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Cancellation Agreement

 Exhibit 10(oo) 
 CANCELLATION AGREEMENT 
 This Cancellation Agreement (the
“Agreement”) by and between Bruce L. Hammonds (the “Executive”) and Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is hereby entered into as of the 19th day of June, 2008. 
 Statement of Purpose 
 The Executive and the Company previously entered into a Retention Agreement dated September 6, 2005 and effective January 1, 2006, to provide the Executive with appropriate incentives to remain with the Company following the
merger between MBNA Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“MBNA”), and the Company (the “Retention Agreement”). The Retention Agreement provides, among other things, that the Executive shall have access to aircraft for personal
travel under specified guidelines for a limited period of time in order to transition from MBNA practices. The parties desire to cancel the Retention Agreement effective as of the date hereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing statement of purpose and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1.        The Retention Agreement is cancelled effective as of the date hereof, provided that the provisions of Section 8 (regarding certain excise tax gross-up payments), attached hereto as
Attachment A, of the Retention Agreement shall remain in effect. In that regard, from and after the date hereof, as is the case with associates within the Company and its subsidiaries generally, the Executive shall have the right to terminate his
employment at anytime with or without cause or notice, and the Company reserves for itself an equal right. 
 2.        In consideration for the cancellation of the Retention Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Executive a single cash payment in the amount of $6,800000.00, less applicable payroll and
withholding taxes. Such amount shall be payable to the Executive on a business day during January 2009 as determined by the Company. 
 3.        This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and the Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no amendment, modification or
cancellation hereof shall be effective unless the same is in writing and executed by the parties hereto (or by their respective duly authorized representatives). 
 4.        This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, if any. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has executed this Agreement and the Company has caused
this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, all as of the day and year first above-written. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which constitute one and the same amendment. 
  

			
	            /s/Bruce L. Hammonds                     
   
	Bruce L. Hammonds
	
	BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	          /s/E. Randall Morrow                
		 	Name: E. Randall Morrow                  
		 	Title: Senior Vice President                

  

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 ATTACHMENT A 
  

	8.	 Certain Additional Payments by the Company. 

 (a)      Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for
the benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company’s stock incentive plans, supplemental executive retirement plan or otherwise, but determined without
regard to any additional payments required under this Section 8) (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such
excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up
Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with
respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(a), if it
shall be determined that the difference between (i) the sum of the Payments and (ii) the amount of the Payments reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion thereof shall be subject to the Excise Tax, is less than $50,000, then
(x) no Gross-Up Payment shall be made pursuant to this Section 8 and (y) the Payments shall be reduced to the minimum extent necessary so that no portion thereof shall be subject to the Excise Tax. 
 (b)      Subject to the provisions of Section 8(c), all determinations required to be made under this
Section 8, including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by an accounting firm of national standing
reasonably selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the date requested by the Company or the Executive. All fees
and expenses to the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this Section 8, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within five days of the receipt of the Accounting
Firm’s determination. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall furnish the Executive with a written opinion that failure to report the Excise Tax on the Executive’s applicable federal
income tax return would not result in the imposition of a negligence or similar penalty. If the Accounting Firm determines that a reduction in Payments is required as a result of the provisions of the last sentence of Section 8(a), the
Executive, in the Executive’s sole and absolute discretion, may determine which Payments shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion thereof shall be subject to the Excise Tax, and the Company shall pay such reduced amount to
the Executive. Any determination by the Accounting firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the
Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (“Underpayment”) or Gross-Up Payments are made by the Company which should not have been made
(“Overpayments”), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to 

  

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Section 8(c) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the
Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive. In the event the amount of the Gross-Up Payment exceeds the amount necessary to reimburse the Executive for his
Excise Tax, the Accounting firm shall determine the amount of the Overpayment that has been made and any such Overpayment shall be promptly paid by the Executive to or for the benefit of the Company. 
 (c)      The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service
that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than ten business days after the Executive receives written notification of such claim and
shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which it gives such notice to
the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the
Executive shall: 
 (i)      give the Company any information reasonably
requested by the Company relating to such claim; 
 (ii)      take such action
in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the
Company; 
 (iii)      cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to
contest such claim effectively; and 
 (iv)      permit the Company to
participate in any proceedings relating to such claim; 
 provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all
costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any taxes, including any Excise Tax or income tax (including
interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in
connection with such contest and, at its sale option, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either direct the
Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in
one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay such claim and sue for a 

