Document ID: 11341

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned, Stefan Freeman (Executive), on behalf of himself and his heirs, legal representatives, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, and each of them, for good and valuable consideration received as set forth in the Employment Agreement dated as of July __, 2017 (the Employment Agreement ) between Reeds, Inc ., a Delaware corporation (the Company), does hereby unconditionally, knowingly, and voluntarily release and forever discharge the Company, and its present and former related companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, and all of their present and former executives, officers, managers, directors, owners, members, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, and attorneys, including in their individual capacity, and each of its and their successors and assigns (hereinafter collectively the Released Parties), from any and all known or unknown claims, demands, actions or causes of action that now exist or may arise in the future, based upon events occurring or omissions on or before the date of the execution of this Release, including, but not limited to any and all claims whatsoever pertaining in any way to Executives employment at the Company or with any of the Released Parties or the termination of Executives employment, including, but not limited to, any claims under: (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act ; the Family and Medical Leave Act ; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ; 42 U.S.C. Section 1981 ; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act ; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 , as amended (the ADEA); the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ; the Civil Rights Act of 1866 , 1871, 1964, and 1991 ; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ; the Equal Pay Act of 1963 ; the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 ; the Occupational Safety and Health Act ; and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ; and any and all other federal, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, or regulations pertaining to employment, discrimination or pay; (2) any state tort law theories under which an action could have been brought, including, but not limited to, claims of negligence, negligent supervision, training and retention or defamation; (3) any claims of alleged fraud and/or inducement, or alleged inducement to enter into this Release; (4) any and all other tort claims; (5) all claims for attorneys fees and costs; (6) all claims for physical, mental, emotional, and/or pecuniary injuries, losses and damages of every kind, including but not limited to earnings, punitive, liquidated and compensatory damages, and employee benefits; (7) any and all claims whatsoever arising under any of the Released Parties express or implied contract or under any federal, state, local, or foreign law, ordinance, or regulation, or the Constitution of any State or the United States ; (8) any and all claims whatsoever against any of the Released Parties for wages, bonuses, benefits, fringe benefits, vacation pay, or other compensation or for any damages, fees, costs, or benefits, in each case, except to the extent Executive has vested rights in any of the same; and (9) any and all claims whatsoever to reinstatement (collectively, the Released Claims); provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Release shall not cover and the Released Claims shall extend to any rights or claims, if any, of Executive (A) as a holder of equity interests in the Company, (B) to indemnification or advancement of expenses, (C) under Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 , as amended, (D) under any profit-sharing and/or retirement plans or benefits in which Executive has vested rights, or (E) under Section 7 of the Employment Agreement . Executive also intends that this Release operate as a general release of any and all claims to the fullest extent permitted by law and a waiver of all unknown claims of the type being released hereunder.

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Tokenized Text:
KNOW
ALL
MEN
BY
THESE
PRESENTS
:
That
the
undersigned
,
Stefan
Freeman
(
Executive
)
,
on
behalf
of
himself
and
his
heirs
,
legal
representatives
,
administrators
,
executors
,
successors
and
assigns
,
and
each
of
them
,
for
good
and
valuable
consideration
received
as
set
forth
in
the
Employment
Agreement
dated
as
of
July
__
,
2017
(
the
Employment
Agreement
)
between
Reeds
,
Inc
.
,
a
Delaware
corporation
(
the
Company
)
,
does
hereby
unconditionally
,
knowingly
,
and
voluntarily
release
and
forever
discharge
the
Company
,
and
its
present
and
former
related
companies
,
subsidiaries
and
affiliates
,
and
all
of
their
present
and
former
executives
,
officers
,
managers
,
directors
,
owners
,
members
,
shareholders
,
partners
,
employees
,
agents
,
and
attorneys
,
including
in
their
individual
capacity
,
and
each
of
its
and
their
successors
and
assigns
(
hereinafter
collectively
the
Released
Parties
)
,
from
any
and
all
known
or
unknown
claims
,
demands
,
actions
or
causes
of
action
that
now
exist
or
may
arise
in
the
future
,
based
upon
events
occurring
or
omissions
on
or
before
the
date
of
the
execution
of
this
Release
,
including
,
but
not
limited
to
any
and
all
claims
whatsoever
pertaining
in
any
way
to
Executives
employment
at
the
Company
or
with
any
of
the
Released
Parties
or
the
termination
of
Executives
employment
,
including
,
but
not
limited
to
,
any
claims
under
:
(
1
)
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
;
the
Family
and
Medical
Leave
Act
;
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
;
42
U
.
