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• Mutual Releases (a) Upon full and final payment of all amounts due Huntsman under Paragraph 3 above, the Hexion Parties on behalf of themselves and each of their parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, and on behalf of each of their respective current and former officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents and other representatives in their capacities as such (collectively, the “Hexion Releasors”), hereby release, acquit, and forever discharge the Huntsman Parties, the Huntsman Family Shareholders and each of their parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, and their respective current and former officers, directors, employees, contractors, subcontractors, agents, security holders, attorneys and other representatives in their capacities as such (collectively, the “Huntsman Releasees”) and the Apollo Parties and their respective parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, and their respective current and former officers, directors, managers, members, partners, employees, contractors, subcontractors, agents, security holders, attorneys and other representatives in their capacities as such (collectively, the “Apollo Releasees”), from any and all actions, causes of action, counterclaims, suits, debts, sums of money, accounts, contracts, agreements, promises, contribution, indemnification, damages, judgments, executions and demands whatsoever, at law, in equity or otherwise, which the Hexion Releasors, or any of them, now or hereafter can, shall or may have against the Huntsman Releasees and/or the Apollo Releasees, or any of them, whether known or unknown, from the beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that this release does not extend to claims arising out of ordinary course of business commercial dealings between the Hexion Releasors and either the Apollo Releasees or the Huntsman Releasees. The claims released by the Hexion Releasors against the Apollo Releasees pursuant to this paragraph include but are not limited to any and all claims that the Hexion Releasors may have against Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx or Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and rights of contribution that the Hexion Releasors may have against Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx or Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx arising from the Huntsman Shareholder Action. The Hexion Releasors also acknowledge that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way negate or reduce or otherwise affect the rights of indemnification of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx or Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx or any other Apollo Releasee under applicable law, including any contractual agreements, or the By-Laws or Articles of Incorporation of Hexion.

• Mutual Releases Indemnification Section 4.01 Releases.

• 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.

• Press Releases and Related Matters Each Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that neither it nor its Affiliates will in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of GE Capital or its affiliates or referring to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Related Transactions Documents without at least 2 Business Days' prior notice to GE Capital and without the prior written consent of GE Capital unless (and only to the extent that) such Credit Party or Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, such Credit Party or Affiliate will consult with GE Capital before issuing such press release or other public disclosure. Each Credit Party consents to the publication by Agent or any Lender of a tombstone or similar advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Agent reserves the right to provide to industry trade organizations information necessary and customary for inclusion in league table measurements.

• Mutual Release of Claims a) Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in consideration for the payments and benefits specified in this Agreement, Executive hereby releases, acquits and forever discharges the Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates (the “Released Parties,”) of and from any and all 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 (other than any claim for indemnification Executive may have as a result of any third party action against Executive based on Executive’s employment with the Company or any other right expressly excluded herein), arising out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to signing the Agreement, including, but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, including, but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for personal injury, claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options or any other ownership interests in the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of compensation; and 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 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the California Fair Employment and 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; provided, however, that nothing here shall be construed in any way to: (1) release the Company from its obligation to indemnify the Executive pursuant to the Company’s indemnification obligation pursuant to written agreement or applicable law; (2) release any claim against the Company relating to this Agreement or the Executive’s rights hereunder; (3) release any claim that cannot be waived by private agreement as a matter of law; (4) prohibit Executive from exercising any non-waivable right to file a charge with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), or any other federal, state or local government agency; provided, however, that Executive shall not be entitled to recover any monetary damages or to obtain non-monetary relief if the agency were to pursue any claims relating to Executive’s employment with the Company. In giving the general release of claims herein, which includes claims that may be unknown to Executive at present, Executive acknowledges that Executive has read and understands Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads as follows: “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.” Executive hereby expressly waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any other jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to the releases granted herein, including, without limitation, the release of unknown and unsuspected claims granted herein.

• Confidentiality; Press Releases 11.1 Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure. Salton agrees that any and all information in any form that is provided to Salton or any of its representatives as part of this Agreement is provided and received in confidence, and Salton, shall at all times preserve and protect the confidentiality of such information, and of any other proprietary or non-public information of or relating to Kmart or any of its related companies of which it or any of its representatives becomes aware or acquires during the performance of this Agreement (such information is hereinafter referred to as "Confidential Information"). Salton also agrees that it shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that such Confidential Information will not be disclosed to, or used by any person, association or entity except its own employees, and then only to the extent necessary to permit it to perform this Agreement. Each of Salton and Kmart agrees to keep the Minimum Product Orders, pricing, and Term of this Agreement (including rights of extension and termination) strictly confidential, except that each of Salton and Kmart shall be permitted to disclose any and all information concerning the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent it is legally required to do so, whether under applicable securities laws or otherwise, provided, that Salton will use its reasonable best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other applicable regulator or court a request for confidential treatment of the pricing and other business terms set forth in this Agreement. In the course of performance of this Agreement, Salton may disclose certain information to Kmart which Salton considers proprietary and confidential. In order to be considered as proprietary and confidential and, thus, subject to the following restrictions, Salton must comply with both of the following requirements prior to disclosure of the information: (i) the information must be clearly and conspicuously identified in writing as "PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF SALTON'; and (ii) Salton must limit its dissemination of the information to an authorized representative of Kmart (i.e., one listed on attached Exhibit E) with a need to know such information in furtherance of the performance of this Agreement (the "Authorized Recipient") Provided Salton has complied with (i) and (ii) above, the Authorized Recipient shall maintain the confidentiality of such information to the same extent Kmart protects its own proprietary information and shall not disclose it to anyone other than Kmart employees, agents and/or consultants with a need to know who shall also be subject to this restriction. Confidential Information shall not include information that a party can demonstrate by written evidence:

• Amendments, Waivers and Releases Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof, may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.1. The Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into with the relevant Credit Party or Credit Parties written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Credit Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive in writing, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that each such waiver and each such amendment, supplement or modification shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; and provided, further, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:

• General Releases The General Releases referred to in Section 5.3, duly executed by the persons referred to in such Section.

• RELEASES AND WAIVERS Each of the releases and waivers enumerated in this Article 5 shall become effective only upon the Closing of the contribution and exchange of the Participating Entity Interests pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 herein.

• Press Releases, Etc Any press release issued by the Company shall not disclose any of the Financing Terms and the final form of such press release shall be approved in advance in writing by the Investors. No other announcement regarding any of the Financing Terms in a press release, conference, advertisement, announcement, professional or trade publication, mass marketing materials or otherwise to the general public may be made without the Investors’ prior written consent.