Exhibit 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered
into as of November 3, 2010, by and between The Advisory Board Company (the
“Company”) and Frank J. Williams (“Executive”). This Agreement replaces and
supersedes the Employment Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2008, between the
Company and Executive, effective as of September 10, 2010 (the “Commencement
Date”).

1. Duties and Scope of Employment.

(a) Positions and Duties. As of the Commencement Date, Executive continued to
serve as Executive Chairman of the Company and as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Executive’s duties as Executive Chairman
include leadership, and presiding at meetings, of the Board, and advising and
working closely with the Chief Executive Officer concerning the activities of
the Company, including activities focused on improving the business climate for
the Company around the world and enhancing relationships with the Company’s key
members, strategic partners and investors, and such other duties consistent with
his position as may be reasonably assigned to him. In light of Executive’s
duties under this Agreement, effective as of the date first written above,
Executive will not be considered an executive officer of the Company within the
meaning of Rules 3b-7 and 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

(b) Board Membership. Executive continued to serve as Chairman of the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) as of the Commencement Date. At each annual meeting of
the Company’s stockholders during the Term (as defined in Section 2), the Board
shall nominate Executive to serve as a member of the Board and, subject to
Executive’s election to the Board, the Board shall elect Executive as Chairman
of the Board. Executive’s service as a member of the Board shall be subject to
any required stockholder approval. Upon the termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason, unless otherwise requested by the Board, Executive
shall tender his resignation from the Board (and all other positions held at the
Company and its affiliates) effective as of the end of Executive’s employment,
and Executive will, at the Board’s request, execute and deliver any documents
necessary to reflect his resignation.

(c) Obligations. Executive shall devote such portion of his business time and
efforts to the rendition of services to the Company as is mutually agreed upon
by the Board, Executive and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and he
shall use good faith efforts to discharge Executive’s obligations under this
Agreement to the best of Executive’s ability. During the Term (as defined in
Section 2), it is anticipated that Executive shall devote at least 32 hours per
week on average to the Company. Executive shall be permitted to engage in other
activities as disclosed to the Board from time to time, so long as such
activities do not interfere, and are consistent, with his duties and obligations
to the Company.

2. Term. The term of employment of Executive by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and, unless earlier terminated
pursuant to Section 7, shall end on the later of (x) August 31, 2011 or (y) the
date of the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Term”).

3. Compensation.

(a) Base Salary. During the Term, the Company shall pay Executive an annual
salary of $400,000 as compensation for his services (such annual salary, as is
then effective, “Base Salary”), payable in installments in accordance with the
Company’s payroll schedule from time to time (less any deductions required for
Social Security, state, federal and local withholding taxes, and any other
authorized or mandated similar withholdings).

(b) Annual Incentive Bonus. Executive shall be eligible to earn a bonus based
upon Executive’s achievement of performance objectives set by the Committee
after consultation with Executive. The actual incentive bonus payable to
Executive shall be based upon criteria established and approved by the Board
and/or the Committee in its sole discretion, which need not be objective
performance criteria, and may be less than (including zero) or greater than the
annual incentive bonus target for such period. Executive may also receive
special bonuses in additional to his annual bonus eligibility at the discretion
of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(c) Additional Compensation. At appropriate times hereafter, the Board and/or
the Committee shall consider, after consultation with Executive, granting
additional equity-based compensation to Executive that reflects Executive’s
duties and responsibilities to the Company and the number of hours on average
Executive shall devote to the Company during the Term and such other factors
deemed appropriate by the Board and/or the Committee. Executive confirms and
acknowledges that any other elements of compensation, including, without
limitation, grants of equity-based compensation, are provided at the sole
discretion of the Board and/or the Committee, which also shall have the sole
discretion to determine the terms, amount and frequency of any such other
elements of compensation.

(d) Board Service. Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Board,
Executive shall not receive separate or additional compensation for service on
the Board or for service in any other capacity to the Company and/or any
Subsidiary.

