Separation Agreement and General Release The Company’s obligation to make the Severance Payment or to pay the Salary Continuation is conditioned on Executive’s or his legal representative’s executing a separation agreement and general release of claims related to or arising from Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of employment, against the Company and its affiliates (and their respective officers and directors) in a form reasonably determined by the Company, which shall be provided by the Company to Executive within five (5) days following the Date of Termination; provided, that, if Executive should fail to execute (or revokes) such release within 60 days following the Date of Termination, the Company shall not have any obligation to provide the Severance Payment or the Salary Continuation. If Executive executes the release within such 60 day period and does not revoke the release within seven (7) days following the execution of the release, the Severance Payment will be made in accordance with Section 4(a)(ii) or the Salary Continuation shall commence at such time, as applicable.
Separation Agreement and Release of Claims The Executive’s receipt of any severance payments or benefits upon the Executive’s Qualifying Termination under Section 3 is subject to the Executive signing and not revoking the Company’s then-standard separation agreement and release of claims (which may include an agreement not to disparage any member of the Company Group, non-solicit provisions, an agreement to assist in any litigation matters, and other standard terms and conditions) (the “Release” and that requirement, the “Release Requirement”), which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following the Executive’s Qualifying Termination (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, the Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under Section 3.
Separation Agreement The Parties agree that, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Separation Agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
Mutual Release of Claims (a) In consideration of the payment provided for in paragraph 2 above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy, and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Employee and his heirs, executors, administrators, agents, assigns, receivers, attorneys, servants, legal representatives, predecessors and successors in interest, regardless of form, trustees in bankruptcy or otherwise, wards, and any other representative or entity acting on his or their behalf, pursuant to, or by virtue of the rights of any of them, do hereby now and forever unconditionally release, discharge, acquit and hold harmless the Company and any parent, subsidiary or related companies, and any and all of their employees, agents, administrators, assigns, receivers, attorneys, servants, legal representatives, affiliates, insurers, predecessors and successors in interest, regardless of form, trustees in bankruptcy or otherwise, insurance benefit plans, and any other representative or entity acting on its or their behalf (collectively, the "Released Parties"), from any and all claims, rights, demands, actions, suits, damages, losses, expenses, liabilities, indebtedness, and causes of action, of whatever kind or nature that existed from the beginning of time through the date of execution of this Agreement, regardless of whether known or unknown, and regardless of whether asserted by Employee to date, including, but not limited to, all claims for or relating to assault, battery, negligence, negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent supervision, negligent training, negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, defamation (whether libel or slander), personal injury, bodily injury, bad faith, pain and suffering, medical expenses, wage and hour, lost income and earnings (including, but not limited to, back pay, front pay and any other form of present or future income, benefits and/or earnings), equitable reinstatement, breach of any express or implied contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, workers' compensation, wrongful termination, wrongful demotion, wrongful failure to promote, wrongful deprivation of a career opportunity, discrimination (including disparate treatment and disparate impact), hostile work environment, quid pro quo sexual harassment, retaliation, any request to submit to a drug or polygraph test, and/or whistleblowing, whether said claim(s) are brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act or any other constitutional, federal, regulatory, state or local law, or under the common law or in equity. Employee further understands and warrants that this Agreement shall operate as a fully binding and complete resolution of all claims as to the parties to this Agreement and all parties represented by or claiming through such parties, and that he shall not be able to seek any monies for any claim, whether known or unknown, against any of the persons or entities released hereunder other than as provided in paragraphs 2 and 6 of this Agreement.
General Release of Claims Employee knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges the Company from any and all claims, rights, causes of action, demands, fees costs, expenses, including attorneys’ fees, and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, against the Company, that Employee has, has ever had or may have as of the date of execution of this Agreement and General Release, including, but not limited to, any alleged violation of: ● The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; ● The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990; ● The National Labor Relations Act, as amended; ● Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; ● The Civil Rights Act of 1991; ● Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; ● The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; ● The Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended; ● The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; ● The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended; ● The Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended; ● The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; ● All other federal, state or local civil or human rights laws, whistleblower laws, or any other local, state or federal law, regulations and ordinances; ● All public policy, contract, tort, or common laws; and ● All allegations for costs, fees, and other expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the sole matters to which the Agreement and General Release do not apply are: (i) Employee’s rights of indemnification and directors and officers liability insurance coverage to which the Executive was entitled immediately prior to __________ __, 20__ with regard to the Executive’s service as an officer and director of the Company (including, without limitation, under Article 15 of the Severance Agreement); (ii) Employee’s rights under any tax-qualified pension plan or claims for accrued vested benefits under any other employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement maintained by the Company or under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended; (iii) Employee’s rights under Article 7 or Article 11 of the Severance Agreement, as the case may be; and (iv) Employee’s rights as a stockholder of the Company.
