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EXHIBIT 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of this
18th day of July, 2003 by and between Capital One Financial Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Nigel W. Morris (the “Executive”).

WITNESSETH:

          WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and the
Executive desires to continue such employment on the terms and conditions set
forth herein;

          WHEREAS, the Company desires that the Executive be subject to appropriate
restrictive covenants during his employment and thereafter, that the Executive
provide the Company with a release of claims upon his termination of employment
and that the Executive be treated appropriately upon his termination of
employment in light of his long service with, and the instrumental role that he
played in the development of, the Company and its affiliates (the “Capital One
Group”) and his contributions during the transition period; and

          WHEREAS, the Executive desires to ensure that he be adequately compensated
for entering into such release and restrictive covenants and that he continue
to participate in the success of the Company.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration,
the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

          l. Term; Position and Responsibilities; Principal Work Location.

          (a) Term of Employment. The Company shall employ the Executive on the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement for a term commencing on
the date hereof (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on April 30, 2004 (the
“Scheduled Expiration Date”), unless such term is terminated earlier pursuant
to Section 4 hereof. The Executive’s employment with the Company and the term
set forth in the immediately preceding sentence are co-extensive and together
constitute the “Employment Period.”

          (b) Position and Responsibilities. During the Employment Period, subject
to its being terminated prior to its Scheduled Expiration Date in accordance
herewith, the Executive shall serve as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Company (the “Board”) with responsibility for the Capital One Group’s
international lines of business and its enterprise risk management program, and
the Executive shall devote sufficient time to the performance of his duties
with respect thereto, it being understood that the Executive will spend a
substantial portion of such time transitioning responsibility to his successors
in these areas. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall comply with
all policies and procedures of the Capital One Group applicable to the
positions in which he is serving. Effective as of the date the Employment
Period ends in accordance herewith (for whatever reason including its scheduled
expiration), the Executive shall automatically and without taking any further
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from all positions, titles, duties, authorities and responsibilities with,
arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment with the Capital One
Group, including any directorships or any fiduciary positions in which the
Executive was serving at the request of, or appointment by, the Capital One
Group, except that he shall continue to serve as a director of the Company
until the expiration of his then current term. The Executive agrees to execute
all additional documents and take such further steps as may be required to
effectuate such resignations, unless otherwise specifically requested by the
Board.

          (c) Principal Work Location. During the Employment Period, the
Executive’s services shall be performed primarily at the location where the
Executive was employed immediately preceding the Commencement Date or any
office or location less than 35 miles from such location.

          (d) Consulting Services. Following the conclusion of the Employment
Period, the Company may request that the Executive provide, and the Executive
may agree (subject to his other personal and business commitments) to perform,
certain consulting services for the Company, the terms and conditions of which
shall be mutually agreed to by the parties at the time.

          2. Compensation and Treatment of Outstanding Options.

          (a) No Annual Base Salary Through December 31, 2003; Base Salary for
Remainder of Employment Period. For the period beginning on the Commencement
Date and ending on December 31, 2003, the Executive shall not be entitled to
any salary as a result of his participation in the 2001 Performance-Based
Compensation Program under the Company’s 1994 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(the “Plan”) as evidenced by the Capital One Financial Corporation 1994 Stock
Incentive Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement dated October 18, 2001, by
and between the Executive and the Company (the “EntrepreneurGrant V
Agreement”). For the remainder of the Employment Period, the Company shall pay
to the Executive, in installments in accordance with the Company’s regular
payroll practices applicable to salaries of senior executives, a base salary at
an annualized rate of Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000).

          (b) No Annual Bonus; No Long-Term Incentives. The Executive shall not be
eligible for, and shall not receive, any annual bonus or long-term incentive
payments or grants during the Employment Period.

          (c) Cancellation of EntrepreneurGrant IV Options. The Executive hereby
agrees to the cancellation, without any additional consideration, of the
options granted to him pursuant to the Capital One Financial Corporation 1994
Stock Incentive Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement dated April 29, 1999
(the “EntrepreneurGrant IV Options”), as of the Commencement Date, in complete
settlement of his and the Company’s rights and obligations thereunder and such
options shall automatically and immediately be cancelled as of such date.

          (d) Expiration of EntrepreneurGrant I Options and EntrepreneurGrant II
Options. The Executive and the Company hereby agree that the options granted
to him pursuant to the Capital One Financial Corporation 1994 Stock Incentive
Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option

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Agreements dated September 15, 1995 and December 18, 1997
(“EntrepreneurGrant I Options” and “EntrepreneurGrant II Options”,
respectively) shall not be affected by this Agreement and such options shall
expire in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Plan, other than as
set forth in Section 4(g)(ii)(10) hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, if the
Executive remains employed by the Company in accordance with this Agreement,
whether as Vice Chairman of the Board or otherwise, through April 30, 2004,
such options shall remain exercisable through the close of business on July 30,
2004 at which time such options shall expire.

          (e) Extension of Term to Exercise EntrepreneurGrant III Options,
EntrepreneurGrant V Options and October 30, 1998 Reload Options.

          (i) Extension of Term. The Executive and the Company hereby agree that
the options granted to him pursuant to the Capital One Financial Corporation
1994 Stock Incentive Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreements dated June 11,
1998 and October 18, 2001 (“EntrepreneurGrant III Options” and
“EntrepreneurGrant V Options”, respectively) and October 30, 1998 (the “Reload
Grant Options”, which together with EntrepreneurGrant III Options and the
EntrepreneurGrant V Options are herein referred to as the “Continuing Options”)
shall continue to vest and become exercisable and shall remain exercisable, as
though he remained an employee of the Company, until June 11, 2008 in the case
of the EntrepreneurGrant III Options, December 31, 2008 in the case of the
EntrepreneurGrant V Options, and November 15, 2004 in the case of the Reload
Grant Options, upon which respective dates such Continuing Options shall
expire. The Company agrees that the provisions of the immediately preceding
sentence shall not be affected by the termination of the Employment Period for
any reason, the Executive’s death at any time prior to December 31, 2008 or any
act or failure to act by the Executive.

          (ii) Tax Acknowledgement. The Executive understands that the modification
of the Continuing Options as set forth herein may adversely affect the
treatment of such Continuing Options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

          (f) Other Matters.

          (i) No Further Reloads. Any option or any portion of an option, whether
or not a Continuing Option, swapped after the Commencement Date will not
reload.

          (ii) Cancellation at Expiration. Any option or any portion of an option
not exercised as of its expiration date set forth in the related option
agreement, as modified hereby, shall be automatically and immediately cancelled
as of the close of business on such date.

          (iii) Relationship of this Agreement to Option Agreements and Plan. All
option agreements between the Executive and the Company shall be deemed
modified consistent with this Section 2; however, other than as expressly
provided for in this Agreement, this Agreement is not intended to change in any
manner the terms of any options granted to the Executive pursuant to the option
agreements, which shall otherwise remain in full force and effect according to
their terms as modified hereby, including, without limitation, the treatment of
the option upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan or related option
agreement). In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan or the
related option agreement), other

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merger, acquisition, disposition, liquidation or similar transaction
affecting the Company’s stock (each, a “Transaction”), the Executive’s stock
options shall be afforded substantially similar treatment as generally afforded
to stock options held by senior executives of the Company (but without regard
to any treatment afforded to such executives as consideration for their role in
such Transaction or as an inducement for, or in consideration of, their
continued employment with the Company or its successor following such
Transaction).

          3. Employee Benefits and Perquisites; Business Expenses.

          (a) Participation in Employee Benefit Plans. During the Employment
Period, other than as specified herein, the Executive shall continue to be
eligible to participate in the employee benefit and fringe benefit plans,
programs and arrangements maintained by the Capital One Group from time to
time, to the extent he was participating in, or eligible to participate in,
such plans, programs or arrangements as of the Commencement Date in accordance
with the terms and conditions thereof as in effect from time to time. During
the Employment Period, the Executive shall continue to receive any perquisites
(including without limitation, home security reimbursement, tax and financial
planning and a leased automobile) that he was receiving immediately prior to
the Commencement Date on such same terms and conditions as he was receiving
such perquisites on such date.

          (b) Business Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Company shall
reimburse the Executive for all reasonable, ordinary and necessary expenses
incurred by the Executive in the performance of the Executive’s duties
hereunder; provided that the Executive accounts to the Company for such
expenses in a manner reasonably prescribed by the Company.

          4. Termination of the Employment Period. The Employment Period may be
terminated by the Company or by the Executive prior to its Scheduled Expiration
Date set forth in Section 1(a) hereof, as follows:

          (a) Termination Due to Death. The Employment Period shall terminate upon
the death of the Executive. In the event such termination due to the
Executive’s death occurs, the Executive’s estate shall be entitled to the
payments and benefits described in Section 4(g)(i) and, to the extent
applicable, Section 18 and shall not be entitled to any further compensation or
benefits hereunder.

          (b) Termination Due to Disability. The Employment Period may be
terminated by the Company due to the Executive’s Disability (as defined below).
In the event such termination by the Company due to the Executive’s Disability
occurs, the Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits described
in Section 4(g)(i) and, to the extent applicable, Section 18 and shall not be
entitled to any further compensation or benefits hereunder. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the Executive’s inability to perform
the essential functions of his position due to a medically determinable
physical or mental impairment which continues for a period of at least four (4)
consecutive months or for more than one-hundred eighty (180) days out of any
consecutive three-hundred sixty (360) day period (which period shall be
determined by including the Employment Period). The existence of a Disability
shall be determined by a medical doctor selected by the Compensation Committee
or other authorized committee of the Board and the Executive. If the parties
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doctor, each party shall select a medical doctor and the two (2) doctors
shall select a third medical doctor who shall be the approved medical doctor
for this purpose.

          (c) Termination by the Company for Cause. The Employment Period may be
terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below). In the event such
termination by the Company for Cause occurs, the Executive shall be entitled to
the payments and benefits described in Section 4(g)(i) and, to the extent
applicable, Section 18 and shall not be entitled to any further compensation or
benefits hereunder. In addition, in the event of a termination of the
Employment Period by the Company for Cause due to any act or failure to act of
the Executive described in clauses (ii) through (v) (inclusive) of the
definition of Cause set forth below, the Executive shall pay to the Company
within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination a lump sum cash amount
equal to Five million dollars ($5,000,000). For purposes of this Agreement,
“Cause” shall mean a termination of the Employment Period due to the
Executive’s (i) material breach of Section 6(f) or Section 7(b) of this
Agreement; (ii) willful misconduct in the performance of his duties hereunder
that is materially injurious to the Company; (iii) breach of fiduciary duty
involving his personal profit (other than a violation of Section 6(f) or
Section 7(b) hereof); (iv) intentional failure to materially perform the
Executive’s duties hereunder (other than on account of physical or mental
impairment or approved leave) unless he had a good faith belief such
performance was illegal or unethical; or (v) willful violation of any law, rule
or regulation applicable to the Company or its business that is materially
injurious to the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, no act or failure to
act shall be deemed to be “willful” or “intentional” unless it is done, or
omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith or without a reasonable
belief that his action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.
With respect to any determination that Cause exists, notwithstanding any
provision of Section 13 of this Agreement to the contrary, such determination
shall be made, in good faith, by a vote of two thirds (2/3rds) of the members
of the whole Board (excluding the Executive) only after the Executive has been
given written notice stating the basis for the termination of the Employment
Period by the Company for Cause, ten (10) days to cure such alleged act or
omission and, failing to cure during such ten (10) day period (as determined in
good faith by the Board), the Executive is given an opportunity to be heard
(represented by his own counsel) at a meeting at which two thirds (2/3rds) of
the members of the whole Board (excluding the Executive) are present.

          (d) Termination by Company Without Cause. The Employment Period may be
terminated by the Company Without Cause (as defined below). In the event such
termination by the Company Without Cause occurs, the Executive shall be
entitled to the payments and benefits described in Section 4(g)(ii) and, to the
extent applicable, Section 18 and shall not be entitled to any further
compensation or benefits hereunder. “Without Cause” shall mean a termination
of the Employment Period by the Company other than due to the Executive’s
death, Disability or for Cause. Any determination to terminate the Employment
Period Without Cause shall be made by a vote of two thirds (2/3rds) of the
members of the whole Board (excluding the Executive) only after the Executive
has been given reasonable notice and opportunity to present his view to the
Board of relevant facts and circumstances.

          (e) Termination by the Executive. The Employment Period may be terminated
by the Executive for Good Reason or Without Good Reason (as each such term is
defined below). In the event that the Executive terminates the Employment
Period for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to the payments and
benefits described in Section 4(g)(ii)

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and, to the extent applicable, Section 18 and shall not be entitled to any
further compensation or benefits hereunder. In the event that the Executive
terminates the Employment Period Without Good Reason, the Executive shall be
entitled to the payments and benefits described in Section 4(g)(i) and, to the
extent applicable, Section 18 and shall not be entitled to any further
compensation or benefits hereunder. “Good Reason” shall mean a termination of
the Employment Period by the Executive following the occurrence of any material
breach by the Company of this Agreement; provided that (i) within thirty (30)
days following the date the Executive first learns of the occurrence of any
such breach, the Executive shall have delivered written notice to the Company
of his intention to terminate the Employment Period for Good Reason, which
notice specifies in reasonable detail the circumstances claimed to give rise to
the Executive’s right to terminate the Employment Period for Good Reason, and
the Company shall not have cured such circumstances to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Executive within thirty (30) days after receipt of such
notice and (ii) the Executive delivers a Notice of Termination (as defined
below) to the Company in accordance with Section 4(f) hereof within ten (10)
days following the Company’s failure to cure such circumstances within the time
period specified above. “Without Good Reason” shall mean a termination of the
Employment Period by the Executive by written notice to the Company other than
a termination for Good Reason in accordance with the foregoing procedures.

