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Change in Status Agreement

 Exhibit 10.53 
 

 
 March 15, 2006 
 PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL 
 Steve Hare 
 101 Lockgreen Place 
 Richmond, VA 23226 
 Dear Steve: 
 This letter confirms the offer of agreement we discussed regarding the termination of your employment with Cadmus Communications
Corporation (“Cadmus”). 
 1. Change in Status of Employment. 
 (a) Effective at the close of business on March 15, 2006 (“the Status Change Date”), you will be relieved of all operational responsibilities associated with being an officer and a director of all
Cadmus entities and do hereby resign from those positions as of the Status Change Date. In addition, subject to the provisions of Section 3(a) below, effective at the earlier of (i) the date on which you begin other, full-time employment
or (ii) the close of business on the date 52 weeks following the Status Change Date, your employment with Cadmus will terminate (“the Termination Date”). The severance pay specified under section 3(a) will continue to be paid you for
the period following the Status Change Date for 52 weeks regardless of whether or not you begin other full-time employment prior to the end of such 52 weeks; provided that all amounts due to you hereunder will be paid on or before March 15,
2007. However, if you do obtain other full-time employment prior to the expiration of these 52 weeks, your medical, dental, and vision coverage and your life insurance plan participation will end as of the date you begin your other full-time
employment. Part-time consulting work, temporary employment or other work in which you may engage on a part-time basis will not be considered “other, full-time” employment for the purposes of this agreement. 
 (b) Within the next business day after accepting other, full-time employment, you agree to notify me, or my office, of your acceptance of such employment and the date
such employment will begin. Your failure to provide such notice is a material breach of this agreement and Cadmus will pursue all avenues available to recover fully any benefits you should not have received under the terms of this agreement.

 (c) You further agree that you will not make any statement or take any action which disparages or might harm the reputation of Cadmus or any of its
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officers, directors or employees, and Cadmus will not make any statement or take any action which disparages or might harm your reputation. You agree not to
solicit for employment, recruit, provide information on any personnel of Cadmus, or assist another employer in the recruitment of any employee of Cadmus for the period beginning with the date of this letter until one year after the Termination Date.
You acknowledge that, in the event of a breach or violation by you of this provision, Cadmus may, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have at law or in equity, withhold any amounts or benefits otherwise payable or due to you
hereunder and recover from you any damages to Cadmus caused by or otherwise resulting from such breach or violation. Notwithstanding the foregoing we understand that you may recruit Michelle Mourie to come work for you at some time in the future.

 (d) Before the close of business on the Status Change Date you are to deliver to human resources all Cadmus property in your possession, including but not
limited to any keys, access cards, IDs, phones, computers, blackberries, palm pilots etc. 
 2. Payments on Status Change Date. In the next regular
pay cycle after the Status Change Date, you will be paid for your unused Personal Leave as of that date. You are obligated to submit any Personal Leave taken which has not been recorded. 
 3. Payments and Benefits Following Status Change Date. 
 (a) For the period beginning March 15, 2006 and ending
March 15, 2007, you will be paid a total of $415,384.62. All payments made to you under this Section 3(a) will be subject to withholding and deductions as provided by applicable law. 
 (b) From the Status Change Date until the earlier of the Termination Date or March 15, 2007, you will continue to participate in Cadmus’ group medical, dental,
vision, and associate life insurance plans based on your current enrollment in these plans, as if you were actively employed. 
 (c) After the Status Change
Date, you will no longer be covered under any other Cadmus benefit plans, including short-and long-term disability, AD&D, family life and AD&D personal leave accrual, nor will you be eligible to accrue additional benefits under Cadmus’
401(k) plan. 
 (d) (i) Any options to purchase Cadmus stock currently held by you (the “Stock Options”) will expire 90 days following the
Termination Date in accordance with the applicable terms of the signed option agreements pursuant to which the Stock Options were granted. 
 (ii) Any restricted stock granted to you in May 2003 under the 1990 Long Term Incentive Stock Plan which is still subject to restriction (the “Unvested 2003 Restricted Stock”) will vest on May 13, 2006 in accordance with the
vesting schedule stated in the signed restricted stock agreement pursuant to which the Unvested 2003 Restricted Stock 

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was granted, as long as the Termination Date does not occur on or before May 13, 2006. You will at that time be obligated to surrender shares or write
Cadmus a check for the related withholding taxes. If the Termination Date occurs on or before May 13, 2006, the Unvested 2003 Restricted Stock will not vest and will be forfeited on such Termination Date. 
 (iii) Any unvested restricted stock granted to you under the Cadmus FY 2005-2007 Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Unvested LTIP Restricted
Stock”) will be forfeited on the Status Change Date, subject to a partial award of such Unvested LTIP Restricted Stock, if any, being made to you in accordance with the terms of the Cadmus FY 2005-2007 Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 4. Benefits Following Termination Date. 
 After the Termination Date, you will no longer be covered under Cadmus’ group medical, dental, vision, or associate life insurance plans. Notwithstanding, it is acknowledged and agreed that you will be entitled to benefit continuation
under COBRA and you will receive further notification of such rights. 
 5. Public Statements Regarding Status Change and Termination. Cadmus and its
respective associates and agents will publicly characterize and describe the reasons for your status change and separation from Cadmus as a voluntary resignation. 
 6. Waiver of Employment Discrimination Claims and other Legal Rights. 
 (a) You acknowledge that there are laws and regulations prohibiting
employment discrimination, retaliation and wrongful discharge pursuant to which you may have rights or claims. These include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, as well as
other federal, state and local executive orders, statutes and regulations. You also acknowledge that there are other common law theories, including laws of contract and tort, which may relate to your employment rights. 
 (b) You hereby waive and release any rights or claims that you may have as described generally in Paragraph 6(a), and under any other laws, whether with respect to
Cadmus, its former and current associates, officers, directors, agents, successors or its affiliates, provided that you do not waive any rights or claims that may arise after the date you sign this agreement and it becomes effective. 
 (c) It is agreed and you acknowledge that (i) you have had at least twenty-one (21) days, measured from date of this letter (the date your received the letter)
to consider the terms and conditions of this proposed agreement, and that this offer for an agreement is automatically withdrawn following the expiration of this period; (ii) you are and have been advised in writing to consult with an attorney
before signing this agreement; (iii) the consideration to you for signing this agreement are the arrangements, benefits and 

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payments set forth above, which are in addition to any other compensatory rights or benefits to which you may have been entitled prior to the execution of
this agreement; (iv) you will have seven (7) days from the date you sign this agreement to revoke this agreement by notifying me or my office in writing; and (v) this agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until after the
aforesaid seven-day revocation period has expired. 
 7. Confidential Information. You agree that you will keep strictly confidential and will not use
or disclose, directly or indirectly, to anyone except your immediate family and your attorney (i) the circumstances and occurrences leading to this agreement, (ii) the terms and conditions of this agreement, and (iii) any proprietary,
confidential or trade secret document or information of Cadmus, or of its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors or associates, that you have or have had in your possession or of which you are/were aware, relating to your employment with
Cadmus or to the business and operations of Cadmus, including such information about Cadmus’ customers. This commitment is not intended to shorten any period of protection of the confidentiality of any such information that is otherwise
provided by applicable law. You further agree that you will not make any statement nor take any action, either directly or indirectly, which might adversely reflect upon Cadmus or its subsidiaries and affiliates, or upon any current or former
officers, directors or associates of Cadmus or its subsidiaries and affiliates. 
 8. Remedies for Breach. You acknowledge and agree that in the event
of a breach by you of the confidentiality provisions hereof, Cadmus may, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have at law or in equity, withhold any amounts or benefits otherwise payable or due hereunder. 
 9. Non-Solicitation of Customers. You acknowledge that your job responsibilities at Cadmus caused you to be exposed to customers of Cadmus and that the knowledge
you obtained of Cadmus’ customers, regardless of whether you called on such customers, and the relationships developed with Cadmus’ customers during your employment by Cadmus, if used by you to compete with Cadmus or to divert business
from Cadmus, would be unfair to Cadmus. Accordingly, without the prior written approval of Cadmus, you agree that for the period beginning with the date of this letter and ending one year after the Termination Date, you shall not, on your own behalf
or on behalf of any other person, entity or firm, either directly or indirectly, solicit any “customer” (as defined hereafter) for the purpose of selling to such customer any product or service that is competitive with any product or
service offered for sale by Cadmus during the last twelve (12) months of your employment by Cadmus, or divert any customer from continuing to deal with Cadmus, or disclose to any customer any propriety, confidential or trade secret document or
information of the type describedin paragraph 7 hereof. The term “customer” shall mean any firm, business or individual (a) on which you called or attempted to make sales on behalf of Cadmus during the last twelve (12) months of
your active employment by Cadmus, regardless of whether sales were actually consummated during such period, or (b) about which you acquired material, non-public information 

