{"id":40480,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/separation-and-general-release-agreement-sina-com-and-wang.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"separation-and-general-release-agreement-sina-com-and-wang","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/compensation\/separation-and-general-release-agreement-sina-com-and-wang.html","title":{"rendered":"Separation and General Release Agreement &#8211; Sina.com and Wang Zhidong"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>                    SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT\n\n\n        This Separation and General Release Agreement (the \"AGREEMENT\"), dated\nas of July 30, 2001 (the \"EFFECTIVE DATE\"), is entered into by and between\nSINA.com (the \"COMPANY\") and Wang Zhidong (the \"CONSULTANT\").\n\n        In consideration of the general release of claims and promises set forth\nbelow and other obligations under this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:\n\n        1. SEPARATION EFFECTIVENESS. The Company and the Consultant acknowledge\nand agree that the Consultant's employment relationship with the Company\nterminated on June 1, 2001 (the \"SEPARATION DATE\").\n\n        2. POSITION. The Company and the Consultant also acknowledge and agree\nthat commencing on June 1, 2001, the Consultant will no longer serve as the\nCompany's Chief Executive Officer, President and Director and will resign or be\nterminated from all positions held in the Company's subsidiaries including but\nnot limited to Beijing Stone Rich Sigh Information Technology Co., Ltd., Rich\nSight Investment Limited, SINA.com (Hong Kong) Limited and SINA.com Online\n(collectively referred to as \"SINA SUBSIDIARIES\"), as well as all positions held\nin the Company's affiliated companies including Beijing SINA Interactive\nAdvertising Co., Ltd. (\"AD COMPANY\") and Beijing SINA Internet Information\nServices Co., Ltd. (\"ICP COMPANY\") (all positions mentioned above collectively\nreferred to as the \"POSITIONS\").\n\n        3. TITLE AND RELATIONSHIP. Commencing on the Effective Date, the Company\ngrants the Consultant the title of \"HONORARY CHIEF SINA\" and the Consultant will\nserve as a consultant to the Company. The Consultant will provide strategic\ndirection and suggestion to the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company\nfrom time to time during the period of the consultant relationship beginning\nfrom the Effective Date to July 29, 2002.\n\n        4. CONSULTING FEES. As consideration for the services to be provided by\nthe Consultant and other obligations set forth herein, the Company shall pay to\nthe Consultant a monthly amount of $22,916.66 ($275,000 on an annualized basis)\nduring the period of the consultant relationship beginning from the Effective\nDate to July 29, 2002 in accordance with the Company's normal payment practices\nfor consultants. The Company will wire the monthly amount less any applicable\ntax withholding to the account designated by the Consultant by the end of each\nmonth beginning from August 2001 to July 2002. In addition, the Consultant and\nthe Company agree that the Company will forgive the loan under the Promissory\nNote in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 8(c) of this Agreement\nas consideration for the services to be provided by the Consultant.\n\n\n\n   2\n\n        5. DOCUMENTS. The Consultant shall deliver to the Company duly executed\ntermination letters for all Positions held by the Consultant and all other\nnecessary documents to effect such terminations and change of the registrations\nof the Company, SINA Subsidiaries, Ad Company and ICP Company (collectively\nreferred to as the \"SINA ENTITIES\"), such documents as reasonably requested by\nthe Company from time to time but no later than the end of July 29, 2002.\n\n        6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. As of the Separation Date, the Consultant's\nrelationship with the Company will be that of an independent contractor and not\nthat of an employee.\n\n        (a)     NO AUTHORITY TO BIND COMPANY. As of the Separation Date, neither\n                the Consultant, nor any partner, agent or employee of the\n                Consultant, has authority to enter into contracts that bind the\n                SINA Entities or create obligations on the part of the SINA\n                Entities, nor shall the Consultant use the title \"Honorary Chief\n                SINA\" to enter into any contract or business transaction without\n                the prior written authorization of the Company. Furthermore, the\n                Consultant agrees not to act as a representative, make any\n                statement, or take any action on behalf of the SINA Entities\n                without the prior written consent of the Company.