{"id":39973,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/form-of-separation-agreement-without-salary-continuance-xerox.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"form-of-separation-agreement-without-salary-continuance-xerox","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/compensation\/form-of-separation-agreement-without-salary-continuance-xerox.html","title":{"rendered":"Form of Separation Agreement (Without Salary Continuance) &#8211; Xerox"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><strong>Sender153s Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><em>Sender153s Title<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Operating Company<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Xerox Corporation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Date<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Senders address<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>email.address@xerox.com<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>tel 000.000.0000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>fax 000.000.0000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>First Name Last Name<\/p>\n<p><em>Title <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Street Address Line 1<\/p>\n<p>Street Address Line 2<\/p>\n<p>City, State ZIP<\/p>\n<p>Dear Addressee:<\/p>\n<p>The following information summarizes the arrangements for your retirement<br \/>\nfrom Xerox Corporation (the Company).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"92%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"72%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Last day of active employment:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Retirement Date:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>The day after active employment ends<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notwithstanding anything else contained in this letter, if you (or those<br \/>\nacting in concert with you) engage in Detrimental Activity as defined in the<br \/>\nattached Exhibit, the consequence set forth therein shall apply. This agreement<br \/>\nis subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Summarized below are the relevant provisions of the plans and programs in<br \/>\nwhich you participate that apply to your long-term incentive awards, 401(k)<br \/>\nsavings accounts, pension benefits, life insurance benefits and other benefits<br \/>\narrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming that you will have met the age and service conditions of such plans<br \/>\nand programs, you will be treated as a retiree for the purposes thereof<br \/>\neffective on your Retirement Date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stock Awards <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stock grants (including stock options) awarded to you prior to the<br \/>\ncommencement of your retirement shall continue to vest and\/or remain exercisable<br \/>\nper the terms of the awards and the relevant plans. [You will not be eligible<br \/>\nfor additional stock awards in 20XX.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deferred Compensation Plan [delete if not applicable] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your deferred compensation accounts will be paid out according to the terms<br \/>\nof your prior elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>401(k) Savings Plan Account <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under relevant plan provisions, you have choices available regarding the<br \/>\ncontinued investment of your account balances and the time and form of<br \/>\ndistribution. At separation, you will have the opportunity to elect how and when<br \/>\nthe proceeds of your 401(k) will be distributed. Information on these choices<br \/>\nwill be sent by the Benefits Center upon your retirement.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As an active employee, you can only take a distribution of ESOP in stock. At<br \/>\nseparation, your ESOP account can be taken as cash, in stock, or rolled over to<br \/>\nthe Xerox 401(k) savings plan or your IRA, or you may defer settlement with the<br \/>\nplan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pension Benefits <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[If a RIGP participant]Effective on your retirement date, you will become a<br \/>\nretiree of Xerox. As a retiree, you will receive pension benefits accrued in the<br \/>\nRetirement Income Guarantee Plan (RIGP). Your RIGP benefits are projected to<br \/>\nprovide a lump-sum value of approximately [$X]. Please keep in mind that this is<br \/>\nonly an estimate and that the actual benefits paid will be per the terms of the<br \/>\nplan.<\/p>\n<p>[If SERP eligible] In addition to your vested RIGP benefit, you will be<br \/>\neligible to receive a benefit under the Unfunded Retirement Income Guarantee<br \/>\nPlan (URIGP) and the Unfunded Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP).<br \/>\nYour retirement income benefits under URIGP and SERP are unreduced for<br \/>\ncommencement at age 60 or later and will be offset by your RIGP benefits.