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EX-10.29

 Exhibit 10.29 

AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE 

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between Luke Russell (“Executive”) and Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur”). 

WHEREAS, Coeur has agreed to provide additional separation benefits to Executive in an amount and type not normally provided to employees who
have refused a corporate transfer, and the parties to this Agreement desire to resolve all issues between them relating to Executive’s employment and the termination of that employment; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Executive and Coeur agree as follows: 
 1. TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT: Executive’s employment with Coeur will terminate effective September 30, 2013 (the “Separation Date”). In order to receive the benefits provided in Paragraph 2, Executive must satisfactorily perform his duties
until the Separation Date and sign an updated release consistent with this Agreement. 
 2. CONSIDERATION. 

2.1 Salary Payment. In consideration for Executive’s promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, Coeur agrees to pay a sum
equal to Executive’s current annual base salary ($240,000), minus normal withholding, within ten days of the Separation Date or execution of this Agreement, whichever is later. 

2.2 AIP Target Payment. In further consideration of Executive’s promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, Coeur agrees
to pay a sum equal to Executive’s 2013 Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP”) target incentive award opportunity ($120,000) minus normal withholdings, within ten days of the Separation Date or execution of this Agreement, whichever is later,
if Executive successfully transitions his duties. The determination of whether a successful transition has occurred is solely within Coeur’s good faith discretion. However, such payment will not unreasonably be withheld. 

 2.3 Consulting Agreement. In consideration for Executive’s promises and covenants in
this Agreement, Coeur agrees that beginning effective on the Separation Date, Coeur will engage Executive as a consultant at a rate of $1,500 (gross) per day for a minimum of 10 days per month for the period between the Separation Date and
December 31, 2013, and on an as-needed basis for up to three additional months (i.e., through March 31, 2014). In addition, the consulting terms shall provide for an incentive opportunity of $15,000 if by December 15, 2013 Executive
accomplishes the objectives set forth in Schedule 1. The parties further agree that they will enter into a mutually agreeable written consulting agreement prior to Executive’s providing any consulting services. 

2.4 COBRA. In consideration for Executive’s promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, Coeur agrees to pay COBRA premiums
for Executive and his dependents, if he elects such coverage, for one year after the Separation Date or until Executive is covered by another health insurance plan whichever comes sooner. 

2.5 Other Benefits. No other special benefits will be provided to Executive. Any other benefits to which Executive may be entitled will
be governed by the terms of the appropriate benefit plans or applicable law. 
 2.6 Acknowledgment. Executive acknowledges that the
payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement exceed those which Executive would normally receive upon termination of the employment relationship in this situation and that such additional payments and benefits are in exchange for Executive
signing this Agreement. 

  
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 3. COVENANTS. 

3.1 Agreement Not to Compete. As a condition to and in consideration for any benefits provided under this Agreement, Executive shall
not for the remainder of his employment with Coeur and until December 31, 2013 (the “Restricted Period”), directly or indirectly, hold any ownership interest in or provide services to a Restricted Company (defined below), whether as
owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise, or undertake any planning for any Restricted Company, whether with or without compensation. For the purposes of Section 3, “Restricted Companies” include
Agnico Eagle, Alamos Gold, Allied Nevada Gold, AuRico Gold, Centerra Gold, Eldorado Gold, Hecla Mining, Kinross Gold, New Gold, Pan American Silver, Stillwater Mining, Yamana Gold, IAMGold, GoldCorp, Newmont Mining Corporation, Barrick Gold
Corporation, Rye Patch Gold Corp., Paramount Gold and Silver, any company in which Coeur or any Coeur affiliate owns an equity interest, and their respective affiliates and successors. The foregoing however, shall not prevent Executive’s
passive ownership of one percent (1%) or less of the equity securities of any publicly traded company. 
 3.2 Agreement Not to
Solicit Business Contacts. As a condition to and in consideration for any benefits provided under this Agreement, Executive shall not, during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly (i) solicit or encourage any client, customer, bona
fide prospective client or customer, supplier, licensee, licensor, landlord or other business relation of Coeur or any of its affiliates (the “Company Group”) (each a “Business Contact”) to terminate or diminish its relationship
with them; or (ii) seek to persuade any such Business Contact to conduct with anyone else the business of the Company Group that such Business Contact conducts or could conduct with the Company Group. 