\n\n        (b)     WITHHOLDING; INDEMNIFICATION. As of the Separation Date, the\n                Consultant shall have full responsibility for applicable taxes\n                for all compensation paid to the Consultant, its partners,\n                agents or its employees under this Agreement, and for compliance\n                with all applicable labor and employment requirements with\n                respect to the Consultant's self-employment, sole proprietorship\n                or other form of business organization, and the Consultant's\n                partners, agents and employees. The Consultant agrees to\n                indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless from any\n                liability for, or assessment of, any claims or penalties with\n                respect to such withholding taxes, labor or employment\n                requirements, including any liability for, or assessment of,\n                withholding taxes imposed on the Company by the relevant taxing\n                authorities with respect to any compensation paid to the\n                Consultant or the Consultant's partners, agents or its\n                employees.\n\n        (c)     ASSISTANCE OF THE COMPANY. The Company and SINA Subsidiaries\n                hereby agree that they shall, upon the Consultant's reasonable\n                request from time to time, but no later than the end of July 29,\n                2002, to sign necessary documents and assist the Consultant to\n                transfer his labor and employment relationship with SINA\n                Subsidiaries in Hong Kong to entities designated by the\n                Consultant.\n\n        7. EFFECT ON STOCK OPTIONS.\n\n        (a)     VESTED SHARES -- AUGUST OPTION. Pursuant to the terms of the\n                stock option granted to the Consultant on August 31, 1999 (the\n                \"AUGUST OPTION\"), the Consultant was granted an option to\n                purchase 429,238 shares of the Company's Ordinary Shares (the\n                \"AUGUST SHARES\") under the Company's 1999 Stock Plan,\n\n\n\n                                      -2-\n   3\n\n                and the Consultant, pursuant to the Early Exercise Notice and\n                Restricted Shares Purchase Agreement dated September 27, 1999,\n                elected to purchase the total August Shares which have not yet\n                vested under the vesting schedule at the time of the purchase.\n                The Consultant and the Company acknowledge and agree that there\n                were 187,791 shares of the August Shares already vested as of\n                the Separation Date and the vesting of the August Option shall\n                accelerate such that 134,137 unvested shares of the August\n                Shares shall become immediately vested as of the Effective Date.\n                Accordingly, the Consultant shall be entitled to 321,928 shares\n                of the August Shares.\n\n        (b)     REPURCHASE OF UNVESTED SHARES -- AUGUST OPTION. As of the\n                Effective Date, there are 107,310 shares of August Shares which\n                have not yet vested and the vesting have not been accelerated.\n                The Consultant and the Company acknowledge and agree that the\n                Company hereby repurchases these 107,310 shares from the\n                Consultant as of the Effective Date.\n\n        (c)     OTHER OPTIONS. The Consultant and the Company acknowledge and\n                agree that any other unexercised options held by the Consultant\n                as of the Separation Date will automatically expire and be\n                cancelled in accordance with the terms of the respective\n                options, and the Consultant is not entitled to any additional\n                option or share vesting during the period of the consultant\n                relationship.\n\n        8. EFFECT ON PROMISSORY NOTE AND OTHER LOANS.\n\n        (a)     PROMISSORY NOTE. On September 27, 1999, the Consultant has\n                delivered the Company two promissory notes in a total principal\n                amount of $429,238.50 (the \"PROMISSORY NOTES\") as the payment of\n                the exercise prices for the August Shares. As of the Effective\n                Date, total amount due under the Promissory Notes is $477,488.94\n                including the principal of $429,238.50 and the accrued interest\n                of $48,250.44.\n\n        (b)     CANCELLATION OF $107,310 UNDER THE PROMISSORY NOTES. The\n                Consultant and the Company acknowledge and agree that the amount\n                of $107,310 under the Promissory Notes shall be cancelled on the\n                Effective Date as the purchase price paid by the Company to the\n                Consultant to repurchase the 107,310 share as set forth in the\n                Section 7(b) of the Agreement. After the cancellation, the total\n                outstanding due under the Promissory Notes as of the Effective\n                Date is $370,178.94.