Release by Company In consideration for the general release by Executive, the Company, on behalf of the Company Parties, hereby fully, forever, unconditionally and irrevocably releases and discharges Executive and each of Executive’s affiliates, spouse, successors, executors, administrators, agents, heirs and assigns (together with Executive, the “Executive Parties”) from all claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities, charges, complaints, , actions, suits, rights, debts, sums of money, costs, accounts, reckonings, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, doings, omissions, damages, executions, obligations, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs), of every kind and nature, in law, equity or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, that any of the Company Parties ever had or now have against any or all of the Executive Parties, however originating or existing, from the beginning of time through the Effective Date, including, but not limited to, any and all claims arising out of or relating to the relationship between Executive and the Company, the services performed by Executive for the Company, Executive’s cessation of services to the Company, or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the claims released in this Section 9 (the “Company Released Claims”) do not include, and nothing contained herein shall operate to release any of Executive’s promises and obligations under this Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto) or with respect to any fraud or gross negligence of Executive in the performance of his duties. The Company hereby covenants, promises and agrees not to, and agrees to cause each of the other Company Parties not to, bring any action or claim, legal, equitable or otherwise, asserting or relating to any Company Released Claims (i) in any court of any jurisdiction or in any agency or other unit of any governmental authority, local, state, national or foreign, (ii) with any arbitral body, forum or arbitration tribunal, or (iii) in any mediation proceeding, against any of the Executive Parties; provided, however, that the foregoing covenant not to xxx shall not apply to or prohibit enforcement of the terms of this Agreement.
Release of the Company Executive, for himself, his successors, assigns, attorneys, and all those entitled to assert his rights, now and forever hereby releases and discharges the Company and its respective officers, directors, stockholders, trustees, employees, agents, parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, estates, successors, assigns and attorneys (the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, sums of money due, suits, debts, liens, covenants, contracts, obligations, costs, expenses, damages, judgments, agreements, promises, demands, claims for attorney’s fees and costs, or liabilities whatsoever, in law or in equity, which Executive ever had or now has against the Released Parties arising by reason of or in any way connected with any employment relationship which existed between the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, or predecessors, and Executive. It is understood and agreed that this Release is intended to cover all actions, causes of action, claims or demands for any damage, loss or injury arising from the aforesaid employment relationship, or the termination of that relationship, that Executive has, had or purports to have, from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, whether known or unknown, that now exists related to the aforesaid employment relationship including but not limited to claims for employment discrimination under federal or state law, except as provided in Paragraph 2; claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2002(e), et seq. or the Americans With Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxx, 00 X.X.X. § 00000 et seq.; claims for statutory or common law wrongful discharge, including any claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; claims for attorney’s fees, expenses and costs; claims for defamation; claims for wages or vacation pay; claims for benefits, including any claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq.; and provided, however, that nothing herein shall release the Company of their obligations to Executive under the Employment Agreement or any other contractual obligations between the Company or its affiliates and Executive, or any indemnification obligations to Executive under the Company’s bylaws, articles of incorporation, Florida law or otherwise.
Release by the Company (a) The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably releases and forever discharges each Seller and each of their Representatives (collectively, the “Seller Releasees”) from any and all claims, counterclaims, setoffs, demands, Actions, orders, obligations, contracts, agreements, debts, damages, expenses, losses and liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity (collectively, “Company Claims”), which the Company now has, has ever had, or may hereafter have against the Seller Releasees arising contemporaneously with or prior to the Closing or on account of or arising out of any matter, cause, or event occurring contemporaneously with or prior to the Closing, whether or not relating to Company Claims pending on, or asserted after, the Closing (collectively, the “Company Released Claims”); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Release will operate to release any obligation of Sellers set forth in (i) the Purchase Agreement or any agreement or instrument being executed and delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or (ii) the Employment Agreement or the Separation Agreement.
(b) The Company represents and warrants to each Seller Releasee that the Company has not transferred, assigned, or otherwise disposed of any part of or interest in any Company Released Claim.
