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S,2�acU���rty to t1��s Agree�ncn#speci�c�fly�vaives tl�e bc,ie�tt of��rov9slons of Sealio�� 1542 of Eltc Clv�l Coc[a o�llte Sf�tc o�'Ca�ifartun,ns folloivst A genc��ni x�cic:�se docs x�at a:�toj�d to cl�3tns�vl�iol�#�e o�edEtv�'tI4S3 1tOL If110;Y Or sRis��ecl ta exist iii I►is or lte��fnvo���t tlte�tl�ue of flxcouticig t��e a�ele�tsc,�vl�ioka i#' - kfidwtt by l�i�ti o�•l�c.r�nt�st lznve��tiatcri�lfy affee{sd!►ts 4r�aer s4t#lo�ne��t�vitt�t�io clet�tc�a�. 6, 1�1'1tlsS.�N7',�TZniY�'�ND 3Yrd1�dNTl.�i'S:��cli ofl��o�At•#i�s#o f(7Es Agreeniei�#represer►fs a3id�v�n��t�1s fo,��t���rces�v�tk�,e�cf���nrty f►eroto,tts fo�lotivst G..E �tlC�l�}EiY�y l��s receiveci l��cle��eitide�at le�n! �c3v�eo fion�its at#ort�eys svifl�res��cef fo t�►e ndvis��biiity of��t�kii�g tkia sattie��zent pi•ovl�ed for ltereita,tivEtlt t'es��ect to flia ntiv�s7i�iliLy a�exec��fl�ig tlils A��ee�fte�tt,fl?�1i ivltit��est�cot ta 1he mea��i��g o�Cn forii a CIv11 cia �eotlott 15�2, . 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G.4��c1�g���ty or respo��sible afficer thercoPit�is rcac!this�lgrea�y�en���icl��c�cie��sf�t�ds ti�c co�tfe�its l��reof, ��al�o�tlxe of�ccrs exeetEting ttus Ag�ee�e�lt at�bef�:�lfof tf�elr respeotive co�•��o���tions[s eut�owercd fo do�o nnd ti�c�eE�y�ititls sucli�cspec!#ve C41'�J01'A�[bE1, 6,5 In e�ttcru�g i�7ta tliis Agreemel�!nr�t!tlie snttton�c��t�Srov�c�ed for�ie�•ein,��tc1�pnr#y £ISSptYiCS I#3G IISk O�flll�ItllSk'B�E'BSCk]IRI{(7t1,CDItCCtll11ag11�01'Il1lSfit�CC, If�lik��8iry S�lOII�C� s:�bscqiierttiy clisaavc��tl�at auy f�ct relled i���on�y it l�t ente��ing i�sto€hls Agreej�tie�it w�s iiu#��e, Ol'�Il�t�-{lti��'flUt 1V(1S COl1C8c�ICC)I']�a�t I#,ok'tElflf.t�S tltl(�81'5�FiE1(��llg O�S�1B�€�C�S Ol'Of tfie tnv�tivns#�ticof�reet,st�cEi��p�•ty s13�tI1�toi be e��tif�cd fo��tq rel�cf iit c�tinccfioi�ffiaxetivitli .�ilClll(�II1�yy 1Y1t�101Ef�11t1lIil�I011 t}EI EII��Cti�'ffllf(�+l3I�f�18�OCC�Ol13�Ty!li]3'�IIB�C(I P�gl��o�cl�im to s�t aside vr xescittt�tiiis Ageee3t�et�t, TliJs Agi•ee�ueiit is�nieticl�8 to bo ni�d is f�u�E nnd bitidi�2g [�etwco��Ittie�y�rt€as hereto, regnt'C�I�SS O�f713�CI�ItIr1$O�117E5���t'CSCI��fl�t01)� r1Arc�t�ie�itofSettle�netitn�d Ceitc►•al Releasa •--.