  

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refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive, on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless,
on an after-tax basis, from any taxes, including any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance; and
provided, further, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount.
Furthermore, the Company’s control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue
raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. 
 (d)      If after the
receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 8(c), the Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the
requirements of Section 8(c)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the
Company pursuant to Section 8(c), a determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company docs not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund
prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be
paid. 
  

 5Executive Non-Competition Agreement

 Exhibit 10(pp) 
 EXECUTIVE NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement is made among Richard K.
Struthers (the “Executive”), MBNA Corporation (the “Corporation”) and MBNA America Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) (the Corporation and the Bank are collectively designated in this Agreement as the “Company”).

 1.      Purpose.    Executive is a senior executive of the
Company and has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business and marketing practices, customer and vendor relationships and other matters of a confidential nature which are proprietary and highly valuable to the Company. The Company’s
business would be substantially damaged if, following the end of the Executive’s employment by the Company, the Executive were to be employed by a competitor of the Company or to use or disclose to others the Company’s business
information. The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth certain agreements between the Executive and the Company relating to the Executive’s activities following the end of the Executive’s employment by the Company. 
 2.      Non-competition.    Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company,
the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, in any capacity (including as director, officer, employee, stockholder, partner, owner, consultant or advisor) provide services of any kind, anywhere in the world, until eighteen (18) months
following the end of the Executive’s employment by the Company (“Restricted Period”), to any Issuer of MasterCard, VISA, American Express, Discover Card or any other type or credit card or charge card, any bank or other lender which
makes consumer loans of any kind, any insurance company or agency which issues or markets personal lines insurance policies, or any affiliate of any such entity. These services include, but are not limited to, services relating to (i) sales,
endorsement, co-branding or similar agreements, (ii) product development and marketing, (iii) credit approval and collections, (iv) customer service, (v) funding or other treasury matters, (vi) loan portfolio acquisitions,
mergers or other acquisitions, (vii) financial, legal or accounting matters, or (viii) acquisition of or advice or assistance to others to acquire the Corporation or the Bank or beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Corporation’s
Common Stock. In addition, the Executive agrees that during the Restricted Period, the Executive will not provide services to any affinity group or commercial organization, or any affiliate of such entity, relating to an affinity or co-branded
credit card, consumer loan or personal lines insurance program with the Company or any other entity. The Executive agrees that these restrictions are reasonable. 
  

	 	3.	 Confidentiality. 

 a.        Following the end of the Executive’s employment by the Company, or sooner upon request of the Company, the Executive will deliver to the Company the originals and all copies of all
records and other documents acquired in the Executive’s capacity as an employee of the Company which relate to the Company or its business, customers, vendors or employees and which are in the Executive’s possession or within the
Executive’s control, other than records and other documents which (i) are a matter or public record, (ii) relate directly and primarily to the Executive’s compensation and benefits as an employee of the Company, or (iii) the
Company gives the Executive permission to retain in the Executive’s possession. The Executive shall not retain or deliver to any other person any copies of any such records or documents. 