(c) The Company hereby irrevocably covenants not to, directly or indirectly, assert any claim or demand, or commence, institute, or voluntarily aid in any way, or cause to be commenced or instituted, any Action of any kind against any Seller Releasee based upon any Company Released Claim.
(d) Without in any way limiting any rights and remedies otherwise available to any Seller Releasee, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Seller Releasee from and against and shall pay to each Seller Releasee the amount of, or reimburse each Seller Releasee for, all loss, liability, claim, damage (including incidental and consequential damages), or expense (including reasonable costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ and reasonable accountants’ fees), whether or not involving third-party claims, arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with (a) the assertion by or on behalf of the Company of any Company Released Claim, and (b) the assertion by any third party of any claim or demand against any Seller Releasee which claim or demand arises directly or indirectly from, or in connection with, any assertion by or on behalf of the Company against such third party of any Company Released Claim.
Release by Employee As a material inducement to NPS to enter into this Agreement and in consideration for the payment of the amount set forth in this Agreement, you, for yourself and for all persons claiming by, through, or under you, hereby absolutely, irrevocably, completely and unconditionally release and discharge NPS and each of NPS's subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them ("Releasees") of and from any and all claims, demands, charges, grievances, damages, debts, liabilities, accounts, costs, attorney's fees, expenses, liens, future rights, and causes of action of every kind and nature whatsoever based on or in any way arising out of events or omissions occurring prior to the effective date of this Agreement ("Claims"). The Claims from which you are releasing Releasees herein include, without limitation, breach of implied or express contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, libel, slander, wrongful discharge or termination, infliction of emotional distress, discrimination and any other claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Utah Antidiscrimination Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and all other laws prohibiting age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, color, disability and other forms of discrimination, claims growing out of any legal restrictions on NPS's right to terminate its employees, and all other claims arising in any way out of your employment relationship with NPS or the termination of that relationship, whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, including future rights, based upon or in any way arising out of events or omissions occurring prior to the effective date of this Agreement. You specifically waive any and all claims for back pay, front pay, or any other form of compensation, except as set forth herein. You hereby waive any right to recover damages, costs, attorneys' fees, and any other relief in any proceeding or action brought against NPS by any other party, including without limitation the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division, the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, or other administrative agency asserting any claim, charge, demand, grievance, or cause of action related to your employment relationship with NPS or the termination of that relationship. You are not waiving your rights, if any, to unemployment insurance benefits or workers' compensation benefits. You further do not waive any rights you may have under the terms of NPS's pension or other NPS employee benefit plans. You also do not waive any claims or rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act which may arise from events occurring after the date of this Agreement.
Release of a Guarantor (a) Upon (i) the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock of a Guarantor (other than the Company) by the Company in compliance with Section 4.16 or the consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into any Person in compliance with Article 5, in each case, (A) other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (B) in a transaction following which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of any Guarantor (other than the Company) in accordance with this Indenture, such Guarantor’s Guarantee pursuant to this Article 10 shall be released, and such Guarantor shall be deemed released from all Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Any Guarantor not so released or the entity surviving such Guarantor, as applicable, shall remain or be liable under its Guarantee as provided in this Article 10. Concurrently with the defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Securities under Article 8 hereof, the Guarantors shall be released from all of their obligations under this Indenture and the Securities. In addition, a Guarantor’s Guarantee will also be released and such Guarantor will also be released from all Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities (x)
(1) if such Guarantor is released from any and all guarantees of Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Company and (2) if such Guarantor will remain a Subsidiary of the Company, it has no other outstanding Indebtedness other than Indebtedness which could be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor of the Securities on the date of the proposed release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, (y) if the Company designates such Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 4.03 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” or (z) the Issuer exercises its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option as described in Section 8.02 or if the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms hereof.
(b) The Trustee shall deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing the release of a Guarantor upon receipt of a request by the Issuer or such Guarantor accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and, upon written request, an Opinion of Counsel certifying as to the compliance with this Section 10.04; provided the legal counsel delivering such Opinion of Counsel may rely as to matters of fact on one or more Officer’s Certificates of the Issuer. The Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Issuer or a Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its Obligations under its Guarantee pursuant to this Article 10. Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 and this Section 10.04, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Issuer or another Guarantor or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Issuer or another Guarantor.
