Document:

RELEASE

 

This Release (this “Release”),
dated as of April 1, 2014 (the “Execution Date”), is by Marge Graham (“Seller”), in favor
of and for the benefit of the Releasees (as defined below).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

 

Seller and Sterling Seal
& Supply, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (“Purchaser”), have entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the
“Stock Purchase Agreement”) providing for the sale of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of RG Sales,
Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”) to Purchaser. Any capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Stock Purchase Agreement) and this is the “Release” referenced
in Section 2.1(a)(ii) of the Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the consideration paid to Seller by the Purchaser pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Seller, Seller agrees as follows for the
benefit of and in favor of the Releasees:

 

1.             Certain Definitions and Interpretations. The following terms have the following meanings for all purposes of this
Release:

 

“Claims and
Liabilities” means debts, dues, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, accounts, reckonings, sums of money, bonds,
bills, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, damages, judgments, any and all claims, obligations, costs, expenses,
losses, exposures and liabilities whatsoever of every name and nature, both at law and in equity or created by statute, known or
unknown, existing or occurring at any time on, before or after the date hereof.

 

“Non-Released
Claims” means (i) the obligations of Purchaser to Seller under the Transaction Documents; (ii) the Company’s obligation
to pay to Seller wages accrued during the period from March 24, 2014 through March 31, 2014 and (iii) any claim that cannot be
released or discharged as a matter of law.

 

“Proceeding”
means any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
or informal) commenced, brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental entity, arbitrator
or mediator.

 

“Releasees”
means: (i) the Company, (ii) the Purchaser, (iii) each affiliate of Purchaser, (iv) each former and present beneficial owner, principal,
director, officer, beneficiary, trustee, employee, agent and representative of the Persons described in the immediately preceding
clauses (i) through (iii), inclusive, and (v) each Successor of or to the Persons described in the immediately preceding clauses
(i) through (iv), inclusive.

 

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“Successors”
means, as to any Person, such Person’s estates, administrators, personal and legal representatives, executors, heirs, legatees,
devisees, and distributes.

 

2.             Release. Seller, on behalf of herself, and each of her controlled affiliates and Successors (collectively “Releasors”),
hereby, irrevocably and unconditionally, fully and forever, releases and discharges each of the Releasees from any and all Claims
and Liabilities that any of the Releasors may have against any one or more Releasees or for which any one or more Releasees may
be responsible or liable to any one or more Releasors except that Non-Released Claims are not released or discharged. Without limiting
the generality of the preceding portion of this Section 2, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Release (except clause
(ii) and (iii) under the definition of Non-Released Claims), Seller, on behalf of herself and the other Releasors, hereby releases
and discharges each of the Releasees from and against any and all Claims and Liabilities arising from or otherwise relating to
Seller’s prior employment with the Company. To avoid doubt, Claims and Liabilities that are released and discharged pursuant
to this Section 2 by Seller to the extent applicable include without limitation Claims and Liabilities arising from or otherwise
relating to any of the following, except to the extent same constitutes, as applicable, a Non-Released Claim: (i) the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act and/or the Older Worker Benefits Protection Act (including any and all amendments to each such law) and/or any
other Claim relating to age discrimination, (ii) any of the following: ERISA and/or any employment benefit plan; Title VII of the
Civil Rights of 1964; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Equal
Pay Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Rehabilitation Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the
National Labor Relations Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (including any and all
amendments to each such law), and/or any other actual and/or alleged violation of any other law, including any actual and/or alleged
breach of fiduciary duty; (iii) any contract or promise, express or implied, oral or written, (iv) any tort law, (v) any public
policy, (vi) any whistleblower claim, (vii) any claim to any bonus or similar payment for any past period, (viii) any other compensation
of any kind or nature for any past period, (ix) any actual and/or claimed equity interests of any kind or nature in the Company,
and (x) any attorneys’ fees and/or costs.

