Separation Agreement and General Release The Company’s obligations to make payments under Sections 4(a) and 4(b) (other than the Accrued Obligations) will be conditioned on the Executive or his legal representatives executing and delivering a separation agreement and general release of the Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies and their respective successors and assigns (and the officers and directors of such entities) in a form acceptable to the Company.
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.
Mutual General Release (i) In consideration of the release set forth in Section 8(q)(ii), effective as of the Closing (the "Effective Time") each Investor, severally and not jointly, on behalf of itself and its heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, partners, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, consultants, representatives, predecessors, principals, agents, parents, associates, affiliates, subsidiaries, attorneys, accountants, successors, successors-in-interest and assignees (collectively, the "Investor Releasing Persons"), hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, but subject to Section 8(q)(iii) below, any and all claims, rights and causes of action, whether known or unknown (collectively, the "Investor Claims"), that any of the Investor Releasing Persons had or currently has against (i) the Company, (ii) any of the Company's current or former parents, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors or assigns, or (iii) any of the Company's or such other persons' or entities' current or former officers, directors, employees, agents, principals, investors, signatories, advisors, consultants, spouses, heirs, estates, executors, attorneys, auditors and associates and members of their immediate families (collectively, the "Company Released Persons"), including, without limitation, Investor Claims arising out of or relating to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Articles of Amendment, the Series B Registration Rights Agreement, the Series B Warrants, the Redemption Agreement, the Redemption Registration Rights Agreement, the Exchanged Warrants and the New Warrants (collectively, the "Released Documents") other than Investor Claims arising after the Effective Time. (ii) In further consideration of the Investors entering into this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, the Company on behalf of itself and its heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, partners, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, consultants, representatives, predecessors, principals, agents, parents, associates, affiliates, subsidiaries, attorneys, accountants, successors, successors-in-interest and assignees (collectively, the "Company Releasing Persons"), hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, but subject to Section 8(q)(iii) below, any and all claims, rights and causes of action, whether known or unknown (collectively, the "Company Claims"), that any of the Company Releasing Persons had or currently has against (i) the Investors, (ii) any of the Investors' respective current or former parents, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors or assigns, or (iii) any of the Investors' or such other persons' or entities' current or former officers, directors, employees, agents, principals, investors, signatories, advisors, consultants, spouses, heirs, estates, executors, attorneys, auditors and associates and members of their immediate families (collectively, the "Investor Released Persons"), including, without limitation, any Company Claims arising out of or relating to the Released Documents. (iii) The Company and each of the Investors acknowledge that the release set forth in Sections 8(q)(i) and 8(q)(ii) above does not affect any claim which any Company Releasing Person or Investor Releasing Person may have under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, Sections 8, 9(m) or 9(p) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Section 6 or Section 7 of the Series B Registration Rights Agreement, Sections 8, 9(m) and 9(p) of the Redemption Agreement and Section 6 or Section 7 of the Redemption Registration Rights Agreement. (iv) It is the intention of each party that this Section 8(o) shall be effective as a final accord and satisfaction and release of each and every Investor Claim and Company Claim, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section 8(o). * * * * * *
Mutual Releases (a) Effective upon the Settlement Effective Time, the TERP Parties, for themselves and on behalf of their respective trustees, executors, estates, heirs and assigns (the “TERP Releasing Parties”) hereby fully and forever release, discharge and acquit SunEdison and SunEdison’s trustees, executors, estates, heirs and assigns, and each of their respective current and former partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys, successors and predecessors, in each case solely in their capacities as such (other than TERP and GLBL) (the “SunEdison Released Parties”) from any and all claims, actions, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, judgments, executions, rights, damages, costs, expenses, claims, and any and all demands and causes of action of every kind, nature and character whatsoever, at law or in equity, whether based on contract (including, without limitation, quasi contract or estoppel), statute, regulation, tort (including, without limitation, intentional torts, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, breaches of fiduciary duty, recklessness, gross negligence, willful misconduct or negligence) or otherwise, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, matured, unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, certain or contingent (collectively, “Claims”), that the TERP Releasing Parties ever had, now have or may hereafter have against the SunEdison Released Parties for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world through the Settlement Effective Time, including but not limited to the TERP Claims; provided that the TERP Releasing Parties do not release, discharge or acquit the SunEdison Released Parties from (i) any Claim to enforce, or for damages for breach of, this Agreement, the Jointly Supported Transaction Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreement, any agreement not rejected or terminated pursuant to Section 2(c) and 2(e), or any other contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with this Agreement or the Jointly Supported Transaction, or (ii) the Preserved Comprehensive Unsecured Claim and the Preserved DE Shaw Unsecured Claim or (iii) any Claim against any direct or indirect subsidiary of SunEdison Inc that is not a SunEdison Party and that commences any action or proceeding with respect to a Claim against a TERP Released Party (as defined below) other than a Claim described in the proviso in Section 4(b)(i) below. (b) Effective upon the Settlement Effective Time, the SunEdison Parties, for themselves and on behalf of their respective trustees, executors, estates, heirs and assigns (the “SunEdison Releasing Parties”) hereby fully and forever release, discharge and acquit TERP and TERP’s trustees, executors, estates, heirs and assigns, and each of their respective current and former partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys, successors and predecessors, in each case solely in their capacities as such (other than SunEdison and GLBL) (the “TERP Released Parties”) from any and all Claims that the SunEdison Releasing Parties ever had, now have or may hereafter have against the TERP Released Parties for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world through the Settlement