\n\n        (c)     FORGIVENESS OF THE LOAN UNDER THE PROMISSORY NOTES. As\n                consideration for the services to be provided by the Consultant\n                and other obligations set forth herein, the Consultant and the\n                Company acknowledge and agree that the interest of the\n                Promissory Notes shall stop accruing immediately as of the\n                Effective Date and the outstanding amount of $370,178.94 will be\n                forgiven by the Company in 12\n\n\n\n                                      -3-\n   4\n\n                monthly installment at the end of each month beginning from\n                August 2001 to July 2002.\n\n        (d)     FORGIVENESS OF THE LOAN BORROWED FROM BSRS. The Consultant has\n                borrowed RMB 50,000 from Beijing Stone Rich Sigh Information\n                Technology Co., Ltd. and such loan shall be assumed and forgiven\n                by the Company as of the Effective Date.\n\n        9. INTEREST IN SINA SUBSIDIARIES, AD COMPANY AND ICP COMPANY. The\nConsultant acknowledges and agrees that he is not the beneficial owner and shall\nnot own any equity interest in SINA Subsidiaries, Ad Company, or ICP Company as\nof the Effective Date. If there are any shares of SINA Subsidiaries, Ad Company,\nor ICP Company standing in the Consultant's name in the books of such company,\nthe Consultant agrees and undertakes to transfer his interest in such company to\nYan Wang and\/or any other persons as designated by the Company. The Consultant\nshall deliver to the Company duly executed documents to effect such transfer and\nthe change of the registrations, such documents as reasonably requested by the\nCompany from time to time. The Consultant hereby warrants that he didn't and\nwill not pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant any option, or otherwise transfer\nor dispose of any shares of SINA Subsidiaries, Ad Company or ICP Company\nstanding in the Consultant's name in the books of such company as of the\nSeparation Date, except to the parties as designated by the Company.\n\n        10. BENEFITS. Except as required by applicable law, the Consultant shall\nnot be entitled to participate in any benefit plans or programs provided to\nconsultants of the Company and other SINA Entities following the Separation\nDate.\n\n        11. NO OTHER PAYMENTS DUE. The Consultant and the Company agree that all\nsalary, accrued vacation and other sums due from the SINA Entities to the\nConsultant are considered fully paid if the benefits in favor of the Consultant\nprovided under this Agreement are fully delivered. By executing this Agreement,\nthe Consultant hereby acknowledges that, in light of the payment by the Company\nand other SINA Entities of all wages due to the Consultant, California Labor\nCode Section 206.5 is not applicable to the Parties hereto. That section\nprovided in pertinent part as follows:\n\n                NO EMPLOYER SHALL REQUIRE THE EXECUTION OF ANY RELEASE OF ANY\n                CLAIM OR RIGHT ON ACCOUNT OF WAGES DUE, OR TO BECOME DUE, OR\n                MADE AS AN ADVANCE ON WAGES TO BE EARNED, UNLESS PAYMENT OF SUCH\n                WAGES HAS BEEN MADE.\n\n        12. CERTAIN BUSINESS COMBINATIONS. In the event it is determined by the\nBoard of Directors of the Company, upon consultation with Company management and\nthe Company's independent auditors, that the enforcement of any Section of this\nAgreement, including, but not limited to, Section 7 hereof, would preclude\naccounting for any proposed business combination of the Company involving a\nCorporate Transaction as a pooling of interests, and the Board of Directors of\nthe Company otherwise desires to approve such a proposed business transaction\nwhich requires as a condition to the closing of such transaction that it be\naccounted for as a\n\n\n\n                                      -4-\n   5\n\npooling of interests, then any such Section of this Agreement shall be null and\nvoid. However, under such circumstance, the Company is obligated to make\nappropriate arrangement to ensure that all benefits intended to be provided to\nthe Consultant under this Agreement shall be otherwise fully paid as scheduled.\n\n        13. RELEASE OF CLAIMS. The Consultant and the Company including all\nother SINA Entities, on behalf of themselves, and their respective officers,\ndirectors, consultants, investors, stockholders, administrators, predecessor and\nsuccessor corporations and assigns, hereby fully and forever release each other\nand their respective officers, directors, consultants, investors, stockholders,\nadministrators, predecessor and successor corporations and assigns from claims,\ndemands, obligations, and causes of action of any nature whatsoever, whether in\ntort (including, without limitation, acts of active negligence), contract or any\nother theory of recovery in law, or equity, whether or not wrongful, whether for\ncompensatory or punitive damages, equitable relief or otherwise, and whether now\nknown or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, by reason of any matter or thing\narising from any cause relating to or arising from the Consultant's employment\nor directorship relationship with any SINA Entitles or the termination of any of\nsuch relationship or the Positions prior to the date of execution and delivery\nof this Agreement.