S
.
C
.
Section
1981
;
the
Older
Workers
Benefit
Protection
Act
;
the
Age
Discrimination
in
Employment
Act
of
1967
,
as
amended
(
the
ADEA
)
;
the
Employee
Retirement
Income
Security
Act
of
1974
;
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1866
,
1871
,
1964
,
and
1991
;
the
Rehabilitation
Act
of
1973
;
the
Equal
Pay
Act
of
1963
;
the
Vietnam
Veterans
Readjustment
Assistance
Act
of
1974
;
the
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Act
;
and
the
Immigration
Reform
and
Control
Act
of
1986
;
and
any
and
all
other
federal
,
state
,
local
or
foreign
laws
,
statutes
,
ordinances
,
or
regulations
pertaining
to
employment
,
discrimination
or
pay
;
(
2
)
any
state
tort
law
theories
under
which
an
action
could
have
been
brought
,
including
,
but
not
limited
to
,
claims
of
negligence
,
negligent
supervision
,
training
and
retention
or
defamation
;
(
3
)
any
claims
of
alleged
fraud
and
/
or
inducement
,
or
alleged
inducement
to
enter
into
this
Release
;
(
4
)
any
and
all
other
tort
claims
;
(
5
)
all
claims
for
attorneys
fees
and
costs
;
(
6
)
all
claims
for
physical
,
mental
,
emotional
,
and
/
or
pecuniary
injuries
,
losses
and
damages
of
every
kind
,
including
but
not
limited
to
earnings
,
punitive
,
liquidated
and
compensatory
damages
,
and
employee
benefits
;
(
7
)
any
and
all
claims
whatsoever
arising
under
any
of
the
Released
Parties
express
or
implied
contract
or
under
any
federal
,
state
,
local
,
or
foreign
law
,
ordinance
,
or
regulation
,
or
the
Constitution
of
any
State
or
the
United
States
;
(
8
)
any
and
all
claims
whatsoever
against
any
of
the
Released
Parties
for
wages
,
bonuses
,
benefits
,
fringe
benefits
,
vacation
pay
,
or
other
compensation
or
for
any
damages
,
fees
,
costs
,
or
benefits
,
in
each
case
,
except
to
the
extent
Executive
has
vested
rights
in
any
of
the
same
;
and
(
9
)
any
and
all
claims
whatsoever
to
reinstatement
(
collectively
,
the
Released
Claims
)
;
provided
,
however
,
that
,
notwithstanding
anything
to
the
contrary
contained
herein
,
this
Release
shall
not
cover
and
the
Released
Claims
shall
extend
to
any
rights
or
claims
,
if
any
,
of
Executive
(
A
)
as
a
holder
of
equity
interests
in
the
Company
,
(
B
)
to
indemnification
or
advancement
of
expenses
,
(
C
)
under
Consolidated
Omnibus
Budget
Reconciliation
Act
of
1985
,
as
amended
,
(
D
)
under
any
profit-sharing
and
/
or
retirement
plans
or
benefits
in
which
Executive
has
vested
rights
,
or
(
E
)
under
Section
7
of
the
Employment
Agreement
.
Executive
also
intends
that
this
Release
operate
as
a
general
release
of
any
and
all
claims
to
the
fullest
extent
permitted
by
law
and
a
waiver
of
all
unknown
claims
of
the
type
being
released
hereunder
.