          (f) Notice of Termination; Date of Termination; No Deemed Breach.

          (i) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company pursuant to
Section 4(b), 4(c) or 4(d), or by Executive pursuant to Section 4(e), shall be
communicated by a Notice of Termination addressed to the other party to this
Agreement in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 19(i). A “Notice
of Termination” shall mean a notice stating that the Executive or the Company,
as the case may be, is electing to terminate the Employment Period and stating
the proposed effective date of such termination; provided such effective date
shall not be sooner than the dates provided in Section 4(f)(ii).

          (ii) Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” shall mean (1) with
respect to the termination of the Employment Period on its Scheduled Expiration
Date, the Scheduled Expiration Date; and (2) with respect to the termination of
the Employment Period prior to its Scheduled Expiration Date, (A) if the
termination is due to the Executive’s death, the date of his death; (B) if the
Company terminates for any reason (other than Disability), the date on which
Notice of Termination is given or, if later, the effective date of termination
specified in such Notice of Termination (provided such notice is given after
the vote required in Section 4(c) or Section 4(d) hereof, as applicable); (C)
if the termination is due to the Executive’s Disability, the date specified in
the Notice of Termination; provided that such notice shall not be given until
the provisions of Section 4(b) have been complied with and such date shall not
be less than thirty (30) days after the date on which Notice of Termination is
given; and (D) if the Executive terminates for any reason, the date specified
in the Notice of Termination; provided that in the case of a termination of the
Employment Period Without Good Reason such date shall not be less than thirty
(30) days after the date on which Notice of Termination is given.

          (iii) No Deemed Breach. A termination of the Employment Period prior to
the Scheduled Expiration Date by the Company due to the Executive’s Disability,
for Cause or Without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason or Without Good
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accordance herewith, shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement
by such terminating party.

          (g) Payments Upon Certain Terminations.

          (i) Termination Prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date Due to the
Executive’s Death or Disability, by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive
Without Good Reason. Upon termination of the Employment Period prior to the
Scheduled Expiration Date due to the Executive’s death or Disability, by the
Company for Cause, or by Executive Without Good Reason, the Executive (or his
estate as the case may be) shall be entitled to (1) payment of earned but
unpaid base salary, if any, in accordance with Section 2(a) hereof and
unreimbursed business expenses in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof; (2) any
vested benefits as of the Date of Termination under any tax-qualified plan
maintained, or contributed to, by the Capital One Group, the Executive Life
Insurance Program (the “ELIP”) (or any successor death benefit program), the
Excess Cash Balance Plan, the Excess Savings Plan, or any disability benefits
program sponsored by the Capital One Group, in accordance with the terms and
conditions of each such plan or program, and any benefit required by Section
4980B of the Code (“COBRA”); (3) the waiver by the Company of any obligation
that the Executive might otherwise have pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the EntrepreneurGrant V Agreement to reimburse the Company for any Foregone
Compensation (as defined in the EntrepreneurGrant V Agreement); (4) other than
in the event of a termination of the Employment Period by the Company for Cause
in accordance herewith, (x) the benefit of the Company’s obligations with
respect to certain gross-up payments set forth in Section 9 of the Amended and
Restated Change of Control Employment Agreement dated as of January 25, 2000,
by and between the Executive and the Company, which Section is made a part of
this Agreement as though set forth herein (provided that the words “Anything in
this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding” shall be deleted from the
beginning of Section 9(a) thereof) and (y) the Company’s payment, to the full
extent permitted by law, of all legal fees and expenses which the Executive may
reasonably incur solely as a result of any contest by the Executive about the
amount of any payment pursuant to Section 4(g)(i)(4)(x) of this Agreement in
which there is a reasonable basis for the claims or defenses asserted by the
Executive and such claims and defenses are asserted by the Executive in good
faith (regardless of the outcome thereof), plus interest at the applicable
federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code; and (5) continued
treatment of the EntrepreneurGrant I Options and the
EntrepreneurGrant II
Options in accordance with Section 2(d) and Section 2(f) hereof and the
Continuing Options in accordance with Section 2(e) and Section 2(f) hereof;
provided, however, that any termination of the Employment Period due to the
Executive’s Disability shall be deemed to be a termination by reason of
retirement on account of a Disability approved by the committee administering
the Plan for purposes of determining the time period for exercising the
EntrepreneurGrant I Options and the EntrepreneurGrant II Options.

          (ii) Termination of Employment Period on the Scheduled Expiration Date or
Prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date by the Company Without Cause or by the
Executive for Good Reason. Upon termination of the Employment Period on the
Scheduled Expiration Date or prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date by the
Company Without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason:

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          (1) The Executive (or his estate in the event of his death after the Date
of Termination and prior to April 30, 2008) shall be entitled to severance
payments at an annualized rate of Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars
($750,000), payable in installments in accordance with the Company’s regular
payroll practices applicable to salaries of senior executives, for the period
beginning on the later of (x) the Date of Termination and (y) January 1, 2004
and ending on April 30, 2008.

          (2) In the event the Executive elects COBRA coverage in accordance with
federal law, the Company will assume as of the Date of Termination the cost of
the employer’s portion of the monthly premium and the 2% COBRA administrative
fee (such amounts together, the “COBRA Subsidy”) for each of the eighteen (18)
months the Executive and his eligible dependents are enrolled (the “COBRA
Period”). The Executive will pay the remaining balance of the COBRA premium
directly to the COBRA administrator. In the event the Executive elects COBRA
coverage, the Company will continue the participation of the Executive and his
eligible dependents in its group health plan, to the extent permitted by its
terms, for the period commencing on the termination of the COBRA Period and
ending on April 30, 2008, and will continue to pay an amount equal to the COBRA
Subsidy toward the cost of such continued coverage for each month the Executive
and his eligible dependents are enrolled. In the event the Executive’s (and
that of his eligible dependents) continued participation in the Company’s group
health plan is not permitted by its terms following the termination of the
COBRA Period, for each month during the period commencing on the termination of
the COBRA Period and ending on April 30, 2008 in which the Executive and his
eligible dependents are not enrolled in such group health plan, the Company
will pay to the Executive an amount equal to the COBRA Subsidy to assist the
Executive in purchasing private medical insurance. Should the Executive become
covered under another party’s health insurance plan or should the Executive die
between the Date of Termination and April 30, 2008, all payments by the Company
under this Section 4(g)(ii)(2) shall immediately be terminated. The Executive
agrees to notify the Company of the date that he becomes covered under another
party’s health insurance plan.

          (3) For the period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on the
earlier of (A) the date the Executive becomes eligible to receive coverage
under a group life insurance program not sponsored by the Company and (B) April
30, 2008, the Executive shall continue to be eligible to participate in the
Capital One Executive Life Insurance Program (the “ELIP”) based upon a deemed
annual base salary rate of $750,000. During such period, the Company will
continue to pay the employer portion of the premiums associated with the life
insurance coverage under the ELIP and the Executive will be responsible for the
employee portion of the premiums. The Executive will have ninety (90) days
from the date the Company’s contributions end to determine whether to continue
independently the life insurance coverage amount or a lesser amount under the
ELIP in accordance with the terms of the ELIP. For such ninety (90) day
period, the Executive shall be solely responsible for any premiums or other
costs associated with his participation in the ELIP. In the event the Company
replaces the ELIP with another death benefit program, the Company will provide
coverage to the Executive under such death benefit program comparable to his
coverage under the ELIP immediately prior to its replacement through the
earlier of (x) the date the Executive becomes eligible to receive coverage
under a group life insurance program not sponsored by the Company and (y) April
30, 2008; provided that the Executive shall be responsible for the employee
portion of any premiums or costs associated with such death benefit program in
accordance with the terms and conditions

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thereof; provided further that if the Executive is not eligible to
participate in such death benefit program, the Company shall otherwise arrange
for comparable life insurance coverage and the Executive shall be responsible
for any premiums or costs associated with such coverage comparable to the
employee portion of premiums or costs under such death benefit program. In
such case, when the Executive’s coverage ends pursuant hereto, the Company will
provide the Executive with information regarding his choices for continuing
coverage, if any, under such death benefit program. The Executive agrees to
notify the Company immediately of the date that he becomes eligible to receive
coverage under a group life insurance program not sponsored by the Company.

          (4) For the period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on
April 30, 2008, the Executive shall continue to be entitled to an annual
allowance under the Executive Financial Service Program (“EFSP”) in an amount
equal to the average annual cost of services the Executive received under the
EFSP for the 2000, 2001 and 2002 calendar years.

          (5) For the period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on
April 30, 2008, the Company will continue to pay the monthly monitoring fee for
the Executive’s home security system, if any, in accordance with the Company’s
applicable policy.

          (6) For the period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on
April 30, 2008, the Company will continue to provide the Executive with a
leased automobile (including payment of all reasonably related expenses and
charges) in accordance with the Company’s applicable policy.

          (7) For the period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on
April 30, 2008, (A) in connection with the Executive’s home offices in the
United States and the United Kingdom, the Company shall continue to provide
reasonable maintenance and technical support of any existing office equipment
and provide telephone and facsimile services, in all cases to the extent
provided as of the Commencement Date, and (B) the Executive shall have access
to the Company’s travel office for purposes of securing any then available
discount for personal travel of the Executive and his family.

          (8) For the period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on the
earlier of (A) the date the Executive becomes a full-time employee, consultant
or independent contractor for an entity unrelated to the Capital One Group, (B)
the retirement of such assistant from employment with the Capital One Group and
(C) April 30, 2008, the Company shall provide the Executive with the full-time
services of his current executive assistant (during which period such assistant
shall continue to be an employee of the Company and remain on the payroll of
the Company).

          (9) The Executive shall be entitled to (A) the waiver by the Company of
any obligation that the Executive might otherwise have pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the EntrepreneurGrant V Agreement to reimburse the Company
for any Foregone Compensation (as defined in the EntrepreneurGrant V
Agreement); (B) the benefit of the Company’s obligations with respect to
certain gross-up payments set forth in Section 9 of the Amended and Restated
Change of Control Employment Agreement dated as of January 25, 2000, by and
between the Executive and the Company, which Section is made a part of this
Agreement as though set forth

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herein (provided that the words “Anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding” shall be deleted from the beginning of Section 9(a)
thereof); and (C) the Company’s payment, to the full extent permitted by law,
of all legal fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur solely
as a result of any contest by the Executive about the amount of any payment
pursuant to Section 4(g)(ii)(9)(B) of this Agreement in which there is a
reasonable basis for the claims or defenses asserted by the Executive and such
claims and defenses are asserted by the Executive in good faith (regardless of
the outcome thereof), plus interest at the applicable federal rate provided for
in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code.

          (10) The EntrepreneurGrant I Options and EntrepreneurGrant II Options (to
the extent still outstanding) shall remain exercisable until July 30, 2004,
upon which date such EntrepreneurGrant I Options and EntrepreneurGrant II
Options shall expire (and during such time shall be treated in accordance with
Section 2(f) hereof) and the Continuing Options shall be treated in accordance
with Section 2(e) and Section 2(f) hereof.

          (11) The Executive shall be entitled to (A) payment of earned but unpaid
base salary, if any, in accordance with Section 2(a) hereof and unreimbursed
business expenses in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof, and (B) any vested
benefits as of the Date of Termination under any tax-qualified plan maintained,
or contributed to, by the Capital One Group, the Excess Cash Balance Plan, the
Excess Savings Plan, or any disability benefits program sponsored by the
Capital One Group, in accordance with the terms and conditions of each such
plan or program, and any benefit required by COBRA.

          (iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, upon
termination of the Employment Period for any reason (including its scheduled
expiration) other than death, as a condition to the receipt of the payments and
benefits described in Section 4(g)(i)(3) (in the case of a termination of the
Employment Period prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date by the Company for
Cause), Sections 4(g)(i)(3) and 4(g)(i)(4) (inclusive) (in the case of a
termination of the Employment Period prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date due
to the Executive’s Disability or by Executive Without Good Reason), and
Sections 4(g)(ii)(1) through (9) (inclusive) (in the case of a termination of
the Employment Period on the Scheduled Expiration Date or prior to the
Scheduled Expiration Date by the Company Without Cause or by the Executive for
Good Reason), the Executive shall be required to execute a Release of Claims
Agreement in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and such agreement shall
have become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms.

