Claims Release. The Borrower hereby fully, finally and forever release, waive, and discharge the Lender and its successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, debts, demands, liabilities, obligations and suits of whatever kind or nature, in law or in equity, that the Borrower, or any of them, have or in the future may have, whether known or unknown, arising from events prior to the date hereof in respect to the Loan and the Loan Documents.

Representations and Release of Claims. Except as otherwise specified herein, the terms and provisions hereof shall in no manner impair, limit, restrict or otherwise affect the obligations of any Borrower, any Guarantor or any third party to Agent and Lenders as evidenced by the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges, agrees, and represents that # as of the date of this Amendment, there are no claims or offsets against, or defenses or counterclaims to, the terms or provisions of the Loan Documents or the Obligations created or evidenced by the Loan Documents; # as of the date of this Amendment, no Borrower has any claims, offsets, defenses or counterclaims arising from any of Agent’s or any Lender’s acts or omissions with respect to the Loan Documents or Agent’s or any Lender’s performance under the Loan Documents; and # Borrowers jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of Agent and Lenders the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes according to the terms thereof. In consideration of the modification of certain provisions of the Loan Agreement pursuant to this Amendment, each Borrower hereby RELEASES, RELINQUISHES and forever DISCHARGES Agent and Lenders, and their predecessors, successors, assigns, shareholders, principals, parents, subsidiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees, attorneys and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”), of and from any and all present claims, demands, actions and causes of action of any and every kind or character, whether known or unknown, which Borrowers have or may have against the Released Parties arising out of or with respect to any and all transactions occurring prior to the date hereof and relating to the Loan Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents.

Release of Claims. Executive agrees that, other than with respect to the Retained Claims, the foregoing consideration represents settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to Executive by the Company, Parent, any of their direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates, and any of their current and former officers, directors, equity holders, managers, employees, agents, investors, attorneys, shareholders, administrators, affiliates, benefit plans, plan administrators, insurers, trustees, divisions, and subsidiaries and predecessor and successor corporations and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”). Executive, on Executive’s own behalf and on behalf of any of Executive’s affiliated companies or entities and any of their respective

Release of Claims. I voluntarily release and forever discharge the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated entities, and each of those entities’ respective current and former shareholders, investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, insurers, legal successors and assigns (collectively referred to as the “Releasees”) generally from all claims, demands, debts, damages and liabilities of every name and nature, known or unknown (“Claims”) that, as of the date when I sign this Release, I have, ever had, now claim to have or ever claimed to have had against any or all of the Releasees. This includes, without limitation, the release of all Claims: relating to my employment by the Company and my separation from employment; of wrong discharge; of breach of contract; of retaliation or discrimination under federal, state or local law (including, without limitation, Claims of age discrimination or retaliation in Employment Act, Claims of disability or retaliation under the American with Disabilities Act, Claims of discrimination or retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Claims of any form of discrimination or retaliation that is prohibited by the Tennessee Civil Rights Act or law of any other state); under any other federal or state statute; of defamation or other torts; of violation of public policy; for wages, bonuses, incentive compensation, vacation pay or any other compensation, vacation pay or any other compensation or benefits; and for damages or remedies of any sort, including, without limitation, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief and attorney’s fees; provided, however, that this release shall not affect my rights under the Company’s [Section 401(k)] plan, my rights to the Separation Benefits under the Employment Agreement, my rights to indemnification under the Indemnification Agreement between the Company and me (the “Indemnification Agreement”), my rights to Directors’ and Officers’ insurance, my rights to any vested equity awards, my rights to file an administrative charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other administrative agency, and any rights and claims that cannot be waived by law.

Release of Claims. To be eligible to receive benefits under the Plan, an Executive must execute a general waiver and release in substantially the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, EXHIBIT B, or EXHIBIT C, as appropriate, within the time provided by the Company, and such release must become effective in accordance with its terms. The Company, in its sole discretion, may modify the form of the required release to comply with applicable law and shall determine the form of the required release, which may be incorporated into a termination agreement or other agreement with the Executive. The Executive will not receive any of the severance benefits provided for under this Plan unless and until the release is timely executed and becomes effective in accordance with its terms (the date on which the release becomes effective, the “Release Date”, which date may in no event be later than sixty (60) days following the Executive’s termination). Any severance benefits owed to the Executive through the Release Date will be paid in a lump sum on the Release Date, with the balance of the severance payments and benefits commencing thereafter in accordance with the original payment schedules set forth in this Plan.

Release of Claims. As a condition to the receipt of the payments and benefits described in this [Section 6], the Executive shall be required to execute a release of all claims arising out of the Executive’s employment or the termination thereof including, but not limited to, any claim of discrimination under state or federal law.

Release of Claims. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, payment of any benefits under the Plan is expressly contingent upon the Participant’s execution and delivery to the Company, within 30 days after the Participant’s Date of Termination, of a written agreement provided by the Company, wherein the Participant releases and discharges the Company and each of its Affiliates of any and all claims against the Company and its Affiliates related in any way to the Participant’s employment with an Employer and the termination of such employment.

Release of Claims. As of the Effective Date, each party to this Agreement releases and discharges the other as well as any of its officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees, attorneys, successors, heirs, devisees, assigns, affiliates, related organizations, if any, and any other persons, firms or corporations in interest with them, or any of them, of and from all contracts, agreements, understandings, claims, liabilities, demands, liens, debts, loans, obligations, accounts, causes of action and/or suit of any and every nature, known or unknown, for damages or otherwise, at law or in equity (“Claims”), which each party may have or claim to have had against the other including without limitation: Claims related to ownership of the Lease Applications; Claims related to any previous agreements or alleged agreements between or among any of the Parties hereto; Claims of breach of any understanding or agreement related to the Lease Applications and the proposed mining of Mineral(s) by predecessors in interest of the Parties, and Claims of compensation owing or due in the form of fees, wages, royalties or and any other obligation for sums due and owing from any of the Parties that arose from or may arise from actions or omissions of the Parties or their predecessors in interest prior to the Effective Date.

Release of Claims. Smathers hereby releases, acquits and forever discharges ​, its officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, or potential claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to and including the Termination Date, including but not limited to: any and all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with Smathers’ employment with ​ or the termination of that employment; claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in ​, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance benefits, or any other form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state, or local law or cause of action including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”); the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the California Fair Employment & Housing Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; wrongful discharge; discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Effective ​, the Company will release, acquit and forever discharge Smathers of and from any and all claims, or potential claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to Smathers’ Employment with ​ except claims or potential claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law , equity, or otherwise, in any way related to acts of fraud, willful misconduct and gross negligence.

Release of All Claims. In exchange for GRVE’s execution of this Letter Agreement and the full satisfaction of the payments in [Section 2.1] of this Agreement, Hymers agrees on behalf of himself, and his successors, assigns, officers, directors, shareholders, attorneys, employees, agents, independent contractors, affiliates, control persons, administrators, and any and all persons or business entities acting by and through them, as the case may be, to irrevocably and unconditionally remise, release, acquit, satisfy and forever discharge GRVE, specifically including GRVE’s agents, directors, officers, affiliates, employees representatives, insurance carriers, attorneys, divisions and subsidiaries, (and all agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, insurance carriers, and attorneys of such divisions and subsidiaries), and its predecessors, successors, administrators and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively "Releases"), of and from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, suits, debts, charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, and expenses (including attorney fees and costs actually incurred), of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, in law or equity, arising out from the Consulting Agreement and Convertible Promissory Note the amount of ​ dated ​, and the Consulting Agreement and Convertible Promissory Note the amount of ​ dated ​.