Effective Time, including but not limited to the SunEdison Claims; provided that the SunEdison Releasing Parties do not release, discharge or acquit the TERP Released Parties from (i) any Claim to enforce, or for damages for breach of, this Agreement, the Jointly Supported Transaction Agreement, the Voting and Support Agreement, any agreement not rejected or terminated pursuant to Section 2(c) and 2(e), or any other contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document created or entered into in connection with this Agreement or the Jointly Supported Transaction or (ii) any Claim against any direct or indirect subsidiary of TERP Inc that is not a TERP Party and that commences any action or proceeding with respect to a Claim against a SunEdison Released Party (as defined below) other than a Claim described in the proviso at Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(ii) above. (c) The Parties hereby agree to hold in abeyance any and all discovery requests related to (i) any Claims released in this Section 4 unless and until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the Preserved Comprehensive Unsecured Claim until the Approval Order has been entered; provided that the SunEdison Parties reserve the right to make discovery requests relating to Claims brought against SunEdison by entities other than the TERP Releasing Parties and, subject to the potential applicability of the automatic stay, the TERP Parties reserve the right to make discovery requests relating to Claims brought against TERP by entities other than the SunEdison Releasing Parties. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4, the Parties’ rights, if any, to access any insurance policies, including those under which SunEdison or TERP is insured, or the proceeds thereof in their respective capacities as insureds thereunder, including, but not limited to, (i) directors’ and officers’ insurance policies, (ii) employee liability insurance policies, (iii) property, casualty and liability insurance policies and (iv) module and other warranty insurance policies, shall not be affected or diminished by this Agreement (even if Claims related thereto are released against the SunEdison Released Parties or the TERP Released Parties pursuant to this Agreement), and the rights and defenses of all Parties are reserved with respect thereto. (e) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to release any Claims by or on behalf of (i) the TERP Parties against TERP’s own current and former partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys, successors and predecessors acting in their capacities as such (regardless of whether such persons are or were also officers, directors or employees of SunEdison), or (ii) the SunEdison Parties against SunEdison’s own current and former partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys, successors and predecessors acting in their capacities as such (regardless of whether such persons are or were also officers, directors or employees of TERP). (f) Effective upon the entry of the Approval Order, (i) the TERP Releasing Parties hereby fully and forever release, discharge and acquit any Buyer of any and all renewable energy projects owned by SunEdison (the “SunEdison Projects”) from any and all Claims arising out of, in connection with, or relating to their acquisition of such SunEdison Projects (which shall include, without limitation, the release and waiver of any right of first offer or similar rights held by the TERP Releasing Parties in connection with any SunEdison Projects, and shall extend to the SunEdison Project companies themselves; provided that it is agreed and stipulated that, prior to the Settlement Effective Time upon which time the releases in Section 4(a) shall become effective, such releases and waivers shall not reduce, diminish or modify TERP’s Claims against the Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases in any respect, with such Claims to be treated as if such releases and waivers were never granted, other than any acquisition of SunEdison Projects in connection with such Buyer’s or its affiliates’ direct or indirect acquisition of all or a part of the equity or assets of TERP or GLBL (under a sale, plan of reorganization, plan of liquidation or otherwise), and (ii) except to the extent previously provided by a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court, the SunEdison Releasing Parties hereby fully and forever release, discharge and acquit any Buyer of a UK Project Company (and, effective upon the consummation of Buyer’s acquisition of the UK Project Companies, the UK Project Companies themselves) from any and all Claims in respect of prepetition transfers from SunEdison to the UK Project Companies, including any Avoidance Actions. For purposes of this Section 4(f), (A) “Buyer” means any prospective or actual third-party buyer of a SunEdison Project or UK Project Company, as applicable, or any debt or equity investor in such entity, in each case, solely in such capacity, (B) the “UK Project Companies” means the companies set forth on Exhibit A attached to the Debtors’ Motion for Order Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 105 and 363(b) and Bankruptcy Rules 6004 and 9019 Authorizing and Approving the Release of Certain Claims in Connection with Certain UK Sales [Docket No. 2512]. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the releases contained in this Section 4(f) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Mutual Release of Claims (a) In consideration of the promises made by the Company in this Agreement, Executive hereby RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES the Company and its owners, directors, principals, executives, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, actions, or causes of action which Executive had, has, or may have on account of, arising out of, or related to: (i) Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment, including, without limitation, any and all claims, demands, liabilities, actions, or causes of action arising under 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; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fair Pay Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Indiana Civil Rights Act; Indiana’s payment-of-wages statutes; and any amendments thereto; and any and all other federal, state and local laws governing terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours, compensation, discrimination, and any and all other matters; and (ii) any and all other matters occurring prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement. Executive is hereby releasing each and every claim, known or unknown, contingent or actual, which Executive has or may have against the Released Parties, or any of them, as of the Effective Date, except the foregoing release does not extend to any claim for unpaid vested benefits or any claim that may not lawfully be released by private agreement; nor does it restrict Executive’s right to file a charge with any administrative or government agency or participate in an administrative or government agency investigation or proceeding. (b) The Company hereby RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES Executive from any and all known or unknown disputes, actions, causes of actions, claims of law or in equity or sounding in contract and/or tort arising under common law, federal, state or local statute or ordinance arising out of his employment with the Company and the termination of that employment; provided, however, that this release shall not apply to any acts or omissions by Executive that were unlawful, unethical, or performed outside the scope of his employment with the Company.