          (iv) Except as specifically set forth in this Section 4(g), the Executive
shall not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits under any Capital One
Group plan, policy, program, practice, agreement or arrangement providing any
bonus or incentive compensation or severance compensation or benefits (and the
provisions of this Section 4(g) shall supersede the provisions of any such
plan, policy, program or practice) and no other amounts or benefits shall be
due the Executive hereunder, other than pursuant to Section 18 hereof (to the
extent applicable).

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          5. Confidential Information.

          (a) Access and Exposure to Confidential Information. The Company desires
to protect the trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information and
business interests of the Capital One Group. The Company agrees and the
Executive acknowledges that during the course of his employment with the
Company prior to the Date of Termination, the Executive has had, and will
continue to have, access and exposure to Confidential Information (as defined
in Section 5(b) hereof) regarding the Capital One Group’s business, which, if
not maintained as confidential, would threaten the continued viability of the
Capital One Group’s business interests. The Executive acknowledges that the
Capital One Group is giving him access and exposure to certain Confidential
Information expressly in exchange for the confidentiality, non-competition,
non-solicitation and non-hire covenants contained in this Agreement, which are
ancillary to and for the purpose of enforcing the Executive’s promises to
maintain as confidential the Capital One Group’s Confidential Information.

          (b) Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information”
means trade secrets, knowledge, data, specialized training, or other
information of the Capital One Group of a secret, proprietary or confidential
nature or otherwise not readily available to members of the general public
which concern the business or affairs of the Capital One Group or the Capital
One Group’s customers. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited
to, information relating to any Competitive Business (as defined in Section
6(b) hereof) entered into by the Capital One Group, along with any business
plans and strategies, products, Work Product (as defined in Section 11(a)
hereof), test results, discoveries, customer lists, databases, computer
programs, frameworks, models, credit policies and practices, collections,
repossessions and recoveries policies and practices, and marketing, selling and
operating policies and practices, including without limitation, policies and
practices concerning the identity, solicitation, acquisition, management,
resale or cancellation of unsecured or secured credit card accounts,
installment loan agreements, automobile loan accounts and other accounts
relating to mortgage, home equity and/or consumer lending products and
services. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, “Confidential
Information” shall not include any information (i) that is or becomes readily
available to the general public or within the relevant trade or industry (other
than due to the Executive’s violation of this Section 5) or (ii) that is or was
lawfully and independently provided to or obtained by the Executive, prior to
the Executive’s access and exposure to such information by the Capital One
Group, from a third party who is not subject to an obligation of
confidentiality or otherwise prohibited from transmitting such information
(unless the Executive knows or should have known that the Capital One Group
would nonetheless deem such information to be Confidential Information).

          (c) Restrictions on the Disclosure of Confidential Information. Both
during the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, the Executive will
not use for his own benefit or for the benefit of others, or divulge to others,
in any manner whatsoever, any Confidential Information, except as expressly
authorized by the Company or in connection with the ordinary course of the
Executive’s employment (including any consultancy pursuant to Section 1(d)
hereof) with the Capital One Group, provided that the provisions of this
Section 5(c) shall not apply (i) when disclosure is required by law or by any
court or administrative or legislative body (including any committee thereof)
with apparent or actual jurisdiction to order the Executive to disclose or make
accessible any information, (ii) subject to the issuance of a protective order,
to

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any disclosure to a court in connection with any other litigation
involving this Agreement or any other agreement between the Executive and the
Company, including, but not limited to, the enforcement of such agreements or
(iii) to the extent such Confidential Information is provided to any
representative of the Company with apparent authority to request such
Confidential Information in connection with any assistance provided by the
Executive pursuant to Section 9 hereof or otherwise expressly authorized by the
Company in connection with such assistance. In the event the Executive is
requested by subpoena, court order, investigative demand, search warrant or
other legal process to disclose Confidential Information, unless otherwise
prohibited by law, the Executive will as promptly as reasonably practicable,
notify the Company of such request and agrees not to disclose any Confidential
Information unless and until the Company has expressly authorized him to do so
in writing or the Company has had a reasonable opportunity to object to such a
request or to litigate the matter (of which the Company agrees to keep the
Executive reasonably informed) and has failed to do so.

          (d) Return of Confidential Information. On or before the date the
Employment Period ends (for whatever reason including its scheduled expiration)
or at any time upon the Company’s written request, the Executive agrees to
promptly deliver to the Company the originals and all copies (whether written
or electronic) of all memoranda, notes, documents, business plans, customer
lists, computer programs, computer discs, CD_ROMs and any other records,
materials or property of any kind received, possessed, used, reviewed, made or
compiled (in whole or in part) by the Executive or made available to the
Executive, including all records, materials and property which contain or
constitute Confidential Information. The Executive agrees to provide the
Company with written certification that he has complied with this Section 5(d)
upon written request from the Company within fifteen (15) days of such request
(provided that such fifteen (15) day period shall be tolled for any time period
(not to exceed ninety (90) days) during which the Executive is traveling away
from his primary residence and secondary residence). Anything in this
Section 5(d) to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing shall prevent the Executive from
retaining (i) papers and other materials of a purely personal
nature, (ii) calendars, rolodexes, papers and other materials (including journals and
diaries) containing information arising from or relating to his employment as
specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (iii) information relating
to his compensation or reimbursement of expenses, (iv) information that he
reasonably believes may be needed for tax purposes, and (v) copies of plans,
programs and agreements relating to his employment; provided, however, that all
such materials, except those described in clause (i) of this Section 5(d), (x)
shall be retained by the Executive in a safe and secure manner; (y) shall be
subject to the restrictions on disclosure set forth in Section 5(c) and (z) in
the event the Capital One Group requests such materials in writing, shall
promptly be provided by the Executive in original form to the Capital One
Group.

          6. Covenant Not to Compete.

          (a) Acknowledgments. The Executive acknowledges that the Confidential
Information which he receives from the Capital One Group is special and unique,
and that the Executive’s receipt of such Confidential Information is of benefit
and value to him and that it is necessary to the performance of his duties and
responsibilities hereunder. The Executive acknowledges receipt of such
Confidential Information. The Executive acknowledges that he is being given
Confidential Information expressly in consideration for his agreement to be
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by, among other things, the Non-Competition Covenant set forth in Section
6(f) of this
Agreement. The Executive acknowledges that the Capital One Group
maintains the secrecy of its Confidential Information and takes steps to
protect it. The Executive acknowledges that the Capital One Group is engaged
(or has plans to engage) in Competitive Businesses in the Restricted Areas (as
defined in Section 6(e) hereof), that the Capital One Group engages in active
and substantial competition with all persons and entities engaged in the
Competitive Businesses in the Restricted Areas, and is exploring new business
opportunities within and outside of the United States and may engage in
additional Competitive Businesses within the Restricted Areas. The Executive
acknowledges and agrees that because of his senior position at the Company and
his broad exposure to the Capital One Group’s Confidential Information, he
performs services, and has access and is exposed to Confidential Information,
which directly concern Competitive Businesses of the Capital One Group in the
United States and internationally (including but not limited to the Restricted
Areas).

          (b) Definition of Competitive Business. “Competitive Business” means any
(i) consumer lending or small business lending business, including without
limitation, the products and/or lines of business set forth on Exhibit B
attached hereto, and (ii) activity or service that directly supports any
Competitive Business described in clause (i) of this Section 6(b) such as
management, operational, analytical, brand management, marketing,
infrastructure, information technology, human resources, treasury, accounting,
financial and other staff, support and administrative services or activities,
and third-party consulting, credit scoring, account acquisition, account
management, collection, recovery and processing services or activities.

          For purposes of this Section 6(b), a “small business” shall mean any
Person (as defined in Section 6(f) below) engaged in any business with revenues
of equal to or less than Five million dollars ($5,000,000) per year or any
principal of any such Person.

          (c) Definition of Non-Competition Covenant. “Non-Competition Covenant”
means the terms and promises set forth in Section 6(f) hereof.

          (d) Definition of Non-Competition Period. “Non-Competition Period” means
the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on December 31, 2008.

          (e) Definition of Restricted Area. “Restricted Area” means any country
set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto.

          (f) Non-Competition Covenant. In order to protect the Capital One Group’s
legitimate domestic and international business interests, the Executive agrees
that during the Non-Competition Period, (i) he shall not engage in Competitive
Business in or with respect to a Restricted Area in any capacity (whether as a
director, stockholder, investor, member, partner, principal, proprietor, agent,
consultant, officer, employee or otherwise) for, with respect to or on behalf
of any person, corporation, partnership, firm, financial institution or other
business entity (including any division or unit thereof) (each, a “Person”)
(including himself) and (ii) he shall not serve in any capacity (whether as a
director, stockholder, investor, member, partner, principal, proprietor, agent,
consultant, officer, employee or otherwise) anywhere in the world for, with
respect to or on behalf of (A) any Person that is engaged in Competitive
Business in or with respect to a Restricted Area on the date he would otherwise
begin to serve in such capacity

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or (B) any affiliate of any such Person. The above notwithstanding, the
following shall not constitute a breach of the Non-Competition Covenant:

          (x) the Executive’s service in any capacity (whether as a director,
stockholder, investor, member, partner, principal, proprietor, agent,
consultant, officer, employee or otherwise) for, with respect to or on behalf
of any Person that, together with its affiliates, is primarily engaged in (1)
the retail merchandise, retail petroleum or telecommunications business and
engaged in Competitive Business solely in support of such retail merchandise,
retail petroleum or telecommunications business, so long as the Executive is
not directly involved in supporting or assisting such Competitive Business or
(2) the private equity investment or consulting business that has investments
in, or clients which are, Persons that are engaged in Competitive Business, so
long as the Executive is not directly or indirectly providing services to any
such Person or otherwise involved in the Competitive Business of any such
Person;

          (y) the Executive’s service in any capacity (whether as a director,
stockholder, investor, member, partner, principal, proprietor, agent,
consultant, officer, employee or otherwise) for, with respect to or on behalf
of any Person that, together with its affiliates, is engaged in Competitive
Business solely as described in Section 6(b)(ii), so long as (1) such
Competitive Business does not generate more than twenty percent (20%) of the
combined revenues of such Person and its affiliates, and (2) the Executive is
not directly involved in supporting or assisting such Competitive Business; or

          (z) the Executive’s ownership for investment purposes of not more than
five percent (5%) of the total outstanding equity securities of a
publicly-traded company and not more than two percent (2%) of the total
outstanding equity securities of any Person engaged in Competitive Business in
or with respect to a Restricted Area or any affiliate of such a Person.

          For purposes of this Section 6(f), an “affiliate” of any Person shall mean
a person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with
such Person and “control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings
correlative thereto.

          7. Non-Solicitation of Employees.

          (a) For the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on
December 31, 2008, the Executive shall not, on his own behalf or on behalf of
any other Person, (i) directly or indirectly solicit or induce any Exempt
Employee (as defined in Section 7(c) hereof) to leave or cease their employment
relationship with the Capital One Group, for any reason whatsoever, or (ii)
directly or indirectly hire or otherwise engage the services of, or assist in
hiring or engaging the services of, any Exempt Employee, in each case if the
Executive knew or reasonably should have known that such individual was an
Exempt Employee, including without limitation:

          (1) identifying any Exempt Employee who has knowledge concerning the
Capital One Group’s strategy, operations, processes or other Confidential
Information to (x) any

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Person for whom the Executive is providing services in any capacity or any
recruiter for any reason or (y) any other Person for any purpose set forth in
clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 7(a);

          (2) communicating about the quantity of work, quality of work, skills or
knowledge, or personal characteristics of any Exempt Employee to (x) any Person
for whom the Executive is providing services in any capacity or any recruiter
for any reason or (y) any other Person for any purpose set forth in clause (i)
or (ii) of this Section 7(a);

          (3) soliciting any Exempt Employee through third parties, such as
recruiters or other persons not a party to this Agreement, including without
limitation any corporation, partnership, firm, financial institution or other
business entity;

          (4) inducing any Exempt Employee to resign employment with the express or
implied promise of employment following such Exempt Employee’s resignation;

          (5) financing or obtaining financing for a third-party entity, not a party
to this Agreement, for the purpose, in whole or in part, of soliciting any
Exempt Employee; or

          (6) recommending to any third-party entity, not a party to this Agreement,
that such third-party entity solicit, hire or otherwise engage the services of
any Exempt Employee;

          (7) hiring any Exempt Employee through third parties, such as recruiters
or other persons not a party to this Agreement, including without limitation
any corporation, partnership, firm, financial institution or other business
entity; and

          (8) financing or obtaining financing for a third-party entity, not a party
to this Agreement, for the purpose, in whole or in part, of hiring any Exempt
Employee.

          (b) For the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on
December 31, 2008, without the Company’s prior written consent, the Executive
shall not intentionally, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other Person,
directly or indirectly hire or otherwise engage the services of, or assist in
hiring or engaging the services of, any Senior-Level Employee (as defined in
Section 7(c) hereof) if the Executive knew that such individual was a
Senior-Level Employee, including without limitation:

          (1) hiring any Senior-Level Employee through third parties, such as
recruiters or other Persons not a party to this Agreement; and

          (2) financing or obtaining financing for a third-party entity, not a party
to this Agreement, for the purpose, in whole or in part, of hiring any
Senior-Level Employee.