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during your employment by Cadmus, or (c) that otherwise purchased any quantity of goods and services from Cadmus during the twelve (12) month
period prior to the Status Change Date. 
 10. Covenant not to Compete. You agree that for the period beginning with the effective date of this letter
and ending one year after the Status Change Date, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties hereto, you will not, directly or indirectly, compete or engage in activities competitive with the businesses in which Cadmus is engaged during such
period of restriction, by being employed by, engaged by, consulting with, advising, owning more than 2% of the publicly traded securities of, or otherwise aiding or assisting the following companies and firms that you acknowledge are direct
competitors of Cadmus: The Sheridan Group, including, without limitation, The Sheridan Press; Quebecor World; Transcontinental Printing Inc.’s Magazine Group; Quad-Graphics; Bowne & Co., Inc.; Merrill Corporation; Allen Press: Fry
Communications; Brown Printing Company; R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company; Banta Corporation; High Wire; TechBooks; TechBooks India; Technical Typesetting Incorporated; Macmillan Publishers Ltd., including without limitation MacMillan India
Ltd.; Courier Corporation; Wipro Technologies; SPI Technologies, Inc.and Springer Publisher Services, including any parents, subsidiaries, affiliates or co-venturers of such competitors that are also engaged in businesses that are competitive with
Cadmus. Notwithstanding the foregoing you may engage in Mergers & Acquisition work for any of the foregoing. Furthermore, you may work in a Chief Financial Officer role for Quebecor World and, with Cadmus’ consent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, you may work in a Chief Financial Officer role for R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company or Banta Corporation. 
 11.
Outplacement Services. Cadmus will provide you outplacement services with a vendor of your choice for a period not to exceed six months, which period may not extend beyond March 15, 2007. Cadmus will pay the vendor directly. This amount
will be capped at $13,000. However, Cadmus will not pay or reimburse you for any costs of such outplacement services after March 15, 2007. 
 12.
Future Assistance on Projects. From time to time, the Company may request, and you may agree to provide your assistance in various Cadmus projects. In the event your assistance is provided, you will be paid $1,600.00 per day for your services
(or a pro-rata portion of that amount for any partial day), less applicable withholdings, plus reasonable expenses. This amount is separate and apart from the severance pay provided for in this Agreement. 
 13. Acknowledgment of Understanding and Voluntariness. You acknowledge that you understand completely everything set forth in this agreement, that you have had
ample opportunity to review this agreement and all its ramifications with an attorney of your own choosing, that you have entered into this agreement voluntarily, without any coercion whatsoever, of your own free will, and that you intend legally to
be bound by this agreement. 

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 14. Entire Agreement. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Cadmus and you with respect to
the subject matter hereof, and may not be construed as an admission of liability, wrongdoing, or discrimination by Cadmus, or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, associates or agents. 
 15. Severability. If any provision hereof shall be determined to be unenforceable, such fact shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision
hereof. 
 16. Binding Effect. This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
personal representatives, successors and assigns, as the case may be. 
 17. Governing Law. This agreement shall be deemed to have been made in the
Commonwealth of Virginia and shall be interpreted, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
 If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please sign in the space indicated below and return this agreement to me. 

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 Sincerely, 
  

			
	 /s/ Bruce V. Thomas
	 	
	Bruce V. Thomas	 	

					
	
	President and
	Chief Executive Officer
	
	CC: Lisa Licata
	
	Accepted and agreed to:

							
				
	By:	 	 /s/ Stephen E. Hare
	 		 	Date: 4/8/06
		 	Stephen E. HareAmended Class Action Settlement Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.5.1 
 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 
  

					
	  
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	 IN RE HEALTHSOUTH CORP. ERISA LITIGATION
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 AMENDED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 
 This AMENDED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is entered into by and among Settlement Class Representatives for themselves and on behalf of the
Settlement Class, the Settling Defendants and the Underwriters. Italicized and capitalized terms and phrases have the meanings provided in Section 1 below. 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, Settlement Class Representatives have commenced actions
comprising the ERISA Action asserting various Claims for relief against the Named Settling Defendants, all of which Claims are disputed by the Settling Defendants; 
 WHEREAS, a dispute exists with respect to the existence and/or extent of insurance coverage available or exclusions or policy defenses applicable to
certain Defendants under the Insurance Policies; 
 WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in mediation before the Mediator to
explore settlement possibilities, and the Mediator has conducted a series of mediation sessions in which the Settling Parties have participated; 
 WHEREAS, the Settling Parties are desirous of promptly and fully resolving and settling with finality all of the Released Claims asserted by Settlement Class Representatives, for themselves and on
behalf of the Settlement Class, against the Settling Defendants, and the Settling Defendants and Underwriters are desirous of promptly and fully resolving and settling with finality any Claims against each other
relating to the Insurance Policies; 
 WHEREAS, on June 3, 2005, the Settlement Class Representatives, the
Underwriters, and the Settling Defendants (with the exceptions of Messrs. Scrushy, Martin, Owens, and Beam) executed a term sheet setting forth their settlement agreement in principle, and pursuant thereto, on June 17, 2005, the
Company and the Underwriters deposited the Settlement Amount into the Settlement Fund; 

 WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order on August 22, 2005 in which it encouraged the parties to
reach a global settlement to which Messrs. Scrushy, Martin, Owens, and Beam would be parties; 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s
August 22, 2005 Order, the Settling Parties resumed negotiations and have reached a settlement by and through their respective counsel on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amended Settlement Agreement; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Settling Parties, in consideration of the promises, covenants and agreements herein described and for other good and valuable
consideration acknowledged by each of them to be satisfactory and adequate, and intending to be legally bound, do hereby mutually agree as follows: 
 1. As used in this Amended Settlement Agreement, italicized and capitalized terms and phrases not otherwise defined have the meanings provided below: 
 1.1 “Affiliate” shall mean: any entity which owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, a Person. For purposes of this definition,
“control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or otherwise. 

1.2 “Agreement Execution Date” shall mean: the date on which this Amended Settlement Agreement is fully executed, as provided
in Section 20.13 below. 
 1.3 “Approval Order” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 
 1.4 “Bar Order” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below. 
 1.5 “Bar Order Notice” shall mean: the form of notice appended as Exhibit C to the form of Preliminary Approval Order attached
hereto as Exhibit 1. 
 1.6 “Barred Persons” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1. 
  

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 1.7 “Claims” shall mean: any and all claims of any nature whatsoever (including claims
for any and all losses, damages, unjust enrichment, attorneys’ fees, disgorgement of fees, litigation costs, injunction, declaration, contribution, indemnification or any other type or nature of legal or equitable relief), whether accrued or
not, whether already acquired or acquired in the future, whether known or unknown, in law or equity, brought by way of demand, complaint, cross-claim, counterclaim, third-party claim or otherwise. 
 1.8 “Class Exemption” shall mean: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2003-39, “Release of Claims and Extensions of Credit in
Connection with Litigation” issued December 31, 2003, by the United States Department of Labor, 68 Fed. Reg. 75,632. 
 1.9
“Class Notice” shall mean: the form of notice appended as Exhibit A to the form of Preliminary Approval Order attached hereto as Exhibit 1. 
 1.10 “Class Period” shall mean: the period from January 1, 1996 to the date of the Fairness Hearing. 
 1.11 The “Company” shall mean: HEALTHSOUTH Corporation, a Delaware corporation, each of its Affiliates, as well as each of its predecessors and Successors-In-Interest. 
 1.12 The “Court” shall mean: the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. 
 1.13 “Custodian” shall mean: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as custodian of the Settlement Fund. 
 1.14 “Derivative Actions” shall mean all derivative actions filed by shareholder plaintiffs in the name of the Company, including
but not limited to Tucker v. Scrushy, No. CV-02-5212 (Ala. Cir. Ct.). 
 1.15 “DOL ” shall mean: the United States
Department of Labor. 
 1.16 “ERISA” shall mean: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including
all regulations promulgated and case law thereunder. 
 1.17 “ERISA Action” shall mean: In re HealthSouth Corp. ERISA
Litigation, CV-03-BE-1700, a consolidated action pending in the Court, and any and all cases now or hereafter consolidated therewith. 
 1.18 “Fairness Hearing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 
 1.19 “Final”
shall mean: with respect to the Approval Order, that such order shall have been entered by the Court and the time for appeal or writ of certiorari shall have expired without the initiation of an appeal or petition for writ of
certiorari, or, if an appeal or petition for writ of certiorari has been timely initiated, that there has occurred a full and final disposition of any such appeal or writ of certiorari without a reversal or modification, including the exhaustion of
proceedings in any remand and/or subsequent appeal after remand. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Approval Order shall be deemed Final regardless of whether the Court has entered an order regarding the Plan of
Allocation or the award of legal fees and expenses and regardless of whether any such order, if entered, has become Final. 
  