\n\n        The Company and the Consultant agree that the release set forth in this\nSection 13 shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete general\nrelease as to the matters released. This release does not extend to the\nobligations of the Consultant and Company under this Agreement.\n\n        14. CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542. The Parties represent that they are not\naware of any claim(s) exist or suspect to exist up until and including the\nEffective Date of this Agreement by either of them other than the claims that\nare released by this Agreement. The Consultant and the Company acknowledge that\nthey are familiar with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542,\nwhich provides as follows:\n\n                        A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE\n                CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE\n                TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE\n                MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.\n\n        The Consultant and the Company, being aware of such code section, agree\nto waive any rights they may have thereunder, as well as under any other stature\nor common law principles of similar effect.\n\n        15. CONFIDENTIALITY. Except as required to file with the US Securities\nExchange Commission in the Company's quarterly and annual report or required by\nother appropriate government authorities, the Parties each agree to use their\nbest efforts to maintain in confidence the existence of this Agreement, the\ncontents and terms of this Agreement (excluding Section 3 of this Agreement),\nand the consideration for this Agreement (hereinafter collectively referred to\n\n\n\n                                      -5-\n   6\n\nas \"SEPARATION INFORMATION\"). Unless otherwise provided herein, each Party\nhereto agrees to take every reasonable precaution to prevent disclosure of any\nSeparation Information to third parties, and each agrees that there will be no\npublicity, directly or indirectly, concerning any Separation Information. The\nParties agree to take every precaution to disclose Separation Information only\nto those consultants, officers, directors, attorneys, accountants, governmental\nentities, and family members who have a reasonable need to know of such\nSeparation Information.\n\n        16. NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. The\nConsultant shall continue to maintain the confidentiality of all confidential\nand proprietary information of the SINA Entities in accordance with the\nemployment agreement dated September 10, 1997 between the Consultant and Beijing\nStone Rich Sigh Information Technology Co., Ltd. attached hereto as Exhibit A,\nand the Deed dated September 12, 1997 between the Consultant and the Company\nattached hereto as Exhibit B. The Consultant agrees that at all times hereafter,\nthe Consultant shall not intentionally divulge, furnish or make available to any\nparty any of the trade secrets, patent applications, price decisions or\ndeterminations, inventions, customers, proprietary information or other\nintellectual property rights of the Company, until after such time as such\ninformation has become publicly known otherwise than by act or collusion of the\nConsultant.\n\n        17. NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION COVENANT. In consideration for\nthe receipt of the benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement, the Consultant\nhereby agrees that he shall not do any of the following without the prior\nwritten consent of the Company's Board of Directors for a period of twelve (12)\nmonths following the Effective Date:\n\n                (a) SOLICIT BUSINESS. Solicit or influence or attempt to\n        influence any client, customer, or other person, to direct his or its\n        purchase of the SINA Entities' products and\/or services to any person,\n        firm, corporation, institution or other entity in competition with the\n        business of the SINA Entities or solicit any licensor to the SINA\n        Entities or licensee of the SINA Entities' products, in each case, that\n        are known to the Consultant, with respect to any business, products or\n        services that are competitive to the products or services offered by the\n        SINA Entities or under development as of the Effective Date.