          (c) For purposes of this Section 7, an “Exempt Employee” shall include (i)
any “exempt employee” (as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938)
of the Capital One Group and (ii) any individual who was an “exempt employee”
(as defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938) of the Capital One
Group at any time during the six (6) months preceding any such action by the
Executive described in this Section 7. For purposes of this Section 7, a
“Senior-Level Employee” shall include any Exempt Employee who is or was, as the
case may be, in any of Tiers 1 through 4 (inclusive) as each such Tier
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inclusion in such Tier) was defined as of the Commencement Date (or the
equivalent under the Company’s compensation programs, as the same may be
amended from time to time).

          8. Compliance Review.

          Within fifteen (15) business days after receiving a written request from
the Company’s General Counsel, any Deputy General Counsel or the equivalent
(which time period shall be tolled for any time period (not to exceed ninety
(90) days) during which the Executive is traveling away from his primary
residence and secondary residence), the Executive agrees to provide the Company
such information as he deems responsive to the General Counsel’s, Deputy
General Counsel’s or the equivalent’s reasonable request for information
concerning the Executive’s compliance with the terms of Sections 5 through 12
(inclusive) of this Agreement. The Executive also agrees to inform any future
employer and other persons and entities with whom he is substantially engaged
in a business relationship about the existence of his obligations with respect
to the covenants in Sections 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 of this Agreement.

          9. Cooperation.

          For the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on December
31, 2008, if requested by the Capital One Group, subject to his other business
and personal commitments, the Executive hereby agrees to reasonably cooperate
(including by attending meetings) with respect to any claim, arbitral hearing,
lawsuit, action, proceeding or governmental or internal investigation relating
to the business of the Capital One Group with respect to which the Executive
had either direct or indirect responsibility prior to the Date of Termination,
with respect to which the Executive has actual knowledge or which relates to a
matter reviewed by the Board while he was a member of the Board and, unless
adverse to his interests as set forth below in this Section 9, to provide as
full and complete disclosure as reasonably possible to the Capital One Group in
response to any such inquiry in connection with any such matters. The Company
agrees to reimburse the Executive for his reasonable expenses (including
reasonable travel expenses and attorneys’ fees if the Executive reasonably
determines retention of his own counsel is necessary) incurred in connection
with such cooperation. This Section 9 shall not apply in connection with any
proceeding in which the Executive or his interests are, in whole or in part, as
determined by the Company in good faith, adverse to those of the Capital One
Group, or if such proceeding involves, in whole or in part, the Executive’s
violation of any obligation which he owed to the Capital One Group during the
course of or in connection with the employment of the Executive thereby.
Nothing in this Section 9 shall prevent the Executive from being indemnified,
receiving advanced expenses or being covered under any directors’ and officers’
liability insurance to the extent to which he may otherwise be entitled.

          10. Non-Disparagement.

          (a) Both during the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, the
Executive agrees that he shall not make any statement or release any
information (or encourage others to make any statement or release any
information) that disparages or defames the Capital One Group or any of its
directors or officers or otherwise adversely affects the reputation of the
Capital One Group or any of its directors or officers.

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          (b) Both during the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, the
Company agrees that it shall cause the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the
senior executive officer in charge of corporate communications and the senior
executive officer in charge of investor relations not to make any statement or
release any information (or encourage others to make any statement or release
any information) that disparages or defames the Executive or otherwise
adversely affects the reputation of the Executive.

          (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 10 shall
prevent the Company or the Executive from (i) responding truthfully and
publicly to incorrect, disparaging or derogatory public statements made by the
other party to the extent reasonably necessary to correct or refute such public
statement or (ii) making any truthful statement (A) to a court to the extent
necessary in connection with any litigation involving this Agreement or any
other agreement between the Executive and the Company, including, but not
limited to, the enforcement of this Agreement or any other agreement between
the Executive and the Company, or (B) required by law or by any court or
administrative or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with
apparent or actual jurisdiction to order such person to disclose or make
accessible such information.

          11.
Ownership of Work Product.

          (a) Definition. “Work Product” means all inventions, creations, trade
secrets, patents (utility or design) and other intellectual property relating
to any programming, documentation, technology, material, product, service,
idea, process, plan or strategy concerning the business or interests of the
Capital One Group that the Executive conceives, develops or delivers to the
Capital One Group, in whole or in part, at any time during his employment with
the Capital One Group prior to the Date of Termination, including without
limitation all rights to any such Work Product that constitutes Confidential
Information, copyrights, inventions, discoveries and improvements, trademarks,
trade dress, designs and all other intellectual property rights.

          (b) Ownership. The Company shall own all Work Product. All Work Product
shall be considered work made for hire by the Executive and owned by the
Company. If any of the Work Product is not, by operation of law, considered a
work made for hire by the Executive for the Company, or if ownership of all
right, title and interest of any Work Product does not otherwise vest
exclusively in the Company, the Executive hereby assigns to the Company, in
consideration of this Agreement and without further consideration, the
ownership of all Work Product. The Company shall have the right to own, obtain
and hold in its own name all rights, registrations and any other protection in
or for the Work Product. The Executive acknowledges and recognizes the
Company’s exclusive right and title to, and ownership of, the Work Product.
The Executive agrees to perform, upon the Company’s request and at its sole
expense, during or after his employment with the Capital One Group, such acts
as the Company may reasonably deem to be necessary or desirable to transfer,
perfect and defend the Company’s ownership and any resulting registrations of
the Work Product. The Executive agrees not to use or disclose any Work Product
to any third party either during or after his employment with the Capital One
Group and agrees to return to the Company any and all Work Product upon the
date the Employment Period ends (for whatever reason including its scheduled
expiration).

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          (c) Assignment. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11 to the
contrary, the Executive’s agreement to assign his rights in any Work Product to
the Company does not apply to any Work Product for which no equipment,
supplies, facility or trade secret information of the Capital One Group was
used and which was developed entirely on his own time, unless (i) the Work
Product relates (1) directly to the business of the Capital One Group or (2) to
the Capital One Group’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
development or (ii) the Work Product results from any work performed by the
Executive for the Capital One Group.

          12. Return of Company Property. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Company
and the Executive at the time, all property of the Capital One Group
(including, but not limited to property containing Confidential Information,
telephones, fax machines, personal computers, corporate credit cards and phone
cards) must be returned to the Company following the termination of the
Employment Period (for whatever reason including its scheduled expiration);
provided, however, that the Executive shall be entitled to retain his
Blackberry and cellphones, any existing office equipment in his home offices in
the United States and the United Kingdom as well as the items and materials he
is authorized to retain pursuant to Section 5(d) hereof.

          13. Effect of Breach of Certain Provisions.

          (a) The Executive understands and agrees that in the event the Executive
materially breaches Section 6(f) or Section 7(b) of this Agreement at any time
after the Commencement Date, (i) the Company shall afford the Executive thirty
(30) days to cure such breach following receipt by the Executive of written
notice of such breach by the Company, which notice shall set forth the specific
act or acts engaged in by the Executive that constitute a material breach of
Section 6(f) or Section 7(b) of this Agreement, as the case may be, and shall
be given no later than ninety (90) days after the chief executive officer or
chief legal officer of the Company has actual knowledge of the activity the
Company is asserting in such notice is in material breach of Section 6(f) or
Section 7(b) of this Agreement, as the case may be, and (ii) provided the
Company has complied with the requirements set forth in clause (i) of this
Section 13(a), if the Board determines, in good faith, by a vote of two thirds
(2/3rds) of the members of the whole Board (excluding the Executive, if
applicable) that the Executive has materially breached Section 6(f) or Section
7(b), as the case may be, and has failed to cure such breach within such thirty
(30) day period (a “Determination”), the Company’s obligation to provide the
Executive with the payments and benefits set forth under Sections 4(g)(i)(3)
and 4(g)(i)(4) and Sections 4(g)(ii)(1) through 4(g)(ii)(9) (inclusive) of this
Agreement, if any, shall cease and the Executive shall pay to the Company
within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of such Determination a
lump sum cash amount equal to Twenty-Five million dollars ($25,000,000) (the
“Payment”); provided that the Executive’s obligation to pay the Payment to the
Company shall only arise in connection with the first material breach of
Section 6(f) or Section 7(b) of this Agreement, as the case may be, by the
Executive with respect to which there has been a Determination (the “Initial
Breach”). Notwithstanding the cessation of any payments or benefits by the
Company or any payment by the Executive pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section
13(a), the obligations of the Executive pursuant to Sections 5 through 12
(inclusive) of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The
Executive agrees that the Payment is not a penalty and waives any defense as to
the validity of the Payment on the grounds that the Payment should be void as a
penalty or is not reasonably related to actual damages.

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          (b) Anything in this Section 13 to the contrary notwithstanding (including
without limitation Section 13(a)(ii)), the Capital One Group shall, at any time
following a breach or threatened breach of Sections 5 through 12 (inclusive) of
this Agreement by the Executive, be entitled to seek any damages or legal or
equitable relief to which it may be entitled under applicable law or as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, including without limitation, temporary,
preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, from any court of competent
jurisdiction; provided that the amount of any monetary damages (including any
punitive damages) awarded to the Capital One Group for the Initial Breach may
be offset against the Executive’s obligation to pay the Payment pursuant to
Section 13(a)(ii) such that upon payment of the Payment the Executive shall be
deemed to have satisfied all monetary damages (including any punitive damages)
awarded for the Initial Breach to the extent such damage awards, in the
aggregate, equal Twenty-Five million dollars ($25,000,000) or less, and
accordingly, with respect to such monetary damages awarded for the Initial
Breach, the Executive shall only be liable to the Capital One Group for the
amount of such damages that in the aggregate exceed Twenty-Five million dollars
($25,000,000) (and, to the extent the Capital One Group is awarded monetary
damages for an Initial Breach prior to seeking the Payment under Section 13(a)
hereof, the payment by the Executive of any monetary damages (including any
punitive damages) awarded for such Initial Breach shall be offset against the
Executive’s obligation to make the Payment pursuant to Section 13(a) hereof).

          (c) Anything in this Section 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, any
breach by the Executive of Sections 5 through 12 (inclusive) of this Agreement
shall not affect the Executive’s rights, if any, under the agreements relating
to the EntrepreneurGrant I Options, the EntrepreneurGrant II Options and the
Continuing Options and any such stock option shall remain exercisable, to the
extent then exercisable, and stock shall be issuable thereunder upon any such
exercise, to the extent then issuable, in accordance with the Plan and/or the
related option agreements, as modified hereby.

          14. Reasonableness.

          The Executive acknowledges that the restrictions set forth in Sections 5
through 12 (inclusive) of this Agreement are necessary to prevent the improper
use and disclosure of Confidential Information and to otherwise protect the
legitimate business interests of the Capital One Group. The Executive further
acknowledges that all of the restrictions set forth in Sections 5 through 12
(inclusive) of this Agreement are reasonable in all respects, including without
limitation duration, territory and scope of activity. The Executive agrees
that the existence of any claim or cause of action by him against the Capital
One Group, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not
constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and
restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Furthermore, the Executive agrees
that, in the event his employment with the Capital One Group terminates for any
reason, he will be able to earn a livelihood without violating this Agreement,
including without limitation the Non-Competition Covenant set forth in Section
6 hereof.

          15. Irreparable Harm; Injunctive Relief.

          The Executive acknowledges that his violation of Sections 5 through 12
(inclusive) of this Agreement will cause immediate, substantial and irreparable
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Company which cannot be adequately redressed by monetary damages alone.
In the event of the Executive’s violation or threatened violation of Sections 5
through 12 (inclusive) of this Agreement, the Executive agrees that the
Company, without limiting any other legal or equitable remedies available to
it, shall be entitled to equitable relief, including without limitation
temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and specific
performance, from any court of competent jurisdiction. The Non-Competition
Period set forth in Section 6 hereof shall be tolled on a day-for-day basis for
each day during which it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
that the Executive participated in any activity in violation of the
Non-Competition Covenant so that the Executive is restricted from engaging in
the activities prohibited by the Non-Competition Covenant for the original
Non-Competition Period plus the number of days immediately following the
conclusion of the Non-Competition Period tolled as a result of this Section 15.

          16. Court’s Right to Modify Restrictions.

          The parties have attempted to limit the Executive’s right to compete only
to the extent necessary to protect the Capital One Group’s legitimate business
interests. It is the intent of the parties that the provisions of this
Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the applicable
law. The parties agree that if a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any
provision of this Agreement to be void, invalid or unenforceable, including
without limitation the Non-Competition Covenant set forth in Section 6 hereof,
such court shall modify such provision so that it is enforceable to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law.