 b.        The Executive will not use for the
Executive’s benefit or for the benefit of any person other than the Company, and will not ever disclose to any person who is not a Company employee, or to any Company employee except as necessary in the performance of the Executive’s
duties to the Company, any confidential information concerning the Company. The determination of whether information concerning the Company is confidential shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion. The Executive acknowledges that all
information concerning the Company, its plans, programs, policies, finances, customers, vendors, employees and business shall be deemed confidential unless a matter of public record or unless publicly known otherwise than through a breach by the
Executive of this Agreement. 
 c.        The Executive will not make any statement
in writing, orally or otherwise, to any person, including without limitation any employee, customer or other person known by the Executive to be a business associate of the Company or of its directors, officers or employees, which criticizes,
disparages, condemns or impugns the reputation or character of the Company or any director, officer or employee of the Company, whether or not true and whether or not confidential. 
 d.        The Executive shall not disclose this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement to
any person without the Company’s prior written consent except that (i) the Executive may disclose the terms of this Agreement as necessary in connection with obtaining personal tax, financial planning or legal advice; and (ii) the
Executive may disclose the terms of Section 2 to any person who proposes to engage the Executive as an employee or consultant. This obligation of the Executive shall continue notwithstanding the filing of a copy of this Agreement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 e.        Disclosure which otherwise would
constitute a breach of this Section 3 shall not be deemed a breach thereof to the extent such disclosure is required by law. 
 f.        The obligations of the Executive under Section 3.a. and 3.b. shall continue so long as the information remains confidential. The obligations of the Executive under Section 3.d.
shall expire eighteen (18) months after the end of the Executive’s employment with the Company. 
 4.      Consideration to Executive.    As consideration to the Executive for the execution and performance of this Agreement, the Company will issue to the Executive 52,515 shares of
the Corporation’s Common Stock subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement (“Restricted Shares”) and will make the payments described in Section 6 of this Agreement. Additional consideration to the
Executive for the execution and performance of this Agreement includes the continued employment of the Executive by the Company, and the compensation and benefits received and to be received by the Executive in connection with the Executive’s
present and future employment by the Company. 
  

	 	5.	 Restricted Shares. 

 a.        Except as provided below in Section 5.b. or as otherwise approved in writing by the Company, the Restricted Shares may not be sold or transferred by the Executive
until after the Restricted Period. 
  

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 b.        If the Executive’s employment is
terminated due to the death or Disability (as defined in the Policies adopted under the Corporation’s 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan (“Policies”)) of the Executive, all restrictions on the Restricted Shares shall lapse. 
 c.        As described in Section 4, the Restricted Shares have been granted as
consideration for the Executive agreeing to the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement. Accordingly, the restrictions on the Restricted Shares shall not lapse upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Policies) or a termination of the
Executive’s employment due to Retirement (as defined in the Policies), notwithstanding any provisions in the Policies to the contrary. Furthermore, the Restricted Shares shall not be forfeited as a result of termination of the Executive’s
employment, regardless of the reason for termination, notwithstanding any provision in the Policies to the contrary. 
 d.        If during the Restricted Period the Executive violates any provision of Section 2 of this Agreement, then in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity or under this
Agreement, the Restricted Shares shall be forfeited. 
 e.        Even if the
Executive is no longer obligated to comply with Section 2 of this Agreement in the limited circumstances described in Section 6.a. of this Agreement, the Restricted Shares remain subject to the terms of this Section 5 as these shares
have been granted as consideration for the Executive agreeing to the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement. Accordingly, in such case the Restricted Shares may not be sold or transferred during the Restricted Period as provided in
Section 5.a. and the Restricted Shares shall be forfeited if during the Restricted Period the Executive violates any provision of Section 2 or 3. 
 f.        The Corporation agrees to issue the Restricted Shares registered in the name of the Executive upon execution of this Agreement. Thereafter the
Executive shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation with respect to such shares, including the right to receive dividends and to vote, subject to this Agreement. If any of the shares are forfeited, the Executive authorizes the
Corporation to cancel the shares and the certificates for the shares and irrevocably appoints the Corporation as its attorney-in-fact for this purpose. The Corporation will hold certificates representing the shares until the Restricted Period has
lapsed or terminated. Upon lapse or termination of the Restricted Period, the Corporation will deliver to the Executive a certificate representing the shares. Certificates delivered to the Executive evidencing such shares may bear a legend to the
effect that they may be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred only in accordance with applicable federal and state securities laws. The Executive agrees to sell or transfer such shares only in accordance with applicable laws. 
 g.        The Executive shall be entitled to receive dividends and distributions paid by the
Corporation with respect to the shares subject to the following. Dividends paid by the Corporation in cash with respect to the shares shall be paid to the Executive as and when paid by the Corporation to its stockholders, and the Executive shall be
entitled to retain such cash dividends notwithstanding subsequent forfeiture of the shares. Dividends paid by the Corporation in stock or other property or shares issued with respect to Common Stock in connection with a stock split, reclassification
of shares or recapitalization of the Corporation, shall be issued in the name of the Executive but retained by the Corporation until expiration of the Restricted Period and, in the event of a forfeiture, shall be retained by the Corporation without
payment of any consideration to the Executive. 
  

