ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE (a) In accepting the Performance Shares, the Participant acknowledges and agrees: (i) that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, cancelled, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (ii) that the grant of Performance Shares does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Performance Shares or any right to continue an employment or other relationship with the Company (for the vesting period or otherwise); (iii) that the Participant remains subject to discharge from such relationship to the same extent as if the Performance Shares had not been granted; (iv) that all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, when and on what terms they shall be made, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee; (v) that participation in the Plan is voluntary; (vi) that the value of the Performance Shares is an extraordinary item of compensation that is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract if any; and (vii) that the Performance Shares are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar benefits.
(b) If the Participant does not want to accept the Performance Shares on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, the Plan and/or any related documents, the Participant may choose the “Decline” button. The Performance Shares will then be cancelled and no other benefit will be due to the Participant in lieu thereof. If Participant does not “Decline” the Performance Shares within thirty (30) days from the Grant Date, the Participant shall be deemed to have accepted the Performance Shares and shall be deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, the Plan, Exhibit A, the Addendum (as applicable) and/or any related documents.
(c) Neither the grant of the Performance Shares, nor the issuance of Shares in settlement of the Performance Shares, will give the Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affect the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to discharge (as may otherwise be permitted under local law) or discipline the Participant at any time, or affect any right of the Participant to terminate his or her Employment at any time.
(d) The grant of the Performance Shares under the Plan is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive Performance Shares or benefits in lieu of Performance Shares in the future. The terms of future Performance Shares, if any, will be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the form and timing of such Award, the number of Shares subject to the Performance Shares, and the vesting provisions applicable to the Performance Shares.
(e) The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.
(f) The grant of Performance Shares is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different). The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and the grant of the Performance Shares is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.
(g) It is the Participant’s express intent that this Agreement, Exhibit A, the Addendum, the Plan and all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to the Award, be drawn up in English. If the Participant has received this Agreement, Exhibit A, the Addendum, the Plan or any other documents related to the Award translated into a language other than English, and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version shall control.
(h) As a condition to the Performance Shares, the Participant agrees to repatriate all payments attributable to the Shares and/or cash acquired under the Plan in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different). In addition, the Participant also agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and any affiliate or subsidiary, as may be required to allow the Company and any affiliates of subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different). Finally, the Participant agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Participant’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different).
AGREED AND ACCEPTED The Company has advised the Executive of the Executive’s right to review this Release with the Executive’s own attorney. The Executive has had the opportunity to carefully read this Release and understands all its terms. In agreeing to sign this Release, the Executive has not relied on any oral statements or explanations made by the Company or any other Released Party, including their employees or attorneys. The Executive understands and agrees to be bound by this Release. This Release shall be effective as of the date signed by the Executive (“Effective Date”). Dated: , 20 (Effective Date) Signature Name: In further consideration for the payment of severance payments and benefits provided under the Separation Pay Agreement between (i) Xxxxx X. Xxxxx (the “Executive”) and (ii) Xxxxxx Medical Group, Inc. (the “Company”), the Executive, for himself or herself and the Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, hereby unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company and each of the Company’s stockholders, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them (collectively, the “Released Party”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs actually incurred) of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment with the Company or termination of such employment, including, but not limited to, claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), as amended from time to time, and other federal, state, or local laws prohibiting discrimination, any claims the Executive may have with regard to the Executive’s hiring, employment, and separation from employment, and any claims growing out of any legal restrictions on the Company’s right to terminate its employees (“Claim(s)”), which the Executive now has, owns or holds, or claims to have owned or held, or which the Executive at any time may have had or claimed to have had against the Company. More specifically, by signing this Release, the Executive agrees to release any actual and potential Claim that the Executive has or may potentially have, either as an individual or standing in the shoes of the government, under any federal, state or local law, administrative regulation or legal principle (except as provided below in this Release) against the Company or any other Released Parties. The following listing of laws and types of Claims is not meant to, and shall not be interpreted to, exclude any particular law or type of Claim, law, regulation or legal principle not listed. The Executive understands that the Executive is releasing all the Executive’s Claims against the Company and all Released Parties including, but not limited to any Claims for expense reimbursement or expenses, relocation assistance Claims for invasion of privacy; breach of written or oral, express or implied, contract; fraud or misrepresentation; Claims for assault, battery, defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, negligence, negligent hiring, retention or supervision, retaliation, constructive discharge, violation of whistleblower protection laws, unjust enrichment, violation of public policy, and any Claims under ADEA, 29 U.S.C. § 626, as amended, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (“OWBPA”), 29 U.S.C. § 626(f), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”), 29 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq., the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”), 29 U.S.C. § 206(d), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq., the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“XXXX”), the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), Minn. Stat. § 363A.01, et seq., Minnesota Statutes § 181, et seq., the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, Minn. Stat. § 181.931, et seq., Tennessee Human Rights Act and the Tennessee Disability Act, and any and all other Tennessee statutes, regulations, and ordinances related to fair employment practices or employment more generally, the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq., or any other state human rights or fair employment practices act, and any other federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance or order. This includes, but is not limited to, Claims for violation of any civil rights laws based on protected class status and all other Claims for unlawful employment practices, and all other common law or statutory Claims. The Executive is not releasing and Claims shall not include any rights or Claims the Executive has (1) pursuant to the Separation Pay Agreement between the Executive and the Company, any equity award granted to the Executive by Xxxxxx Medical Group N.V. or the Indemnification Agreement between the Company or its affiliates and the Executive; (2) to be indemnified and advanced expenses in accordance with applicable law, or the Company’s and its affiliates’ corporate documents or to be covered under any applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; (3) with respect to any rights which have accrued or become vested as of the date of this Release, including any rights to any outstanding equity awards; and (4) with respect to any Claims which arise after the Effective Date of this Release. This Release complies with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, as amended from time to time.