          17. Integration/Effect on Prior Agreements.

          This Agreement (including the Release of Claims Agreement in the form of
Exhibit A attached hereto, if, and when, executed) constitutes the final and
complete agreement between the parties in relation to the subject matter hereof
(including without limitation, the plans, policies, programs and arrangements
of the Capital One Group as referred to herein and as modified hereby), and the
Executive agrees and stipulates that no other representations have been made by
the Capital One Group or any of its officers or directors to the Executive
except those expressly set forth herein, and that this Agreement resolves all
outstanding issues arising from or relating to the Executive’s employment by
the Capital One Group, and that the Executive will not receive anything further
from the Capital One Group except as provided herein. In addition, except as
expressly provided for herein, this Agreement is intended to replace in its
entirety any prior agreements between the Executive and the Capital One Group
relating to the terms of his employment (including without limitation the
severance provisions thereof), including without limitation, the Amended and
Restated Change of Control Employment Agreement dated as of January 25, 2000,
by and between the Executive and the Company, which shall be null and void as
of the Commencement Date and under which all obligations of the parties thereto
shall then terminate on such date. Anything in this Section 17 to the contrary
notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not be interpreted as abrogating,
enhancing or otherwise modifying any stock option agreements in effect between
the Company and the Executive on the Commencement Date except as explicitly
provided herein.

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          18. Indemnification and Liability Insurance.

          (a) The Executive shall be entitled to (x) indemnification and advancement
of expenses to the extent permitted under the Company’s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and Restated Bylaws, as each may be in effect from time to time,
subject to any limitation of applicable law, and (y) coverage under any
applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by
the Company from time to time for the benefit of its senior officers and
directors.

          (b) The Executive hereby affirms his obligations under any undertaking
with respect to the repayment of any advances signed by the Executive in
connection with indemnification of him by the Company and/or its insurers,
including, without limitation, the Undertaking executed by the Executive dated
October 31, 2002.

          19. Miscellaneous.

          (a) Assignability. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and shall
not be assignable by the Executive without prior written consent from the
Company, other than his rights to compensation and benefits, which may be
transferred by will, operation of law or pursuant to any plan, program, policy,
arrangement of, or any other agreement with, the Capital One Group. The
Company may not assign this Agreement to any other person or entity without the
Executive’s prior written consent, provided, however, that the Company may make
such an assignment pursuant to a merger, consolidation or similar transaction
in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or a sale, liquidation or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company,
provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and assumes the liabilities,
obligations and duties of the Company under this Agreement, either
contractually or as a matter of law. In the event of the Executive’s death or
a judicial determination of his incompetence, references in this Agreement to
the Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary,
estate or legal representative.

          (b) Choice of Law/Forum Selection. To ensure uniformity of the
enforcement of this Agreement, and irrespective of the fact that either of the
parties now is or may become, a resident of a different state or country, this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its principles of conflicts of law.
The Company and the Executive hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of
any state or federal court located within the Commonwealth of Virginia for
resolution of any such claims, causes of action or disputes arising out of,
related to or concerning this Agreement. The Executive further agrees that any
claims, causes of action, or disputes arising out of, relating to or concerning
this Agreement shall only have jurisdiction and venue in the state or federal
courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

          (c) Successor. The respective rights and obligations of the Executive and
Company under this Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of
the parties and their respective heirs (in the case of the Executive),
successors and assigns.

          (d) Taxes. The Company may withhold from any payments made under this
Agreement, or require the Executive to pay to the Company (with respect to any
benefits not involving cash amounts being paid to the Executive by the
Company), the minimum required

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federal, state and local taxes, including but not limited to income,
employment and social insurance taxes, as determined by the Company in its
reasonable discretion.

          (e) Modification. This Agreement may only be modified, amended or revised
by a writing signed by both parties.

          (f) No Waiver. Any waiver by either party hereto of any provision of this
Agreement in any instance must be in writing, signed by the party against whom
enforcement is sought and shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision in the
future or a waiver of any other provision.

          (g) Severability. It is the intent of the parties that the provisions of
this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under applicable
law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not
invalidate any other provision of this Agreement. The parties agree that if a
court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any provision of this Agreement to be
invalid or unenforceable, such court shall modify such provision so that it is
enforceable to the extent permitted by applicable law and consistent with the
parties’ intent.

          (h) No Mitigation and No Offset. The Executive shall be under no
obligation to seek other employment and there shall be no offset against
amounts, benefits or entitlements due to him under this Agreement or otherwise
on account of any remuneration or benefits provided by any subsequent
employment he may obtain (other than as provided in Section 4(g)(ii)(2),
Section 4(g)(ii)(3) and Section 4(g)(ii)(8) hereof) or on account of any claim
the Capital One Group may have against the Executive.

          (i) Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to
be delivered under this Agreement shall be (i) in writing, (ii) delivered
personally, by courier service (provided written confirmation of receipt is
obtained) or by certified or registered mail, first-class postage prepaid and
return receipt requested, (iii) deemed to have been received on the date of
delivery or, if so mailed, on the third business day after the mailing thereof,
and (iv) addressed as follows (or to such other address as the party entitled
to notice shall hereafter designate in accordance with the terms hereof):

          (A) If to the Company, to it at:

	 	 	 
	 	 	
Frank G. LaPrade, III
	 	 	
Deputy General Counsel
	 	 	
Capital One Financial Corporation
	 	 	
11013 West Broad Street
	 	 	
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
	 	 	
(804) 967-1185
	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	 	
A. Richard Susko, Esq.
	 	 	
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
	 	 	
One Liberty Plaza
	 	 	
New York, New York 10006
	 	 	
(212) 225-2410

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          (B) If to the Executive, to him at his residential
address as currently on file with the Company.

	 	 	 
	 	 	
With a copy to:
	 	 	 
	 	 	
Joseph E. Bachelder, Esq.
	 	 	
780 Third Avenue
	 	 	
New York, NY 10017
	 	 	
(212) 319-3900

          (j) Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company represents
and warrants to the Executive that the Compensation Committee of the Board has
taken or will take all action necessary under the Plan and related option
agreements to effect any modification of the EntrepreneurGrant I Options, the
EntrepreneurGrant II Options, the EntrepreneurGrant IV Options and the
Continuing Options and the related option agreements as set forth in this
Agreement.

          (k) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which
counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the
same Agreement.

          (l) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are included for convenience
only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement nor shall they affect
its meaning, construction or effect.

          (m) Opportunity for Review. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that
his execution of this Agreement is completely voluntary and that he has been
advised to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement to ensure
that he fully and thoroughly understands its legal significance. Accordingly,
the rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are resolved against
the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this
Agreement. Rather, the terms of this Agreement shall be construed fairly as to
both parties hereto and not in favor of or against either party.

          (n) Survival. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, upon the
Date of Termination, the respective rights and obligations of the parties
hereto shall survive such Date of Termination to the extent necessary to carry
out the intentions of the parties embodied in the rights (such as vested
rights) and obligations of the parties under this Agreement. This Agreement
shall continue in effect until there are no further rights or obligations of
the parties outstanding hereunder and shall not be terminated by either party
without the prior express written consent of both parties hereto.

          (o) Regulatory Restriction. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the Company will make no payment pursuant to this Agreement which
would be

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prohibited by 12 USC Section 1828(k) or any implementing regulations
thereunder. Except as provided in 12 CFR Section 359(c), the Company
represents and warrants to the Executive that, as of the Commencement Date, the
Company is not in a position in which the restrictions of 12 USC Section
1828(k) and its implementing regulations would apply to payments anticipated to
be made to the Executive by the Company.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Agreement by its
authorized representative and Executive has hereunto set his hand, in each case
effective as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CAPITAL
ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
By:	 	/s/ RICHARD D. FAIRBANK 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Richard D. Fairbank
	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer & President
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	EXECUTIVE
	 	 	 	 	/s/ NIGEL W. MORRIS
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Nigel W. Morris

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Exhibit A

          RELEASE OF CLAIMS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) made, as of                ,
200     , by and between Nigel W. Morris (the “Executive”) and Capital One
Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4(g)(iii) of the Employment Agreement between
the Executive and the Company dated as of July 18, 2003 (the “Employment
Agreement”), the Executive agreed to execute a Release of Claims Agreement as a
condition to the receipt of certain payments and benefits from the Company
provided for under Section 4(g) of the Employment Agreement;

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4(g)(iii) of the Employment Agreement, the
Company will commence providing said payments and benefits to the Executive in
accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement upon the effectiveness
and irrevocability of this Agreement;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the payments set forth in the
Employment Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the Company and
the Executive agree as follows:

          1. Release of Claims. In consideration of the payments and other
consideration provided in the Employment Agreement, that being good and
valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged by the Executive, the Executive, on his own behalf and on behalf
of his agents, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, heirs,
devisees and assigns (collectively, the “Releasing Parties”), does hereby fully
release, remise, acquit and forever discharge the Company and its parent,
subsidiary and affiliated corporations, organizations and entities, including
without limitation CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, CAPITAL ONE BANK, CAPITAL
ONE, F.S.B., CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, INC., CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, PEOPLEFIRST,
INC., and AMERIFEE CORPORATION INC., and each of them, and all of their
respective past, present and future divisions, departments, units, affiliates,
partners, joint ventures, stockholders, predecessors, successors, assigns,
insurers, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys
and independent contractors of all such released corporations, organizations
and entities (collectively, the “Released Parties”), and each of them, jointly
and severally, from any and all claims, rights, demands, debts, obligations,
losses, causes of action, actions, suits, controversies, setoffs, affirmative
defenses, counterclaims, third party actions, damages, penalties, costs,
expenses, attorneys’ fees, liabilities and indemnities of any kind or nature
whatsoever (collectively, the “Claims”), whether known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, accrued or unaccrued, whether at law, equity, administrative,
statutory or otherwise, and whether for injunctive relief, back pay, fringe
benefits, reinstatement, reemployment, or compensatory, punitive or any other
kind of damages, which any of the Releasing Parties ever have had in the past
or presently have against the Released Parties, and each of them, arising from
or relating to the Executive’s employment with the Company, service as a
director on the board of director of the Company or any of its affiliates
(collectively, the “Capital One Group”) or in any other position in which the
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any member of the Capital One Group, or the termination of such employment or
service or any circumstances related thereto, including without limitation all
claims arising under or relating to employment, employment contracts, employee
benefits or purported employment discrimination or violations of civil rights
of whatever kind or nature, including without limitation all claims arising
under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991,
the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and/or 1871, the Americans With Disabilities Act
of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), Executive Order
11246, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Family
and Medical Leave Act of 1993, any state human rights act, or any other
applicable federal, state or local employment discrimination statute, law or
ordinance, including, without limitation any disability claims under any such
laws. The Executive agrees further that he will not file or permit to be filed
on his behalf any such Claim released by the Executive herein. However, the
Releasing Parties are not releasing rights they have, if any, under any
qualified employee retirement plan or under the Employment Agreement, including
any right to dispute that a termination for Cause was justified, or under the
agreements respecting stock options, as modified by the Employment Agreement,
nor are the Releasing Parties releasing any rights or claims that may arise
after the date on which the Executive signs this Agreement. In addition, the
Executive is not releasing (1) any rights to, or claims for, indemnification
from the Company, to the extent such indemnification by the Company is
permitted by applicable law, pursuant to (x) its Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and Restated Bylaws or (y) the Company’s Board of Directors’
Resolutions, dated November 1, 2002 and December 6, 2002, (2) any right the
Executive may have under any applicable insurance policies maintained by the
Company with respect to any liability the Executive incurs or has incurred as a
director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of the Capital One Group
(including any employee benefit plans sponsored by the Capital One Group) or
(3) any right the Executive may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law
in the event of entry of judgment against the Executive as a result of any act
or failure to act for which the Executive and the Company are jointly liable.
Those rights, and only those rights, survive unaffected by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this release
is not intended to interfere with the Executive’s right to file a charge with
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) in connection with any
claim the Executive believes he may have against the Company or its affiliates.
However, by executing this Agreement, the Executive hereby waives the right to
recover in any proceeding he may bring before the EEOC or any state human
rights commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human
rights commission on the Executive’s behalf. In addition, this Agreement is
not intended to interfere with the Executive’s right to challenge that his
waiver of any and all potential ADEA claims pursuant to this Agreement is a
knowing and voluntary waiver notwithstanding the Executive’s specific
representation that he has entered into this Agreement knowingly and
voluntarily.

          2. Waiver of ADEA Rights and Claims/Opportunity for Review. The
Executive understands that this Agreement specifically releases and waives all
rights and claims he may have under ADEA prior to the date on which he signs
this Agreement. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that his execution of
this Agreement is completely voluntary and that he has been advised to consult
with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement to ensure that he fully and
thoroughly understands its legal significance. The Executive understands that
he may consider whether to agree to the terms contained in this Agreement for a
period of at least twenty-one (21) days after the date of this Agreement during
which time he should consult with

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counsel. The Executive agrees that any changes made to this Agreement,
whether material or immaterial, will not restart the running of such minimum
twenty-one (21) day period. The Executive further acknowledges and understands
that he may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days after its execution by
him and that this Agreement is not effective or enforceable until such
revocation period has expired and the Executive has not revoked this Agreement
during such seven (7) day period. To revoke this Agreement, the Executive must
deliver a written revocation to Frank G. LaPrade, III, Deputy General Counsel,
Capital One Financial Corporation, 11013 West Broad Street, Glen Allen,
Virginia 23060, (804) 967-1185. If the Executive exercises his right to revoke
hereunder, he shall forfeit his right to receive any of the payments and
benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled upon the effectiveness and
irrevocability of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4(g) of the Employment
Agreement.