� .._ � - - PA�e 2 oP;i l�ror��isc af��cic svltI�nii#t�ac �nt�itlloi�to�rcr,tarm,oor�ec�line�i�of:F�ct,ay�ls��ke of fz�et a�� ln�v,or oF���y otf�ek�eirc��t��sfar�ce ti�lzRtsocve��, �.6 E�tch�:u•ty���s�tQt 1lexotofn�'e�tssigtteri,f��t�sfCcred,ol�grniyteti,o�•}�u���nE•ted to nsslg�i, tr�risFei;or gE�nnt,�E�y of fhe�lnfr�is,(�C1178�CIsf(�li(�CflU�e or C�1ia5aS Of�ie��01]cf�$ppse((U� �y fi�is A�•ee�ne�if, G.7 Baaf�tc��tn o#`tl�s�gt�ee�ncnt is cot�fractt::�[�IL<!rta;rncrely�t recitnL �,���clt par[y ls�tv�r�re tlia#i#�tt�yl►oreaftQA�d�saavet�ciflitr�s v��:Facts�rt�ttldiiian#o o�� �fifferei�t fra��i}�ose it��osv}uiaws or b4llevos to 6c�r�tte tivit}►raspeet to#ha�n�titca•s retatec� lzcreiti, Nover�heless,i�ts tlio i��te��fEoit o�ft�c pn��lics#o fiaily,�i��c�i[y��fd�o��ovee ta settl� �ncf roleflse af!sucl�����fters,���cf a[(clairt�s relaxive ftte�eto,�vlilcly cia jioyr exEst,�t�t�y axlsF, ox�l�e►�e€ofa��elr�ive exlstccE bahvccn tiie�n, Ir�,��;�tficractcc a�'snclt inte»tfon, tlze ��ale�scs give��1�or����slinll Gc a�ir�rett�r�lt�t�t e1'fect�s['ttl��nd cvmplet�iniZft�nl,relca�es of �Il s��el��3t�ttcx��,�fIO�SY;f�l3E�1llilFi)���10[�ISGaVC!'�f 0�EXI��e11CC O�Al��'F�{�(����OTI�IL 4!�cilffei�ei�t . clni�tis off�cts i•cl�tive tl�cz•efo. - G.9 TJte p�rtfcs wIl!e�cecuEo aI1 s�aah fi�rtfic�'flil(E A(�C�'t��011{t�(IOCi11t1C11�S f�S SIIFI�I�18 rc�sQE�a�le,ao��venic�st,i�ecessasy or ctcsir��le to c�i�iy n��t t�ia�r�v�siot►s nf t1�ls ��i'CCItiCtl�, 7, S.L'77'ZL'd:fL1V�i'flxls�.greejyient effcois tl�c seEtiein�i3t oFcl�t�ns w��ic���t��c c�ei�iec� a��d co��(cstecl,��zd z�otlyi�ig ea�it����ecJ lieraftt slial!be canstruecl�y���Ac�iy��ssio��6y aay pt�►�ty#;e3�eta a�Fany ll�bility o�n��y kiaYcf Ea a�iy ol�e���}�ety. 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Tl�is Agreeiyta�jt may 6�a�3�euded ot�ly by nf�ngi�ecine�f tx� �vrtt€3tg,sigiteci �y f�ie p�i�Eies#a�vretc�. 8.3 Tltis tlgree��3et�l is�i�uNa�g upoit tutcl sl��Il i�ture to lEzo beue�L�oft�ze�ni'tles 1�et�eto, #��etr res��ec��ve n�eiyts,c�tiployces,ra�aresa��fa#ives,o£flcez•s,c�ireotvrs,cCivlsioi�s, s��bsicfi�i��es, z��ai�les,nsslg��s,t�elrs,successo:�s i����tferest a���sl�n�choldet,s. R���eententoFS�ttle�ite�it ancf Ceiier�t ftelcase �'p���i3�p� � � 8,�L�ttch��a3'fj����kS COOpCI't1fC(E Il] Elle(�f�1E�lt1�r141S��)t'C�S�I'F!(I631 0�{IIiS l��t'C��p813f. 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