4. Employee Benefits. During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to
participate in all benefit plans, policies and arrangements that are applicable
to other senior executives of the Company, as such plans, policies and
arrangements may exist from time to time.

5. Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and
necessary business expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties
hereunder, in accordance with its policies, and provided they are documented in
a form satisfactory to the Internal Revenue Service and consistent with Company
policy with respect to such expenses. In addition, the Company agrees, subject
to the Board’s approval, to reimburse Executive for membership fees and other
reasonable expenses incurred with respect to Executive’s participation in
professional development, community and business-related organizations.

6. Compliance With Other Agreements. Executive and the Company are parties to a
Non-Competition Agreement dated as of October 25, 2001, which is hereby affirmed
and incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference (as such may be
amended from time to time, the “Non-Competition Agreement”).

7. Termination.

(a) Death or Disability. Executive’s employment shall terminate immediately upon
his death or Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means any
physical or mental disability or incapacity that can be expected to result in
Executive’s death or that has rendered Executive unable to carry out Executive’s
duties and obligations to the Company for a period of 90 consecutive days or for
shorter periods aggregating to 120 days (whether or not consecutive) during any
consecutive 12 months of the Term. The Company, at its expense, may retain a
physician reasonably acceptable to Executive to confirm the existence of such
disability or incapacity.

(b) Termination by the Company With Cause. The Board, on behalf of the Company,
may terminate Executive’s employment with Cause upon written notice to Executive
of the alleged act or omission constituting Cause, which notice shall set forth
in reasonable detail the reason or reasons that the Board believes Executive is
to be terminated for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means the
occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (i) any willful act or
willful omission (other than as a result of Disability) that represents a breach
of any of the terms of this Agreement to the material detriment of the Company;
(ii) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony (other
than a traffic infraction); or (iii) the commission by Executive of a material
act of fraud, theft or dishonesty against the Company. If an event described in
clause (i) of the preceding sentence is reasonably capable of being cured,
(A) Executive shall be given 45 days from the date of such written notice to
effect a cure of such alleged act or omission constituting Cause which, upon
such cure to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board, shall no longer
constitute a basis for Cause, and (B) Executive shall be given an opportunity to
make a presentation to the Board (accompanied by counsel or other
representative, if Executive so desires) at a meeting of the Board held promptly
following such 45-day cure period if the Board intends to determine that no cure
has occurred. At or following such meeting, the Board shall determine whether or
not to terminate Executive with Cause and shall notify Executive of its
determination and the effective date of such termination (which date may be no
earlier than the date of the aforementioned Board meeting). For purposes hereof,
no act or omission shall be deemed “willful” if it was done with a good faith
belief that it was in the best interests of the Company.

(c) Termination by Executive With Good Reason. Executive may terminate
Executive’s employment with the Company with Good Reason upon written notice to
the Company of the alleged act or omission constituting Good Reason, which
notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the reason or reasons that Executive
believes his employment is to be terminated for Good Reason. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Good Reason” means, without Executive’s written consent, (i) a
reduction of Executive’s Base Salary other than as provided in or contemplated
by Section 3(a), or (ii) in the event of a Change of Control (as defined in
Section 10(b)), Executive is no longer serving on the board of directors or
similar governing body of the successor to the Company’s business or assets,
except in each case on account of removal from the Board for cause pursuant to a
vote of the stockholders of the Company or due to Executive’s resignation from,
or refusal to stand for reelection to, the Board, or (iii) any material breach
by the Company of any of the material terms of this Agreement; provided,
however, that for any of the foregoing to constitute Good Reason, Executive must
provide written notification of such event or condition constituting Good Reason
within 90 days after Executive knows of the occurrence of any such event or
condition, and the Company shall have 60 days from the date of receipt of such
written notice to effect a cure of the event or condition constituting Good
Reason, and, upon cure thereof by the Company, such event or condition shall no
longer constitute Good Reason.

