EXHIBIT A
VERSO CORPORATION
8540 Gander Creek Drive
Miamisburg, OH 45342
WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS AGREEMENT
In exchange for the Termination Benefits, I freely and voluntarily agree to enter into and be bound by this Waiver and Release of Claims Agreement (this “Waiver”). All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them elsewhere in the Agreement.
1.Termination; Termination Date. I acknowledge and agree that the Company has terminated my employment, and that the Termination Date is the last day of my active employment with the Company.
2.Delivery of Waiver. I acknowledge that the Company delivered the Agreement and this Waiver to me on March 10, 2020.
3.Effect on Termination Benefits. I acknowledge and agree that unless I sign and do not revoke this Waiver within the time periods described herein, and unless I comply with all the covenants and perform all the obligations imposed on me in the Agreement, this Waiver, the CNC Agreement, and any other contract between the Company and me, I will not be entitled to receive any of the Termination Benefits.
4.Waiver and Release. I, and anyone claiming through me (including, without limitation, my agents, representatives, assigns, heirs, beneficiaries, executors and administrators), hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and forever waive, release and discharge the Company, its direct and indirect parents, subsidiaries and other affiliates (including, without limitation, Verso Holding LLC, Verso Paper Holding LLC, Verso Escanaba LLC, Verso Luke LLC, Verso Minnesota Wisconsin LLC, Verso Quinnesec LLC, Verso Quinnesec Rep LLC and Verso Energy Holding LLC), its and their respective predecessors, successors and assigns, and its and their respective former, current and future stockholders, members, partners, directors, officers, managers, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys and insurers (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all claims, causes of action, charges, complaints, demands and rights of any nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, and whether fixed or contingent, arising from, based on, or relating to my employment with the Company, the termination of such employment, my status at any time as a holder of any securities of any Releasee, any act or omission of any Releasee occurring prior to or on the Termination Date, and any dealing, transaction or event involving any Releasee occurring prior to or on the Termination Date, including, without limitation, any and all such claims, causes of action, charges, complaints, demands and rights under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Civil Rights Act of 1871, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all laws of the State of Ohio relating to any subject matter covered by the foregoing laws of the United States of America (including, without limitation, Ohio Revised Code Section 4112), and any other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or common law, in each case as the same may be amended from time to time. This Waiver includes, without limitation, all wrongful termination and “constructive discharge” claims, all discrimination claims, all claims for compensation for