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 1.20 “Independent Fiduciary” shall mean: a Plan fiduciary retained at the
Company’s expense that has no “relationship to” or “interest in” (as those terms are used in the Class Exemption) any of the Settling Parties. 
 1.21 “Insurance Policies” shall mean: (a) Federal Insurance Company Excess Policies Nos. 5152-84-82 and 8152-84-82A-BHM; and
(b) Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America Policy No. 076 FF 103027063 BCM. 
 1.22 “Judgment Reduction
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10. 
 1.23 “Lead Counsel” shall mean: Keller Rohrback,
L.L.P., as lead counsel for the Settlement Class Representatives in the ERISA Action. 
 1.24 “Mediator” shall
mean: Eric Green. 
 1.25 “Named Settling Defendants” shall mean: the Company, Brandon Hale, Dennis Wade, Kimberly
McCracken, Marca Pearson, Barbara Roper, Philip Watkins, James P. Bennett, P. Daryl Brown, John S. Chamberlin, Larry D. Striplin, Jr., Charles W. Newhall, III, George H. Strong, Richard F. Celeste, C. Sage Givens, Joel C. Gordon, Larry R. House,
Anthony J. Tanner, Raymond J. Dunn, III, Allan R. Goldstein, Robert P. May, Jan L. Jones, Jon F. Hanson, Lee S. Hillman, Richard M. Scrushy, Aaron Beam, Jr., William T. Owens, and Michael D. Martin. 
 1.26 “Net Settlement Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5. 
 1.27 This paragraph is hereby deleted. 
 1.28 “Person” shall mean: an individual, partnership, corporation, governmental entity or any other form of entity or organization. 
 1.29 “Plan” shall mean: the HealthSouth Corporation Employee Stock Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto in effect at any point between January 1, 1991 and the present. 
 1.30 “Plan of Allocation” shall mean: the plan of allocation approved by the Court as contemplated by Section 13.

 1.31 “Preliminary Approval Order” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2. 
 1.32 “Preliminary Motion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2. 
 1.33 “Released Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7. 
 1.34 “Releasees” shall mean: the Settling Defendants, the Plan, the Underwriters, and the present and former
Representatives of each of them. 
 1.35 “Representatives” shall mean: representatives, attorneys, agents, directors,
officers, employees, insurers and reinsurers. 
  

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 1.36 “RICO” shall mean: the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970,
as amended, including all regulations promulgated and case law thereunder. 
 1.37 “Securities Actions” shall mean: all
securities actions pertaining to the Company, including but not limited to the action proceeding as a consolidated class action captioned In re HealthSouth Corp. Securities Litig., No. CV-03-BE-1500-S (N.D. Ala.), and all actions that
are or will be consolidated therein. 
 1.38 “Settlement” shall mean: the settlement to be consummated under the Amended
Settlement Agreement pursuant to the Amended Approval Order. 
 1.39 “Amended Settlement Agreement” shall mean
this Amended Class Action Settlement Agreement. 
 1.40 “Settlement Amount” shall mean: $25,000,000. 
 1.40.1 “Supplemental Settlement Amount” shall mean: $4,500,000, to be paid to resolve all Released Claims in this case against
Defendant Richard M. Scrushy. Payment shall be made as follows: 
 1.40.1.1 Defendant Scrushy will pay $1,500,000 within six (6) months
of Preliminary approval of the Settlement, or 30 days after the Approval Order becomes Final, whichever is later. 
 1.40.1.2 In addition to the amounts already provided in connection with the Settlement Agreement executed in July 2005, the Underwriters shall pay $2,000,000 to the Settlement Fund within twenty (20) business days of
execution of the Amended Settlement Agreement by each of the Settling Parties. 
 1.40.1.3 In addition to the amounts already
provided in connection with the Settlement Agreement executed in July 2005, in the event that the Company recovers all or any portion of the judgment entered on January 3, 2006 against Defendant Scrushy in the HealthSouth Corporation
2002 Derivative Litigation (CV 02-5212) (the “Bonus Judgment”), the Company shall pay the first $1,000,000 collected from the Bonus Judgment, net of plaintiff’s attorney’s fees, to the Settlement Fund
in a manner that is approved by the Court (such that a total of $1,000,000 is contributed to the Supplemental Settlement Amount). If the Company fails to collect any of the Bonus Judgment, the Company shall have no
obligation to pay any of the Supplemental Settlement Amount and the Supplemental Settlement Amount shall be reduced to $3,500,000. 
 1.40.2 “Martin Supplemental Settlement Amount” shall mean: $350,000, to be paid by Defendant Michael D. Martin to resolve all Released Claims in this case against Defendant Martin. Payment shall be made within ten
(10) days of the execution of the Amended Settlement Agreement. 
  

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 1.40.3 “Combined Settlement Amount” shall mean the combination of the Settlement
Amount, the Supplemental Settlement Amount, and the Martin Supplemental Settlement Amount. 
 1.41 “Settlement
Class” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12. 
 1.42 “Settlement Class Representatives” shall mean:
the following Persons, as plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all members of the Settlement Class: Kim Coggins, Kim French, and Robert J. Lancaster and each of their Successors-In-Interest. Settlement Class
Representatives intend that all rights and obligations that are binding on Settlement Class Representatives under this Amended Settlement Agreement, including each and every covenant, agreement, and warranty, also shall be binding
on all members of the Settlement Class. 
 1.43 “Settlement Fund” shall mean: an account established by Lead
Counsel at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., denominated HealthSouth ERISA Litigation Settlement Fund. 
 1.44 “Settling Defendants”
shall mean: the Named Settling Defendants, each of their respective Affiliates, predecessors, and Successors-in-Interest, and any directors, officers or employees of the Company. 
 1.45 “Settling Defendant’s Counsel” or “Underwriter’s Counsel” shall mean, for each Settling Defendant
or Underwriter, as the case may be, the counsel identified as such Settling Defendant’s or Underwriter’s counsel in Section 20.9. 
 1.46 “Settling Parties” shall mean: the Settlement Class Representatives, the Settling Defendants, and the Underwriters. 
 1.47 “Successor-In-Interest” shall mean: a Person’s estate, legal representatives, heirs, successors or assigns. 

1.47 “Underwriters” shall mean: Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America and Federal Insurance Company and each of
their respective Affiliates, predecessors, and Successors-In-Interest. 
 2. As soon as practicable following the complete
execution of this Amended Settlement Agreement by all Settling Parties, Settlement Class Representatives will file a motion (“Preliminary Motion”) with the Court for an order substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit 1, including the exhibits thereto (the “Preliminary Approval Order”). The Settlement Class Representatives and the Settling Defendants shall request that a preliminary hearing to consider the
compromise and settlement before the Court be held as soon as practicable thereafter. 
 2.1 On the date and in the
manner set by the Court in its Preliminary Approval Order, the Settlement Class Representatives shall cause the Class Notice and the Bar Order Notice to be (a) transmitted in the form and manner approved by
the Court to the Persons as directed by the Court in the Preliminary Approval Order, and (b) published as directed by the Court in the Preliminary Approval Order. Costs associated with the publication
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 establishment of the Settlement Fund, and tax payments relating to the Settlement Fund
shall be paid from the Combined Settlement Amount. Lead Counsel agrees to be responsible for arranging publication and distribution of the Class Notice and Bar Order Notice to the proposed Settlement Class and other
Persons as required by the Preliminary Approval Order. The Settling Defendants and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility for providing publication or distribution of the Settlement or the notice of the
Settlement to the Settlement Class, but Settling Defendants reserve the right to approve the contents of the Class Notice and the Bar Order Notice. The Settlement Class Representatives and the Settling
Defendants shall request that a hearing before the Court to consider final approval of the Settlement be held as soon as possible following preliminary approval and due and proper notice being served or published. 
 2.2 On or after the date set by the Court for the hearing to consider final approval of the Settlement (the
“Fairness Hearing”) the Settlement Class Representatives and the Settling Defendants shall request that the Court determine: (i) whether to enter judgment finally approving the Settlement and
entering a bar order satisfying all of the terms of Section 9 below (the “Bar Order”), all substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2 (which judgment is referred to herein as the “Approval Order”);
(ii) whether the distribution of the Combined Settlement Amount as provided in the Plan of Allocation should be approved; and (iii) what legal fees, compensation and further expenses should be awarded or reserved for
award to Lead Counsel and other counsel for Settlement Class Representatives as contemplated by Section 4 of this Amended Settlement Agreement. 
 3. Settlement Class Representatives, on behalf of the Settlement Class and the Plan, agree to settle and fully resolve the Claims asserted in the ERISA Action against all Settling
Defendants (except Defendants Richard M. Scrushy and Michael D. Martin) for the Settlement Amount, against Defendant Scrushy for the Supplemental Settlement Amount, and against Defendant Martin for the Martin Supplemental
Settlement Amount, as set forth below. 
 3.1 In consideration of all the promises and agreements set forth in the
Amended Settlement Agreement, Defendants Scrushy and Martin, the Underwriters, and the Company shall have caused their respective portions of the Settlement Amount, Supplemental Settlement Amount, and Martin
Supplemental Settlement Amount to be deposited into the Settlement Fund in the manner set forth in the Amended Settlement Agreement; except that the Company’s obligation to contribute $1,000,000 from the Bonus
Judgment is subject to the conditions set forth in section 1.40.1.3. Interest earned on the Combined Settlement Amount shall be applied to the expenses of settlement administration, if any, or otherwise shall accrue for the benefit of the
Settlement Class. The Settlement Fund shall be invested only in United States Treasury securities, and/or securities issued by government entities backed by the full faith and credit 
  

