General Release Executive, on behalf of Executive and Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby voluntarily, unconditionally, irrevocably and absolutely releases and forever discharges the Company and its past, present and future parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, portfolio companies and investments, and each of their predecessors, successors and assigns, and each of their respective officers, employees, directors, agents, attorneys, insurers, benefit plans, benefit plan administrators, and all of their predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, actions and causes of action, rights, obligations, demands, debts, promises, damages, liabilities, suits, controversies, actions, crossclaims, counterclaims, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive or exemplary damages and any other damages, claims for costs and attorneys’ fees, losses or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law and in equity and any other liabilities, in each case, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected of any nature whatsoever (collectively, “Claims”) (i) arising on or prior to the date upon which Executive signs this Agreement and (ii) arising from or in any way related to Executive’s employment or termination of employment with any of the Released Parties, in each case, that Executive ever had, now has, or may hereafter have against any Released Party (the “Released Claims”), including, but not limited to, (x) any Claims under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“ADEA”) and (y) any other federal, state, local or other law, regulation, ordinance, constitutional provisions, executive order or other source of law; provided, however, that the Released Claims will not include (A) the obligations of the Company under this Agreement or the obligation of the Company to pay the Severance Benefits, (B) the obligations of the Company to continue to provide indemnification to Executive as provided in the Company’s or any of its affiliate’s governing documents or as otherwise agreed with Executive under the Employment Agreement or any other agreement providing for indemnification rights, (C) any Claim under directors’ and officers’ insurance or other fiduciary or liability coverage, including with respect to any claims made or threatened against Executive in Executive’s capacity as a director, manager, officer or employee of the Company or any of its affiliates or as an administrator under any of its employee benefit plans, (D) any Claim to vested benefits under any Company employee benefit plan or equity incentive plan, (E) any Claim Executive may have as a current or former shareholder of the Company or any of its affiliates, and (F) any Claims that cannot be waived by private agreement under applicable law. Executive further agrees that any payments to be provided by the Company pursuant to this Agreement will be in full satisfaction of any and all Released Claims. The provision of such payments will not be deemed an admission of liability or wrongdoing by any of the Released Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from confidentially or otherwise communicating or filing a charge or complaint with a federal, state, local or other governmental agency or regulatory entity, participating in a governmental agency or regulatory investigation or giving truthful testimony to a governmental agency or regulatory entity if properly subpoenaed or otherwise required to do so under applicable law.
Partial Release After the First Open Defeasance Date and prior to the First Open Payment Date, and provided no Event of Default exists, Borrower may from time to time obtain a partial release (a “Partial Release”) from the lien of the Mortgage and the Loan Documents of up to two of the individual Mortgaged Properties listed on Schedule 2.17 hereto (each such individual Mortgaged Property to be released, a “Partial Release Property”), provided that all of the following conditions precedent have been satisfied with respect to any such Partial Release of any such Partial Release Property:
(a) No Partial Release of a Partial Release Property will be permitted until after the First Open Defeasance Date or if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. No Partial Release of the Partial Release Property will be permitted on or after the First Open Payment Date. No more than two Partial Release Properties may be released during the term of the Loan.
(b) No Partial Release of the Partial Release Parcel will be permitted unless Borrower establishes to Lender’s satisfaction that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the remainder of the Mortgaged Property (i.e., exclusive of any income from the Partial Release Property) is and shall continue to be equal to or greater than the greater of (i) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the Mortgaged Property calculated immediately prior to the Partial Release (i.e., inclusive of the income from the Partial Release Property), and (ii) 1.30:1.00. If the foregoing condition would not be satisfied by defeasance of the Partial Defeasance Amount indicated in subparagraph (e) below, Borrower may by written notice to Lender given not less than ten (10) days prior to the Partial Defeasance increase the Partial Defeasance Amount to an amount which would result in the foregoing condition being satisfied upon completion of the Partial Defeasance of such larger Partial Defeasance Amount. No Partial Defeasance, nor any increase in any Partial Defeasance Amount under this paragraph (b) or paragraphs (c) below, shall affect the allocated loan amounts for the remaining Mortgaged Property as set forth on Schedule 2.17.