General Release In consideration for the payments and benefits specified in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b), as applicable of the Employment Agreement, Employee agrees to unconditionally, irrevocably, and forever fully release, waive, and discharge the Bank and the Company, and each and all of their past, present, and future parent companies, subsidiaries, related entities, affiliates, predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors, managers, employees, members, shareholders, owners, representatives, attorneys, insurers, reinsurers, and agents (and the past, present, and future officers, directors, managers, employees, members, shareholders, owners, representatives, attorneys, insurers, reinsurers, and agents of any such parent companies, subsidiaries, related entities, affiliates, predecessors, successors, and assigns) (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, actions, causes of action, suits, demands, contracts, agreements, obligations, losses, compensation, wages, penalties, liabilities, rights, and damages of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, which Employee ever had, now has or may claim to have against any or all of the Released Parties for, upon or by reason of any fact, matter, injury, incident, circumstance, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of time up to and including the date of Employee’s execution of this Release Agreement, including, without limitation, any claim or obligation arising from or in any way related to Employee’s employment with the Bank or the Company, the termination of that employment, or an alleged breach of the Employment Agreement. This General Release specifically includes, but is not limited to, any claim for discrimination or violation of any statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances, whether federal, state or local, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, the California Business and Professions Code, the California constitution, and any claims at common law. Employee further knowingly and willingly agrees to waive the provisions and protections of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, AND THAT IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.” This General Release covers not only any and all claims by Employee against the Bank and the Company, and the other persons and entities released in this General Release, but, to the extent permitted by applicable law, it also covers any claim for damages or reinstatement asserted on Employee’s behalf by any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any government agency, and Employee expressly waives the right to any such damages or reinstatement. This General Release does not include any claims that cannot lawfully be waived or released by Employee.
Release Agreement As a condition of receiving any of the payments, vesting and benefits set forth in this Section 7 (other than the payment provided for in sub-section 7(a)(i)), the Executive shall be required to execute a mutual release agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as appropriate, and such release agreement must have become effective in accordance with its terms within 60 days following the termination date. The Company, in its sole discretion, may modify the term of the required release agreement to comply with applicable law and may incorporate the required release agreement into a termination agreement or other agreement with the Executive.
Mutual Release The Executive, for himself, his heirs, personal representatives and assigns, and any other person or entity that could or might act on behalf of him, including, without limitation, his counsel (all of whom are collectively referred to as “Executive Releasers”), and the Company, its parents, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of their past and present officers, agents, directors, executives, shareholders, independent contractors, attorneys and insurers (all of whom are collectively referred to as “Company Releasers), hereby fully and forever release and discharge each other of and from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether now known or unknown, that each Releaser, or any person acting under any of them, may now have, or claim at any future time to have, based in whole or in part upon any act or omission occurring from the beginning of time through the date of execution of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any claim in connection with the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, or the termination thereof, without regard to present actual knowledge of such acts or omissions, including specifically, but not by way of limitation, matters which may arise at common law, such as breach of contract, express or implied, promissory estoppel, wrongful discharge, tortious interference with contractual rights, infliction of emotional distress, defamation, or under federal, state or local laws, that may be legally waived and released such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended (with respect to unvested benefits), the National Labor Relations Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act; EXCEPT for the rights and obligations created by this Agreement AND EXCEPT for any vested rights under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, health and welfare or stock option, or similar plan. Each party hereby warrants that it or he has not assigned or transferred to any person any portion of any claim which is released, waived and discharged above. The Executive further warrants that except as he has reported to the Company before the Separation Date, he has not experienced any illness, injury, or disability compensable or recoverable under the worker’s compensation laws of any state. The Executive further represents and warrants that he has been given at least 21 days to review and consider his rights and obligations under this Agreement (although he may voluntarily choose to sign this Agreement earlier) and he may revoke this Agreement within the seven (7) day period following his execution of this Agreement. Each party specifically represents that it or he has had a full and fair opportunity to consult with counsel of its or his own choosing concerning the agreements, representations, and declarations set forth in this Agreement. Each party understands and agrees that by signing this Agreement it or he is giving up its or his right to bring any legal claim against the other party concerning, directly or indirectly, the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, including the Executive’s separation from employment. Each party agrees that this legal release is intended to be interpreted in the broadest possible manner in favor of the other party, to include all actual or potential legal claims that one party may have against the other, except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this release shall not waive or in any way limit or otherwise affect the Executive’s rights, if any, to indemnification and/or defense in connection with any claim that may be asserted against the Executive as a consequence of his employment with the Executive, whether such rights arise under the Company’s articles of incorporation, bylaws, insurance contracts or otherwise. Specifically, the Company shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, in the event the Executive was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person.
Termination and Release (i) This Guaranty shall automatically terminate on the Termination Date.
General Releases The General Releases referred to in Section 5.3, duly executed by the persons referred to in such Section.