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 of the United States Treasury, and/or securities of United States Government Sponsored Enterprises that
carry a rating of Aaa, and money market mutual funds that invest exclusively in the foregoing securities. 
 3.2 The
Settlement Fund shall be structured and managed to qualify as a Qualified Settlement Fund under Section 468B of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder and shall make tax filings and provide reports to
Lead Counsel for tax purposes. The Settling Parties shall not take a position in any filing or before any tax authority inconsistent with such treatment. 
 3.3 The Settlement Amount, Supplemental Settlement Amount, and Martin Supplemental Settlement Amount shall be the full and
sole monetary payments made by or on behalf of the Settling Defendants and the Underwriters to the Settlement Class in connection with the Settlement. 
 4. Upon the entry by the Court of the Approval Order and an order granting Lead Counsel’s request for attorneys’
fees and costs as contemplated by Section 2.2(iii), Lead Counsel shall be entitled to withdraw from the Settlement Fund attorneys’ fees and costs as approved by the Court based on the common fund doctrine. Settling
Defendants shall take no position with respect to the amount of the costs or attorneys’ fees sought by Lead Counsel in this matter, and shall leave the amount to the sound discretion of the Court. Upon the entry by the
Court of the Approval Order, the three Settlement Class Representatives may apply to the Court for compensation in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each of the three Settlement Class
Representatives, payable solely from the Settlement Fund to the extent awarded by the Court. The Court’s consideration of Lead Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs and the Settlement Class
Representatives’ application for compensation are matters separate and apart from the Settlement between the Settling Parties, and no decision by the Court concerning the Lead Counsel’s attorneys’ fees
and costs or the Settlement Class Representatives’ compensation shall affect the validity of the Amended Settlement Agreement or finality of the Settlement in any manner. 
 5. The Combined Settlement Amount plus interest earned, less costs of administration pursuant to Section 2.1, Lead Counsel’s
reasonable expenses, costs, and attorneys’ fees, and Settlement Class Representatives’ compensation as approved by the Court (“Net Settlement Amount”), shall be released from escrow and paid to the Plan,
subject to the procedures set forth in Section 6, upon written notification to the Custodian that the Approval Order is Final. The Net Settlement Amount will be paid to the Plan in order to preserve to the
fullest extent possible its tax protected status under ERISA. 
 5.1 Within 180 days after the Approval Order
becomes Final, the Company shall take any action that it deems necessary or appropriate, as determined in its sole discretion, including but not limited to amending, 
  

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 terminating, or in any way changing the Plan, with the intent that the Net Settlement Amount
is not invested or paid from the Plan as benefits in the form of the Company’s common stock, and is not invested in cash except as necessary to administer the Plan. Such amendments or changes may include, but are not limited
to, any amendments or changes to the Plan that permit all or a portion of the Net Settlement Amount allocated to Class members who are then current participants in the HealthSouth Retirement Investment Plan to be invested by them in
the same or similar investment options available under the HealthSouth Retirement Investment Plan or successors thereto. 
 6. In the event
the Approval Order is not approved by the Court or does not become Final, the Settling Parties shall negotiate in good faith in order to modify the terms of the Amended Settlement Agreement in order to revive the
Settlement. In the event that such efforts are not successful: 
 (i) the Combined Settlement Amount, plus any
interest at the rate of the escrow account, minus the amount already reasonably applied to costs of Settlement as permitted in Section 2.1, shall be immediately returned to the Company, Scrushy, Martin, and the Underwriters
in proportion to the parties’ contributions thereto, less a reserve sufficient to meet the income tax liability of the Settlement Fund with respect to its earnings, with Lead Counsel being jointly and severally liable for any
failure to return this amount; 
 (ii) the Settling Defendants will not be deemed to have consented to the
certification of any class, and the agreements and stipulations in this Amended Settlement Agreement concerning class definition or class certification shall not be used as evidence or argument to support class certification or class
definition, and the Settling Defendants will retain all rights to oppose class certification, including certification of a class identical to that provided for in this Amended Settlement Agreement for any other purpose; and 

(iii) the Settlement and this Amended Settlement Agreement, including but not limited to the releases and orders therein,
shall become null and void and of no further force and effect, the parties shall be deemed to have reverted to their respective status and positions as of the date immediately before the date of the execution hereof, and the parties shall proceed in
all respects as if this Amended Settlement Agreement had not been executed. 
 7. Upon the entry of the Approval Order by the
Court, Settlement Class Representatives, on behalf of the Settlement Class and the Plan, will absolutely and unconditionally release and discharge the Releasees from: 
 (i) any and all ERISA-based and RlCO-based Claims related to the acquisition, disposition, or retention of stock by the
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 (ii) any and all Claims related to the appointment, removal, or monitoring of any
fiduciary for the Plan; 
 (iii) any and all Claims related to the preparation or dissemination, directly or
indirectly, to Plan participants and beneficiaries of information relating to Company stock; 
 (iv) any and all
Claims related to the Insurance Policies; 
 (v) any and all ERISA-based Claims asserted, or that
could have been asserted, in the ERISA Action and ERISA-based Claims, known or unknown, arising from or related to the acts, omissions, facts or events alleged in the ERISA Action; 
 (vi) any and all Claims in connection with, based upon, arising out of, or relating to the Settlement, but excluding
Claims to enforce the terms of the Settlement; and 
 (vii) any and all Claims based upon, arising
out of, or relating to any Person’s liability to the Settlement Class or the Plan for Claims set forth in any of the preceding subsections (i) through (vi), 
 and any fees, costs, judgments, and/or settlement amounts arising out of such Claims. The Claims described above in subparagraphs (i)-(vii) shall be
referred to collectively as the Released Claims. Released Claims do not include and Settlement Class Representatives cannot release any securities Claims brought or that could have been brought in the Securities Actions,
or insurance for such Claims, if any. Released Claims do not include and Settlement Class Representatives and the Company cannot release any Claims brought or that could have been brought in the
Derivative Actions, or insurance for such Claims, if any. Released Claims do not include and Settlement Class Representatives cannot release any benefit Claims or other ERISA-based Claims that any
individual Plan participant or beneficiary has now or may have in the future with respect to the Plan or any other Company benefit plan, to the extent that such Claims do not relate to or arise out of the Released
Claims and/or the ERISA Action. 
 8. This Amended Settlement Agreement will not release or in any way bar, preclude, or
compromise any Claims, demands, interests, rights or obligations that the Settling Parties may have with respect to insurance other than the Insurance Policies. 
 9. It is an essential element to the Settling Defendants’ and the Underwriters’ participation in the Settlement
that they obtain the fullest possible release from further liability to anyone relating to the Released Claims, as set forth below, and it is the intention of the Settling Parties that the Settlement eliminate all further
risk and liability of the Settling Defendants and the Underwriters relating to the Released Claims, as set 
  