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	 	6.	 Payments. 

 a.        If the Executive’s employment ends (i) as a result of the Executive’s retirement, resignation or otherwise voluntarily by the Executive or (ii) for Cause (as defined
below) by the Company, the Company may elect by written notice to the Executive sent within 30 business days following the end of the Executive’s employment, to commence making the payments set forth in Section 6.c. (“Non-Compete
Payments”) during the Restricted Period, in which event the Executive shall be required to comply with Section 2 of this Agreement. If the Company does not make such election, the Executive shall not be required to comply with
Section 2 of this Agreement. During the 30 business day notice period under this Section 6.a. the Executive shall be required to comply with Section 2 of the Agreement unless the Company sends a written notice to the Executive stating
that the Company will not require such compliance. 
 b.        If the
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, the Company shall make the Non-Compete Payments during the Restricted Period and the Executive shall be required to comply with Section 2 of this Agreement. 
 c.        The Non-Compete Payments will be an amount equal to the Executive’s salary at the
time of the Executive’s employment termination payable in bi-weekly installments. 
 d.        If the Executive fails to comply with Section 2 or 3 of this Agreement, the Company will not be obligated to make the Non-Compete Payments. 
 e.        The Company will not be obligated to make the Non-Compete Payments if the Executive
receives a payment under the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. In such case, the Executive shall still be required to comply with Section 2 of this Agreement. 
 f.        For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of one of
the following: 
 (i)        A conviction of the Executive of (i) a felony or
(ii) any lesser crime or offense than a felony involving the property of the Company, provided that such lesser crime or offense causes demonstrable and serious injury to the Company, monetary or otherwise. 
 (ii)        The willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which has caused demonstrable and
serious injury to the Company, monetary or otherwise, as evidenced by a determination in a binding and final judgment, order or decree of a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, in effect after exhaustion or lapse of all rights
of appeal, in an action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative. 
 (iii)        Willful gross neglect of the Executive’s duties, willful gross dereliction of duty or other grave misconduct by the Executive and failure to cure such situation within thirty
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Corporation or the Bank. For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, by an Executive shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or
omitted to be done, not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for
Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters (3/4) of the entire membership of the Board of Directors of the Corporation at a
meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together with the Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board of Directors, finding that in the good faith opinion of
the Board of Directors the Executive is guilty of conduct set forth above in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subsection and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. 
 g.        Following termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the
Executive will be entitled to receive any benefits to which the Executive is entitled under the Company’s pension and profit sharing plans and under its other compensation and benefit plans in accordance with the terms of those plans, including
provisions, if applicable, for termination, forfeiture or reduction of benefits upon termination of employment or engaging in competition with the Company. No financial benefits will accrue to the Executive under those plans following the end of the
Executive’s employment by the Company. 
 h.        The Executive will not, as
a condition to receipt of the Non-Compete Payments, be required to seek or accept other employment of any kind, nor will any compensation received by the Executive from another employer be deducted or credited against such payments. 
 i.        The Executive will not be excused from compliance with Section 2 of this
Agreement if the Company has failed to make Non-Compete Payments because the Company believes in good faith that the Executive has violated the terms of this Agreement, even if the Company’s belief is incorrect, provided that the Company
resumes payments when it determines that its belief is incorrect. In such event, the Executive’s only remedy shall be a suit for damages against the Company. 
  

