company, and includes, but is not limited to claims, charges, complaints, actions, grievances, demands or suits which may be, have, or might have been asserted, whether in contract or in tort, and whether under common law or under federal, state or local statute, regulation or ordinance. Claims, actions and demands released herein include but are not limited to those based on allegations of wrongful discharge, retaliation, personal injury and/or breach of contract; those arising under federal, state or local employment discrimination, fair employment practices, and/or wage and hour laws; and for West Virginia employees, those arising under the West Virginia Human Rights Act; those arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Executive Order 11246, (all as amended); those arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); and those arising under applicable securities laws. Also released are any claims and demands related to entitlement to long-term disability benefits under any Company long-term disability plan. Excluded from this Agreement are any pending or as yet unaccrued worker’s compensation/occupational disease claims, vested pension and savings plan (401k) benefits, participation in health and welfare benefits (medical, dental and vision) under the terms of such plans, vested baances and payments under non-qualified deferred compensation plans, and claims which cannot be waived by law. Employee 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 Employee or on Employee's behalf against the Company pertaining to events occurring directly or indirectly as the result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. The parties intend that this release and waiver be construed as broadly as the law permits.

Release and Waiver.Waiver of Claims. In consideration of the foregoing benefits, subject to Section 9 of this Agreement (Protected Activity), Employee hereby releases and forever discharges the Company (as defined the first paragraph of this Agreement) and the Company’s long-term disability plans (including any trustees, custodians and administrators engaged in connection with the administration of claims or assets maintained in connection with any such plans)suchplans) of and from any and all legal, equitable, and administrative claims and demands of every name, type, act and nature, arising out of or existing by reason of any known or unknown act or inaction whatsoever and occurring directly or indirectly as a result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. This release includes, but is not limited to, any claims, charges, complaints, grievances, causes of action (known or unknown), demands, injuries (whether personal, emotional or other), unfair labor practices, or suits arising, directly or indirectly, out of Employee's employment with and/or separation of employment from the Company, and includes, but is not limited to claims, charges, complaints, actions, grievances, demands or suits which may be, have, or might have been asserted, whether in contract or in tort, and whether under common law or under federal, state or local statute, regulation or ordinance. Claims, actions and demands released herein include but are not limited to those based on allegations of wrongful discharge, retaliation, personal injury and/or breach of contract; those arising under federal, state or local employment discrimination, fair employment practices, and/or wage and hour laws; and for West Virginia employees, those arising under the West Virginia Human Rights Act; those arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Executive Order 11246, (all as amended); those arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); and those arising under applicable securities laws. Also released are any claims and demands related to entitlement to long-term disability benefits under any Company long-term disability plan. Excluded from this Agreement are any pending or as yet unaccrued worker’s compensation/occupational disease claims, vested pension benefits, claims which cannot be waived by law and those payments and benefits enumerated in the Summary of Benefits from Andrew R. Carlin to Employee, a copy of which is attached hereto as [Exhibit A]. Employee further does not release, discharge or waive any rights to indemnification or other protection that Employee may have under the By-Laws or Resolutions of the Company, the laws of the States of New York and/or Ohio, any indemnification agreement between Employee and the Company, or any insurance coverage maintained by or on behalf of the Company (including but not limited to Director and Officer insurance), nor will the Company take any action, directly or indirectly, to encumber or adversely affect Employee’s rights under any such indemnification arrangement or insurance. Further, the release contained in this Section will not affect any rights granted to Employee, or obligations of the Company, under the terms of this Agreement. Employee 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 Employee or on Employee's behalf against the Company pertaining to events occurring directly or indirectly as the result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. The parties intend that this release and waiver be construed as broadly asEmployee further waives any claim Employee may have for reemployment with the law permits.Company.

Release and Waiver.Waiver of Claims. In exchange for the foregoing benefits, subject to [Section 11] of this Agreement (Protected Activity), Employee, on behalf of Employee and her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, assigns and personal representatives, hereby releases and forever discharges the Company and the Company’s long-term disability plans (including any trustees, custodians and administrators engaged in connection with the administration of claims or assets maintained in connection with any such plans) of and from any and all legal, equitable, and administrative claims and demands of every name, type, act and nature, arising out of or existing by reason of any known or unknown act or inaction whatsoever and occurring directly or indirectly as a result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. This release includes, but is not limited to, any claims, charges, complaints, grievances, causes of action (known or unknown), demands, injuries (whether personal, emotional or other), unfair labor practices, or suits arising, directly or indirectly, out of Employee's employment with and/or separation of employment from the Company, and includes, but is not limited to claims, charges, complaints, actions, grievances, demands or suits which may be, have, or might have been asserted, whether in contract or in tort, and whether under common law or under federal, state or local statute, regulation or ordinance. Claims, actions and demands released herein include but are not limited to those based on allegations of wrongful discharge, retaliation, personal injury and/or breach of contract; those arising under federal, state or local employment discrimination, fair employment practices, and/or wage and hour laws; and for West Virginia employees, those arising under the West Virginia Human Rights Act; those arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Executive Order 11246, (all as amended); those arising under the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); and those arising under applicable securities laws. Also released are any claims and demands related to entitlement to long-term disability benefits under any Company long-term disability plan. Employee 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 Employee or on Employee's behalf against the Company pertaining to events occurring directly or indirectly as the result of or prior to execution of this Agreement. The parties intend that this release and waiver be construed as broadly as the law permits.

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