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 forth below. Accordingly, the Settling Parties agree that the Court shall include in the Approval Order
a Bar Order that meets all of the following requirements, or such lesser requirements as are acceptable to the Settling Defendants and the Underwriters: 
 9.1. Except as noted in paragraph 9.3.1, all Released Claims brought by any Person (except the DOL) against the
Settling Defendants or the Underwriters shall be permanently barred, including but not limited to any Claim for contribution or indemnification (whether contractual or otherwise), and any Person receiving notice of the
Class Notice or the Bar Order Notice, or having actual knowledge of the Class Notice or the Bar Order Notice, or having actual knowledge of sufficient facts that would cause such Person to be charged with
constructive notice of the Class Notice or the Bar Order Notice (except the DOL) shall be permanently enjoined from bringing, either derivatively or on behalf of themselves, or through any Person purporting to act on
their behalf or purporting to assert a Claim under or through them, any Released Claims against the Settling Defendants or the Underwriters in any forum, action or proceeding of any kind. For purposes of the Amended
Settlement Agreement and Bar Order, Barred Persons shall be defined as any Person who is barred and/or enjoined by this Section 9.1; including, but not limited to, Settlement Class Representatives, the Settlement
Class, the Plan, and the other Settling Parties, but not including the DOL; 
 9.2. From and after
the date of its entry, the Bar Order shall permanently bar and enjoin all Claims by any Barred Person or any Settling Party against the Underwriters, and each of them, (i) under or in any way involving the
Insurance Policies, or (ii) upon any Released Claim or for coverage under the Insurance Policies for any Released Claim; provided, however, that nothing in the Amended Settlement Agreement or Bar Order
in any way bars or enjoins the Settling Defendants from asserting any rights they may have under any insurance policies other than the Insurance Policies, or from bringing or maintaining any Claims, whether direct or indirect,
to the extent that such Claims are not based on the Insurance Policies and are based upon, arise from, are in consequence of or relate to litigation other than the ERISA Action, including, but not limited to, the Securities
Actions and the Derivative Actions, irrespective of the extent, if any, to which such rights and Claims may be related to the Released Claims and/or the ERISA Action; 
 9.3. Except as noted in paragraph 9.3.1, the Settling Defendants shall be permanently barred and enjoined from bringing against the
Barred Persons or other Settling Defendants, either derivatively or on behalf of themselves, or through any Person purporting to act on their behalf or purporting to assert a Claim under or through them, any of the

  

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 Released Claims in any forum, action or proceeding of any kind; provided, however, that a
Settling Defendant shall not be barred or enjoined from bringing Released Claims against a Barred Person or Settling Defendant if for any reason such Barred Person or Settling Defendant asserts, or is
legally not barred by the Bar Order from bringing Released Claims against such Settling Defendant; and further provided that nothing in the Amended Settlement Agreement or Bar Order in any way bars or enjoins the
Settling Defendants from asserting any rights they may have under any insurance policies other than the Insurance Policies, or from bringing or maintaining any Claims, whether direct or indirect, to the extent that such
Claims are not based on the Insurance Policies and are based upon, arise from, are in consequence of or relate to litigation other than the ERISA Action, including, but not limited to, the Securities Actions and the
Derivative Actions, irrespective of the extent, if any, to which such rights and Claims may be related to the Released Claims and/or the ERISA Action; 
 9.3.1 Nothing in the Amended Settlement Agreement shall be construed to bar, waive, release, or limit in any way contractual or
statutory indemnity claims, if any, of Defendant Scrushy against the Company based on or arising out of the ERISA Action or the Settlement. The Company shall not be deemed to have waived any defense thereto, nor shall anything
in the Amended Settlement Agreement be deemed a presumption, concession, or admission by the Company of any breach of duty, liability, default, or wrongdoing. 
 9.4. The Underwriters shall be permanently barred and enjoined from bringing any Released Claim against any Settling
Party or Barred Person, either derivatively or on behalf of themselves, or through any Person purporting to act on their behalf or purporting to assert a Released Claim under or through them, in any forum, action or
proceeding of any kind; provided, however, that an Underwriter shall not be barred or enjoined from bringing Released Claims against a Barred Person if for any reason such Barred Person asserts, or is legally not barred
by the Bar Order from bringing Released Claims against such Underwriter; and further provided that nothing in this Amended Settlement Agreement or Bar Order in any way bars or enjoins the Underwriters from
asserting any rights they may have under any insurance policies other than the Insurance Policies, or from bringing or maintaining any Claims, whether direct or indirect, to the extent that such Claims are not based on the
Insurance Policies and are based upon, arise from, are in consequence of or relate to litigation other than the ERISA Action, including, but not limited to, the Securities Actions and the Derivative Actions, irrespective
of the extent, if any, to which such rights and Claims may be related to the Released Claims and/or the ERISA Action; 
  

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 9.5. Because the Barred Persons are barred from asserting any Released Claims
against the Releasees, any judgments entered against Barred Persons in the ERISA Action will be reduced by the Judgment Reduction Amount as that term is defined in Section 10; 
 9.6. This paragraph is hereby deleted. 
 9.7. Nothing in the Amended Settlement Agreement or Bar Order shall be deemed to create or acknowledge the existence or validity of any Claim of the Barred Persons or limit any defense to
any such Claim; 
 10. The Court shall include a Judgment Credit with respect to the Barred Persons that shall
provide as follows: 
 10.1. “Judgment Reduction Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Barred Person,
an amount determined by the Court at the time of entry of any judgment against such Barred Person, equal to the greater of (a) the “Settlement Credit,” and (b) the “Contribution Credit”;

 10.2. The “Settlement Credit” shall mean (a) the Settlement Amount ($29,850,000, or $28,850,000 as
per paragraph 1.40.1.3) — constituting the maximum possible aggregate of the Settlement Amount, Supplemental Settlement Amount, and Martin Supplemental Settlement Amount; unless the Court shall determine when assessing
liability against the Barred Person that some portion of the damages claimed which were settled by the Settlement, are different from those for which the Barred Person is liable, then (b) the Settlement Amount ($29,850,000,
or $28,850,000 as per paragraph 1.40.1.3) minus the portion of the Combined Settlement Amount determined by the Court to have been paid with respect to such different damages claimed; provided that the Settlement Credit shall
not reduce the total amount of the Settlement Class’ recovery against all Barred Persons by more than the Settlement Amount; and further provided that nothing in this paragraph shall permit the Settlement Class to
recover more than their total amount of damages for the Claims asserted in the ERISA Action; 
 10.3. To the
extent the Court finds that a right of contribution or equitable indemnity exists under ERISA, the “Contribution Credit” shall mean an amount equal to the value of the contribution or equitable indemnification
Claim, if any, that the Court determines such Barred 
  

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 Person would be entitled to assert against one or more Settling Defendants but for
operation of the Bar Order, which shall be equal to the aggregate proportionate shares of liability, if any, of the Settling Defendants as determined by the Court at the time of entry of any judgment against any Barred
Person, adjusted to reflect any limitation on the financial capability of any Settling Defendants to pay their respective proportionate shares of liability to the Barred Person had the Barred Person obtained a contribution
or equitable indemnification judgment against them in such amount, or in the absence of the Settlement, had a judgment been entered against any or all Settling Defendants in this case; 
 10.4 Nothing herein shall be construed as indicating that ERISA provides contribution or indemnity rights among fiduciaries, and
Settlement Class Representatives expressly dispute that any such right or entitlement exists under ERISA. In addition, nothing herein or in the Amended Settlement Agreement shall be deemed to create or acknowledge the existence
or validity of any Claim of the Barred Persons or limit any defense to any such Claim. 
 11. Upon the Approval Order
becoming Final, the Settling Defendants will absolutely and unconditionally release and discharge any and all past, present, or future Claims or causes of action (including bad faith Claims), whether known or unknown,
under or relating to the Insurance Policies and against the Underwriters. Subject to Section 9.4, the Underwriters shall release any and all past, present, or future Claims or causes of action (including without
limitation any subrogation or fraud Claims against any Person), whether known or unknown, under or relating to the Insurance Policies and against the Settling Defendants. Nothing in this Amended Settlement Agreement
or Bar Order in any way bars or enjoins the Settling Defendants or the Underwriters from asserting any rights they may have under any insurance policies other than the Insurance Policies, or from bringing or
maintaining against any Person any Claims, whether direct or indirect, to the extent that such Claims are not based on the Insurance Policies and are based upon, arise from, in consequence of or relate to litigation other
than the ERISA Action, including, but not limited to, the Securities Actions and the Derivative Actions, notwithstanding that such rights and Claims may be related to the Released Claims. 
 12. The Settlement Class Representatives and the Settling Defendants agree to jointly petition the Court for certification, pursuant
to Rule 23(b)(1) and/or 23(b)(2), of a non-opt-out class for settlement purposes only consisting of: (a) all Persons who held any Company stock in their Plan accounts at any time during the Class Period, and
(b) all beneficiaries, successors-in-interest, and any other payees of any Plan participant with respect to the Plan participant’s Claim in the ERISA Action, except specifically excluding from the Settlement
Class Brandon Hale, Philip Watkins, James P. Bennett, P. Daryl Brown, John S. Chamberlin, Larry D. Striplin, Jr., Charles W. Newhall, III, George H. Strong, C. Sage Givens, Joel C. Gordon, Larry R. House, Anthony J. Tanner, 
  