	 	7.	 Other Terms. 

 a.        In the event of the death or permanent disability of the Executive, this Agreement shall terminate and the Executive shall not be entitled to receive any Non-Compete Payments. 
 b.        This Agreement represents the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements and understandings, relative to the same subject matter. Except as set forth below, this Agreement does not affect or amend prior agreements as to the Company’s benefit plans available generally to employees, the
Corporation’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan if applicable, split dollar insurance agreements if applicable, stock option and restricted stock agreements if applicable, and any Executive Deferred Compensation Plan agreements with the
Executive. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Company and the Executive agree that the term “competition” in the Corporation’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and in the Policies adopted under the Corporation’s
1997 Long Term Incentive Plan shall be interpreted to include the activities described in Section 2 of this Agreement. 
  

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 b.        This Agreement may not be amended or
changed, and neither party shall be deemed to have waived any provision of this Agreement, unless the amendment or change or waiver is set forth in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company and by the Executive. The failure of
either party to enforce any term of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any rights or deprive the party of the right to insist thereafter upon strict adherence to that or any other term of this Agreement, nor shall a waiver of any breach
of this Agreement constitute a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. 
 c.        The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has read and understands each provision of this Agreement and has had an opportunity for counsel of the Executive’s choice to review this
Agreement and that no promises or inducements have been made for the Executive to sign this Agreement except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. 
 d.        The Executive agrees to pay to the Company any federal, state and local income and other taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to any compensation, benefit
or other action taken by or pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes payable with respect to vesting of restricted stock. Such payment may be made in cash or, with respect to the vesting of the Restricted Shares, by
delivering shares of Common Stock, including shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable in connection with the vesting of the Restricted Shares, as authorized in the Plan and Policies as the same may be amended from time to time. The Company has
the right to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due the Executive any such taxes, or to retain or sell without notice a sufficient number of Restricted Shares to be issued to the Executive to cover any such taxes. The Executive shall not
be entitled to be “grossed up” with respect to any taxes. 
 e.        This Agreement shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. 
 f.        The Executive agrees that any breach by the Executive of any provision of
Section 2 or 3 of this Agreement would cause the Company irreparable damage and that no remedy available at law would be adequate for such violation. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity or under any
Company benefit or compensation plan or this Agreement, the Company may immediately seek enforcement of this Agreement in a court of appropriate jurisdiction by means of specific performance or injunction, without posting of a bond, or otherwise.

 g.        It is the intention of the parties that this Agreement shall be
enforceable to the fullest extent allowed by law. In the event that a court holds any provision of Section 2 or Section 3 of this Agreement to be unenforceable, the parties agree that, if allowed by law, that provision shall be reduced to
the degree necessary to render it enforceable without affecting the rest of this Agreement, and, if such reduction is not allowed by law, the parties shall promptly agree in writing to a provision to be substituted therefor which will have an effect
as close as possible to the invalid provision that is consistent with applicable law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect or limit the validity and enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

  

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 h.        This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon and enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns, including any successor through merger or purchase of substantially all the assets of the Company. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on this 9th day of August, 1999. 
  

									
	 WITNESS ATTEST:
	 		 	 EXECUTIVE
	 	
				
	 /s/ John W. Scheflen
	 		 	           /s/ Richard K. Struthers

	 	
		 		 	 Richard K. Struthers
	 	
				
		 		 	 MBNA CORPORATION
	 	
					
	 /s/ David M. Hirt
	 		 	 By:
	 	   /s/ John W. Scheflen
	 	
	 David M. Hirt
	 		 		 	 John W. Scheflen
	 	
	 Assistant Secretary
	 		 		 	 Executive Vice President
	 	
				
		 		 	 MBNA AMERICA BANK, N.A.
	 	
					
	 /s/ David M. Hirt
	 		 	 By:
	 	   /s/ John W. Scheflen
	 	
	 David M. Hirt
	 		 		 	 John W. Scheflen
	 	
	 Assistant Secretary
	 		 		 	 Vice Chairman
	 	

  

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