          3. Affirmation of Undertaking. The Executive hereby affirms his
obligations under any undertaking with respect to the repayment of any advances
signed by the Executive in connection with indemnification of him by the
Company and/or its insurers, including, without limitation, the Undertaking
executed by the Executive dated October 31, 2002.

          4. General Provisions.

          (a) Successors. The respective rights and obligations of the Executive
and Company under this Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their respective heirs (in the case of the Executive),
successors and assigns.

          (b) Modification. This Agreement may only be modified, amended or revised
by a writing signed by both parties.

          (c) No Waiver. Any waiver by the Capital One Group of any provision of
this Agreement in any instance must be in writing and shall not be deemed a
waiver of such provision in the future.

          (d) Severability. It is the intent of the parties that the provisions of
this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under applicable
law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not
invalidate any other provision of this Agreement. The parties agree that if a
court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any provision of this Agreement to be
invalid or unenforceable, such court shall modify such provision so that it is
enforceable to the extent permitted by applicable law and consistent with the
parties’ intent.

          (e) Choice of Law. To ensure uniformity of the enforcement of this
Agreement, and irrespective of the fact that either of the parties now is or
may become, a resident of a different state or country, this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. The Company and
the Executive hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or
federal court located within the Commonwealth of Virginia for resolution of any
such claims, causes of action or disputes arising out of, related to or
concerning this Agreement. The Executive further agrees that any claims,
causes of action, or disputes arising out of, relating

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to or concerning this Agreement shall only have jurisdiction and venue in
the state or federal courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

          (f) Opportunity for Review. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that
the Executive’s execution of this Agreement is completely voluntary and that
the Executive has been advised to consult with an attorney prior to executing
this Agreement to ensure that he fully and thoroughly understands its legal
significance. Accordingly, the rule of construction to the effect that
ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in
the interpretation of this Agreement. Rather, the terms of this Agreement
shall be construed fairly as to both parties hereto and not in favor of or
against either party.

          (g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which
counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the
same Agreement.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Agreement by its
authorized representative and Executive has hereunto set his hand, in each case
effective as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CAPITAL
ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Richard D. Fairbank
	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer & President
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
EXECUTIVE
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Nigel W. Morris

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Acknowledgment

     On the            day of           , before me personally came Nigel W.
Morris, who, being by me duly sworn, did acknowledge and represent that he has
had an opportunity to consult with attorneys and other advisers of his choosing
regarding the Release of Claims Agreement attached hereto, that he has reviewed
all of the terms of such Agreement and that he fully understands all of its
provisions.

Notary Public

	Date:                                         	 	 
	 		 
	Commission Expires:                                         	 	 

 

Exhibit B

	 	•	 	credit cards
	 
	 	•	 	installment loans
	 
	 	•	 	automobile loans
	 
	 	•	 	motorcycle loans
	 
	 	•	 	boat loans
	 
	 	•	 	mortgages
	 
	 	•	 	home equity loans or lines of credit
	 
	 	•	 	small business loans (including without limitation small business
credit cards, installment lending, small ticket equipment leasing,
lines of credit, and any loans guaranteed in whole or in part by the
Small Business Administration)

 

 

Exhibit C

	 	•	 	United States of America
	 
	 	•	 	Canada
	 
	 	•	 	United Kingdom
	 
	 	•	 	France
	 
	 	•	 	Spain
	 
	 	•	 	Italy
	 
	 	•	 	South Africa
	 
	 	•	 	India
	 
	 	•	 	Mexicoexv10w3

 

EXHIBIT 10.3

July 8, 2003

Mr. David M. Willey

1221 Towlston Road

Great Falls, VA 22066

Re: Letter of Agreement

Dear Dave:

This Letter of Agreement (“Agreement”) sets forth the continuing income support
and benefits that you will receive from Capital One Financial Corporation
(“Capital One”) and/or its affiliates as a result of your voluntary resignation
from employment with Capital One and its affiliates (the “Capital One Group”)
effective March 1, 2003 (the “Separation Date”). This document also outlines
other benefits, terms and obligations associated with your separation.

	1.	 	Resignation of Duties. Pursuant to your letter dated March 1, 2003, you
voluntarily resigned as Capital One’s Chief Financial Officer and as a
member of the Board of Directors of Capital One Federal Savings Bank and
Capital One Bank and you hereby confirm your voluntary resignation,
effective as of the Separation Date, from all other positions, titles,
duties, authorities and responsibilities with, arising out of or relating
to your employment with the Capital One Group, including any directorships
or any fiduciary positions in which you were serving at the request of, or
appointment by, the Capital One Group, and agree to execute all additional
documents and take such further steps as may be required to effectuate
such resignations.
	 
	2.	 	Intellectual Property Protection Agreement. Except as modified herein,
the Intellectual Property Protection Agreement by and between you and
Capital One, made April 29, 1999 (the “IPPA”), shall remain in full force
and effect according to its terms (including the non-competition covenant
set forth in Section 3 of the IPPA (the “Non-Competition Covenant”) and
the non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions set forth therein).
You and Capital One agree that the Non-Competition Period (as defined in
Section 3(d) of the IPPA) and the period of the non-solicitation provision
provided for in Section 4 of the IPPA shall each begin on your Separation
Date and end on February 28, 2005 (the “IPPA Period”) in accordance with
the terms of the IPPA. Pursuant to Section 5 of the IPPA, Capital One has
not elected to waive any portion of the Non-Competition Covenant. You and
Capital One also agree that your IPPA is hereby modified such that you
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Mr. David M. Willey

July 8, 2003

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	 	 	any Incentive Payments (as defined in the IPPA) pursuant to the IPPA
during the IPPA Period or otherwise in connection with the Capital One
Group’s enforcement of the Non-Competition Covenant and other terms and
provisions of the IPPA.
	 
	3.	 	Consideration. As consideration for this Agreement, and specifically,
but without limitation, as consideration for your agreement to the
provisions under Paragraph 21 hereof (“General Release of Claims”) and for
your agreement to the modifications made hereunder to your IPPA, and
subject to this Agreement having become effective and irrevocable in
accordance with its terms, Capital One shall (i) pay to you, as soon as
reasonably practicable after the date on which this Agreement shall have
become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms (the
“Effective Date”), a lump-sum amount, in cash, equal to $217,569 (in
reimbursement of the portion of your 2002 cash incentive, otherwise paid
in January 2003, which was forgone in connection with your E-Grant V
Options (as defined below)); (ii) pay to you (or to your estate in the
event of your death prior to February 28, 2005), on a semi-monthly basis,
your regular base pay at the rate of $380,000 per annum for the duration
of the IPPA Period; (iii) modify certain provisions of your stock options
and restricted stock as set forth in Paragraph 4 below; (iv) provide you
with certain other benefits as set forth in Paragraphs 5, 6, 9, 11 and 12
herein; and (v) preserve certain gross-up payment obligations of Capital
One to you as set forth in Paragraph 24 herein. You will not be eligible
to receive any annual cash incentive, long-term incentive or other bonus
award with respect to 2003 or any year thereafter.
	 
	4.	 	Stock Options and Restricted Stock.
	 
	(a)	 	With respect to all options that were outstanding and exercisable as of
the Separation Date granted to you pursuant to the Capital One Financial
Corporation 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1994 Plan”) or the Capital One
Financial Corporation 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1999 Plan” and
together with the 1994 Plan, the “Plans”) and your related existing 1994
Plan Stock Option Agreements and 1999 Plan Stock Option Agreements, as
applicable (the “Vested Option Agreements”), regardless of exercise price
(the “Expiring Vested Options”, each as identified on Attachment A), such
Expiring Vested Options, to the extent they then remained outstanding,
expired on June 1, 2003, in accordance with their terms.
	 
	(b)	 	With respect to all options that were outstanding but not exercisable as
of the Separation Date granted to you pursuant to the Plans and your
related existing 1994
Plan Stock Option Agreements and 1999 Plan Stock Option Agreements, as
applicable (the “Unvested Option Agreements”), with a current exercise price
of $50.00 or less (excluding the options granted to you pursuant to your
1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement dated October 18, 2001 and
related 2001 Performance-Based Option Program Compensation Reduction
Election Form (the “E-Grant V Options”)) (the “Continuing Unvested Options”,
each as identified on
Attachment B), such Continuing Unvested Options shall
continue to become

 

 

Mr. David M. Willey

July 8, 2003

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	 	 	exercisable during the period commencing on your
Separation Date and ending on March 6, 2006, as described in the related
Unvested Option Agreements, as if your employment with the Capital One Group
had not terminated. The expiration date for the Continuing Unvested Options
shall be March 6, 2006, at which time such Continuing Unvested Options, if
unexercised, will automatically and immediately expire. With respect to all
options that were outstanding but not exercisable as of the Separation Date
granted to you pursuant to Unvested Option Agreements with a current
exercise price of $50.01 or more and the E-Grant V Options (collectively,
the “Expiring Unvested Options”, each as identified on Attachment C), such
Expiring Unvested Options will be deemed to have expired on the Separation
Date, in accordance with their terms.
	 
	(c)	 	Notwithstanding anything in this Paragraph 4 to the contrary, in the
event of your death at any time prior to March 6, 2006, (i) with respect
to any options that were outstanding and exercisable on the date of your
death, your estate, or the person or persons to whom the rights under such
options shall have passed by will or the laws of descent and distribution,
may exercise such options at any time prior to the earlier of (x) the
one-year anniversary of the date of your death and (y) March 6, 2006, at
which time such options, if unexercised, will automatically and
immediately expire and (ii) with respect to any such options that were
outstanding and not exercisable on the date of your death, such options
will expire on such date.
	 
	(d)	 	You understand that the modification of the options as set forth herein
may adversely affect the treatment of such options under Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
	 
	(e)	 	Any option or any portion of an option not exercised as of the expiration
dates set forth herein shall be, or shall be deemed to have been,
automatically and immediately cancelled as of such dates.
	 
	(f)	 	Any option or any portion of an option swapped after your Separation Date
will not re-load.
	 
	(g)	 	With respect to the shares of restricted stock granted to you pursuant to
your 1994 Plan Restricted Stock Agreement (the “Restricted Stock
Agreement”), dated December 6, 2002 (24,370 shares), the restrictions on
such shares shall continue to
lapse as described in the Restricted Stock Agreement, as if your employment
with the Capital One Group had not terminated; provided, that (x) a portion
of such shares, the fair market value of which Capital One determines in its
sole and absolute discretion to be sufficient to satisfy all applicable
federal, state and local withholding tax requirements attributable to the
modifications made to your restricted stock pursuant to this Paragraph 4(g),
shall immediately become transferable and all restrictions
thereon shall
lapse as of the Effective Date and (y) such portion of such shares shall be
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	 	 	soon as administratively practicable after the Effective Date; and,
provided further, that upon your death all such shares shall immediately
become transferable and all restrictions thereon shall lapse.
	 
	(h)	 	Your Vested Option Agreements, Unvested Option Agreements and Restricted
Stock Agreement shall each be deemed modified consistent with the
foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 4. However, other than as
expressly provided, the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 4 are not
intended to change in any manner the terms of any options or restricted
stock granted to you pursuant to the Vested Option Agreements, the
Unvested Option Agreements or Restricted Stock Agreement, as applicable.
	 
	5.	 	Benefit Continuation.
	 
	(a)	 	For a portion of the IPPA Period, you may be entitled to elect to
exercise COBRA rights in accordance with federal law. You will receive
separate notice of any such COBRA rights. In the event you elect COBRA
coverage, Capital One will assume the cost of the employer’s portion of
the monthly premium and the 2% COBRA administrative fee (such amounts
together, the “COBRA Subsidy”) for each month you are enrolled through
August 31, 2004. You will pay the remaining balance of the COBRA premium
directly to the COBRA administrator. Capital One will reimburse you as
soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date for any amount of
the COBRA Subsidy you may have paid to Capital One prior thereto. In the
event you previously elected COBRA coverage, Capital One will continue
your participation in its group health plan, to the extent permitted by
its terms, for the period of September 1, 2004 through and including
February 28, 2005, and will continue to pay an amount equal to the COBRA
Subsidy toward the cost of such continued coverage each month you are
enrolled. In the event your continued participation in Capital One’s
group health plan is not permitted by its terms following August 31, 2004,
for each month during the period of September 1, 2004 through and
including February 28, 2005 in which you are not enrolled in such group
health plan, Capital One will pay to you an amount equal to the COBRA
Subsidy to assist you in purchasing private medical insurance. Should you
become covered under another party’s health insurance plan or should you
die between the Separation Date and February 28, 2005, all payments by
Capital One under this Paragraph 5 shall immediately be terminated. You
agree to
notify Capital One immediately of the date that you become covered under
another party’s health insurance plan.
	 