 

3.             Covenant Not to Sue. Without limiting the generality of the other provisions of Section 2 Seller not to, directly
or indirectly, commence any Proceeding and/or make any claim that is inconsistent with Section 2 or otherwise arises from or relates
to any of the Claim and Liabilities released and discharged hereunder.

 

4.             Termination of Contracts. The Company, on the one hand, and Seller, on behalf of herself and each of the other Releasors,
on the other hand, hereby terminates without any liability or recourse of any kind or nature all agreements, contracts and other
binding arrangement by and between such Persons, except such termination shall not apply to any Transaction Document.

 

5.             Miscellaneous. Any notice under this Release shall be given in the manner provided for in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
This Release and any claim or Proceeding related to this Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania applicable to agreements made and not to be performed entirely within such state, without regard
to conf1icts of laws principles, unless superseded by federal law. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement will
be binding unless executed in writing by Seller and Purchaser. No waiver of any provision of this Release will be deemed to be
or will constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver will be binding unless executed in writing by Purchaser. No delay on the part
of any Releasee in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on
the part of any right, power or privilege hereunder, nor any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder,
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. The headings contained
in this Agreement are included for purposes of convenience only, and do not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Release.
Any reference to the singular in this Release also includes the plural and vice versa. All rights and remedies of each Releasee
shall be independent and cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately. The exercise of any one right or remedy shall
not constitute an election of such right or remedy or preclude or waive the exercise of any other right or remedy. Seller acknowledges
and agrees that she (a) has is releasing and discharging Claims and Liabilities hereunder on a voluntary basis and (b) had the
opportunity to consult with an attorney of her choosing and have consulted with such attorney in connection with this Release.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Seller has duly executed this Release as of the date first above written.

 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Marge Graham	 

 

The Company hereby agrees to the provisions
of Section 4 of this Release.

 

	 	 	RG Sales, Inc.	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	 
	 	Name:	Marge Graham	 
	 	Title:	President	 

 

    	3EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(hereinafter the “Agreement”) is entered into as of this 1st day of April, 2014 by and between:

 

STERLING SEAL &
SUPPLY, INC., a New Jersey corporation which maintains its principal executive offices at 1105 Green Grove Road, Neptune, New Jersey
07753 (the “Company”); and,

 

MARGE GRAHAM, an individual,
residing at _85 Highland Avenue, West Alexander, PA 15376 (hereinafter the “Employee”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company
requires the execution of this Agreement as a condition to the Company’s acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of RG Sales, Inc. (“RGI”) pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “Stock
Purchase Agreement”) which is occurring simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Company
manufactures, markets and sells fluid sealing products;

 

WHEREAS, the Employee
is willing to accept employment on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.            Scope of Employment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company hereby engages the Employee and the
Employee hereby agrees to serve the Company as an employee of the Company, commencing on the date of this Agreement and continuing
until the Agreement is terminated. The Employee shall perform the duties and obligations of Vice President responsible for sales,
servicing, purchasing and management and shall perform such other related duties and obligations as from time to time may be assigned
to the Employee. The Employee hereby accepts such employment and agrees to devote no more than three (3) days per week to the performance
of services to the Company. Employee shall perform such services during days and times agreed upon by the Company and Employee,
but in no event shall Employee be required to regularly perform such services outside of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday. In connection with the performance of such services, the Employee shall report to the President of the Company and shall
perform such services as shall be assigned from time to time.

 

2.            Term of Employment. Subject to the provisions for termination as hereinafter provided, the term of this Agreement
shall commence as of April 1, 2014and shall continue through March 31, 2016.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

3.             Compensation.

 

		(a)	Base Salary. The Employee will receive a base salary from the Company of fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000) per annum, payable in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices.

 

		(b)	Automobile Allowance. Employee shall be entitled to a monthly automobile allowance of Five
Hundred and 00/100 dollars ($500) per month during the term of this Agreement.

 

		(c)	Performance Bonus. Employee shall be eligible to receive performance bonuses as determined
in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

		(d)	Payroll Deductions and Tax Withholding. All payments required hereunder shall be made in
accordance with local, state and federal tax requirements.