<br \/>\nPayments will commence at the end of [Month\/Year]. As a result, your first<br \/>\npayment will equal 7 months worth of payments to include the first 6 months<br \/>\nfollowing your last day of active employment plus your [enter 7<sup>th<\/sup><br \/>\nmonth of payment] payment and will reflect your survivor election. All payments<br \/>\nwill be made in monthly installments. [For non-U.S. officers: The final SERP<br \/>\namount you will receive will be reduced by certain amounts payable in the same<br \/>\nyear by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, as provided under SERP<br \/>\nincluding but not limited to any pension, retirement or post-retirement<br \/>\ncorporate or statutory benefits that you may receive.] Your URIGP and SERP<br \/>\nbenefit is estimated to be approximately [$X] per year (based on a 50% joint and<br \/>\nsurvivor annuity). Please keep in mind that this is only an estimate and does<br \/>\nnot reflect taxes owed. The actual benefits will be paid per the plan153s terms.<br \/>\nThese URIGP and SERP benefit are unfunded and not tax qualified. This means you<br \/>\nare an unsecured general creditor of the Company with respect to these benefits.\n<\/p>\n<p>[If URIGP but not SERP eligible] In addition to your vested RIGP benefit,<br \/>\ndepending on your age at retirement, you will be eligible to receive a benefit<br \/>\nunder the Unfunded Retirement Income Guarantee Plan (URIGP). Your retirement<br \/>\nincome benefits under URIGP will be offset by your RIGP benefits. Payments will<br \/>\ncommence at the end of [Month \/Year]. As a result, your first payment will equal<br \/>\n7 months worth of payments to include the first 6 months following your last day<br \/>\nof active employment plus your [enter 7<sup>th<\/sup> month of payment] payment<br \/>\nand will reflect your survivor election. All payments will be made in monthly<br \/>\ninstallments on the last day of each month. Your URIGP benefit is estimated to<br \/>\nbe approximately [$X] per year (based on a 50% joint and survivor annuity).<br \/>\nPlease keep in mind that this is only an estimate and does not reflect taxes<br \/>\nowed. The actual benefits will be paid per the plan153s terms. These URIGP<br \/>\nbenefits are unfunded and not tax qualified. This means you are an unsecured<br \/>\ngeneral creditor of the Company with respect to these benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Benefits <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a retiree, you will receive medical coverage under Xerox Retiree Flex<br \/>\nHealth Plan or a successor plan, if any. As you get closer to your retirement<br \/>\ndate, an information package will be sent to you from the Xerox Benefits Center.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will be eligible to receive a cash bonus for [20XX] as determined by the<br \/>\nCompensation Committee in early [20XX] and payable in that year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Insurance <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[For former CLIP participants] You may continue in the Xerox Universal Life<br \/>\nPlan (XUL). Upon retirement, your death benefit will be equal to [$X]. The<br \/>\nCompany will make contributions pursuant to the provisions of XUL until age 65<br \/>\nor July 2013, whichever is later.<\/p>\n<p>[For non-CLIP participants] Upon retirement, you will receive correspondence<br \/>\nfrom MetLife, explaining that you have the opportunity to continue coverage<br \/>\napproximately equal to your Xerox Universal Life Plan (XUL) coverage of [$X]. If<br \/>\nyou choose to continue coverage, MetLife will bill you directly.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Other Arrangements <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will relinquish your position as an Officer of Xerox Corporation and as a<br \/>\ndirector and officer of any subsidiary company as soon as administratively<br \/>\nfeasible after your active employment ends. At the appropriate time, a<br \/>\nrepresentative of Xerox Corporation will contact you regarding your resignation<br \/>\nas a Corporate Officer.<\/p>\n<p>You will be paid for any accrued and unused vacation upon separation from the<br \/>\nCompany.<\/p>\n<p>Your Company financial planning assistance will be continued through the tax<br \/>\nyear in which your active employment ends.<\/p>\n<p>You will also be eligible for your physical under the Executive Physical<br \/>\nProgram through the calendar in which your active employment ends.<\/p>\n<p><em>For the Xerox sponsored employee benefit plans summarized in this letter,<br \/>\nif there is a discrepancy between this letter and the official plan documents,<br \/>\nthe terms of the plan documents govern. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Indemnity <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will be entitled to be indemnified with respect to all periods of your<br \/>\nservice as a director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in<br \/>\naccordance with 1) the provisions of Sections 721 through 725 of the Business<br \/>\nCorporation Law of the State of New York and provisions of California Labor Code<br \/>\nSection 2802 2) Section 2 of Article VIII of the by-laws of the Company as in<br \/>\neffect on the date of commencement of salary continuance and 3) the Company<br \/>\ndirectors and officers liability insurance policies with Federal Insurance<br \/>\nCompany, XL Specialty Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company,<br \/>\nTwin City Fire Insurance Company, U.S. Specialty Insurance Company, Arch<br \/>\nSpecialty Insurance Company, ACE American Insurance Company, Allied World<br \/>\nAssurance Company and Axis Reinsurance, or any replacement or substitute thereof<br \/>\nor any addition thereto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The [include only special provisions like perquisites or bonus not otherwise<br \/>\nentitled to] or any other consideration provided for in this letter shall not<br \/>\nbecome effective unless you execute and deliver to the Company the release in<br \/>\nthe form attached immediately prior to the scheduled commencement thereof. Any<br \/>\namount otherwise scheduled to be paid on any date shall not be paid, and shall<br \/>\nbe forfeited, unless the release has been delivered to the Company by such date.