Termination and Release (a) This Agreement and the security interests created in favor of the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Banks, pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate when all of the Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly paid and when the Banks have no further Commitments under the Credit Agreement and no Letters of Credit are outstanding or unreimbursed, at which time the Agent shall execute and deliver to the Pledgor, or to such person or persons as the Pledgor shall reasonably designate, all Uniform Commercial Code termination statements and similar documents prepared by the Pledgor at the Pledgor's expense that the Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence the release of the Liens and the security interests created by this Agreement with respect to the Collateral.
(b) All Collateral used, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Pledgor in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to a waiver or amendment of the terms of the Credit Agreement), shall be used, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of free and clear of the Lien and the security interest created under this Agreement. In connection with any such sale, transfer or disposition of Collateral, (i) the Agent shall deliver to the Pledgor, or to such person or persons as the Pledgor shall reasonably designate, all Uniform Commercial Code termination statements and similar documents prepared by the Pledgor at the Pledgor's expense that the Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence the release of the Liens and security interests created under such Agreement with respect to such Collateral, and (ii) any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement relating to such Collateral shall no longer be deemed to be made with respect to such used, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed Collateral.
Release by the Contractor The acceptance by the Contractor of final payment shall release NYSERDA from all claims and liability that the Contractor, its representatives and assigns might otherwise have relating to this Agreement.
Release of Funds On the Redemption Date, the outstanding Note Balance of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes will become due and payable and that interest on the Notes will cease to accrue from and after the Redemption Date, unless the Issuer fails to pay the Notes on the Redemption Date. On redemption, the Indenture Trustee will release the Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and release to the Issuer or any other Person entitled to funds then in the Bank Accounts under this Indenture according to Section 8.4(c).
Release by Executive (a) Except for any obligations or covenants of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, Executive, for himself/herself and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, successors and agents (collectively, the “Executive’s Affiliates”) hereby fully and without limitation releases and forever discharges the Company and its Related Entities, and each of their respective agents, representatives, stockholders, owners, officers, directors, employees, consultants, attorneys, auditors, accountants, investigators, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Company Releasees”), both individually and collectively, from any and all waivable rights, claims, demands, liabilities, actions, causes of action, damages, losses, costs, expenses and compensation, of whatever nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which Executive or any of Executive’s Affiliates has or may have or may claim to have against the Company Releasees by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of time to the Effective Date (“Claims”), arising out of, based upon, or relating to his/her employment or the termination of his/her employment with the Company and its Related Entities and/or his/her service as an officer of any of the Company Releasees, any agreement or compensation arrangement between Executive and any of the Company Releasees, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(b) Executive specifically and expressly releases any Claims arising out of or based on: the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the National Labor Relations Act and the Equal Pay Act, as the same may be amended from time to time; the California common law on fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, defamation, infliction of emotional distress or other tort, breach of contract or covenant, violation of public policy or wrongful termination; state or federal wage and hour laws, and other provisions of the California Labor Code, to the extent these may be released herein as a matter of law; or any other state or federal law, rule, or regulation dealing with the employment relationship, except those claims which may not be released herein as a matter of law.
(c) Nothing contained in this Section 9 or any other provision of this Agreement shall release or waive any right that Executive has to indemnification and/or reimbursement of expenses by the Company and its Related Entities with respect to which Executive may be eligible as provided in California Labor Code section 2802, the Company’s and its Related Entities’ Certificates of Incorporation, Bylaws and any applicable directors and officers, errors & omissions, umbrella or general liability insurance policies, any indemnification agreements, including the Employment Agreement; or any other applicable source, nor prevent Executive from cooperating in an investigation of the Company by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”).
Permission to Leave Work The Employer agrees that stewards shall not be hindered, coerced, restrained or interfered with in any way in the performance of their duties, while investigating disputes and presenting adjustments as provided in this Article. The Union recognizes that each xxxxxxx is employed by the Employer and that they will not leave their work during working hours except to perform their duties under this Agreement. Therefore, no xxxxxxx shall leave their work without permission of their supervisor, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
