Document:

FORM OF LETTER TO OPTIONHOLDERS

 Exhibit 4.8 
  

			
	To:	  	[Optionholder]
	From:	  	James P. Farley, Vice President and Controller
	Date:	  	September __, 2006
	Re:	  	Acquisition of Cirronet Inc. by RF Monolithics, Inc

 As you may know, the acquisition of Cirronet by RF Monolithics was completed on September 15,
2006 (the “Closing Date”). On the Closing Date, unexpired, unexercised and outstanding options granted by Cirronet to purchase shares of Cirronet common stock that were held by you were assumed by RF Monolithics in accordance with
the agreement that provided for the acquisition. Therefore, instead of options to purchase shares of Cirronet common stock, you now hold options to purchase shares of RF Monolithics common stock, which are fully vested and exercisable at a price per
share and in the quantity noted below: 
  

					
	 Cirronet Options
	  	RFM Options	 	Strike Price Per Share
	[____]	  	[___]	 	[___]

 In the next few weeks, you will receive information, including a prospectus, relating to the
options you now hold that are exercisable for RF Monolithics common stock. Please note that until you receive the prospectus, you may not exercise any of your existing options to purchase RF Monolithics common stock. Should you have any questions
about this memorandum, please feel free to contact Carol Bivings at RF Monolithics at (972) 448-3795.First Amend. to The Reader's Digest Assoc., Inc. 2001 Income Continuation Plan

 Exhibit 10.1 
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 
 THE READER’S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC. 
 2001 INCOME CONTINUATION PLAN 
 FOR
SENIOR MANAGEMENT 
 This First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. 2001
Income Continuation Plan for Senior Management (the “Plan”), is made this 15th day of November,
2006, by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (the “Company”), to be effective as specified herein. 
 WITNESSETH:

 WHEREAS, the Company sponsors and maintains the Plan for the benefit of certain officers and key employees of the Company; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has the authority to amend the
Plan; 
 WHEREAS, the Company wishes to amend the Plan in order to facilitate the merger of the Company with [Doctor Acquisition Co., a
Delaware corporation] (“Parent”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Parent, Sub and the Company, dated as of November 16, 2006 (the
“Merger Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) Sub will merge with and into the Company, the capital stock of the Company will be converted into the right to receive cash and following the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Sub will cease, and the Company will
continue as the surviving company; 
 NOW THEREFORE, the Company hereby adopts this First Amendment to the Plan effective as of
November 15, 2006. In the event of a conflict between a provision of the Plan that is changed by this First Amendment and a provision that is not changed by this First Amendment, the provisions changed by this First Amendment shall govern and
control. Unless otherwise defined herein, words and phrases used herein with initial capital letters shall have the meaning ascribed to such words and phrases in the Plan. 
 A. A new Article 4A is hereby added as follows: 
 ARTICLE IV - A 
 Treatment of Performance-Based 
 Awards Upon a Change in Control 
 Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a
Change in Control of the Company, and except as otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of a participant’s performance-based restricted stock unit award for the fiscal 2007–2009 Performance Period (as such term is defined in such
terms and conditions) under the Company’s 2005 Key Employee Long Term Executive Plan, the participant’s outstanding performance share awards, performance-based 
  

 restricted stock unit awards and similar long-term incentive awards previously granted to the participant
prior to the Change in Control under the KELTIP or under a similar plan maintained by the Company (“Performance Awards”) shall immediately vest upon the Change in Control in the participant and such Performance Awards shall be paid
out in cash based upon a deemed percentage earn-out of such Performance Awards at the greater of (a) the participant’s target award for such Performance Awards, and (b) the average of the Company’s three (3) highest
percentages of Performance Awards earned by the participant, whether received by the participant or deferred, during the five-year period immediately preceding the Company’s fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs, to be paid in a
lump sum within ten (10) days following the effective date of the Change in Control; provided, however, that in computing such payment, in the event that the participant was not employed by the Company (or a successor to the
Company) for the entire five-year period preceding the Company’s fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs, only the years during which the participant was employed by the Company shall be considered for the purposes of determining the
averages in clause (b) above. 
 B. Except as specifically amended herein, the Plan shall remain unchanged, and as amended herein, shall
continue in full force and effect until the earlier of the expiration of the term of the Plan or termination of the Plan by the Company. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this First Amendment to be executed by an officer pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, as of the day and year first written above. 
  

			
	THE READER’S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC.
		
