(e) cause any vested stock options for the Company’s common stock held by Employee as of the Date of Separation to remain exercisable until the earlier to occur of (i) the first (1st) anniversary of the Date of Separation or (ii) the expiration date of the applicable stock option.
Employee acknowledges that these payments (other than the amounts set forth in Sections 2(c) and 2(d)) and promises constitute consideration to which he would not be entitled but for his execution of this Agreement.
3. No Mitigation or Offset. Employee shall not be required to seek employment or otherwise mitigate the amount the Company is required to pay Employee pursuant to this Agreement. The Company may not reduce or change the payments and benefits provided under Section 2 if Employee obtains new employment during the Severance Period.
4. Employee’s Release. Subject to Section 5, Employee, for himself and any one acting by, under or through Employee, hereby generally forever and irrevocably releases and discharges the Company and its predecessors, successors (by merger or otherwise), parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and assigns, together with each and every present, past and future officers, directors, members, stockholders, general partners, limited partners, employees and agents of each of the foregoing and the heirs and executors of same (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all suits, causes of action, complaints, obligations, demands and common law or statutory claims of any kind, whether in law or in equity, direct or indirect, known or unknown, which Employee ever had or now has against the Releasees, or any one or more of them arising out of or relating to any matter, thing or event occurring up to and including the date of this Agreement (collectively, “Claims”). This release specifically includes, but is not limited to:
(a) any and all Claims for wages and benefits including, without limitation, salary, commissions, stock options, stock, royalties, license fees, health and welfare benefits, severance pay, vacation pay, and bonuses (except to the extent set forth in Section 2);
(b) any and all Claims for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, whether express or implied, and for breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing;
(c) any and all Claims for alleged employment discrimination, harassment or retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, disability and/or handicap, and ancestry in violation of any federal, state or local statute, ordinance, judicial precedent or executive order, including but not limited to Claims for discrimination under the following statutes: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e,et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Rehabilitation Act of 1972, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701,et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101,et seq.; the Genetic InformationNon-Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff,et seq., the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601,et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201,et seq.; the Fair Credit Reporting Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 1681,et seq.; and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1000,et seq. or any comparable or similar state statute or local ordinance;
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