(d) Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive Without Good
Reason. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment without Cause at any
time upon 60 days’ written notice to Executive. Executive may terminate
Executive’s employment without Good Reason upon 60 days’ written notice to the
Company.

8. Effect of Termination.

(a) Accrued Obligations. The Company shall pay all Accrued Obligations (as
defined in Section 10(a)) to Executive (or Executive’s estate, in the case of
termination of Executive’s employment on account of death) within 30 days
following the effective date of the termination of Executive’s employment (the
“Termination Date”).

(b) Equity Awards.

(i) Death or Disability. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated due
to Executive’s death or Disability, all restricted stock units, shares of
restricted Company common stock, options to purchase Company common stock, and
other equity awards granted to Executive by the Company (collectively, “Equity
Awards”) shall become vested in full as of the day immediately preceding the
Termination Date (and, in the case of options, shall be exercisable until the
earlier of the expiration of such Equity Awards or the first anniversary of the
Termination Date).

(ii) Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive with Good Reason.
In the event Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause
or by Executive with Good Reason, all Equity Awards shall become vested as of
the day immediately preceding the Termination Date (and, in the case of options,
shall be exercisable until the earlier of the expiration of such Equity Awards
or the first anniversary of the Termination Date).

(c) Severance. In the event of Executive’s “separation from service” with the
Company (as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h)) due to a termination of
Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause or by Executive with Good
Reason, Executive will receive an amount equal to one hundred fifty percent
(150%) of Executive’s then-current Base Salary for 12 full calendar months in a
single lump sum within 38 days after the date of such separation from service.
In addition, for a period of 18 months after the date of Executive’s separation
from service, the Company shall continue to provide medical, dental and vision
care and life insurance benefits to Executive and/or Executive’s family at least
equal to those which would have been provided to them in accordance with
Section 4, provided that Executive agrees to elect COBRA coverage to the extent
available under the Company’s health insurance plans (and the Company shall
reimburse the cost of any premiums for such coverage on an after-tax basis).

(d) Required Delay. In the event that any compensation with respect to
Executive’s termination is “deferred compensation” within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and
the regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”), the stock of the
Company (or any of its affiliates) is publicly traded on an established
securities market or otherwise, and Executive is determined to be a “specified
employee,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, payment of such
compensation shall be delayed as required by Section 409A.  Such delay shall
last six months from the date of Executive’s termination, except in the event of
Executive’s death.  Within 30 days following the end of such six-month period,
or, if earlier, Executive’s death, the Company will make a catch-up payment to
Executive equal to the total amount of such payments that would have been made
during the six-month period but for this Section 8(e).  Such catch-up payment
shall bear simple interest at the prime rate of interest as published by the
Wall Street Journals’ bank survey as of the first day of the six month period,
which such interest shall be paid with the catch-up payment.  Wherever payments
under this Agreement are to be made in installments, each such installment shall
be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.

9. Conditions to Receipt of Severance; No Duty to Mitigate; Non-Exclusivity of
Rights.

(a) Waiver and Release Agreement. In consideration of the severance payments and
other benefits described in Section 8(c), to which severance payments and
benefits Executive would not otherwise be entitled, and as a precondition to
Executive becoming entitled to such severance payments and other benefits under
this Agreement (other than on account of Executive’s death), Executive agrees to
execute and deliver to the Company within 30 days after the applicable date of
Executive’s separation of service a Waiver and Release Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Appendix A (the “Release”) and not revoking it during the
revocation period provided therein. The timing of severance payments under
Section 8(c) shall be further governed by the following provisions:

(i) In any case in which the Release (and the expiration of any revocation
rights provided therein) could only become effective in a particular tax year of
Executive, payments conditioned on execution of the release shall be made within
10 days after the Release becomes effective and such revocation rights have
lapsed.

(ii) In any case in which the Release (and the expiration of any revocation
rights provided therein) could become effective in one of two taxable years of
Executive depending on when Executive executes and delivers the Release,
payments conditioned on execution of the Release shall be made within 10 days
after the Release becomes effective and such revocation rights have lapsed, but
not earlier than the first business day of the later of such tax years.

