Releases by the State of California. The Office of the California Attorney General fully and finally releases the Released Entities from any civil claim the Attorney General could assert under California Business and Professions Code Sections 17200 et seq., the Unfair Competition Law, Sections 17500 et seq., the False Advertising Law, and California Government Code 12650 et seq., the California False Claims Act, arising out of (a) the factual allegations in the complaints filed in the State Cases; (b) the Covered Conduct for the period January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2014; and (c) the matters investigated under Subpoenas dated September 17, 2009, May 22, 2014, February 5, 2015, March 5, 2015 and March 25, 2016. The California Attorney General executes this release in her official capacity and releases only claims that the California Attorney General has the authority to bring and release. The California Attorney General and Moody’s acknowledge that they have been advised by their attorneys of the contents and effect of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code (“Section 1542”) and hereby expressly waive with respect to this Agreement any and all provisions, rights, and benefits conferred by Section 1542 which states: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.” Upon execution of this Settlement Agreement, the investigation encompassed by the aforementioned subpoenas shall be deemed terminated.
Releases by the State of California. The California Attorney 23 General fully and finally releases the Released Entities from any civil claim that was or 24 could have been brought based on: (a) the facts alleged in her Complaint dated February 25 5, 2013, San Francisco Superior Court case no. CGC-13-52849 (“California’s State 26 Case”), for the period of January 1, 2001 through February 5, 2013; or (b) the Covered 27 Conduct for the period of January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2012. The California
Releases by the State of California. The California Attorney General fully and finally releases the Released Entities from any civil claim that was or could have been brought based on: (a) the facts alleged in her Complaint dated February 5, 2013, San Francisco Superior Court case no. CGC-13-52849 (“California’s State Case”), for the period of January 1, 2001 through February 5, 2013; or (b) the Covered Conduct for the period of January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2012. The California Attorney General executes this release in her official capacity and releases only claims that the California Attorney General has the authority to bring and release. The California Attorney General and Defendants acknowledge that they have been advised by their attorneys of the contents and effect of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code (“Section 1542”) and hereby expressly waive with respect to this Agreement any and all provisions, rights, and benefits conferred by Section 1542 which states: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”