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 Raymond J. Dunn, III, Allan R. Goldstein, Robert P. May, Jan L. Jones, Jon F. Hanson, Lee S. Hillman, Richard M. Scrushy,
Aaron Beam, Jr., Michael D. Martin, and William T. Owens. For purposes of this Amended Settlement Agreement, the term “Settlement Class” shall refer both to each Person described in (a) and (b), and all of
them collectively. This petition will be included in the joint motion(s) for Preliminary and Final Approval of the Settlement. A non-opt-out class is an essential condition of the Settlement. 
 13. Prior to the Fairness Hearing, Settlement Class Representatives shall propose a Plan of Allocation with respect to the Net
Settlement Amount, which shall be submitted to the Court for approval. The costs (but not including Lead Counsel’s attorneys’ fees) of allocating the Settlement Amount pursuant to the Plan of Allocation
shall be split evenly by the Company and the Settlement Class, with the Settlement Class’s 50% portion paid by the Plan. Lead Counsel shall administer the allocation and distribution of the Combined
Settlement Amount. Settling Defendants shall in good faith facilitate the allocation process by providing Plan and participant and beneficiary information that is necessary for the allocation process. To the extent that the Plan
record keeper or other agents of the Plan are required under existing contracts to perform services pertaining to the allocation of the Settlement Amount, any additional charges for such services shall not be included in the costs
of allocating the Settlement Amount, and shall be paid by the Company. Neither the Settling Defendants nor the Underwriters shall have responsibility for the allocation and distribution of the Combined Settlement
Amount, and neither the Settling Defendants nor the Underwriters shall have liability to the Settlement Class Representatives or Settlement Class for such allocation and distribution. Neither the Settling
Defendants nor the Underwriters shall take any position with respect to the Plan of Allocation, and, instead, will leave the matter to the sound discretion of the Court. Lead Counsel shall furnish the Plan of Allocation
to the Independent Fiduciary prior to submission thereof to the Court, and shall consider in good faith any comments of the Independent Fiduciary on the proposed Plan of Allocation. If Lead Counsel and the
Independent Fiduciary are unable to reach agreement with respect to the proposed Plan of Allocation, the Independent Fiduciary shall have the right to comment on or object to the proposed Plan of Allocation submitted to
the Court by Lead Counsel. The Plan of Allocation is a matter separate and apart from the Settlement between the Settling Parties, and no decision by the Court concerning the Plan of Allocation shall
affect the validity of the Amended Settlement Agreement or finality of the Settlement in any manner. 
 14. The Settling
Parties agree that the Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any disputes or challenges that may arise as to the performance of the Amended Settlement Agreement or any challenges as to the performance, validity,
interpretation, administration, enforcement or enforceability of the Class Notice, the Bar Order or this Amended Settlement Agreement or the termination of this Amended Settlement Agreement; except as otherwise directed
by the Court or by separate agreement of the Settling Parties. 
  

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 15. The Settling Parties agree that the Amended Settlement Agreement is a compromise of
disputed Claims, and that nothing in this Amended Settlement Agreement shall be an admission of, or constitute a finding of: (i) fiduciary status under ERISA or wrongdoing by or liability of any of the Settling
Defendants in the ERISA Action or any other proceeding; or (ii) coverage under the Insurance Policies or wrongdoing or liability of the Underwriters. This Amended Settlement Agreement shall not be offered or
received in evidence in the ERISA Action or any other action for any purpose other than enforcement of the Amended Settlement Agreement. 
 16. Each Settling Party shall have the right, in his, her or its sole discretion, to terminate this Amended Settlement Agreement at any time up until the Court issues its Approval Order if:
(a) the Plan, acting through an Independent Fiduciary, does not approve the Amended Settlement Agreement and does not grant a release, effective upon the Court’s entry of the Approval Order, containing
the same terms and conditions of the Amended Settlement Agreement, or if different, terms mutually agreeable to the Settling Parties, and that meets the requirements of the Class Exemption, or (b) the DOL files any
objection to the Amended Settlement Agreement in the Court, brings a Claim against any Settling Defendant relating to the Released Claims, or notifies any Settling Defendant that it intends to file such a
Claim; and, with respect to subsections (a) and/or (b), the Settling Parties have been unable in good faith to negotiate a resolution, despite their best efforts. In the event of such termination, this Amended Settlement
Agreement shall be null and void in toto. The costs of retaining an Independent Fiduciary shall be borne by the Company and the Underwriters, in whatever proportion they so desire. Under no circumstances shall the Plan,
the Settlement Class, Settlement Class Representatives, or Lead Counsel have any obligation to pay in any manner the costs of retaining an Independent Fiduciary. 
 17. Except for attorney notes, pleadings, other court submissions and transcripts of depositions and exhibits thereto, Settlement Class
Representatives agree to return to the Settling Defendants, at the Settling Defendants’ option, all discovery obtained from the Settling Defendants within thirty (30) days after the Approval Order is
Final; provided that the Settling Defendants requesting the return of such materials shall reimburse Settlement Class Representatives for the costs of shipping such materials. 
 18. Lead Counsel shall be responsible for filing tax returns for the Settlement Fund and for paying any taxes owed with respect to the
Settlement Fund. All taxes on the income of the Settlement Fund and all expenses incurred in connection with the taxation of the Settlement Fund (including, but not limited to, the expenses of tax attorneys and accountants)
shall be paid out of the Settlement Fund. 
 19. The Settling Parties, and each of them, represent and warrant: 
 19.1 That they are voluntarily entering into this Amended Settlement Agreement as a result of arm’s-length negotiations among
their counsel, with the assistance and recommendation of the Mediator, that in 
  

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 executing this Amended Settlement Agreement they are relying solely upon their own judgment,
belief and knowledge, and the advice and recommendations of their own independently selected counsel, concerning the nature, extent and duration of their rights and Claims hereunder and regarding all matters which relate in any way to the
subject matter hereof, and that, except as provided herein, they have not been influenced to any extent whatsoever in executing this Amended Settlement Agreement by any representations, statements or omissions pertaining to any of the
foregoing matters by any party or by any Person representing any party to this Amended Settlement Agreement. Each Settling Party assumes the risk of mistake as to facts or law; and 
 19.2 That they have carefully read the contents of this Amended Settlement Agreement, and this Amended Settlement Agreement
is signed freely by each Person executing this Amended Settlement Agreement on behalf of each of the Settling Parties. The Settling Parties, and each of them, further represent and warrant to each other that he, she
or it has made such investigation of the facts pertaining to the Settlement, this Amended Settlement Agreement and all of the matters pertaining thereto, as he, she or it deems necessary. 
 19.3 Each individual executing this Amended Settlement Agreement on behalf of any other Person does hereby personally
represent and warrant to the other Settling Parties that he or she has the authority to execute this Amended Settlement Agreement on behalf of, and fully bind, each principal which such individual represents or purports to represent.

 20. Miscellaneous Provisions. 
 20.1 This Amended Settlement Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States, including federal common law, except to the extent that, as a matter of federal law, State law controls, in which case
Alabama law shall apply. 
 20.2 The Settling Parties intend and agree that the releases provided or granted in the
Amended Settlement Agreement shall be effective as a bar to any and all currently unsuspected, unknown or partially known claims within the scope of their express terms and provisions. Accordingly, subject to paragraphs 7 and 8 above, the
Settlement Class Representatives hereby expressly waive, on their own behalf, on behalf of all members of the Settlement Class, and the Settling Defendants and Underwriters hereby expressly waive on their own behalf, any
and all rights and benefits (if any) respectively conferred upon them by the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code and all similar provisions of the statutory or common laws of any other State, Territory or other jurisdiction.
Section 1542 reads in pertinent part: 
 “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor does not know or suspect to
exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” 
  

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 20.3 The provisions of this Amended Settlement Agreement are not severable.