If Executive fails to execute and deliver the Release within 30 days after
Executive’s separation from service, or if Executive revokes such Release as
provided therein, the Company shall have no obligation to provide any of the
severance payments or other benefits provided in Section 8(c).

(b) No Duty to Mitigate. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount
of any payment contemplated by this Agreement, nor shall any earnings that
Executive may receive from any other source reduce any such payment.

(c) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit
Executive’s continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy or
practice provided by the Company and for which Executive may qualify, nor shall
anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as Executive may have
under any other contract or agreement with the Company at or subsequent to the
Termination Date, which shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy,
practice or program or contract or agreement, except as explicitly modified by
this Agreement.

10. Definitions.  

(a)  “Accrued Obligations” means the sum of (i) Executive’s Salary hereunder
through the Termination Date, (ii) the amount of any incentive compensation,
deferred compensation and other cash compensation accrued by Executive as of the
Termination Date, and (iii) any expense reimbursements and other cash
entitlements accrued by Executive as of the Termination Date, in each case to
the extent not previously paid.

(b) “Change of Control” means any of the following:

(i)  the “acquisition” by a “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), and the rules promulgated thereunder), other than by
Permitted Holders (as defined in Section 11(d)), of beneficial ownership (as
defined in Exchange Act Rule 13d-3) directly or indirectly, of any securities of
the Company or any successor of the Company immediately after which such person
or group owns securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company or any successor of the Company;

(ii)  the consummation of a merger, consolidation or reorganization involving
the Company, unless either (A) the stockholders of the Company immediately
before such merger, consolidation or reorganization own, directly or indirectly
immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least 60%
of the combined voting power of the company(ies) resulting from such merger,
consolidation or reorganization in substantially the same proportion as their
ownership immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, or
(B) one or more Permitted Holders are the only stockholders of the company(ies)
resulting from such merger, consolidation, or reorganization;

(iii)  the transfer of 50% or more of the assets of the Company or a transfer of
assets that during the current or either of the prior two fiscal years accounted
for more than 50% of the Company’s revenues or income, unless the person to
which such transfer is made is either (A) a Subsidiary (as defined in the
Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan), (B) wholly owned by all of the
stockholders of the Company, or (C) wholly owned by Permitted Holders; or

(iv)  the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(c) “Permitted Holders” means (i) the Company, (ii) any Subsidiary, or (iii) any
employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary.

11. Arbitration. The parties shall endeavor to settle all disputes by amicable
negotiations. Any claim, dispute, disagreement or controversy that arises among
the parties relating to this Agreement that is not amicably settled shall be
resolved by arbitration, as follows:

(a) Any such arbitration shall be heard in the District of Columbia, before a
panel consisting of one arbitrator, who shall be impartial. Except as the
parties may otherwise agree, the arbitrator shall be appointed in the first
instance by the appropriate official in the District of Columbia office of the
American Arbitration Association or, in the event of his or her unavailability
by reason of disqualification or otherwise, by the appropriate official in the
New York City office of the American Arbitration Association. In determining the
number and appropriate background of the arbitrator, the appointing authority
shall give due consideration to the issues to be resolved, but his or her
decision as to the identity of the arbitrator shall be final. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 11, all of the arbitration proceedings shall
be conducted in accordance with the rules of the arbitrator.

(b) An arbitration may be commenced by any party to this Agreement by the
service of a written request for arbitration upon the other affected parties.
Such request for arbitration shall summarize the controversy or claim to be
arbitrated, and shall be referred by the complaining party to the appointing
authority for appointment of arbitrator ten days following such service or
thereafter. If the arbitrator is not appointed by the appointing authority
within 30 days following such reference, any party may apply to any court within
the District of Columbia for an order appointing an arbitrator qualified as set
forth below.