		 	 /s/ Lisa A. Cribari

	By:	 	Lisa A. Cribari
	Title:	 	Vice President, Global Human Resources

  

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 Exhibit 10.2 
 THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this
“Third Amendment”) is entered into as of November 15, 2006, by and between The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Thomas O. Ryder (the
“Executive”). 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company entered into an Employment Agreement dated as of April 28, 1998 (the “Original Agreement”), as amended by the Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of
November 21, 2003 (the “First Amendment”) and as further amended by the Letter Agreement between the Executive and the Company dated October 28, 2005 (the “Second Amendment”); 
 WHEREAS, under the terms of the Second Amendment, the Executive informed the Company of the Executive’s decision to retire from his employment,
effective as of December 31, 2006; 
 WHEREAS, at the request of the Company, the Executive has agreed to postpone his retirement and to
continue his employment with the Company as a special advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company until June 30, 2007 (the “Special Advisor”), provided that, the Company enters into a “Definitive
Agreement” on or prior to December 31, 2006 (the “Transaction Date”) which, if consummated, will result in a “Change in Control” (as defined in Section 4.4 of The Reader’s Digest Association,
Inc. 2001 Income Continuation Plan for Senior Management, as amended November 15, 2006 (the “2001 ICP”); 
 WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to amend the terms of the Executive’s employment, as provided in this Third Amendment; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

 1. Effectiveness of the Third Amendment. This Third Amendment will be effective only upon the Transaction Date. If no Transaction
Date occurs, this Third Amendment will be void and of no effect. 
 2. Retirement as Chairman of the Board and Continued Employment.

 (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms of this Third Amendment will supersede in all respects any contrary terms of the
Original Agreement, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment. 
 (b) Effective as of December 31, 2006, the Executive will retire as
a director of the Company and as Chairman of the Board and from all remaining officer and fiduciary 
  

 positions with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and will continue as a full-time employee of the Company
and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. In such capacity, the Executive will perform such duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer on a schedule and in a location specified in such assignment until the earlier of June 30,
2007 or the occurrence of a Change in Control (the “Employment Term”). The Company will provide the Executive with appropriate support reasonably necessary, in the discretion of the Company, for the Executive to perform his assigned
duties for the Company. 
 (c) Upon the expiration of the Employment Term, the Executive will resign as Special Advisor and retire as an
employee of the Company. 
 (d) The Executive hereby waives the Good Reason provisions set forth in the Original Agreement and further agrees
that the changes in the terms of his employment, as specified in this Third Amendment, will not constitute “Good Reason” or termination without “Cause” (each term as defined in the Original Agreement) under the Original
Agreement. 
 3. Compensation and Benefits. 
 (a) During the Employment Term, the Company will pay the Executive a salary of $5,000 per month, provided that his services are performed as requested by the Chief Executive Officer, payable in accordance with the
Company’s regular payroll practices. 
 (b) During the Employment Term, the Executive will be eligible to continue to participate in the
Company’s health and other welfare benefit plans. During the Employment Term, the Executive will not be eligible to participate in any fringe benefits, perquisites and severance plans, except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this
Third Amendment, maintained by the Company. The Executive will not participate in the Company’s Excess Benefit Retirement Plan or the Company’s 1992 Executive Retirement Plan after December 31, 2006. The Executive’s annual
incentive award for fiscal 2007 shall be limited to a bonus with a target of $500,000, as determined under the terms of the Senior Management Incentive Plan (“SMIP”), determined in the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of
Directors, payable when annual bonuses are generally paid under the SMIP. 
 (c) The Executive will not be eligible for new awards under any
incentive compensation plans maintained by the Company, whether annual, long-term or otherwise; provided, however, that, during the Employment Term, the Executive will continue to vest in any awards outstanding as of the date of this
Third Amendment in accordance with the terms of such awards and the 2001 ICP. 
 (d) If the Company consummates a transaction constituting a
Change in Control on or prior to June 30, 2007, and conditioned upon the Executive’s delivering to the Company a release satisfactory to the Company in a form substantially similar to the release attached hereto as Exhibit A, with
all periods for revocation expired, the Executive will receive from the Company a severance payment (the “Severance Payment”) equal to the lesser of: (i) four million dollars ($4,000,000) or (ii) such lesser amount as
would not cause the Executive to be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision thereto) (the “Code”), which will be payable on the date that is six months
and one day following the date of the Executive’s separation from service, or such earlier date as may be permitted by guidance under Code Section 409A. 
  