	(b)	 	If you wish to continue any optional supplemental life insurance in
effect as of your Separation Date, please contact Tom Scales at (804)
934-8071. All other benefits, including but not limited to, those
provided under the Long Term Managed Income
Protection plan, Short Term
Managed Income Protection plan, AD&D policy, the Associate Stock Purchase
Plan and Associate Savings Plan will be discontinued as of the Separation
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	6.	 	Executive Life Insurance Program. 
Capital One will continue to pay the
employer portion of the premiums associated with your life insurance
coverage under the Capital One Executive Life Insurance Program (the
“ELIP”) through the earlier of the date you become eligible to receive
coverage under a group life insurance program not sponsored by Capital One
and the conclusion of the IPPA Period. You will be responsible for the
employee portion of the premiums. You will have ninety (90) days from the
date Capital One’s contributions end to determine whether to continue
independently your current life insurance coverage amount or a lesser
amount under the ELIP in accordance with the terms of the ELIP. At the
commencement of such ninety (90) day period, you will receive notification
directly from Lander & Associates regarding your choices for continuing
coverage. For such ninety (90) day period, you shall be solely
responsible for any premiums or other costs associated with your
participation in the ELIP. In the event Capital One replaces the ELIP
with another death benefit program, Capital One will provide coverage to
you under such death benefit program comparable to your coverage under the
ELIP immediately prior to its replacement through the earlier of the date
you become eligible to receive coverage under a group life insurance
program not sponsored by Capital One and the conclusion of the IPPA
Period; provided that you shall be responsible for the employee portion of
any premiums or costs associated with such death benefit program in
accordance with the terms and conditions thereof; provided further that if
you are not eligible to participate in such death benefit program, Capital
One shall otherwise arrange for comparable life insurance coverage and you
shall be responsible for any premiums or costs associated with such
coverage comparable to the employee portion of premiums or costs under
such death benefit program. In such case, when your coverage ends
pursuant hereto, Capital One will provide you with information regarding
your choices for continuing coverage, if any, under such death benefit
program. You agree to notify Capital One immediately of the date that you
become eligible to receive coverage under a group life insurance program
not sponsored by Capital One.
	 
	7.	 	Associate Savings Plan. You will be considered a terminated participant
under Capital One’s Associate Savings Plan as of the Separation Date. All
of your deductions, as well as Capital One’s contributions (including,
without limitation, the
basic contribution, the company match based on your pre-tax deductions, and
any performance contributions), made on your behalf with respect to the
Associate Savings Plan shall cease as of the Separation Date. Please refer
to the exit paperwork for details on your options upon termination with
respect to the Associate Savings Plan.
	 
	8.	 	Excess Savings Plan. The vested value in your account under Capital
One’s Excess Savings Plan will be distributed directly to you in
accordance with the plan’s provisions beginning no later than September
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	9.	 	Executive Financial Services. You may use the full, unused portion of
the current program year’s annual allowance provided for under the
Executive Financial Services Program (the “EFSP”) for any tax preparation
or other financial services which were started with Ernst & Young, LLP as
of your Separation Date, but which have not yet been completed. Any
unfinished tax planning or financial services as described above must be
completed by September 30, 2003. You will not receive any further annual
allowance under the EFSP.
	 
	10.	 	Return of Company Assets. All assets of the Capital One Group
(including, but not limited to confidential information, telephones, fax
machines, personal computers, corporate credit cards and phone cards) must
be returned to Capital One upon execution of this Agreement, except as
specifically provided for herein or as authorized by Capital One. By
signing and returning this Agreement, you represent and certify that,
except as authorized by Capital One, you have left with, or returned to,
Capital One all memoranda, notes, documents, business plans, customer
lists, computer programs, computer discs, CD_ROMS and any other records,
of any kind, and any and all copies thereof (whether written or
electronic), made or compiled, in whole or in part, by you, or made
available to you during the course of your employment with the Capital One
Group.
	 
	11.	 	Automobile. Capital One will continue to provide you with your leased
automobile (including payment of all reasonable related expenses and
charges) until May 30, 2003, in accordance with Capital One’s applicable
policy.
	 
	12.	 	Home Security System. Capital One will continue to pay the monthly
monitoring fee for your home security system through and including the
expiration date of the current contract with the service provider.
	 
	13.	 	Notice of Certain Events. You agree to notify Capital One if you accept
employment with or begin to perform services, directly or indirectly, for
any person or entity, at any time during the IPPA Period. You also agree
to notify Capital One if, during the IPPA Period, the nature of your
employment changes, the identity of
your employer changes, you are promoted or transferred to a new position or
you become covered under another party’s health or life insurance plan.
This notice shall be sent immediately upon the occurrence of any event
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Frank G. LaPrade, III
	 	 	
Deputy General Counsel
	 	 	
Capital One Financial Corporation
	 	 	
11013 West Broad Street
	 	 	
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
	 	 	
(804) 967-1185

	 	 	Any such notice shall describe the event requiring such notice in reasonably
sufficient detail to enable Capital One to determine whether you are
complying with the terms and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and
the IPPA (as modified hereby).
	 
	14.	 	Address of Record. You have provided the address listed below as your
address of record for receipt of mailings from Capital One:

	 	 	 
	 	 	
David M. Willey
	 	 	
1221 Towlston Road
	 	 	
Great Falls, VA 22066

	 	 	If the address changes, you agree to immediately notify Capital One in
writing of your new address of record.
	 
	15.	 	Confidentiality.
	 
	(a)	 	You agree that the fact, terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
IPPA (as modified hereby) are strictly confidential, and, with the
exception of your spouse, counsel and tax advisors, or except to the
extent required by (i) an order of a court having jurisdiction or under
subpoena from an appropriate government agency (in which event, you will
use your best efforts to consult with Capital One prior to responding to
any such order or subpoena) or (ii) applicable law (as determined in
Capital One’s sole and absolute discretion), shall not be disclosed to any
other person, entities or organizations, whether or not employed by the
Capital One Group. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, you
(and each of your representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and
all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. federal income tax
treatment and tax structure with respect to the payments and benefits to
be provided to you pursuant to this Agreement and all materials of any
kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to you
or your representatives or other agents, as the case may be, relating to
such tax treatment and tax structure. For this purpose, “tax structure”
means any facts relevant to the U.S. federal income tax treatment with
respect to the payments and benefits to be provided to you pursuant to
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	(b)	 	In addition, you agree not to use for your own benefit or for the benefit
of others, or divulge to others, including without limitation, future
employers, in any manner whatsoever, any of Capital One’s Confidential
Information (as defined below), except as expressly authorized by Capital
One and except as may be required by law or legal process. In the event
you are requested by subpoena, court order, investigative demand, search
warrant or other legal process to disclose the Confidential Information of
Capital One, you will immediately notify Capital One of such request and
will not disclose any Confidential Information unless and until Capital
One has expressly authorized you to do so in writing or has had a full
opportunity to object to such a request and to litigate the matter. For
the purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means
information and materials which identify or concern past, present or
future customers, businesses or plans, or constitute, embody or relate to
research, development, financial accounting, programming and systems,
inventions, databases, product designs, product implementations, modeling
techniques, models, testing, test results, customer lists, marketing
strategies, business plans, existing or potential new lines of business,
credit policies and practices, accounts of customers or associates of the
Capital One Group or any other information or materials made or furnished
by the Capital One Group. Confidential Information may be written, oral,
electronic, recorded on tape or in any other media, and includes without
limitation, information embodied in documents, drawings, graphs, charts,
presentations, recordings, microfiche, tapes, computer programs, computer
discs, CD_ROMs and other data compilations. Additionally, unless Capital
One advises you to the contrary in writing, Confidential Information shall
include all software, hardware and other information supplied to the
Capital One Group by third parties that is used by the Capital One Group
in its business. The foregoing is not intended to change in any manner
your obligations with respect to confidential information set forth and
defined in Section 2 of the IPPA.
	 
	16.	 	Cooperation. If requested by the Capital One Group, you hereby agree to
reasonably cooperate (including by attending meetings) with respect to any
claim, arbitral hearing, lawsuit, action, proceeding or governmental or
internal investigation relating to the business of the Capital One Group
prior to the Separation Date and to provide full and complete disclosure
to the Capital One Group in response to any inquiry in connection with any
such matters. Capital One agrees to reimburse you for your reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with such cooperation; provided that
Capital One shall not be obligated to reimburse your expenses in
connection with any proceeding in which you or your interests are, in
whole or in part, as determined by Capital One, adverse to those of the
Capital One Group, or if such proceeding involves, in whole or in part,
your violation of any obligation which you owed to the Capital One Group
during the course of or in connection with your employment thereby.
	 
	17.	 	Non-Disparagement. You shall not make any statements or
release any
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		 	that disparages or defames the Capital One Group or any of
its directors or officers or otherwise adversely affects the reputation of
the Capital One Group or any of its directors or officers. In addition,
you shall not make any statements or release any information (or encourage
others to make any statements or release any information) to current or
prospective employees of the Capital One Group that criticizes or
otherwise undermines the Capital One Group’s business or strategy,
management processes or governance or any of its directors or officers.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prohibit you from
making truthful statements when required by order of a court or other body
having jurisdiction or as otherwise required by law.
	 
	18.	 	Outstanding Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, any liabilities you may have to the Capital One Group,
including, without limitation, any liabilities in respect of outstanding
loans or advances by the Capital One Group and any liabilities to
reimburse the Capital One Group for any personal expenses (such as for
taxis, car service or meals) that you have charged to the Capital One
Group, must be paid in full before payment of any amounts will be made to
you under this Agreement or Capital One may, at its option, deduct any
such amounts from any payment to be made to you pursuant to this
Agreement, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
	 
	19.	 	General Release of Claims. In consideration of the payments and other
consideration provided for in this Agreement, that being good and valuable
consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged by you, you, on your own behalf and on behalf of your agents,
administrators, representatives, executors, successors, heirs, devisees
and assigns (collectively, the “Releasing Parties”), do hereby fully
release, remise, acquit and forever discharge Capital One and its parent,
subsidiary and affiliated corporations, organizations and entities,
including without limitation CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, CAPITAL
ONE BANK, CAPITAL ONE, F.S.B., CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, INC., CAPITAL ONE
AUTO FINANCE, PEOPLEFIRST, INC., and AMERIFEE CORPORATION INC., and each
of them, and all of their respective past, present and future divisions,
departments, units, affiliates, partners, joint ventures, stockholders,
predecessors, successors, assigns, insurers, officers, directors,
employees, agents, representatives, attorneys and independent contractors
of all such released corporations, organizations and entities
(collectively, the “Released Parties”), and each of them, jointly and
severally, from any and all claims, rights, demands, debts, obligations,
losses, causes of action, actions, suits, controversies, setoffs,
affirmative defenses, counterclaims, third party actions, damages,
penalties, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, liabilities and indemnities
of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively, the “Claims”), whether
known or unknown,
suspected or unsuspected, accrued or unaccrued, whether at law, equity,
administrative, statutory or otherwise, and whether for injunctive relief,
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	 	 	kind of damages, which any of the Releasing Parties
ever have had in the past or presently have against the Released Parties,
and each of them, arising from or relating to your employment with Capital
One or the termination of that employment or any circumstances related
thereto, or any other matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including without
limitation all claims arising under or relating to employment, employment
contracts, employee benefits or purported employment discrimination or
violations of civil rights of whatever kind or nature, including without
limitation all claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and/or
1871, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act (“ADEA”), Executive Order 11246, the Equal Pay Act of
1963, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993, any state human rights act, or any other applicable federal, state or
local employment discrimination statute, law or ordinance, including,
without limitation any disability claims under any such laws. You further
agree that you will not file or permit to be filed on your behalf any such
Claim. However, the Releasing Parties are not releasing rights they have,
if any, under any qualified employee retirement plan or under this
Agreement nor are the Releasing Parties releasing any rights or claims that
may arise after the date on which you sign this Agreement. In addition, you
are not releasing any rights to, or claims for, indemnification from
Capital One pursuant to (x) its Restated Certificate of Incorporation and
Restated Bylaws or (y) Capital One’s Board of Directors’ Resolutions, dated
November 1, 2002 and December 6, 2002, and any undertaking signed by the
Executive in connection therewith, to the extent such indemnification by
Capital One is permitted by federal or Delaware law. Those rights, and
only those rights, survive unaffected by this Agreement. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this release is not
intended to interfere with your right to file a charge with the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) in connection with any claim
you believe you may have against Capital One or its affiliates. However,
by executing this Agreement, you hereby waive the right to recover in any
proceeding you may bring before the EEOC or any state human rights
commission or in any proceeding brought by the EEOC or any state human
rights commission on your behalf. In addition, this release is not
intended to interfere with your right to challenge that your waiver of any
and all potential ADEA claims pursuant to this Agreement is a knowing and
voluntary waiver, notwithstanding your specific representation that you
have entered into this Agreement (including this release) knowingly and
voluntarily.
	 
	20.	 	Waiver of ADEA Rights and Claims/Opportunity for Review. You understand
that this Agreement specifically releases and waives all rights and claims
you may
have under ADEA prior to the date on which you sign this
Agreement. You agree
and acknowledge that your execution of this Agreement is completely
voluntary and that you have been advised to consult with an attorney prior
to executing this Agreement to ensure that you fully and thoroughly
understand its legal significance. You understand that you may consider
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	 	 	this Agreement for a period of
twenty-one (21) days after the date of this Agreement during which time you
should consult with counsel. You agree that any changes made to this
Agreement, whether material or immaterial, will not restart the running of
such twenty-one (21) day period. You further acknowledge and understand
that you may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days after its
execution by you and that this Agreement is not effective or enforceable
until such revocation period has expired and you have not revoked this
Agreement during such seven (7) day period. To revoke this Agreement, you
must deliver a written revocation to Frank G. LaPrade, III at the address
set forth above under Paragraph 13. If you exercise your right to revoke
hereunder, you shall forfeit your right to receive any of the payments and
benefits to be provided to you pursuant to this Agreement as set forth in
Paragraph 3 above.
	 