 

		(e)	Director & Officer Insurance. Employee shall be covered under any policies of insurance
provided by the Company for Directors and Officers of the Company, if applicable.

 

		(f)	Vacation and Benefits.

 

		(g)	Employee shall be entitled to six(6) days paid vacation, plus ten (10) paid personal days, as well
as paid Company holidays. Vacation may be taken only upon notice to and approval of the President of the Company or his designee
and may not be rolled over into any successive calendar year only.

 

		(h)	Employee shall be entitled to participate in all benefit plans and programs generally available
to other employees of the Company.

 

		(i)	Expenses. The Employee is authorized to incur ordinary, necessary and reasonable expenses
in the course of the Company’s business. Upon incurring the aforementioned expenses, the Company shall reimburse the Employee
for such expenses in full every month, unless the expenses have been paid directly by the Company, upon presentation by the Employee
of an itemized account of the expenses in a manner prescribed by the Company, together with all appropriate receipts required in
order to permit such payments as proper deductions to the Company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto now or hereafter in effect.

 

4.             Non Disclosure of Confidential Information.

 

		(a)	Employee hereby agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years
following the termination of this Agreement, she will not disclose, cause to be disclosed, or otherwise allow any Confidential
Information (as hereinafter defined) to come into the possession of any person or entity, without the written consent of the Company,
whether such information is on or in the Company’s documents, records, forms, memos, computer disks or tape, or otherwise,
and whether the Confidential Information is in written, verbal or electronic form. Employee’s obligation to keep confidential
all Confidential Information does not apply to any portions of the Confidential Information which, without breach of any obligation
to the Company hereunder, is disclosed by Employee in a good-faith effort to obtain legal or financial advice, or as required by
law, regulation, or judicial or administrative process. If Employee believes that Employee is required to disclose Confidential
Information as required by law, regulation, or judicial or administrative process, Employee shall notify the Company of the same
as soon as possible; PROVIDED, however, that such notification does not result in a violation of any law, regulation, or administrative
or judicial order, as determined in the Employee’s reasonable discretion.

 

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		(b)	“Confidential Information” means (i) all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, or
other documents which are prepared by Employee or given to Employee in performance of her duties under this Agreement, and (ii)
any written or oral information, data and/or materials pertaining to the Company’s or RGI’s strategic focus, products,
processes, customers, supplies, financial condition, operating results, operations and services including information relating
to research and development, marketing and purchasing.

 

		(c)	The obligation of confidence assumed by Employee hereunder shall not apply to information:

 

		(i)	which at the time of disclosure is in the public domain; or

 

		(ii)	which after disclosure thereafter lawfully becomes a part of the public domain other than through
disclosure by Employee or through Employee; or

 

		(iii)	which is lawfully disclosed to Employee by a third party not under an obligation of confidence
to the Company with respect to said information.

 

5.             Covenant Not to Compete. During the term of her employment and for a period of five (5) years after the termination
Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee will not, without the prior consent of the Company, directly or indirectly,
individually or as an owner, partner, shareholder, joint venturer, corporate officer, director, employee, independent contractor,
consultant, principal, agent, trustee or licensor, or in any similar capacity whatsoever, engage in the business of manufacturing,
marketing, selling or distributing fluid sealing products anywhere in the United States. Employee acknowledges and agrees that
the covenants set forth in this Section 5 and in Section 6 below are being made and agreed to in connection with and as a condition
to the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of RGI by the Company or about the date hereof

 

6.             Non-Solicitation. Without the prior written consent of the Company, for a period of five (5) years following the
date of this Agreement, Employee shall not directly or indirectly (i) solicit or assist another person, firm or entity to solicit
any employee, supplier, customer, vendor or other person having business relations with the Company to terminate such employee’s
employment or terminate or curtail such supplier’s or other person’s relationship with the Company; or (ii) hire, employ
or retain, or solicit or assist another person, firm or entity to hire, employ or retain, any employee of the Company.