(c) No Partial Release of the Partial Release Parcel will be permitted unless Borrower establishes to Lender’s satisfaction that the value of the remainder of the Mortgaged Property (as determined by then-current Appraisals prepared by Appraisers approved by Lender, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by Borrower) is sufficient to satisfy a loan-to-value ratio (based on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan immediately prior to the Partial Release, less the allocated loan amount for the Partial Release Property) which is the lesser of (i) 75% and (ii) the loan-to-value ratio for the Mortgaged Property (inclusive of the Partial Release Property, and based on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan immediately prior to the Partial Release) calculated immediately prior to the Partial Release. If the foregoing condition would not be satisfied by defeasance of the Partial Defeasance Amount indicated in subparagraph (e) below, Borrower may by written notice to Lender given not less than ten (10) days prior to the Partial Defeasance increase the Partial Defeasance Amount to an amount which would result in the foregoing condition being satisfied upon completion of the Partial Defeasance of such larger Partial Defeasance Amount.
(d) The Partial Release shall be allowed only in connection with a bona fide all-cash sale of the Partial Release Parcel to an unaffiliated third party on arms-length terms and conditions, and upon closing of such sale (and thereafter) shall not be owned, purchased or acquired by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower.
(e) Borrower will on the date of the Partial Release (the “Partial Release Date”) complete a Partial Defeasance, pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, of a portion of the Loan (the “Partial Defeasance Amount” for such Partial Release Property) equal to 125% of the allocated loan amount for the Partial Release Property set forth on Schedule 2.17 hereto; provided, that if Borrower elects in connection with a Partial Defeasance of a Partial Release Property to increase the Partial Defeasance Amount for such Partial Release Property pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (b) and/or (c) above, the Partial Defeasance Amount for such Partial Release Property shall be such higher amount for purposes of such Partial Defeasance.
(f) Borrower will execute (and Guarantor will consent in writing thereto and reaffirm their obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are a party notwithstanding the Partial Release) and deliver all such amendments to the Loan Documents and other instruments or documents as may be required by Lender (using commercial standards customarily applied with respect to mortgage loans such as the Loan) in order to continue to fully protect Lender’s lien and security interest in the remainder of the Mortgaged Property.
(g) Borrower will cause the Master Homesite Lease(s) to be amended to exclude the Partial Release Property pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Lender.
(h) Borrower, at its sole cost and expense, shall obtain endorsements to Lender’s loan policy of title insurance satisfactory in form and content to Lender, which endorsements will (a) affirmatively evidence the continued validity of Lender’s first lien position created by the Loan Documents through the date of recordation of the partial release of the Partial Release Property, and (b) insure that the lien created by the Loan Documents remains a valid first lien on the remainder of the Mortgaged Property.
(i) Borrower shall pay for the costs of preparing and recording partial releases, UCC-3 releases, and any loan modification documents, easements, declarations, and/or restrictive covenants required by Lender, Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, all survey charges and costs, all title premiums and costs, documentary stamps incurred in connection with the release of the Partial Release Property in accordance with the requirements contained herein, and all other reasonable out-of-pocket costs, fees, and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the requested release of the Partial Release Property.
(j) Borrower shall have provided Lender with a Rating Confirmation with respect to the Partial Release.
(k) Borrower shall pay Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the Partial Release, as set forth below. Borrower shall pay or reimburse Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such request for a Partial Release, including, but not limited to, the preparation, negotiation and review of any and all materials required to be provided in connection therewith (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses).