\n\n                (b) SOLICIT PERSONNEL. Solicit, induce, encourage or influence\n        or attempt to solicit, induce, encourage or influence, any person\n        employed or retained by the SINA Entitles (\"SINA Staff\") to terminate or\n        otherwise cease his or her employment, consulting or service\n        relationship with the SINA Entitles or become an consultant, consultant\n        or service provider of any competitor of the SINA Entitles, whether for\n        the Consultant or for any other person or entity. The Consultant agrees\n        to inform the Company immediately after consultant decides to hire any\n        SINA Staff who voluntarily leaves SINA.\n\n                (c) NON-COMPETITION. Engage, own beneficial interest, or be\n        employed in any business that is in direct competition with the SINA\n        Entities' business that is known to the Consultant as of the Effective\n        Date.\n\n\n\n                                      -6-\n   7\n\n        18. NON-DISPARAGEMENT. Each Party agrees to refrain from any\ndisparagement, criticism, defamation, slander of the other, or tortious\ninterference with the contracts and relationships of the other. In response to\nany requests for references, the Company shall respond in a writing containing\nonly the dates of the Consultant's employment, and, upon written request by the\nConsultant, confirmation of the Consultant's salary as of the Separation Date.\n\n        19. NO REPRESENTATIONS. Each Party represents that it has carefully read\nand understands the scope and effect of the provisions of this Agreement.\nNeither Party has relied upon any representations or statements made by the\nother Party which are not specifically set forth in this Agreement.\n\n        20. COSTS. The Parties shall each bear their own costs, attorneys' fees\nand other fees incurred in connection with this Agreement.\n\n        21. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is\ndeclared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or\nvoid, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said\nprovision. However, under such circumstance, the Company is obligated to make\nappropriate arrangement to ensure that all benefits intended to be provided to\nthe Consultant under this Agreement shall be otherwise fully paid as scheduled.\nThe Consultant expressly agrees that the character, duration and scope of the\nprovisions set forth in Section 17 of this Agreement are reasonable in light of\nthe circumstances as they exist on the date hereof. If any court of competent\njurisdiction determines that any covenant or provision contained in this\nAgreement, including Section 17, or any part thereof, is invalid or\nunenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered\nthereby, such court shall have the power to reduce the duration or area of such\nprovision and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and\nshall be enforced.\n\n        22. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Except for obligations which continue after\ntermination of the Consultant's employment relationship with the Company\npursuant to the Exhibit A and Exhibit B of this Agreement, this Agreement\nrepresents the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and the\nConsultant concerning the termination of the Consultant's employment\nrelationship and directorship with the Company and other SINA Entities, and\nsupersedes and replaces any and all prior agreements and understandings\nconcerning the Consultant's relationship with the Company and the Consultant's\ncompensation by the Company.\n\n        23. NO ORAL MODIFICATION. This Agreement may only be amended in a\nwriting signed by the Consultant and an officer of the Company.\n\n        24. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the\nState of California, without reference to its conflicts of law provisions.\n\n        25. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and\neach counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall\nconstitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the\nundersigned.\n\n\n\n                                      -7-\n   8\n\n        26. ARBITRATION. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection\nwith this Agreement will be finally settled by binding arbitration in the county\nof San Mateo, California in accordance with the rules of the American\nArbitration Association by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with said\nrules. The arbitrator shall apply California law, without reference to rules of\nconflicts of law or rules of statutory arbitration, to the resolution of any\ndispute. Judgment on enforcing the award rendered by the arbitrator may be\nentered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,\nthe Parties may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for preliminary or\ninterim equitable relief, or to compel arbitration in accordance with this\nparagraph, without breach of this arbitration provision. This Section 26 shall\nnot apply to the Section 16 of this Agreement. The Parties hereby waive any\nrights they may have to trial by jury in regard to arbitrable claims.