  
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 3.3 Agreement Not to Solicit or Hire Employees. As a condition to and in consideration for
any benefits provided under this Agreement, Executive shall not, during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly solicit for employment, employ or induce or attempt to induce any employees, consultants, contractors or representatives of the
Company Group to stop working for, contracting with or representing the Company Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive will not be in breach or violation hereof in the event the Executive uses any form of industry wide or public media
to advertise, seek or solicit employment, consulting, contract or representative services without specifically targeting the employees, consultants, contractor or representatives of the Company Group. 

3.4 Non-Disparagement. As a condition to and in consideration for any benefits provided under this Agreement, Executive shall not,
during the Restricted Period or any time thereafter, make, directly or indirectly, any public or private statements or other communications that are or could be harmful to or reflect negatively on (or that are otherwise disparaging of) the Company
Group or their respective businesses, or any of their past, present or future officers, directors, employees, advisors, agents, policies, procedures, practices, decision-making, conduct, professionalism or compliance with standards, provided that
Executive may give truthful testimony under oath if so required. 
 3.5 Confidentiality. Executive agrees that he will not at any
time, during the Restricted Period or thereafter, divulge to any person or entity any Confidential Information obtained or learned by him as a result of his employment with Coeur, except (i) in the course of performing his duties hereunder,
(ii) with Coeur’s prior written consent, (iii) to the extent that any such information is in the public domain other than as a result of Executive’s breach of any of his obligations hereunder or (iv) where required to be
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other government process. If Executive shall be required to make disclosure pursuant to the provisions of clause (iv) of the preceding sentence, Executive promptly, but in no event more than
48 hours after learning of such subpoena, court order, or other government process, shall notify, confirmed by mail, Coeur and, at Coeur’s expense, Executive shall: (a) take all reasonably necessary and lawful steps required by Coeur to
defend against the enforcement of such subpoena, court order or other government process and (b) permit Coeur to intervene and participate with counsel of its choice in any proceeding relating to the enforcement thereof at Coeur’s expense.

 3.6 Documents. Upon termination of his employment with Coeur, Executive will promptly deliver to Coeur all memoranda, notes,
records, reports, manuals, drawings, blueprints and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the business of Coeur and all property associated therewith, which he may then possess or have under his control; provided, however, that
Executive shall be entitled to retain copies of such documents reasonably necessary to document his financial relationship with Coeur. 
 4.
GENERAL RELEASE. Executive for himself, his successors, heirs and assigns, hereby forever releases and discharges Coeur Mining, Inc., its officers, directors, employees, agents, corporate affiliates, parent companies and successors for any
and all claims, causes of action, contracts or liabilities whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown or suspected to exist by Executive, which Executive has had or may now have against Coeur or any such related parties arising from
or connected with Executive’s employment with Coeur or the termination of that employment. Such claims or causes of action shall include, but not be limited to claims under The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act or any other 

  
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federal, state or local laws dealing with employment discrimination, and any claims or causes of action for wrongful discharge or breach of contract. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Executive hereby acknowledges and covenants that he has knowingly relinquished and forever released any and all remedies which might otherwise be available to him, including claims for severance, back pay, liquidated damage, recovery of
interest, costs, punitive damages or attorney’s fees, and any claims for employment or re-employment with Coeur. Executive specifically agrees that this Release extends to all claims of any nature and kind whatsoever, known or unknown, past or
present, which existed prior to the execution of this Agreement, including, but not limited to all claims involving or arising out of Executive’s employment with Coeur or the termination of his employment. 

5. NON-ADMISSION OF LIABILITY. Executive and Coeur agree that this Agreement shall not in any way be construed or interpreted as an
admission of liability or wrongdoing by either of them, any such liability or wrongdoing being expressly denied. 
 6.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 
 6.1 Entire Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement contains the entire
Agreement between Coeur and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof and that it supersedes and invalidates any previous agreements or policies or contracts between them. No representations, inducements, promises or agreements, oral or
otherwise, which are not embodied herein shall be of any force or effect. 
 6.2 Understanding of Agreement. Executive expressly
states that he has carefully read this Agreement, understands it and agrees and acknowledges that he is releasing Coeur from any possible claim which he may have relating to his employment with Coeur or the termination of such employment. Executive
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that he consult with an attorney or other advisor of his own choosing regarding his execution of this Agreement. Executive further agrees that he has been given twenty-one (21) days in which
to consider whether to sign this Agreement and has either used that full twenty-one (21) day period or voluntarily decided to sign this Agreement before the end of that period. Executive further understands that he may revoke this Agreement
within seven (7) days after executing it by notifying Coeur in writing of such revocation. This agreement shall not take effect until the eighth day after its execution, but if it is not revoked within the seven (7) day period, this
Agreement shall be fully effective and enforceable thereafter. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below. 