Full Release For the consideration set forth in the Employment Agreement, by and between the Company and Executive, dated as of September 28, 2007 (the “Employment Agreement”) and for other fair and valuable consideration therefore, Executive, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Releasors”), hereby fully releases and discharges the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, insurers, successors, and assigns, and their respective officers, directors, officers, employees, and agents (all such persons, firms, corporations and entities being deemed beneficiaries hereof and are referred to herein as the “Company Entities”) from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, obligations, costs, losses, liabilities, damages and demands of whatsoever character, whether or not known, suspected or claimed, which the Releasors have, from the beginning of time through the date of this General Release, against the Company Entities arising out of or in any way related to Executive’s employment or termination of his employment; provided, however, that this shall not be a release with respect to any amounts and benefits owed to Executive pursuant to the Employment Agreement upon termination of employment, employee benefit plans of the Company, or Executive’s right to indemnification and directors and officers insurance as provided in Section 9 of the Employment Agreement.
Release Agreement Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, in order to receive the vesting acceleration provided under Section 6(a)(4)(A) or the severance benefits provided under Section 6(b)(1), (2), or (3), the Executive must first execute an appropriate release agreement (on a form provided by the Company) whereby the Executive agrees to release and waive, in return for such vesting acceleration or severance benefits, any claims that Executive may have against the Company or any of its Affiliates including, without limitation, for unlawful discrimination (e.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act); provided, however, such release agreement shall not release any claim or cause of action by or on behalf of the Executive for (a) any payment or benefit that may be due or payable under this Agreement or any vested benefits under any employee benefit plan or program or (b) non-payment of salary or benefits to which Executive is entitled from the Company as of the Termination Date. The release agreement must be provided to Executive within five (5) days following the Termination Date, and signed by Executive and returned to the Company, and any applicable revocation period must have expired, no later than sixty (60) days following the Termination Date; provided, however, the second release agreement required for an Anticipatory Termination Payment under Section 6(b)(1)(B) must be provided to Executive within five (5) days following the Change in Control Date, and signed by Executive and returned to the Company, and any applicable revocation period must have expired, no later than sixty (60) days following the Change in Control Date. Any payments to which Executive becomes entitled pursuant to Section 6(b)(1), shall be paid within ten (10) days after the executed release agreement (or executed second release agreement with respect to an Anticipatory Termination Payment) has been timely returned to the Company for counter-signature and become effective and non-revocable by Executive under the terms of the release agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any severance payments or benefits provided under Section 6(a)(4)(A) or Section 6(b) are deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, and are not otherwise exempt from the application of Section 409A, then, if the period during which Executive may consider and sign the release agreement spans two calendar years, the severance payments or benefits will not be made or begin until the later calendar year.
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; Release (a) This Agreement shall continue in effect (notwithstanding the fact that from time to time there may be no Obligations outstanding) until (such occurrence being the “Termination Date”) the earlier of (i) the time at which all of the Obligations have been paid in full (other than any contingent obligations not then due and indemnification obligations not then due) and (ii) the consummation of the Exchange Agreement Closing. Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, the Holder shall forthwith cause the satisfaction, discharge and termination of this Agreement and the Liens granted hereunder (subject to Section 7.8) and shall prepare and record any and all termination statements as may be appropriate to terminate all financing statements and other filings made in connection with the Liens granted hereunder.
(b) If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Grantor in a transaction permitted by this Agreement or the Note, the security interest created hereby in any Collateral that is so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of shall automatically terminate and be released upon the closing of such sale, transfer or other disposition, and such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Lien and security interest created hereby; provided that, to the extent required by this Agreement or the Note, the Holder shall have consented to such sale, transfer or other disposition; provided, further, that such security interest will continue to attach to all proceeds of such sales, transfers or other dispositions except to the extent such proceeds are the subject of any such sale, assignment, transfer or disposition or as otherwise consented to by Holder.
(c) In connection with any of the foregoing, the Holder shall execute and deliver to the Grantor or the Grantor’s designee, at the Grantor’s expense, all UCC termination statements and similar documents that the Grantor shall reasonably request from time to time to evidence such termination. Any execution and delivery of termination statements or documents pursuant to this Section 7.12 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Holder.