 20.4 Before entry of the Approval Order, the Amended Settlement Agreement may be modified or amended only by
written agreement signed by or on behalf of all Settling Parties. Following entry of the Approval Order, the Amended Settlement Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement signed on behalf of all Settling
Parties, and approved by the Court. 
 20.5 The provisions of this Amended Settlement Agreement may be
waived only by an instrument in writing executed by the waiving party. The waiver by any party of any breach of this Amended Settlement Agreement shall not be deemed to be or construed as a waiver of any other breach, whether prior,
subsequent, or contemporaneous, of this Amended Settlement Agreement. 
 20.6 The following principles of
interpretation apply to this Amended Settlement Agreement: 
 20.6.1 The headings of this Amended Settlement
Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Amended Settlement Agreement. 
 20.6.2 Definitions apply to the singular and plural forms of each term defined. 
 20.6.3
Definitions apply to the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders of each term defined. 
 20.6.4 Whenever the words
“include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Amended Settlement Agreement, they shall not be limiting but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” 
 20.6.5 None of the Settling Parties hereto shall be considered to be the drafter of this Amended Settlement Agreement or any
provision hereof for the purpose of any statute, case law or rule of interpretation or construction that would or might cause any provision to be construed against the drafter hereof. 
 20.7 Each of the Settling Parties agrees, without further consideration, and as part of finalizing the Settlement hereunder,
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 they will in good faith execute and deliver such other documents and take such other actions as may be
necessary to consummate and effectuate the subject matter and purpose of this Amended Settlement Agreement. 
 20.8 All
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Amended Settlement Agreement shall be deemed continuing and shall survive the expiration of this Amended Settlement Agreement, except in the event the Amended Settlement
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 6 or 16, in which case those provisions shall govern. 
 20.9 Any notice,
demand or other communication under this Amended Settlement Agreement (other than the Class Notice, the Bar Order Notice, or other notices given at the direction of the Court) shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly
given upon mailing if it is addressed to each of the intended recipients as set forth below and personally delivered, sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid), sent by confirmed facsimile, or delivered by reputable express overnight
courier: 
 IF TO PLAINTIFFS: 
 Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Esq. 
 Derek W. Loeser, Esq. 
 Gary A. Gotto, Esq. 
 KELLER ROHRBACK, LLP 
 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200 
 Seattle, WA
98101-3052 
 Phone (206) 623-1900 
 Fax: (206) 623-3384 
 Email: lsarko@kellerrohrback.com 
 Richard R. Rosenthal, Esq. 
 Law Offices of
Richard R. Rosenthal, PC 
 200 Title Building 
 300 North Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. 
 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 
 Phone: 205-252-4907 
 Fax: 205.252-1146

 Email: rosenthallaw@bellsouth.net 
  

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 IF TO SETTLING DEFENDANTS: 
 Edward P. Welch, Esq. 
 Robert S. Saunders,
Esq. 
 Stephen D. Dargitz, Esq. 
 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 
 One Rodney Square 
 P.O. Box 636 
 Wilmington, Delaware 19801

 Fax: (302) 651-3001 
 -and-

 Gregory L. Doody, Esq. 
 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 
 HEALTHSOUTH Corporation 
 One HealthSouth Parkway 
 Birmingham, Alabama
35243 
 Fax: (205) 969-4719 
 Counsel for HEALTHSOUTH Corporation 
 N. Lee Cooper, Esq. 
 Patrick C. Cooper, Esq. 
 James L. Goyer, III,
Esq. 
 MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC 
 2400 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza 
 190 16th Avenue North 
 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 
 Fax: (205) 254-1999 
 Counsel to P.
Daryl Brown, Richard F. Celeste, Raymond J. Dunn, III, Allan R. Goldstein, Brandon O. Hale, Larry House, Jan L. Jones, Kimberly S. McCracken, Marca Pearson, Barbara Roper, Dennis Wade and Phillip C. Watkins 
  

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 Gregory C. Braden, Esq. 
 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 
 One Atlantic Center 
 1201 West Peachtree Street 
 Atlanta, Georgia
30309-3424 
 Fax: (404) 881-7777 
 Counsel to P. Daryl Brown, Richard F. Celeste, Allan R. Goldstein, Brandon O. Hale, 
 Jan L. Jones, Kimberly S. McCracken,
Marca Pearson, Barbara Roper, Dennis Wade and Phillip C. Watkins 
 Martin L. Seidel, Esq. 
 Kathryn Fleury Shreeves, Esq. 
 CADWALADER,
WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP 
 100 Maiden Lane 
 New York, New York 10038 
 Fax: (212) 504-6666 
 Counsel to Jon F. Hanson, Lee S. Hillman and Robert P. May 
 Michael J. Chepiga, Esq. 
 Paul C. Gluckow, Esq. 
 SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 
 425
Lexington Avenue 
 New York, New York 10017 
 Fax: (212) 455-2502 
 Counsel to John S. Chamberlin, C. Sage Givens, Joel C. Gordon, Charles W. Newhall,
III, 
 Larry D. Striplin, Jr., and George 
 H. Strong 
 Don B. Long, Jr., Esq. 
 James F. Henry, Esq. 
 JOHNSTON BARTON
PROCTOR & POWELL LLP 
 2900 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza 
 1901 Sixth Avenue North 
 Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2618 
 Fax: (205) 458-9500 
 Counsel to James P.
Bennett 
  

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 Jackson R. Sharman III, Esq. 
 James F. Hughey, III, Esq. 
 LIGHTFOOT,
FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC 
 The Clark Building 
 400 North 20th Street 
 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 
 Fax: (205)
581-0799 
 Counsel to Anthony J. Tanner 
 David G. Russell, Esq. 
 J. Marbury Rainer, Esq. 
 PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS LLP 
 1500 Marquis Two Tower 
 285 Peachtree Center Ave., N.E. 
 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 
 Fax:
(404) 522-8409 
 Counsel to Richard M. Scrushy 
 C. Lee Reeves, Esq. 
 SIROTE & PERMUTT 
 2311 Highland Avenue South 
 Birmingham,
Alabama 35205 
 Fax: (205) 930-5101 
 Counsel to Michael D. Martin 
 Aaron Beam, pro se 
 16848 Black Devine Road 
 Loxley, Alabama
36551 
 William T. Owens, pro se 
 118 Highland View Drive 
 Birmingham, Alabama 35242 
  

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 IF TO UNDERWRITERS 
 Thomas A. Doyle, Esq. 
 Matthew G. Allison,
Esq. 
 BAKER & MCKENZIE 
 One Prudential Plaza 
 130 East Randolph Drive, Suite 3500 
 Chicago, Illinois 60601 
 Fax: (312) 861-2899

 Counsel to Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America 
 Peter R. Bisio, Esq. 
 Christopher R. Zaetta,
Esq. 
 HOGAN & HARTSON LLP 
 Columbia Square 
 555 Thirteenth Street, NW 
 Washington, DC 20004-1109 
 Fax: (202) 637-5910 
 Counsel to Federal Insurance Company 
 Any Settling
Party may change the address at which it is to receive notice by written notice delivered to the other Settling Parties in the manner described above. 
 20.10 The Amended Settlement Agreement contains the entire agreement among the Settling Parties relating to this Settlement. The Amended Settlement Agreement supersedes any settlement terms
or settlement agreements previously agreed upon orally or in writing by any of the Settling Parties. 
 20.11 This Amended
Settlement Agreement may be executed by exchange of faxed executed signature pages, and any signature transmitted by facsimile for the purpose of executing this Amended Settlement Agreement shall be deemed an original signature for
purposes of this Amended Settlement Agreement. This Amended Settlement Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and
the same instrument. 
 20.12 This Amended Settlement Agreement binds and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto, their assigns,
heirs, administrators, executors and successors. 
 20.13 The date on which the final signature is affixed below shall be the Agreement
Execution Date. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Settling Parties have executed this Amended Settlement Agreement on the dates set forth below.