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooperation in Litigation <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will cooperate fully, without additional compensation, with the Company<br \/>\nand its counsel in any litigation that arises out of or is related to your<br \/>\nservice with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or in which you are named<br \/>\nas a party. That cooperation includes making yourself available for reasonable<br \/>\nperiods of time upon reasonable notice for consultation with the Company153s<br \/>\ncounsel in any such litigation, promptly notifying the Company153s General Counsel<br \/>\nif you are subpoenaed or requested by a third party to testify or to be<br \/>\ninterviewed in connection with any such litigation or legal preceding, and<br \/>\ntestifying in such litigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heirs, Successors or Assigns <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This agreement and any rights, responsibilities and obligations hereunder<br \/>\nshall be binding upon any heirs, successors or assigns. This agreement shall not<br \/>\nbe assigned without prior written notice to and consent of the other party to<br \/>\nthis agreement.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>[Manager153s Name]<\/p>\n<p>[ ]\/cd<\/p>\n<table width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>AGREED AND ACCEPTED<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Employee Name<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Date<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"9%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"90%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Name:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"81%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Employee #:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"6%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"93%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>SSN:<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>GENERAL RELEASE <\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>1.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>In consideration of Xerox Corporation153s (&#8220;Xerox&#8221;) agreement to provide me<br \/>\nwith [add language here that describes the extra consideration provided in<br \/>\nexchange for the release] and other valuable consideration, as set forth in the<br \/>\nletter agreement dated [provide date here] I, , release Xerox from all the<br \/>\nclaims described in this Release. For purposes of this Release, &#8220;Xerox&#8221; includes<br \/>\nits employees, directors, officers, agents, stockholders, subsidiaries,<br \/>\naffiliates, successors, assigns, and the Xerox employee benefit plans in which I<br \/>\neither am now or have been a participant, and the trustees, administrators,<br \/>\nsuccessors, agents and assigns of those plans.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>I release Xerox from any and all claims, even if I don153t know about the claim<br \/>\nat this time, based on anything that has occurred prior to the date I sign this<br \/>\nRelease. For example, I release Xerox from any claims based on all laws, such as<br \/>\nthe following (all laws as currently amended):<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Age Discrimination and Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)<\/p>\n<p>Older Workers153 Benefits Protection Act of 1990 (OWBPA)<\/p>\n<p>Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964<\/p>\n<p>Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1870, 1871 and 1991<\/p>\n<p>Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990<\/p>\n<p>Rehabilitation Act of 1973<\/p>\n<p>Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993<\/p>\n<p>Equal Pay Act of 1963<\/p>\n<p>Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938<\/p>\n<p>Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974<\/p>\n<p>Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1989<\/p>\n<p>Uniformed Services Reemployment Rights Act of 1994<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam Era Veteran153s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974<\/p>\n<p>I also release Xerox from claims based on the laws of the state(s) where I am<br \/>\nemployed and reside, such as state fair employment practice laws or any other<br \/>\nlaw, whether federal, state or local, concerning employment. I release Xerox<br \/>\nfrom claims based on discrimination in employment such as claims arising out of<br \/>\nthe offer of employment to me by Xerox, the hiring of me by Xerox, any<br \/>\nemployment contract between Xerox and me, any promises made by Xerox regarding<br \/>\nfuture employment, or based on the termination of my employment. Finally, I also<br \/>\nrelease Xerox from claims under state contract or tort law, and from all claims<br \/>\nfor punitive or compensatory damages, costs or attorney153s fees.