 

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7.             Equitable Relief. The Employee and the Company agree that, in the event of breach, in addition to any remedies at
law that each may have, Employee and the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the
form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy
that may be available.

 

8.             Acknowledgement. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement
have been negotiated in good faith by the parties, are reasonable and are not more restrictive or broader than necessary to protect
the interests of the parties thereto, and would not achieve their intended purpose if they were on different terms or for periods
of time shorter than the periods of time provided herein or applied in more restrictive geographical areas than are provided herein.
Employee further acknowledges that the Company would not acquire the capital stock of RGI in the absence of the covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement and that such covenants and agreements are essential to protect the value of the business acquired
by the Company.

 

9.             Severability. The parties agree that construction of this Agreement shall be in favor of its reasonable nature, legality
and enforceability, and that any construction causing unenforceability shall yield to a construction permitting enforceability.
It is agreed that the noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisruption and non-hiring covenants and provisions of this Agreement
are severable, and that if any single covenant or provision or multiple covenants or provisions should be found unenforceable,
the entire Agreement and remaining covenants and provisions shall not fail but shall be construed as enforceable without any severed
covenant or provision in accordance with the tenor of this Agreement. The parties specifically agree that no covenant or provision
of this Agreement shall be invalidated because of overbreadth insofar as the parties acknowledge the scope of the covenants and
provisions contained herein to be reasonable and necessary for the protection of their respective interests and not unduly restrictive
upon them. However, should a court or any other trier of fact or law determine not to enforce any covenant or provision of this
Agreement as written due to overbreadth, then the parties agree that said covenant or provision shall be enforced to the extent
reasonable, with the court or such trier to make any necessary revisions to said covenant or provision to permit its enforceability
and that any such limitation on the enforceability of any such covenant or provision shall not effect the enforceability of any
other covenant or provision of this Agreement.

 

10.           Termination of Employment.

 

		(a)	Termination for “Good Cause”:

 

The Company may terminate the Employee’s
employment at any time for “Good Cause” and without liability except as specifically provided for herein. For purposes
of this Agreement, the term “Good Cause” includes: (i) the conviction of the Employee of the commission of a felony;
(ii) the Employee's willful or gross misconduct; (iii) the Employee's willful or gross neglect of duties; (iv) Employee’s
material breach of the terms of this Agreement; or (v) the Employee's dishonesty towards, fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted
deliberate injury to the Company.

 

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In the event that the Company terminates
the Employee for “Good Cause,” the Company shall pay the Employee: (i) all earned but unpaid annual base salary to
the date of termination; (ii) any reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with her duties
hereunder; and (iii) any accrued paid time off. Any monies owed Employee pursuant to this Section 10(a) shall be paid in full within
thirty (30) days of the termination of Employee’s employment for “Good Cause.”

 

		(b)	Termination without “Good Cause”:

 

In the event that the Company terminates
the Employee for any reason other than “Good Cause,” the Company shall pay to the Employee: (i) all earned but yet
unpaid annual base salary to the date of termination; (ii) any reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by the Employee
in connection with her duties hereunder; (iii) any accrued paid time off and (iv) the Employee’s base salary in accordance
with the Company’s ordinary payroll practice through the end of the term of this Agreement. Any monies owed Employee pursuant
to clauses (i) and (iii) of this Section 10(b) shall be paid in full within thirty (30) days of the termination of Employee’s
employment without “Good Cause.” Any monies owed Employee pursuant to clause (ii) or (iv) of this Section 10(b) shall
be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll schedule.

 

		(c)	Death.

 

In the event of the death of the
Employee during the Employment Period, the Employee’s estate shall be entitled to receive (i) all earned but unpaid annual
base salary to the date of termination; (ii) any reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by the Employee in connection
with her duties hereunder; and (iii) any accrued paid time off. Any monies owed to the Employee’s estate pursuant to this
Section 10(c) shall be paid in full within thirty (30) days of Employee’s death.

 

		(d)	Disability.