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 (e) The Severance Payment will not be included as compensation or salary for purposes of any benefit plan
maintained by the Company. 
 (f) The Executive will continue to be entitled to reimbursement of expenses as provided in Section 8(a) of
the Original Agreement. Except as provided in this Section 3(f), the other provisions of Section 8 of the Original Agreement will be superseded by this Third Amendment. 
 (g) Upon the retirement and resignation of the Executive’s employment pursuant to the terms of this Third Amendment, the Executive will receive the
retirement benefits provided in Section 12 of the Original Agreement. 
 (h) The provisions of Sections 12 - 14 and Sections 17 - 25 of
the Original Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, will continue in full force and effect. 
 4. Waiver
of Certain Benefits Under and Provisions of the 2001 ICP. The Executive hereby waives each and every right and benefit under Article V of the 2001 ICP; provided, however, that Article IV - A of the 2001 ICP will continue to apply
to the Executive. 
 5. Application of Code Section 409A. This Third Amendment is intended to be administered and interpreted in
a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The timing of all payments provided in this Third Amendment, are therefore subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and other provisions of the
Code and the implementing regulations of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no particular tax result for the Executive with respect to any income recognized by the Executive in connection with this Third Amendment is guaranteed, and the
Executive will be responsible for any taxes, penalties and interest imposed on him under or as a result of Section 409A of the Code in connection with this Third Amendment. 
 [Signature page follows.] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Third Amendment to be signed by an officer pursuant to
the authority of its Board, and the Executive has executed this Third Amendment, as of the day and year first written above. 
  

					
		 	The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.
			
	Dated: November     , 2006	 	By:	 	 /s/ Lisa Cribari

		 		 	Lisa Cribari,
		 		 	Vice President, Global Human Resources
		
		 	 /s/ Thomas O. Ryder

	Dated: November     , 2006	 	Thomas O. Ryder

  

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 Exhibit A 
 FORM OF RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made
and entered into by and between Thomas O. Ryder (the “Executive”) and The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (the “Company”). 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company executed the Third Amendment to the Employment
Agreement, effective as of November 15, 2006 (the “Third Amendment”), pursuant to which the Executive agreed to postpone his retirement and to continue his employment with the Company until June 30, 2007 as a Special Advisor (as
defined in the Third Amendment); 
 WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment with the Company terminated on
                    , 2007; and 
 WHEREAS, the Executive is required to sign this Agreement within twenty-one days after the Executive is provided a copy of this Agreement in order to receive the Severance Payment (as defined in the Third Amendment). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties do hereby finally, fully, and completely release all
of these matters in their entirety as follows: 
 1. Complete Release by the Executive. In consideration of the promises contained
herein, the Executive has released and forever discharged, and by these presents, for himself, his heirs, dependents, successors, assigns, executors, and representatives of any kind, if any, does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and
forever discharges the Company and any of the Company’s current and former direct and indirect parents, subsidiaries, associates, affiliates, divisions, partners, representatives, directors, officers, employees, stockholders, heirs, assigns,
insurers, agents, benefit plans and administrators, insurers, attorneys, successors and assigns and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them, whether in their individual or official capacities, unless the context
otherwise clearly requires (the “Released Parties”) of and from any and all claims, arbitrations, complaints, charges, obligations, promises, agreements, costs, losses, debts, expenses, demands, rights, liabilities, claims for
attorney’s fees, demands, damages, suits proceedings, actions, and/or causes of action of whatsoever kind or nature, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, to the date upon which the Executive executes this Agreement, including (but not
limited to): 
 (a) any claims arising out of or by virtue of or in connection with the Executive’s employment at the
Company or his termination therefrom, including, but not limited to, claims of wrongful termination of employment, claims based upon sex, age, disability, or any other discrimination or violation of any equal employment opportunity law or any
federal, state, or local statutory or common law or other governmental statute, regulation, ordinance or order, including, without limitation, regarding employment discrimination or termination of employment, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in 