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>3.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>I acknowledge and agree that the consideration set forth in this Release is<br \/>\nin addition to anything of value to which I am entitled by law or Xerox policy.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>4.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>I understand and agree that this Release and Xerox153s agreement to provide<br \/>\nconsideration to me should not be construed, in any way, as an admission by<br \/>\nXerox of any wrongdoing or liability to me.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>5.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>I understand that nothing set forth in this Release limits my right to file,<br \/>\nor prevents me from filing, a charge or complaint with the EEOC or any<br \/>\ncomparable state agency, nor does anything in this Release limit my right to<br \/>\nparticipate in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC or any<br \/>\ncomparable state agency.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>6.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>I understand that nothing in this Release limits my right to challenge this<br \/>\nRelease as not being knowing and voluntary under the ADEA or the OWBPA if I feel<br \/>\nthis Release does not comply with the requirements of those statutes.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>7.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Except as provided in paragraphs 5 and 6 above, however, I agree that I will<br \/>\nnot file or pursue any charge or claim with any governmental agency or any court<br \/>\nagainst Xerox based on anything that occurred before I signed this Release. If I<br \/>\ndo not comply with my obligations under this paragraph, I shall repay to Xerox<br \/>\nupon demand all of the monies or other benefits, as applicable, paid to me by<br \/>\nXerox in consideration for this Release, and I agree to pay all of Xerox153s costs<br \/>\nand expenses in defending the claim or action, including Xerox153s reasonable<br \/>\nattorney153s fees.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>8.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>I understand and acknowledge that Xerox policy provides that for a period of<br \/>\none year after the termination of my employment with Xerox, I am not eligible<br \/>\nfor rehire as an employee, or for retention as a contract worker or consultant.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>9.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Xerox advises me as follows:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\"><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF MY CHOOSING TO COUNSEL ME<br \/>\nAS TO MY RIGHTS BEFORE I SIGN THIS RELEASE; <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\"><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>TO TAKE SUFFICIENT TIME TO DECIDE WHETHER TO SIGN THIS<br \/>\nRELEASE. I HAVE 21 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS RELEASE IS PROVIDED TO ME TO CONSIDER<br \/>\nIT BEFORE I SIGN AND RETURN IT TO XEROX; <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\"><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>THAT EVEN AFTER I SIGN AND RETURN THIS RELEASE TO XEROX,<br \/>\nI WILL HAVE 7 DAYS THEREAFTER TO CHANGE MY MIND AND REVOKE MY RELEASE BY ASKING<br \/>\nXEROX FOR ITS RETURN. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>10.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>I understand and agree that this Release waives all claims I may have at the<br \/>\ntime I sign it, including claims I do not then know about or suspect. I further<br \/>\nunderstand and acknowledge that California Civil Code, Section 1542 provides: &#8220;A<br \/>\nGENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR<br \/>\nSUSPECT EXISTS IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN<br \/>\nBY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.&#8221; I waive<br \/>\nany rights I may have under that Code section, if applicable, or any other<br \/>\nsimilar state or federal statute or common law principle of similar effect.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>11.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>I understand that in signing this release, I thereby waive all claims of my<br \/>\nsuccessors, beneficiaries, heirs and assigns.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Date this document provided to employee:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Date signed and returned to Xerox:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>By:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><em>Employee signature<\/em><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Exhibit to Letter Agreement <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Engagement in Detrimental Activity <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Definition of Detrimental Activity <\/u><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Detrimental Activity&#8221; 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