\n\n        27. BREACH OF THE AGREEMENT. The Consultant and the Company acknowledge\nthat upon breach of this Agreement, the non-breaching Party would sustain\nirreparable harm from such breach, and, therefore, the breaching Party agrees\nthat in addition to any other remedies which the non-breaching Party may have\nunder this Agreement or otherwise, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to\nobtain equitable relief, including specific performance and injunctions,\nrestraining the breaching Party from committing or continuing any such violation\nof the Agreement. The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that upon the\nConsultant's material breach of the Agreement, in addition to any other remedies\nthe Company may have under this Agreement or otherwise, the Company's\nobligations to provide benefits including the title \"Honorary Chief SINA\" to the\nConsultant as described in this Agreement shall immediately terminate. The\nCompany acknowledges and agrees that upon the Company's delay in making payments\nto the Consultant provided under this Agreement, in addition to any other\nremedies the Company may have under this Agreement or otherwise, the Company\nshall be liable to pay a penalty of 2% interests of the amount outstanding for\neach month's delay until the full amount is paid.\n\n        28. AUTHORITY. The Company represents and warrants that the undersigned\nhas the authority to act on behalf of the Company and SINA Subsidiaries and to\nbind the Company and SINA Subsidiaries and all who may claim through them to the\nterms and conditions of this Agreement. The Consultant represents and warrants\nthat he has the capacity to act on his own behalf and on behalf of all who might\nclaim through him to bind them to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.\nEach Party warrants and represents that there are no liens or claims of lien or\nassignments in law or equity or otherwise of or against any of the claims or\ncauses of action released herein.\n\n        29. SUCCESSOR AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement and all rights hereunder are\npersonal to the Consultant and may not be transferred or assigned by the\nConsultant at any time. The Company may assign its rights to any other successor\nentity, provided that any such assignee assumes the Company's obligations\nhereunder.\n\n\n\n                                      -8-\n   9\n\n        30. VOLUNTARY EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is executed\nvoluntarily and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of\nthe Parties hereto, with the full intent of releasing all claims. THE PARTIES\nACKNOWLEDGE THAT:\n\n\n        (a)     THEY HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT;\n\n        (b)     THEY HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE PREPARATION, NEGOTIATION AND\n                EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY LEGAL COUNSEL OF THEIR OWN CHOICE\n                OR THAT THEY HAVE VOLUNTARILY DECLINED TO SEEK SUCH COUNSEL;\n\n        (c)     THEY UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONSEQUENCES OF THIS AGREEMENT AND\n                OF THE RELEASES IT CONTAINS; AND\n\n        (d)     THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE LEGAL AND BINDING EFFECT OF THIS\n                AGREEMENT.\n\n        The Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set\nforth below.\n\nSINA.COM                                           ZHIDONG WANG\n\n\/S\/ DANIEL CHIANG                                  \/S\/ ZHIDONG WANG\n-----------------                                  ----------------\n(Signature)                                        (Signature)\n\nDaniel Chiang                                      Date: August 13, 2001\n-------------\n(Printed Name)\n\nChairman\n--------\n(Title)\n\nDate: August 14, 2001\n\n\n\n                                      -9-\n   10\n\n                                    EXHIBIT A\n\n                  Employment Agreement Dated September 10, 1997\n\n\n\n                                      -10-\n   11\n\n                                    EXHIBIT B\n\n          Deed Dated September 12, 1997 Deed Dated September 12, 1997\n\n\n\n                                      -11-\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[8837],"corporate_contracts_industries":[9513],"corporate_contracts_types":[9539,9551],"class_list":["post-40480","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-sinacom","corporate_contracts_industries-technology__software","corporate_contracts_types-compensation","corporate_contracts_types-compensation__severance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts\/40480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/corporate_contracts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=40480"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=40480"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=40480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}