 Employment Act of 1967, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; laws of the State of
New York), all claims of breach of any express or implied covenant of employment, including the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, all claims of interference with contractual or advantageous relations, whether prospective or existing, all
claims of defamation or damage to reputation, all claims for reinstatement, all claims for punitive or emotional distress damages, all claims for wages, bonuses, severance, back or front pay or other forms of compensation which are based upon or
arise from the acts, practices, transactions, events, and/or facts underlying any wage claim that was or could have been asserted, all claims of deceit or misrepresentation, and any claims for negligence, intentional, reckless or negligent
infliction of emotional distress, any legal restrictions on the Company’s right to terminate employees, public policy tort, defamation, or any other state law claims or any claims grounded in tort or contract, including all claims of breach of
express or implied contract, all claims for attorney’s fees and costs; and 
 (b) all claims against the Released Parties
of any description whatsoever that could be asserted in a lawsuit. The Executive agrees not to assert any such claims or causes of action. 
 (c) Excluded from this Agreement are any claims that cannot be waived by law, including but not limited to the right to file a charge with or participate in an investigation conducted by the EEOC. The Executive is
waiving, however, his right to any monetary recovery or relief should the EEOC or any other agency pursue any claims on his behalf. Nothing herein shall require the Executive to release (i) any rights under the terms of the Third Amendment,
(ii) any claim for benefits to which the Executive is or will be entitled in the ordinary course under the terms of the Company’s benefit plans, or (iii) any indemnity against claims, costs or expenses to which the Executive may be
entitled as a result of having served as a director or an officer of the Company or any of its affiliates pursuant to their respective articles or by-laws, any agreement with the Executive, or any policies of insurance the Company or any of its
affiliates may maintain. 
 2. Payment. If the Company consummates a transaction constituting a Change in Control (as defined in
Section 4.4 of The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. 2001 Income Continuation Plan for Senior Management, as amended November 15, 2006) on or prior to June 30, 2007, and upon the Executive’s executing and delivering this
Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth herein, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Company shall pay to the Executive a Severance Payment (as defined and in the amount set forth in Section 3(d) of the Third
Amendment). The Executive acknowledges that the Severance Payment is in addition to any other payment or benefit owed to the Executive by the Company. 
 3. Tax Implications. The Executive acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of the Released Parties defined in this Agreement has made any representations or promises with respect to the tax treatment of
any monies paid in accordance with this Agreement. The Company will withhold from the Severance Payment all applicable federal, state, local or other 
  

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 taxes as the Company is required to withhold pursuant to any law or government regulation or ruling. The parties further
agree that if any state or federal agency should in the future decide that all or any part of the monies paid under this Agreement is taxable income to the Executive and/or that the proceeds were not properly reported or classified, the Executive
shall pay the resulting taxes, interest, and/or penalties without further liability on the part of the Company or any of the Released Parties, and he shall indemnify the Company and the Released Parties and hold them harmless from any tax, penalty,
and interest which may be imposed on the Company or the Released Parties by any state or federal agency as a result of the Executive’s tax treatment of the settlement proceeds. 
 4. Capacity and Authority to Sign. The parties hereby represent and warrant that each of them and any person(s) executing this Agreement on their
behalf have the legal capacity and are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and any other documents, agreements, or instruments to be delivered by each party thereto. The parties are entering into this Agreement under their own free
will and are not relying on any representations, statements, or advice of the other party. 
 5. Agreement Binding Upon Parties and
Heirs. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and upon their respective heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Released Parties and each of them, and to their
respective heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, and assigns. The parties further agree and acknowledge that this Agreement shall be binding on Executive’s estate and/or heirs and beneficiaries. 
 6. Acknowledgments. 
 (a) The Executive understands and acknowledges that the Company does not admit any violation of law, liability or invasion of any of his rights and that any such violation, liability or invasion is expressly denied. The consideration
provided for this Agreement is made for the purpose of settling and extinguishing all claims and rights (and every other similar or dissimilar matter) that the Executive ever had or now may have against the Company to the extent provided in this
Agreement. The Executive further agrees and acknowledges that no representations, promises or inducements have been made by the Company other than as appear in the Third Amendment and this Agreement. 
 (b) The Executive agrees to release and discharge the Company, not only from any and all claims which he could make on his own behalf, but
also those which may or could be brought by any person or organization, on his behalf for monetary relief, and he specifically waives any right to recovery, directly or indirectly, in connection with any class action or representative proceeding in
which a claim or claims against the Company for monetary relief may arise, in whole or in part, from any event which occurred up through and including the Effective Date. 
 (c) The Executive acknowledges that his waiver and release of rights and claims as set forth in this Agreement is in exchange for valuable
consideration which he would not otherwise be entitled to receive. 
  

