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WITH FULL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ABOVE PROVISIONS, HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS HE MAY HAVE UNDER SECTION 1542, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT, WITH RESPECT TO THE RELEASED CLAIMS. 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Upon Final Approval, and payment in full of the Settlement Amount, International and its subsidiaries do hereby fully, finally and forever release Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587 any and all of his personal agents, spouses, heirs, survivors and executors (collectively with Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, \u2587\u2587e \"Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees\") from any and all rights, interests, obligations, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, damages, claims, actions, allegations, causes of action, counterclaims or demands whatsoever, whether known or unknown, in law or in equity, that have been or that could be asserted, relating to the subject matter of the Cardinal Action, the Illinois Action and/or the Report of Investigation by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Holl\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587ernational Inc. dated August 30, 2004 (the \"SC Report\") against any of the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees (the \"Settled Claims\"); and Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587 any and all of his personal agents, spouses, heirs, survivors and executors do hereby fully, finally and forever release International and any and all of its predecessors, successors, assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, and its current and former officers, directors, shareholders, employees, attorneys, agents, advisors, and representatives (collectively with International, the \"International Releasees\") from any and all rights, interests, obligations, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, damages, claims, actions, allegations, causes of action, counterclaims or demands whatsoever, whether known or unknown, in law or in equity, that have been or that could be asserted, relating to the subject matter of the Cardinal Action, the Illinois Action and/or the SC Report against any of the International Releasees.\nb. The International Releasees do not include Holl\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587., The Ravelston Corporation Limited, Ravelston Management Inc., Conr\u2587\u2587 \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, \u2587. Davi\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, \u2587\u2587hn \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, \u2587\u2587ni\u2587\u2587 \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, \u2587\u2587rb\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587ck, and Rich\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, \u2587\u2587o are the defendants named in the Second Amended Complaint filed on October 29, 2004 in the Illinois Action (the \"Illinois Action Defendants\").\nc. Notwithstanding any other section or sub-section in this Agreement, Mark \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 (\"\u2587ipn\u2587\u2587\") \u2587s included as a member of the International Releasees only under the condition that that Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees are not, and do not become, the subject of any claim of any nature asserted by Kipn\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587/or his spouses, heirs, survivors, or executors, including but not limited to a cross-claim or counterclaim, relating to the subject matter of the Cardinal Action, the Illinois Action and the SC Report (a \"Kipn\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587im\"). Should any of the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees become the subject of any Kipn\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587im, then the release being provided by the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees hereunder is void solely to the extent of any counterclaims the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees have against Kipn\u2587\u2587, \u2587\u2587t only up to the amount of any recovery Kipn\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587ains from the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees (excluding any Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587eimbursed attorneys' fees).\nd. Notwithstanding any other section or sub-section in this Agreement, Todd \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 (\"\u2587ogt\") \u2587s included as a member of the International Releasees only under the condition that that Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees are not, and do not become, the subject of any claim of any nature asserted by Vogt \u2587\u2587\u2587/or his spouses, heirs, survivors, or executors, including but not limited to a cross-claim or counterclaim, relating to the subject matter of the Cardinal Action, the Illinois Action and the SC Report (a \"Vogt \u2587\u2587\u2587im\"). Should any of the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees become the subject of any Vogt \u2587\u2587\u2587im, then the release being provided by the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees hereunder is void solely to the extent of any counterclaims the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees have against Vogt, \u2587\u2587t only up to the amount of any recovery Vogt \u2587\u2587\u2587ains from the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees (excluding any Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587eimbursed attorneys' fees).\ne. The releases provided under this Section 4 also do not relate to any pending or future securities class action suits and do not affect the rights of contribution and indemnification the parties to this Agreement may have against each other in any securities class action suits. The releases also do not release Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587 International from their respective obligations under this Agreement or the Consulting Agreement.\nf. In connection with any settlement between or among (i) International and/or its subsidiaries and (ii) any former or current directors or officers of International or any former or current directors or officers of International's subsidiaries in respect of any claims of any nature relating to the subject matter of the Cardinal Action, the Illinois Action, and/or the SC Report, International and/or its subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts, in good faith, to obtain a release of all claims of any nature that such settling officer or director has or may thereafter have against the Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587easees arising out of or relating to the subject matter of the Cardinal Action, the Illinois Action and/or the SC Report.\ng. For purposes of further clarification, the words \"personal agents\" in Section 4 and \"agents\" in Section 14 of the Agreement, as both of these sections are amended herein, refer and apply only to Atki\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587'\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587sonal agents, including but not limited to his attorneys or accountants who represent him in his personal capacity, and, notwithstanding the foregoing, do not release or apply to other former or current officers, agents, attorneys, accountants, directors, employees or affiliated companies of International, Holl\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587., or The Ravelston Corporation Limited, including without limitation the Illinois Action Defendants. Similarly, the words \"spouses,\" \"heirs,\" \"successors,\" \"administrators\" and \"executors\" in Sections 4 and 14 do not release or apply to other former or current officers, agents, attorneys, accountants, directors, employees or affiliated companies of International, Holl\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587., or The Ravelston Corporation Limited, including without limitation the Illinois Action Defendants.", "hash": "940048d51a68c697105d62a5fd2e8358", "id": 2}, {"snippet_links": [{"key": "in-exchange", "type": "clause", "offset": [2, 13]}, {"key": "the-consideration", "type": "clause", "offset": [18, 35]}, {"key": "paragraphs-2", "type": "clause", "offset": [49, 61]}, {"key": "settlement-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [76, 96]}, {"key": "release-and-discharge", "type": "clause", "offset": [137, 158]}, {"key": "all-claims", "type": "clause", "offset": [227, 237]}, {"key": "fees-and-costs", "type": "definition", "offset": [286, 300]}], "size": 2, "samples": 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