Partial Releases (a) At any time prior to the Maturity Date, Administrative Agent shall, at the Borrower's request, issue partial releases from the Lien of a Mortgage and other Security Documents of Land Held for Development, Lots Under Development, one or more Housing Units, one or more Finished Lots or other Collateral; provided, however, that prior to or simultaneously with each such partial release all of the following conditions shall be satisfied:
(i) the sales price for any sale, transfer or conveyance must be at the Fair Market Value for such Collateral;
(ii) [intentionally omitted];
(iii) if Collateral constituting more than 10% of the Borrowing Base in the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered is to be released from the Mortgages in any month, Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate demonstrating on a pro forma basis, and the Administrative Agent shall have determined to its reasonable satisfaction, that the outstanding principal balance of the Loans together with the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities will not exceed the Maximum Loan Availability after giving effect to such request and any Release Consideration to be paid and/or the acceptance of any Property as an additional or replacement Borrowing Base Property to be given concurrently with such request;
(iv) the Borrower requests in writing to the Administrative Agent a payoff letter for the Collateral it seeks to release from the Mortgage not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date such payoff is needed, together with all data reasonably necessary to support the Borrower’s being entitled to the partial release, including, without limitation, a legal description for the Collateral to be released and a partial release document prepared by the Borrower, all at the Borrower’s expense and all in form and content satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(v) the Borrower shall submit to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after the closing of the sale, a photocopy of the final signed closing statement with respect to the sale of such Collateral, it being understood that the Borrower’s failure to submit a closing statement within such time period shall not constitute a Default hereunder;
(vi) the Borrower shall pay all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any partial release of the Mortgage;
(vii) the Borrower pays, or causes to be paid, to the Administrative Agent the Release Consideration for any Collateral to be released from the Mortgages under this Section 4.2(a), which Release Consideration shall be applied to payment of any outstanding Revolving Loans hereunder, and to the extent no Revolving Loans are outstanding or if following payment of outstanding Revolving Loans additional funds remain, such Release Consideration shall be returned to the Borrower within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such proceeds by the Administrative Agent; and
(viii) no monetary Default, material non-monetary Default or Event of Default exists. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2(a)(viii), during the existence of an Event of Default, provided that (i) the conditions set forth in Sections 4.2(a)(i) through (a)(vi) are satisfied, and (ii) Borrower pays, or causes to be paid, to the Administrative Agent the Release Consideration required to be paid under Section 4.2(a)(vii) (which the parties agree shall be applied in accordance with Section 11.5), then the Administrative Agent shall issue partial releases from the Lien of a Mortgage and other Security Documents for (y) the sale, transfer or conveyance by the Borrower of any Presold Housing Unit, Lots Under Development, Finished Lots or Land Held for Development pursuant to a valid, bona-fide agreement between the Borrower and a third party entered into prior to the occurrence of the applicable Event of Default, or (z) the sale, transfer or conveyance by the Borrower of any other Housing Unit, Lots Under Development, Finished Lots or Land Held for Development with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
(i) With respect to any Collateral other than Housing Units, upon five (5) Business Days prior written request by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will execute all partial release documents for such Collateral other than Housing Units released from Mortgages, and (ii) with respect to any Housing Units, once per month, the Administrative Agent will execute all partial release documents for such Housing Units released from Mortgages during the preceding month, which partial release documents will be executed on the forms of release previously prepared and forwarded by the Borrower as set forth above or on such other release documentation in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and customarily used in the applicable jurisdiction.
(c) Upon request by the Borrower and without payment of any release price or Release Consideration, or other amount, the Administrative Agent shall also release land from the Lien of the Mortgages and other Security Documents or subordinate such Liens, all as necessary to effect necessary dedications of roadways or utility and service areas to Governmental Authorities or utility companies, to convey common areas to homeowners or condominium associations, and to allow the recordation of plats, easements and declarations to the extent such are common or reasonably necessary for the development of Collateral for residential purposes, and Borrower shall pay all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such release. Releases of Collateral from the Mortgages and other Security Documents shall not affect or impair the Lien of the Mortgages and the Administrative Agent’s Lien and security interests created by the other Loan Documents as to the Collateral and other property encumbered by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents not theretofore released, and said Liens and security interests shall continue in full force and effect as to the Collateral and such other property not released. Except as set forth in this Section 4.2, no Collateral shall be released from the Lien of a Mortgage applicable thereto. Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to release Collateral in accordance with this Section 4.2.