(c) The prevailing party in any arbitration under this Section 11 shall be
entitled to reimbursement from the losing party of all reasonable attorneys’
fees and costs in connection with such arbitration. The parties hereby expressly
waive punitive damages, and under no circumstances shall an award contain any
amount that in any way reflects punitive damages.

(d) Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof.

(e) It is intended that controversies or claims submitted to arbitration under
this Section 11 shall remain confidential, and to that end it is agreed by the
parties that neither the facts disclosed in the arbitration, the issues
arbitrated, nor the views or opinions of any persons concerning them, shall be
disclosed to third persons at any time, except to the extent necessary to
enforce an award or judgment or as required by law or in response to legal
process or in connection with such arbitration.

12. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications called for
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) on the date of
delivery if delivered personally, (b) one day after being sent by a well
established commercial overnight service, or (c) four days after being mailed by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, prepaid and addressed to
the parties or their successors at the following addresses, or at such other
addresses as the parties may later designate in writing:

If to the Company:

The Advisory Board Company
Attn: Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
2445 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037

If to Executive:

at the last residential address known by the Company as provided by Executive in
writing.

13. Miscellaneous.

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the District of Columbia (other than its choice of laws rules).

(b) The paragraph headings and captions contained in this Agreement are for
convenience only and shall not be construed to define, limit or affect the scope
or meaning of the provisions hereof.

(c) This Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements whether written
or oral, as to the subject matter hereof. No waiver, alteration, or modification
of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in a writing
signed by duly authorized representatives of the Company and Executive.

(d) If any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect without said provision.

(e) The waiver of a breach of any term or provision of this Agreement, which
must be in writing, shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any
other previous or subsequent breach of this Agreement.

(f) All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to withholding
of applicable taxes.

(g) Executive acknowledges that he has had the opportunity to discuss this
matter with and obtain advice from his legal, tax and other professional
advisors, has had sufficient time to, and has carefully read and fully
understands all the provisions of this Agreement, and is knowingly and
voluntarily entering into this Agreement.

(h) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including by fax or PDF),
and each counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an original and
shall constitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the
undersigned.

(i) The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive
any termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company to
the extent necessary to preserve the intended rights and obligations of the
parties.

(j) For purposes of Section 409A, each COBRA continuation reimbursement payment
shall be considered one of a series of separate payments.

(k) Any amount that Executive is entitled to be reimbursed under this Agreement
shall be reimbursed to Executive as promptly as practical and in any event not
later than the last day of the calendar year after the calendar year in which
the expenses are incurred, and the amount of the expenses eligible for
reimbursement during any calendar year shall not affect the amount of expenses
eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year.

(l)  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of (a) the
heirs, executors, and legal representatives of Executive upon Executive’s death
and (b) any successor of the Company. Any such successor of the Company shall be
deemed substituted for the Company under the terms of this Agreement for all
purposes. For this purpose, “successor” means any person, firm, corporation, or
other business entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger, or
otherwise, directly or indirectly acquires all or substantially all of the
assets or business of the Company.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY

                 
By: /s/ Peter Grua
                 /s/ Frank J. Williams
 
               
Peter Grua
Chairman, Compensation Committee
              Frank J. Williams
  

                                                                                                    

APPENDIX A
Form of Waiver and Release Agreement

This WAIVER AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Release”) is entered into as of [TO BE
DETERMINED AT TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT] (the “Effective Date”), by Frank J.
Williams (the “Executive”) in consideration of severance pay and benefits (the
“Severance Payment”) provided to Executive by The Advisory Board Company, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Executive (the
“Employment Agreement”).