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 (d) The Executive understands, acknowledges and agrees that the Severance Payment and any
other benefits to which the Executive shall be entitled to under the Third Amendment will be in complete satisfaction of any and all rights to payment and any and all claims the Executive may have under any severance plans of the Company;

 (e) The parties understand, agree and intend that, upon receipt of the Severance Payment and any other benefits to which
the Executive shall be entitled to under the Third Amendment, the Executive will have received complete satisfaction of any and all claims, whether known, suspected, or unknown, that he may have or had against Company, and he thereby waives any and
all relief not explicitly provided for herein. 
 (f) The Executive agrees to pay any reasonable legal fees or costs incurred
by the Company as a result of any breach of his promises in this Agreement, including his promise to fully release the Company from all claims and to compensate its attorneys for their legal fees, except to the extent that he challenges the validity
of the Agreement under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, in which case the Company may only recover such fees and expenses as may be permitted by state and federal law. 
 (g) The Executive further represents, agrees and acknowledges that: 
 (i) he has been advised by the Company to consult with his own legal counsel prior to executing and delivering this Agreement, has had an
opportunity to consult with and to be advised by legal counsel of the Executive’s choice, fully understands the terms of this Agreement, and enters into this Agreement freely, voluntarily, without coercion or duress of any kind and intending to
be bound; 
 (ii) he has been given the opportunity to consider this Agreement for a period of at least twenty-one
(21) days. In the event that the Executive has executed this Agreement within less than twenty-one (21) days of the date of its delivery to him, the Executive acknowledges that such decision was entirely voluntary and that he had the
opportunity to consider this Agreement for the entire twenty-one (21) day period. The Executive and the Company acknowledge that for a period of seven (7) days from the date that the Executive executes this Agreement (the “Revocation
Period”), he shall retain the right to revoke this Agreement by written notice that is received by the Company’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel before the end of such Revocation Period. Provided that this Agreement is not
revoked pursuant to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall become effective, binding, irrevocable and enforceable on the date immediately following the last day of the Revocation Period (the “Effective Date”). If the Executive
exercises his right to revoke this Agreement, the Executive will forfeit his right to receive any of the benefits provided for herein or therein, without affecting the effectiveness of the termination of the Executive’s employment with the
Company pursuant to the terms of the Third Amendment and without altering the termination of the Executive’s employment from all offices and any directorships and any fiduciary positions; 
  

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 (iii) in executing this Agreement, the Executive does not rely and has not relied upon
any representation or statement not set forth herein made by the Company with regard to the subject matter, basis, or effect of this Agreement or otherwise; and 
 (iv) for the purpose of implementing a full and complete release and discharge of the Company, the Executive expressly acknowledges that
this Agreement is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all claims which the Executive does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of execution hereof, and that this Agreement contemplates the extinguishment of any
such claim or claims. IN EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE EXPRESSLY REPRESENTS THAT HE IS DOING SO VOLUNTARILY AND OF HIS OWN FREE WILL AND THAT HE IS OF SOUND MIND AT THE TIME OF SAID EXECUTION. 
 (h) The Executive represents that he has not filed any complaints or lawsuits against the Company with any government agency or any court,
and that he will not seek to recover any monetary damages in the future with respect to Claims that arose prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, that this shall not limit the Executive from filing a lawsuit for the sole
purpose of enforcing the Executive’s rights under this Agreement. 
 7. Waiver. The Executive waives and releases any claim that
the Executive has or may have to reemployment. The Executive agrees that the Executive will not seek employment with the Company at any time in the future. 
 8. Severability. Should any clause, sentence, provision, paragraph, or part of this Agreement be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction, or be held by any other competent governmental authority having
jurisdiction, to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, such judgment or holding shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Agreement, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, provision, paragraph, or part
of the Agreement directly involved, and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, subject to the ability to seek reformation by a court of competent jurisdiction to reduce the amount paid in settlement in proportion to
the value of the unenforceable provision. 
 9. Non-Enforcement Not a Waiver. The failure of any party to this Agreement to enforce at
any time, or for any period of time, any one or more of the terms of this Agreement shall not be a waiver of such terms or conditions or of such party’s right thereafter to enforce each and every term and condition of this Agreement.

 10. Facsimile Signatures and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original, and all of which shall constitute a single document. Facsimile signatures shall have the same effect as original signatures. 
 11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and fully supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings
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 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York. 
 13. Litigation. If legal action is required to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such
litigation shall be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with such litigation. 
 PLEASE READ AND
CONSIDER THIS RELEASE CAREFULLY BEFORE EXECUTING. THIS GENERAL RELEASE INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS. 
 IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by an officer pursuant to the authority of the Board of Directors, and the Executive has executed this Agreement, as of the day and year first written above. 
  

									
	  
	 		 	THE READER’S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC.
	Thomas O. Ryder	 		 	
			
	EXECUTED:
                                       
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