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.
Waiver and Release TO INDUCE THE LENDER TO AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT, EACH CREDIT OBLIGOR REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT AS OF THE DATE HEREOF THERE ARE NO CLAIMS OR OFFSETS AGAINST OR RIGHTS OF RECOUPMENT WITH RESPECT TO OR DEFENSES OR COUNTERCLAIMS TO ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH IT:
(a) WAIVES ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS, OFFSETS, RIGHTS OF RECOUPMENT, DEFENSES OR COUNTERCLAIMS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ARISING PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF; AND
(b) RELEASES AND DISCHARGES THE LENDER, ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS AND THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SHAREHOLDERS AND ATTORNEYS (COLLECTIVELY THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, INDEBTEDNESS, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, RIGHTS, CAUSES OF ACTION OR DEMANDS WHATSOEVER, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHICH THE BORROWER EVER HAD, NOW HAS, CLAIMS TO HAVE OR MAY HAVE AGAINST ANY RELEASED PARTY ARISING PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF AND FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.
General Release and Waiver In consideration of the payments and other consideration provided for in this Agreement, that being good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by Employee, Employee, on Employee’s own behalf and on behalf of Employee’s agents, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, heirs, devisees and assigns (collectively, the “Releasing Parties”) hereby fully releases, remises, acquits and forever discharges Matador and all of its affiliates, and each of their respective past, present and future officers, directors, shareholders, equity holders, members, partners, agents, employees, consultants, independent contractors, attorneys, advisers, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), jointly and severally, from any and all claims, rights, demands, debts, obligations, losses, causes of action, suits, controversies, setoffs, affirmative defenses, counterclaims, third party actions, damages, penalties, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, liabilities and indemnities of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively, the “Claims”), whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, accrued or unaccrued, whether at law, equity, administrative, statutory or otherwise, and whether for injunctive relief, back pay, fringe benefits, reinstatement, reemployment, or compensatory, punitive or any other kind of damages, which any of the Releasing Parties ever have had in the past or presently have against the Released Parties, and each of them, arising from or relating to Employee’s employment with Matador or its affiliates or the termination of that employment or any circumstances related thereto, or (except as otherwise provided below) any other matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including without limitation all claims arising under or relating to employment, employment contracts, employee benefits or purported employment discrimination or violations of civil rights of whatever kind or nature, including without limitation all claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and/or 1871, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Act, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, the Texas Payday Law, the Texas Labor Code or any other applicable federal, state or local employment statute, law or ordinance, including, without limitation, any disability claims under any such laws, claims for wrongful discharge, claims arising under state law, contract claims including breach of express or implied contract, alleged tortious conduct, claims relating to alleged fraud, breach of fiduciary duty or reliance, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and any other claims arising under state or federal law, as well as any expenses, costs or attorneys’ fees. Employee further agrees that Employee will not file or permit to be filed on Employee’s behalf any such claim. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or any other provision of this Agreement, this release is not intended to interfere with Employee’s right to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”), or other comparable agency, in connection with any claim Employee believes Employee may have against Matador or its affiliates. However, by executing this Agreement, Employee hereby waives the right to recover in any proceeding Employee may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human rights commission on Employee’s behalf. This release shall not apply to any of Matador’s obligations under this Agreement or post-termination obligations under the Employment Agreement, any vested retirement plan benefits, any vested equity grants or COBRA continuation coverage benefits. [TO BE MODIFIED, IF APPLICABLE, FOR OTHER SURVIVING ARRANGEMENTS.] Employee acknowledges that certain of the payments and benefits provided for in Section 2 of this Agreement constitute good and valuable consideration for the release contained in this Section 3.