 

							
		 		 	Executive
			
		 		 	 /s/ Luke Russell

		 		 	Luke Russell
		 		 	  
 Date:
	 	 September 19, 2013

	  
 Sworn to and subscribed

before me this 19th day

of September, 2013.
  
	 		 		 	
	 /s/ Deborah C. Kerr
	 		 	Coeur Mining, Inc.
	Notary Public	 		 		 	
				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Mitchell J. Krebs
	My Commission Expires:	 		 	Name:	 	Mitchell J. Krebs
		 		 	Title:	 	 President and Chief Executive

Officer

		 		 	Date:	 	September 19, 2013
	  
	 		 		 	  

  

	
	

  
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 EXHIBIT 10.2 

MASTER SELF-MANAGEMENT TRANSITION AGREEMENT 

This MASTER SELF-MANAGEMENT TRANSITION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 18, 2013 by and
among CATCHMARK TIMBER TRUST, INC., formerly known as WELLS TIMBERLAND REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), CATCHMARK TIMBER OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., formerly known as WELLS TIMBERLAND OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership (the “OP”), WELLS REAL ESTATE FUNDS, INC., a Georgia corporation (“Wells REF”), and WELLS TIMBERLAND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Wells
TIMO”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Company’s Sixth Articles of Amendment and Restatement. 

W I T N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS,
the Company, the OP and Wells TIMO are party to that certain Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, effective as of July 1, 2013 (the “Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which the day-to-day business and affairs of the Company
are managed by Wells TIMO; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company is contemplating transitioning to an internal management structure, in connection
with which the parties hereto desire that they or, as applicable, their Affiliates, enter into (i) a Transition Services Agreement dated as of November 1, 2013, the termination date of the Advisory Agreement, for a term of up to eight
months (the “Transition Services Agreement”), pursuant to which Wells REF and its Affiliates will provide consulting, support and transitional services to the Company at the direction of the Company’s officers and other
personnel; (ii) a Preferred Stock Redemption Agreement (the “Preferred Stock Redemption Agreement”), pursuant to which the Preferred Stock (as defined in the Preferred Stock Redemption Agreement) would be redeemed upon the
closing date of the Company’s underwritten public offering of shares of Class A common stock (the “IPO”); (iii) a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which a newly formed
subsidiary of the Company will purchase the Common Partnership Units (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) held by Wells TIMO; and (iv) a Sublease Agreement (the “Sublease Agreement”), pursuant to which the OP would sublet the
Premises (as defined in the Sublease Agreement) from Wells REF for the term specified in the Sublease Agreement (all of the foregoing agreements, together with this Agreement, the “Self-Management Agreements”). 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Termination of Advisory Agreement. The parties agree that the Advisory Agreement shall terminate as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on November 1, 2013, subject to the survival provisions of
Section 13(B)(iv) of the Advisory Agreement. 

	2.	Transition Services Agreement. Effective as of the termination of the Advisory Agreement, the Company, the OP and Wells TIMO shall enter into the Transition Services Agreement in the form attached hereto
Exhibit A. 

  

	3.	Employee Transition. Wells REF and Wells TIMO will facilitate and support the Company’s efforts to hire up to eight employees of Wells TIMO and its Affiliates who have been identified by the Company
and who, as of the date hereof, perform substantial services for the Company pursuant to the Advisory Agreement (the “Targeted Personnel”), with the Company thereupon assuming all obligations and liabilities arising on or after the
Hire Date (as defined below) as a result of such employment. If the Company’s employment of any Targeted Personnel would be prohibited or adversely impacted by any restrictive provision in any agreement benefiting Wells REF, Wells TIMO or any
of their respective Affiliates, then Wells REF and Wells TIMO, on behalf of itself or any such Affiliates, hereby release such Targeted Personnel from such restrictive provisions to the extent they are acting on behalf of the Company; provided,
however, that this release of restrictive provisions is not intended to accelerate the vesting of any employee compensation awards that would not otherwise vest in accordance with the terms of such award, to affect the confidentiality obligations of
any of the Targeted Personnel with respect to information unrelated to the Company or to affect the applicability of such restrictive provisions with respect to actions by any of the Targeted Personnel on behalf of any person or entity other than
the Company. 

  

	    	The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to hire the Targeted Personnel selected by the Company by November 1, 2013 at such compensation levels and with such benefits as the Company shall
determine. The date the Targeted Personnel are actually employed is referred to herein as the “Hire Date.” 