  

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	 SETTLEMENT CLASS REPRESENTATIVES:

	
	 [ILLEGIBLE]

	 Lynn Lincoln Sarko

	 Derek W. Loeser

	 Gary A. Gotto

	 KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200
 Seattle, WA 98101-3052
 Phone (206) 623-1900
 Fax: (206) 623-3384

	
	 Lead Counsel for ERISA Plaintiffs

	
	 Date: Feb 19, 2006

  

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	 THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS:

	
	 /s/ Patrick C. Cooper

	 N. Lee Cooper

	 Patrick C. Cooper

	 James L. Goyer, III
 MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC

	 2400 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza

	 190 16th Avenue North

	 Birmingham, Alabama 35203

	
	Counsel to P. Daryl Brown, Richard F. Celeste, Raymond J. Dunn, III, Allan R. Goldstein, Brandon O. Hale, Larry House, Jan L. Jones, Kimberly S. McCracken, Marca Pearson, Barbara Roper,
Dennis Wade and Phillip C. Watkins
	
	 Date:

	
	  

	 Gregory C. Braden
 ALSTON & BIRD LLP
 One Atlantic Center
 1201 West Peachtree Street
 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424

	
	Counsel to P. Daryl Brown, Richard F. Celeste, Allan R. Goldstein, Brandon O. Hale, Jan L Jones, Kimberly S. McCracken, Marca Pearson, Barbara Roper, Dennis Wade and Phillip C.
Watkins
	
	 Date:

  

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	 THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS:

	
	  

	 N. Lee Cooper

	 Patrick C. Cooper

	 James L. Goyer, III
 MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC

	 2400 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza

	 190 16th Avenue North

	 Birmingham, Alabama 35203

	
	Counsel to P. Daryl Brown, Richard F. Celeste, Raymond J. Dunn, III, Allan R. Goldstein, Brandon O. Hale, Larry House, Jan L. Jones, Kimberly S. McCracken, Marca Pearson, Barbara Roper, Dennis
Wade and Phillip C. Watkins
	
	 Date:

	
	 /s/ Gregory C. Braden

	 Gregory C. Braden
 ALSTON & BIRD LLP
 One Atlantic Center
 1201 West Peachtree Street
 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424

	
	Counsel to P. Daryl Brown, Richard F. Celeste, Allan R. Goldstein, Brandon O. Hale, Jan L. Jones, Kimberly S. McCracken, Marca Pearson, Barbara Roper, Dennis Wade and Phillip C.
Watkins
	
	 Date:

	
	 /s/ Martin L. Seidel

	 Martin L. Seidel

	 Kathryn Fleury Shreeves
 CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP

	 One World Financial Center
 New York, New York 10281

	
	Counsel to Jon F. Hanson, Lee S. Hillman and Robert P. May
	
	 Date:

	
	  

	 Michael J. Chepiga
 Paul C. Gluckow
 SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
 425 Lexington Avenue
 New York, New York 10017

	
	Counsel to John S. Chamberlin, C. Sage Givens, Joel C. Gordon, Charles W. Newhall, III, Larry D. Striplin, Jr., and George H. Strong
	
	 Date:

	
	  

	 Don B. Long, Jr.

	 James F. Henry

	JOHNSTON BARTON PROCTOR & POWELL LLP
	 2900 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza

	 1901 Sixth Avenue

	 North Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2618

	
	 Counsel to James P. Bennett

	
	 Date:

  

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	 Martin L. Seidel

	 Kathryn Fleury Shreeves
 CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP

	 100 Maiden Lane
 New York, New York
10038

	
	Counsel to Jon F. Hanson, Lee S. Hillman and Robert P. May
	
	 Date:

	
	 /s/ Paul C. Gluckow

	 Michael J. Chepiga
 Paul C. Gluckow
 SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
 425 Lexington Avenue
 New York, New York 10017

	
	Counsel to John S. Chamberlin, C. Sage Givens, Joel C. Gordon, Charles W. Newhall, III, Larry D. Striplin, Jr., and George H. Strong
	
	 Date: 2/21/06

	
	  

	 Don B. Long, Jr.

	 James F. Henry

	JOHNSTON BARTON PROCTOR & POWELL LLP
	 2900 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza

	 1901 Sixth Avenue

	 North Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2618

	
	 Counsel to James P. Bennett

	
	 Date:

  

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	 Martin L. Seidel

	 Kathryn Fleury Shreeves
 CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP

	 100 Maiden Lane
 New York, New York 10038

	
	Counsel to Jon F. Hanson, Lee S. Hillman and Robert P. May
	
	 Date:

	
	  

	 Michael J. Chepiga
 Paul C. Gluckow
 SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
 425 Lexington Avenue
 New York, New York 10017

	
	Counsel to John S. Chamberlin, C. Sage Givens, Joel C. Gordon, Charles W. Newhall, III, Larry D. Striplin, Jr., and George H. Strong
	
	 Date:

	
	 /s/ Don B. Long, Jr.

	 Don B. Long, Jr.

	 James F, Henry

	JOHNSTON BARTON PROCTOR & POWELL LLP
	 2900 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza

	 1901 Sixth Avenue

	 North Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2618

	
	 Counsel to James P. Bennett

	
	 Date: 2/22/06

  

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	 /s/ James F. Hughey, III

	 Jackson R. Sharman III

	 James F. Hughey, III

	 LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC
 The Clark Building
 400 North 20th Street
 Birmingham, Alabama 35203

	
	 Counsel to Anthony J. Tanner

	
	 Date: 2/21/06

	
	  

	 David G. Russell

	 J. Marbury Rainer

	PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS LLP
	 1500 Marquis Two Tower

	 285 Peachtree Center Avenue NE

	 Atlanta, GA 30303

	
	 Arthur W. Leach

	 2310 Marin Drive
 Birmingham, AL 35243

	
	 Counsel to Richard M. Scrushy

	
	 Date:

	
	  

	 C. Lee Reeves, Esq.
 SIROTE & PERMUTT

	 2311 Highland Avenue South
 Birmingham, Alabama 35205

	
	 Counsel to Michael D. Martin

	
	 Date:

  

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	 Jackson R. Sharman III

	 James F. Hughey, III

	 LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC
 The Clark Building
 400 North 20th Street
 Birmingham, Alabama 35203

	
	 Counsel to Anthony J. Tanner

	
	 Date:

	
	 /s/ J. Marbury Rainer

	 David G. Russell

	 J. Marbury Rainer

	 PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS LLP

	 1500 Marquis Two Tower

	 285 Peachtree Center Avenue NE

	 Atlanta, GA 30303

	
	 Arthur W. Leach

	 2310 Marin Drive
 Birmingham, AL 35243

	
	 Counsel to Richard M. Scrushy

	
	 Date: Feb. 21, 2006

	
	  

	 C. Lee Reeves, Esq.
 SIROTE & PERMUTT

	 2311 Highland Avenue South
 Birmingham, Alabama 35205

	
	 Counsel to Michael D. Martin

	
	 Date:

  

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	 Jackson R. Sharman III

	 James F. Hughey, III

	 LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC
 The Clark Building
 400 North 20th Street
 Birmingham, Alabama 35203

	
	 Counsel to Anthony J. Tanner

	
	 Date:

	
	  

	 David G. Russell

	 J. Marbury Rainer

	PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS LLP
	 1500 Marquis Two Tower

	 285 Peachtree Center Avenue NE

	 Atlanta, GA 30303

	
	 Arthur W. Leach

	 2310 Marin Drive
 Birmingham, AL 35243

	
	 Counsel to Richard M. Scrushy

	
	 Date:

	
	 /s/ C. Lee Reeves

	 C. Lee Reeves, Esq.
 SIROTE & PERMUTT

	 2311 Highland Avenue South
 Birmingham, Alabama 35205

	
	 Counsel to Michael D. Martin

	
	 Date: March 6, 2006

  

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	 /s/ Edward P. Welch

	 Edward P. Welch
 Robert S. Saunders
 Stephen D. Dargitz
 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
 One Rodney Square
 P.O. Box 636
 Wilmington, Delaware 19801

	
	 Counsel to HEALTHSOUTH Corporation

	
	 Date:

	
	 THE UNDERWRITERS

	
	  

	 Thomas A. Doyle

	 Matthew G. Allison

	 BAKER & MCKENZIE

	 One Prudential Plaza

	 130 East Randolph Drive, Suite 3500

	 Chicago, Illinois 60601

	
	 Counsel to Travelers Casualty & Surety
 Company of America

	
	 Date:

  

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	 Edward P. Welch
 Robert S. Saunders
 Stephen D. Dargitz
 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,
 MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
 One Rodney Square
 P.O. Box 636
 Wilmington, Delaware 19801

	
	 Counsel to HEALTHSOUTH Corporation

	
	 Date:

	
	 THE UNDERWRITERS

	
	 /s/ Matthew G. Allison

	 Thomas A. Doyle

	 Matthew G. Allison

	 BAKER & MCKENZIE

	 One Prudential Plaza

	 130 East Randolph Drive, Suite 3500

	 Chicago, Illinois 60601

	
	 Counsel to Travelers Casualty & Surety
 Company of America

	
	 Date: 3/03/06

  

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	 [ILLEGIBLE]

	 Peter R. Bisio

	 Christopher R. Zaetta
 HOGAN & HARTSON LLP
 Columbia Square
 555 Thirteenth Street, NW
 Washington, DC 20004-1109

	
	 Counsel to Federal Insurance Company

	
	 Date: 3/6/06

  

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	 THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS
 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28)

	
	 /s/ Aaron Beam, Jr.

	 Aaron Beam, Jr., pro se
 16848 Black Devine Road
 Loxley, Alabama 36551

  

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	 /s/ William T. Owens

	 William T. Owens, pro se
 118 Highland View Drive
 Birmingham, Alabama 35242

  

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