	21.	 	Effect of Violation.
	 
	(a)	 	In connection with the events underlying the matters referenced in,
related to or arising from the Security and Exchange Commission’s (the
“SEC”) Wells notice, dated February 13, 2003, regarding the SEC’s
intention to recommend that a civil action be brought against you and Joy
S. Willey, in the event that (i) a final adjudication (regardless of
whether any appeal may be available) by a court in any civil action
brought by the SEC or in any criminal action brought by any United States
Attorney’s Office establishes any violation of federal securities laws or
regulations or other wrongdoing on your part or (ii) you make an admission
of any violation of federal securities laws or regulations or other
wrongdoing to the SEC or to any United States Attorney’s Office, you
understand and agree that, as of the date of such adjudication or
admission (the “Finding Date”), Capital One’s obligations to you regarding
the modification of your Continuing Unvested Options and restricted stock
as set forth in Paragraph 4 hereof shall be void and, with respect to any
Continuing Unvested Options outstanding on the Finding Date or any
restricted stock remaining subject to restrictions on the Finding Date,
you agree that you will (i) immediately forfeit the right to exercise any
and all such Continuing Unvested Options and such Continuing Unvested
Options shall automatically and immediately be cancelled and (ii)
immediately forfeit any and all such shares of restricted stock. In the
event that you exercised Continuing Unvested Options prior to the Finding
Date or the restrictions on shares of restricted stock lapsed prior to the
Finding Date, you shall pay to Capital One within ten (10) days after the
Finding Date an amount equal to the sum of (x) with respect to each share
of stock received upon the exercise of such Continuing Unvested Option,
the excess of the fair market value of a share of
stock on the date of
exercise over the exercise price per share with respect to such
Continuing Unvested Option and (y) with respect to each such share of
restricted stock (including any share of restricted stock returned to
Capital One in satisfaction of withholding taxes pursuant to Paragraph 4(g)
hereof), the fair market value of such share on the date the restrictions
on such share lapsed. For purposes of this Agreement, “fair market value”
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	(b)	 	You understand and agree that in the event (x) Capital One determines
that (i) you have not complied in all respects with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the IPPA (as modified hereby) or (ii) any
act(s) or omission(s) by you prior to the Separation Date could have given
rise to a termination of your employment with the Capital One Group for
Cause (as defined in the IPPA) (each such determination to be made solely
and conclusively by Capital One in its absolute discretion) or (y) there
is (A) a final adjudication (including any appeal) by a court, (B) final
determination by a regulatory body or (C) admission by you to any court or
regulatory body that you violated any federal or state banking or
securities law prior to the Separation Date (other than with respect to
the matters covered in Paragraph 21(a) above), as of the date of such
determination, adjudication or admission (the “Determination Date”),
Capital One’s obligations to you for all payments and benefits provided
for under this Agreement as set forth in Paragraph 3(i), (ii), (iv) and
(v) above shall be void and you shall be required to immediately forfeit,
and reimburse Capital One within ten (10) days after the Determination
Date for, any and all such payments and benefits provided to you by
Capital One prior to and including the Determination Date, except as
otherwise prohibited by ADEA or regulations thereunder, and all reasonable
costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by Capital One in defending any action
brought by you in violation of, or brought by Capital One to enforce, this
Agreement or the IPPA (as modified hereby). With respect to any
determination made by Capital One under clause (x) of this Paragraph
21(b), Capital One shall provide you with notice of such determination ten
days prior to the Determination Date, and such notice shall include a
brief explanation of the reasons for such determination.
	 
	(c)	 	You agree that the amounts set forth in this Paragraph 21 shall be in
addition to any other damages or relief to which Capital One may be
entitled. You further acknowledge that any violation of this Agreement or
the IPPA (as modified hereby) by you will result in irreparable harm to
the Capital One Group which cannot be fully and adequately addressed by
the award of monetary damages, consent to the issuance of a temporary
restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief as
appropriate remedies for violation of this Agreement or the IPPA (as
modified hereby) by you, and agree not to contest the entry of same if
sought by the Capital One Group.
	 
	22.	 	No Further Payments or Benefits. You understand and agree that you will
not receive any payments or benefits from the Capital One Group after the
Separation Date, except as expressly provided for under this Agreement.
Furthermore, you
acknowledge that, except for the payments made by Capital One as expressly
provided for under this Agreement, you are not entitled to any payment in
the nature of severance or termination pay from the Capital One Group.
	 
	23.	 	No Admission of Liability. This Agreement is solely for the purpose of
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represent and warrant that any payments or benefits
provided to you under the terms of this Agreement do not constitute an
admission by Capital One or any of the Released Parties that it has
violated any law or legal obligation with respect to any aspect of your
employment or separation therefrom.
	 
	24.	 	Integration/Effect on Prior Agreements. This Agreement constitutes the
final and complete agreement between the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof, and you agree and stipulate that no other representations
have been made by the Capital One Group or any of its officers or
directors to you except those expressly set forth herein, and that this
Agreement resolves all outstanding issues arising from or relating to your
employment with the Capital One Group, and that you will not receive
anything further from the Capital One Group except as provided herein. In
addition, except as expressly provided for herein, this Agreement is
intended to replace in its entirety any prior agreements between you and
the Capital One Group relating to the terms of your employment (including,
without limitation, the severance provisions thereof), other than (x) the
IPPA which shall expressly remain in full force and effect according to
its terms (including the Non-Competition Covenant and the non-solicitation
and confidentiality provisions set forth therein) as modified hereby, (y)
with respect to any rights to or claims for indemnification from Capital
One, Capital One’s (1) Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated
Bylaws and (2) Board of Directors’ Resolutions dated November 1, 2002 and
December 6, 2002, to the extent such indemnification by Capital One is
permitted by federal or Delaware law and (z) the Undertaking executed by
the Executive on October 31, 2002. With respect to the Amended and
Restated Change of Control Employment Agreement dated as of January 25,
2000, by and between you and Capital One, such Change of Control
Employment Agreement shall be null and void and all obligations of the
parties thereto shall terminate as of the Separation Date, except for
those obligations with respect to certain gross-up payments set forth in
Section 9 thereof which are made a part of this Agreement as though set
forth herein. Furthermore, you hereby acknowledge that the termination of
your employment with the Capital One Group did not occur at the request of
a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a change
of control of Capital One and has not otherwise arisen in connection with
or in anticipation of a change of control of Capital One.
	 
	25.	 	Choice of Law/Forum Selection. To ensure uniformity of the enforcement of
this Agreement, and irrespective of the fact that either of the parties
now is or may
become, a resident of a different state or country, this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Virginia without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. Capital
One and you hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or
federal court located within the Commonwealth of Virginia for resolution of
any such claims, causes of action or disputes arising out of, related to or
concerning this Agreement. You further agree that any claims, causes of
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		 	this
Agreement shall only have jurisdiction and venue in the state or federal
courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
	 
	26.	 	Modification. This Agreement may only be modified,
amended or revised by
a writing signed by both parties.
	 
	27.	 	No Waiver. Any waiver by the Capital One Group of any provision of this
Agreement in any instance must be in writing and shall not be deemed a
waiver of such provision in the future.
	 
	28.	 	Severability. It is the intent of the parties that the provisions of
this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under
applicable law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such
judgment shall not invalidate any other provision of this Agreement. The
parties agree that if a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any
provision of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, such court
shall modify such provision so that it is enforceable to the extent
permitted by applicable law and consistent with the parties’ intent.
	 
	29.	 	Assignability. This Agreement is personal to you and shall not be
assignable by you without prior written consent from Capital One. Capital
One may assign this Agreement to any other person or entity at its sole
and absolute discretion.
	 
	30.	 	Successor. This Agreement and all promises made herein shall survive the
execution of this Agreement and shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective successors, assigns, heirs,
administrators, representatives, and executors, as applicable.
	 
	31.	 	Taxes. Capital One may withhold from any payments made under this
Agreement, or require you to pay to Capital One, all applicable federal,
state and local taxes, including but not limited to income, employment and
social insurance taxes, as shall be required by law, as determined by
Capital One in its sole and absolute discretion, in connection with this
Agreement, including without limitation, any such taxes required to be
withheld as a result of the modifications made to your restricted stock in
Paragraph 4 herein.
	 
	32.	 	Headings. The headings in this Agreement are included for convenience
only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement nor shall they
affect its meaning, construction or effect.

 

 

Mr. David M. Willey

July 8, 2003

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	33.	 	Opportunity for Review. You agree and acknowledge that your execution of
this Agreement is completely voluntary and that you have been advised to
consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement to ensure that
you fully and thoroughly understand its legal significance. Accordingly,
the rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are resolved
against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of
this Agreement. Rather, the terms of this Agreement shall be construed
fairly as to both parties hereto and not in favor of or against either
party.
	 
	34.	 	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of
which counterpart, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall
constitute but one and the same Agreement.

If the terms of this Agreement are acceptable to you, please indicate your
agreement by signing below and returning the original to Frank G. LaPrade, III,
Capital One Financial Corporation, 11013 West Broad Street, Glen Allen, VA
23060. Please be advised that the terms offered in this Agreement shall be
automatically withdrawn if this Agreement is not executed by the close of
business on July 31, 2003.

If you have any questions, please contact me directly.

Sincerely,

/s/ Richard D. Fairbank

Richard D. Fairbank

Chief Executive Officer

You are advised to discuss the benefits and obligations outlined in this
Agreement, including the provision relating to your general release of claims,
with an attorney or advisor of your choice.

Agreed to and accepted by:

Mr. David M. Willey

July 8, 2003

	 	 	 
	    /s/ David M. Willey	 	
    July 31, 2003
	
	 	

	David M. Willey	 	Date

 

 

Acknowledgment

          On
the 31st day of July 2003, before me personally came David M.Willey, who, being by me duly sworn,
did depose and say that he resides at
1221 Towlston Road and
did acknowledge and represent that he has had an
opportunity to consult with attorneys and other advisers of his choosing
regarding the Letter of Agreement attached hereto, that he has reviewed all of
the terms of such Agreement and that he fully understands all of its
provisions, including, without limitation, the general release and waiver set
forth therein.

/s/ JASON D. ALLEY

Notary Public

	Date: 7/31/2003	 	 
	 		 
	Commission Expires: 9/30/2007	 	 
	 	 	

 

ATTACHMENT A

EXPIRING VESTED OPTIONS

	 	•	 	3 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Incentive Stock Option
Agreement dated January 23, 1997
	 
	 	•	 	1,785 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated April 27, 1998
	 
	 	•	 	2,493 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated June 11, 1998 (EntrepreneurGrant III)
	 
	 	•	 	2,430 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated July 27, 1998
	 
	 	•	 	300 options granted pursuant to the 1999 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated April 29, 1999
	 
	 	•	 	2,745 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated May 4, 1999
	 
	 	•	 	1,764 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated May 4, 1999
	 
	 	•	 	1,038 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated May 5, 1999
	 
	 	•	 	4,500 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated May 5, 1999
	 
	 	•	 	2,606 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated February 7, 2000
	 
	 	•	 	24,000 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated May 30, 2000
	 
	 	•	 	4,232 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated June 2, 2000
	 
	 	•	 	6,890 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated August 24, 2000

A-1

 

 

	 	•	 	6,130 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated September 8, 2000
	 
	 	•	 	5,371 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated September 13, 2000
	 
	 	•	 	9,227 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated May 21, 2001
	 
	 	•	 	58,333 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated October 18, 2001
	 
	 	•	 	2,038 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Incentive Stock
Option Agreement dated December 13, 2001
	 
	 	•	 	32,962 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated December 13, 2001
	 
	 	•	 	1,631 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated May 9, 2002

A-2

 

 

ATTACHMENT B

CONTINUING UNVESTED OPTIONS

	 	•	 	12,000 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated May 30, 2000
	 
	 	•	 	116,667 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory
Stock Option Agreement dated October 18, 2001
	 
	 	•	 	4,076 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Incentive Stock
Option Agreement dated December 13, 2001
	 
	 	•	 	65,924 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated December 13, 2001
	 
	 	•	 	2,929 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Incentive Stock
Option Agreement dated December 6, 2002
	 
	 	•	 	40,971 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated December 6, 2002

B-1

 

 

ATTACHMENT C

EXPIRING UNVESTED OPTIONS

	 	•	 	132,708 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory
Stock Option Agreement dated April 29, 1999 (EntrepreneurGrant IV)
	 
	 	•	 	90,643 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan Nonstatutory Stock
Option Agreement dated October 18, 2001 (EntrepreneurGrant V)

C-1

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