definiens: shall mean and include each and every Claim that ( i ) Releasor or any of Releasor’sAssociated Parties may have had in the past, may now have or may have in the future against any Releasee and ( ii ) has arisenor arises directly or indirectly out of, or relates directly or indirectly to, any circumstance, agreement, activity, action, omission, event or matter occurring or existing on or prior to the date of this General Release, but shall exclude any rights ofReleasor under the Merger Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and shall exclude, to the extent applicable with respect toany Releasor ’s Associated Parties who is a director, officer or employee of the Company, ( i ) compensation and benefits not yetpaid ( including amounts payable in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, ( ii ) reimbursement for expensesincurred by any such Person in the ordinary course of his or her employment, which are reimbursable under the Company’sreimbursement policies, ( iii ) accrued vacation, subject to the Company ’s policies on accrual and carryforward, and ( iv ) rightsto indemnification under the Acquired Companies ’ certificates of incorporation and bylaws or the indemnification agreementslisted on Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule