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AGREEMENT

This AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made as of December 31, 2018, by and among AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, an insurance company organized under the laws of the state of New York (“AXA Equitable”), AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (“AXA Equitable Financial”) and Alpha Units Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (“AUH” and together with AXA Equitable and AXA Equitable Financial, the “Parties,” and each a “Party”). Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 1.1. 

WHEREAS, AXA Equitable, through its subsidiaries, ACMC, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (“ACMC”), and Equitable Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of New York (“Equitable Holdings”), currently holds interests in AlllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB LP”), AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”) and AllianceBernstein Corporation (the “General Partner”, and such interests, collectively, the “AB Interests”) as follows: 

(i) ACMC currently holds 74,406,933 units of limited partnership interests in AB LP and 1,444,356 units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interest in AB Holding; and 

(ii) Equitable Holdings currently holds all outstanding shares of common stock of the General Partner of AB Holding and AB LP, which in turn holds a 1% general partnership interest in AB LP and 100,000 units of general partnership interests in AB Holding; 

WHEREAS, the Parties and their Affiliates are undergoing an internal reorganization (the “Reorganization”) pursuant to which all of the AB Interests that are held by AXA Equitable through its subsidiaries will be transferred to AXA Equitable’s ultimate U.S. parent, AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (“EQH”); 

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Reorganization, AXA Equitable formed AUH as a wholly-owned subsidiary; 

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Reorganization, the Parties have determined that it is in the best interests of the Parties and their Affiliates, and their respective stockholders and members, for the Parties to enter into a series of transactions in the manner provided in this Agreement, including:

 

 

 

(i) a distribution by Equitable Holdings of all of the shares of common stock of the General Partner to Equitable Holdings’ sole member, AXA Equitable (the “Equitable Holdings Distribution”); 

(ii) a distribution by ACMC of all of the AB Interests held by it to ACMC’s sole member, AXA Equitable (the “ACMC Distribution” and together with the Equitable Holdings Distribution, the “Subsidiary Distributions”); 

(iii) a contribution by AXA Equitable of all of the AB Interests it receives pursuant to the Subsidiary Distributions to AUH (the “Contribution”); 

(iv) a distribution by AXA Equitable of all of the shares of common stock of AUH to AXA Equitable’s sole stockholder, AXA Equitable Financial (the “AXA Equitable Distribution”); 

(v) a distribution by AXA Equitable Financial of all of the shares of common stock of AUH it receives pursuant to the AXA Equitable Distribution to AXA Equitable Financial’s sole member, EQH (the “EQF Distribution”); 

WHEREAS, upon the completion of the foregoing transactions, EQH will hold, through AUH, all of the AB Interests previously held by AXA Equitable through its subsidiaries; and 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Reorganization, (i) AXA Equitable will make a cash distribution in the amount of $572,309,204 to AXA Equitable Financial, (ii) AXA Equitable Financial will distribute such cash to EQH and (iii) as required by the Governmental Approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services, immediately thereafter AXA Equitable will issue a surplus note to EQH for a purchase price of $572,309,204 in cash, provided that the payment of such purchase price by EQH pursuant to this clause (iii) may be set-off against the amount of cash that EQH shall receive as a result of the distribution of cash in clauses (i) and (ii) (the transactions described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “Surplus Note Issuance”). 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 

ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement: 

“AB Holding” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

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“AB Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“AB LP” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“ACMC” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“ACMC Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Articles of Incorporation” means the Articles of Incorporation of AUH, effective as of December 6, 2018, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. 

“AUH” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“AXA Equitable” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“AXA Equitable Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“AXA Equitable Financial” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(f). 

“Consents” means any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Person other than a Governmental Authority. 

“Contribution” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee, personal representative or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee, personal representative or executor, by contract or credit arrangement or otherwise. 

“EQF Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“EQH” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Equitable Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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“Equitable Holdings Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“General Partner” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Governmental Approvals” means any notices or reports to be submitted to, or other filings to be made with, or any consents, registrations, approvals, licenses, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority. 

“Governmental Authority” means any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or other government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal or judicial or arbitral body. 

“Law” means any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, decree, injunction, binding judicial or administrative interpretation or other requirement (including, common law), in each case, enacted, promulgated, issued or entered by a Governmental Authority. 

“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, other entity or Governmental Authority. 

“Reorganization” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Separation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 

“Subsidiary Distributions” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Surplus Note Issuance” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

ARTICLE II 

THE SEPARATION

Section 2.1 Separation. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the transactions set forth in this Section 2.1 (collectively, the “Separation”) shall take place in the order provided below, subject to the procurement of all required Governmental Approvals and the satisfaction of the conditions in Article 12 of each of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AB LP and the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AB Holding: 

 

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(a) Formation. Prior to the date hereof, AXA Equitable has formed AUH as a wholly-owned subsidiary under the laws of Delaware, pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation. 

(b) Subsidiary Distributions. On or before December 31, 2018, AXA Equitable shall cause Equitable Holdings to make the Equitable Holdings Distribution and AXA Equitable shall cause ACMC to make the ACMC Distribution. 

(c) Contribution. On or before December 31, 2018, and following completion of the Subsidiary Distributions set forth in Section 2.1(b), AXA Equitable shall make the Contribution and AUH shall accept the Contribution. 

(d) AXA Equitable Distribution. On or before December 31, 2018, and following completion of the Contribution in Section 2.1(c), AXA Equitable shall make the AXA Equitable Distribution. 

(e) EQF Distribution. On or before December 31, 2018, and following the completion of the AXA Equitable Distribution in Section 2.1(d), AXA Equitable Financial Services shall make the EQF Distribution. 

(f) Tax Treatment. The Parties intend, for U.S. federal income tax and other applicable tax purposes, that (i) the Subsidiary Distributions (each of which is a distribution from a disregarded entity to its owner) be disregarded, (ii) the Contribution qualify as a transfer of property described in section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and together with the AXA Equitable Distribution pursuant to an integrated plan, as a reorganization pursuant to section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and that this Agreement constitute the plan of reorganization therefor, (iii) the AXA Equitable Distribution qualify as a distribution of stock under section 355 of the Code, (iv) the Surplus Note Issuance be treated as a distribution of a surplus note in the amount of $572,309,204 from AXA Equitable to EQH, and a distribution of property described in Section 356(b)(2) of the Code and (v) the EQF Distribution (which is a distribution from a disregarded entity to its owner) be disregarded . Each Party covenants and agrees that it will file its respective tax returns in a manner consistent with such treatment. 

ARTICLE III 

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.1 Further Assurances. 

(a) The Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, to do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law, and to execute and deliver such documents and other papers, as 

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may be required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, to execute and deliver, or use its reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including, instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all necessary Consents and Governmental Approvals, including, under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument, and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by any other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. 

Section 3.2 Amendments. 

(a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended if, but only if, such amendment is in writing and is signed by each Party. Any change or modification to this Agreement shall be null and void unless made by an amendment hereto signed by each Party. 

(b) No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. 

Section 3.3 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by an internationally recognized overnight courier service, by facsimile or email (with written confirmation of receipt), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 3.3): 

If to AXA Equitable, to: 

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company 

1290 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10104 

 

If to AXA Equitable Financial, to: 

AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC 

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1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10104 

 

If to AUH, to: 

Alpha Units Holdings, Inc.

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10104 

 

Section 3.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future Law or if determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, and if the rights or obligations of any Party under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision shall be fully severable, and this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom. 

Section 3.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the exhibits hereto and together with all the agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. 

Section 3.6 Successors and Assigns. 

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other Party, and that any purported assignment without the consent of the other Party shall be void and of no force or effect. 

(b) No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder. 

Section 3.7 Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder of the Parties shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles or rules of conflicts of law thereof to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. 

 

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Section 3.8 Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 

Section 3.9 Interpretation. Words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires. The terms “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the exhibits and appendices hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References to Articles, Sections and Exhibits are to Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized term used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning given to such term in this Agreement. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The word “including” and words of similar import shall mean “including, without limitation”. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. Any reference to “days” means calendar days. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. 

Section 3.10 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been executed and delivered when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Party and then become effective as of the date hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or by email delivery of scanned pages (e.g., “.pdf” format data files) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement. 

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

		
	
AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

	
By: 
	
/s/ Robin Raju

	
Name:
	
Robin Raju

	
Title:
	
Managing Director

 

		
	
AXA EQUITABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

	
By: 
	
/s/ Anders Malmström

	
Name:
	
Anders Malmström

	
Title:
	
Senior Executive Director and CFO

 

		
	
ALPHA UNIT HOLDINGS, INC.

	
By: 
	
/s/ Yun Zhang

	
Name:
	
Yun Zhang

	
Title:
	
Vice President and Treasurer

 

9Exhibit 10.1

 

 INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION AGREEMENT

THIS INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of this 31st day of December 31, 2018 (the "Commencement Date"), by and between FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST BANK (which, together with any successor thereto which executes and delivers the assumption agreement provided for in Section 6(a) hereof or which otherwise becomes bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law, is hereinafter referred to as the "Bank"), and Randy T. Riffle (the "Employee").

WHEREAS, the Employee is currently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Bank: and

WHEREAS, the Board believes it is in the best interests of the Bank to enter into this Agreement with the Employee in order to assure continuity of management of the Bank and to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the Employee to the Employee's assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially disruptive circumstances arising from the possibility of the Employee's Involuntary Termination (as herein defined); and

WHEREAS, the Board has approved and authorized the execution of this Agreement with the Employee;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein, it is AGREED as follows:

1.            Certain Definitions.

(a)     The term "Agreement Renewal Date" shall mean the December 31 next following the Commencement Date and each anniversary thereof.