 

The Employee’s employment
hereunder may, in the discretion of the Company, be terminated in the event of her Disability., for a period of (i) six consecutive
months or (ii) more than nine months in any twelve-month period. In the event of a termination for Disability, the Employee shall
be entitled to (i) all earned but unpaid annual base salary to the date of termination; (ii) any reasonable and necessary business
expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with her duties hereunder; and (iii) any accrued paid time off. For purposes of
this section, “Disability” shall mean any illness or injury or physical or mental condition which shall prevent the
Employee from performing her usual duties and services for the Company on substantially the same basis under which she was performing
or was obligated to perform them prior to the occurrence or onset of such illness, injury or condition. Any monies owed to Employee
pursuant to this Section 10(d) shall be paid in full within thirty (30) days of Employee’s termination.

 

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		11.	Release. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the payment to be paid by
the Company to the Employee pursuant to Section 10(b)(iv) of this Agreement, is subject to the Employee entering into and not revoking
a commercially reasonable release of claims in favor of the Company (the “Release”). The Release shall include an affirmation
of the restrictive covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 6 hereof and a non-disparagement provision. Pursuant to the Release,
the Employee will release the Company from any claims, whether arising under federal, state or local statute, common law or otherwise,
that the Employee may have against the Company and which have arisen on or before the date of the Release, other than any rights
to indemnification pursuant to any provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws or any directors
and officers liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. If the Employee fails or otherwise refuses to execute the
Release within a reasonable time after the Company’s request to do so, the Employee shall not be entitled to any of the payments
referenced in this Section 11.

 

12.           Miscellaneous.

 

		(a)	Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 

		(b)	Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties with
respect to the Employee’s employment with the Company and supercedes all prior and contemporaneous, written, oral, express,
and implied communications, including any prior employment agreement between the Employee and Company or any of its Affiliates
or subsidiaries. In the event that any term, or condition or provision of this Agreement varies from, or is in any way dissimilar
to or a conflict with, any term, condition or provision of any of the Company’s benefit plans or any other agreement between
the Parties, the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement will control.

 

		(c)	Amendments. This Agreement cannot be amended,
changed, or supplemented except in writing signed by the parties or their duly authorized agents or attorneys in fact.

 

		(d)	Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and permitted assigns.

 

		(e)	Assignability. The rights of the Employee under this Agreement are personal to the Employee
and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person, firm or corporation. The Company may not assign this Agreement absent
the written consent of Employee.

 

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		(f)	Notices. All notices, request, demands, and other communications under or in connection
with this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be sent by registered or certified mail return receipt requested, and shall be deemed
to have been given or made when received at the following offices:

 

	 	If to the Company:	Sterling Seal & Supply, Inc.
	 	 	1105 Green Grove Road
	 	 	Neptune, New Jersey  07753
	 	 	 
	 	If to the Employee:	Marge Graham
	 	 	85 Highland Avenue
	 	 	West Alexander, PA 15376

 

The above addresses
may be changed by written notice given as above provided.

 

		(g)	Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and the Employee, by its or her execution hereof, (i)
hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and Federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
for the purpose of any claim or action arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (ii)
hereby waives, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise,
in any claim or action, any claim that is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its or her
property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in the above-named court is improper,
or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court, and (iii) hereby agrees not to commence
any claim or action arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof other than before the
above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any
such claim or action to any court other than the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise.
Each of the Company and the Employee hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Pennsylvania
law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant
to Section 12(f) hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.

 

		(h)	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
will take effect as an original and all of which will evidence one and the same agreement.

 

		(i)	Pronouns. All pronouns used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine,
or neuter gender as the context requires.

 

		(j)	Survival. The obligations of the Employee under Sections 4, 5, 6 and 11 herein shall survive
any expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company and the Employee have duly executed this Employment Agreement as of date first written above.

 

 

	 	 	Sterling Seal & Supply, Inc.	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	 
	 	Name:	Darren DeRosa	 
	 	Title:	CEO	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Marge Graham	 

 

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