1.  Waiver and Release. Subject to the last sentence of the first paragraph of
this Section 1, Executive, on his own behalf and on behalf of his heirs,
executors, administrators, attorneys and assigns, hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably releases, waives and forever discharges the Company and each of its
affiliates, parents, successors, predecessors, and the subsidiaries, directors,
owners, members, shareholders, officers, agents, and employees of the Company
and its affiliates, parents, successors, predecessors, and subsidiaries
(collectively, all of the foregoing are referred to as the “Employer”), from any
and all causes of action, claims and damages, including attorneys’ fees, whether
known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, presently asserted or otherwise
arising through the date of his signing of this Release, concerning his
employment or separation from employment. Subject to the last sentence of the
first paragraph of this Section 1, this Release includes, but is not limited to,
any payments, benefits or damages arising under any federal law (including, but
not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Executive Order 11246, the Family and
Medical Leave Act, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act,
each as amended); any claim arising under any state or local laws, ordinances or
regulations (including, but not limited to, any state or local laws, ordinances
or regulations requiring that advance notice be given of certain workforce
reductions); and any claim arising under any common law principle or public
policy, including, but not limited to, all suits in tort or contract, such as
wrongful termination, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy or
loss of consortium. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Release to the
contrary, this Release does not encompass, and Executive does not release, waive
or discharge, the obligations of the Company (a) to make the payments and
provide the other benefits contemplated by the Employment Agreement, or
(b) under any restricted stock agreement, option agreement or other agreement
pertaining to Executive’s equity ownership, or (c) under any indemnification or
similar agreement with Executive.

Executive understands that by signing this Release, he is not waiving any claims
or administrative charges which cannot be waived by law. He is waiving, however,
any right to monetary recovery or individual relief should any federal, state or
local agency (including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) pursue any
claim on his behalf arising out of or related to his employment with and/or
separation from employment with the Company.

Executive further agrees without any reservation whatsoever, never to sue the
Employer or become a party to a lawsuit on the basis of any and all claims of
any type lawfully and validly released in this Release.

2.  Acknowledgments. Executive is signing this Release knowingly and
voluntarily. He acknowledges that:

(a)  He is hereby advised in writing to consult an attorney before signing this
Release;

(b)  He has relied solely on his own judgment and/or that of his attorney
regarding the consideration for and the terms of this Release and is signing
this Release knowingly and voluntarily of his own free will;

(c)  He is not entitled to the Severance Payment unless he agrees to and honors
the terms of this Release;

(d)  He has been given at least twenty-one (21) calendar days to consider this
Release, or he expressly waives his right to have at least twenty-one (21) days
to consider this Release;

(e)  He may revoke this Release within seven (7) calendar days after signing it
by submitting a written notice of revocation to the Employer. He further
understands that this Release is not effective or enforceable until after the
seven (7) day period of revocation has expired without revocation, and that if
he revokes this Release within the seven (7) day revocation period, he shall not
receive the Severance Payment;

(f)  He has read and understands the Release and further understands that,
subject to the limitations contained herein, it includes a general release of
any and all known and unknown, foreseen or unforeseen claims presently asserted
or otherwise arising through the date of his signing of this Release that he may
have against the Employer; and

(g)  No statements made or conduct by the Employer has in any way coerced or
unduly influenced him or her to execute this Release.

3.  No Admission of Liability. This Release does not constitute an admission of
liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Employer, the Employer does not admit
there has been any wrongdoing whatsoever against Executive, and the Employer
expressly denies that any wrongdoing has occurred.

4.  Entire Agreement. There are no other agreements of any nature between the
Employer and Executive with respect to the matters discussed in this Release,
except as expressly stated herein, and in signing this Release, Executive is not
relying on any agreements or representations, except those expressly contained
in this Release.

5.  Execution. It is not necessary that the Employer sign this Release following
Executive’s full and complete execution of it for it to become fully effective
and enforceable.

6.  Severability. If any provision of this Release is found, held or deemed by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be void, unlawful or unenforceable under any
applicable statute or controlling law, the remainder of this Release shall
continue in full force and effect.

7.  Governing Law. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the District of Columbia (other than its choice of laws rules).

8.  Headings. Section and subsection headings contained in this Release are
inserted for the convenience of reference only. Section and subsection headings
shall not be deemed to be a part of this Release for any purpose, and they shall
not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction or scope of any of the
provisions hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first herein above written.

                                     
  
                                                                              
 
                                   
 
                                          Frank J. Williams

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