  

	    	Wells REF and Wells TIMO shall retain all obligations and liabilities for the Targeted Personnel arising out of or relating to their employment by Wells TIMO or its Affiliates prior to the Hire Date. Should the Company
successfully retain the Targeted Personnel as employees of the Company at any date prior to December 31, 2013, Wells REF and Wells TIMO shall pay such Targeted Personnel (i) any retention awards and (ii) any awards pursuant to Wells
REF’s Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan with respect to the 2013 calendar year in the amounts previously communicated in writing to such personnel, in each case as if the Targeted Personnel had remained employed by Wells REF or Wells TIMO
through December 31, 2013. Wells REF and Wells TIMO shall pay each Targeted Personnel his or her accrued but unpaid benefits as of the Hire Date, in the manner set forth in the employment policy manual of Wells REF or Wells TIMO, as applicable,
or as otherwise communicated by Wells REF or Wells TIMO to such Targeted Personnel in an employment agreement or otherwise. The Company acknowledges that Wells REF and Wells TIMO are under no obligation to make bonus payments to the Targeted
Personnel for the 2014 calendar year or beyond. 

  

	4.	 Preferred Stock. Concurrent with the execution of this Agreement, Wells REF, the Company, Leo F. Wells, III, the President of Wells REF,
and Douglas P. Williams, Vice President of Wells Capital, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells REF, shall enter into the Preferred Stock Redemption Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

  
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The redemption of the Preferred Stock by the Company shall occur on the closing date of the IPO pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Preferred Stock Redemption Agreement.

  

	5.	Redemption of Common Partnership Units. Upon termination of the Advisory Agreement, the Common Partnership Units held by Wells TIMO shall be purchased for a per Unit (as defined in the Third Amended and
Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Wells Timberland Operating Partnership, L.P. dated August 5, 2009 (the “Partnership Agreement”)) price of $6.56, payable in cash, by a newly formed subsidiary of the Company, pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. 

  

	6.	Redemption of Special Partnership Units. Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement, the Special Partnership Units (as defined in the Partnership
Agreement) held by Wells TIMO shall be automatically redeemed, and the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the holder of the Special Partnership Units is not entitled to any consideration in connection with such redemption in accordance with
Section 8.07(b) of the Partnership Agreement. 

  

	7.	Sublease. Effective as of the termination of the Advisory Agreement, the Company and Wells REF shall enter into the Sublease Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D with respect to the
Premises. 

  

	8.	Miscellaneous. 

 (a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature
whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or amended other
than by an agreement in writing. 
 (b) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without
regard to the conflicts of law principles of such State. The parties hereto consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts (State and federal) located in the State of Georgia in connection with any controversy arising under this
Agreement or its subject matter. The parties hereby waive any objection they may have in any such action based on lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or inconvenient forum. The parties further agree that service of any process, summons,
notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its respective address set forth below shall be effective local service for any litigation brought in such courts. 

(c) Construction. The parties have participated jointly in the drafting of this Agreement, and each party was represented by counsel in
the negotiation of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or
disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 

  
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 (d) Severability. If any provision of the Self-Management Agreements is held to be
unenforceable, then that provision is to be construed either by modifying it to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable (if permitted by law) or disregarding it (if not). If an unenforceable provision is modified or disregarded in
accordance herewith, the rest of the applicable agreement is to remain in effect as written, and the unenforceable provision is to remain as written in any circumstances other than those in which the provision is held to be unenforceable. 

(e) Assignment. Neither party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the other party, except that the Company may assign its rights to the OP. 
 (f) Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become
binding when the counterparts hereof, taken together, bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. 

[Signatures on following page.] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first
written above. 
  

			
	CATCHMARK TIMBER TRUST, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ WILLIS J. POTTS, JR.

		 	Willis J. Potts, Jr.
		 	Chairman of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors

  

			
	CATCHMARK TIMBER OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
	
	 By:   CATCHMARK TIMBER TRUST, INC., its General
Partner

 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ BRIAN M. DAVIS

		 	Brian M. Davis
		 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

  

			
	WELLS TIMBERLAND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, LLC
		
	By:	 	WELLS REAL ESTATE FUNDS, INC., its sole managing member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ LEO F. WELLS, III

		 	 Leo F. Wells, III 

		 	 Chief Executive Officer

  

			
	WELLS REAL ESTATE FUNDS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ LEO F. WELLS, III

		 	 Leo F. Wells, III 

		 	 Chief Executive Officer

 Exhibit A 

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT 

 Exhibit B 

PREFERRED STOCK REDEMPTION AGREEMENT 

 Exhibit C 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

 EXHIBIT D 

SUBLEASE AGREEMENT

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