(b)     The term "Change in Control" means (1) an offeror other than the Company purchases shares of stock of the Company or the Bank pursuant to a tender or exchange offer for such shares; (2) an event of a nature that results in the acquisition of control of the Company or the Bank within the meaning of the Savings and Loan Holding Company Act under 12 U.S.C. Section 1467a (or any successor statute) and applicable regulations or requires the filing of a notice with the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"); (3) any person (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act")) that is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly of securities of the Company or the Bank representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's or the Bank's outstanding securities; (4) individuals who are members of the board of directors of the Company immediately following the Commencement Date or who are members of the Board immediately following the Commencement Date (in each case, the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the Commencement Date whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board or whose nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by the nominating committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; or (5) consummation of a plan of reorganization, merger, acquisition, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a similar transaction in which the Company is not the resulting entity, provided that the term "Change in Control" shall not include an acquisition of securities by an employee benefit plan of the Bank or the Company.

(c)     The term "Commencement Date" means the date of this Agreement.

(d)     The term "Company" means First Financial Northwest, Inc.

 

(e)     The term "Consolidated Subsidiaries" means any subsidiary or subsidiaries of the Company (or its successors) that are part of the affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), without regard to subsection (b) thereof) that includes the Bank, including but not limited to the Company.

(f)      The term "Date of Termination" means the date upon which the Employee ceases to serve as an employee of the Bank.

(g)     The term "Involuntary Termination" means the termination of the employment of Employee (i) by the Bank, without his express written consent; or (ii) by the Employee by reason of a material diminution of or interference with his duties, responsibilities or benefits, including (without limitation) any of the following actions unless consented to in writing by the Employee: (1) a requirement that the Employee be based at any place other than Renton, Washington, or within a radius of 35 miles from the location of the Bank's administrative offices as of the Commencement Date, except for reasonable travel on Company or Bank business; (2) a material demotion of the Employee; (3) a material reduction in the number or seniority of personnel reporting to the Employee or a material reduction in the frequency with which, or in the nature of the matters with respect to which such personnel are to report to the Employee, other than as part of a Bank- or Company-wide reduction in staff; (4) a reduction in the Employee's salary other than as part of an overall program applied uniformly and with equitable effect to all members of the senior management of the Bank; (5) a material permanent increase in the required hours of work or the workload of the Employee; or (6) any purported termination of the Employee's employment, except for Termination for Cause (and, if applicable, the requirements of Section 1(j) hereof), which purported termination shall not be effective for purposes of this Agreement. The term "Involuntary Termination" does not include Termination for Cause, retirement or suspension or temporary or permanent prohibition from participation in the conduct of the Bank's affairs under Section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

(h)     The term "Restriction Period" shall mean the one-year period commencing on the date of the Employee's Date of Termination.

(i)      The term "Section 409A" shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

(j)     The terms "Termination for Cause" and "Terminated for Cause" mean termination of the employment of the Employee because of the Employee's personal dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or (except as provided below) material breach of any provision of this Agreement. No act or failure to act by the Employee shall be considered willful unless the Employee acted or failed to act with an absence of good faith and without a reasonable belief that his action or failure to act was in the best interest of the Company or the Bank. The Employee shall not be deemed to have been Terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Employee a copy of a resolution, duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the Board of Directors at a meeting of the Board duly called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with the Employee's counsel, to be heard before the Board), stating that in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors the Employee has engaged in conduct described in the preceding sentence and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

2.            Term. The term of this Agreement shall be a period of three years beginning on the Commencement Date, subject to earlier termination as provided herein. Beginning on the Agreement 

 

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Renewal Date, and on each subsequent Agreement Renewal Date, the term of this Agreement shall be extended for a period of one year in addition to the then-remaining term, provided that within the 90 day period ending on such Agreement Renewal Date, the Board of Directors does not inform the Employee in writing that the Agreement will not be extended. Reference herein to the term of this Agreement shall refer to both such initial term and such extended terms.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall immediately terminate, and no payments shall be due hereunder, if: (a) no Involuntary Termination occurs with respect to the Employee prior to the effective date of a Change in Control, if there is a Change in Control Severance Agreement in effect between the Employee and the Bank, or (b) the Employee voluntarily terminates employment with the Bank for any reason that does not constitute an Involuntary Termination.

3.             Severance Benefits.

(a)      If prior to the effective date of a Change in Control, the Bank shall terminate the Employee's employment (other than on account of Termination for Cause), or employment is terminated in the event of Involuntary Termination by the Employee, the Bank shall (i) pay the Employee his base salary through the Date of Termination; (ii) pay the Employee's an amount equal to one times his base salary (determined as of the Date of Termination, and disregarding any incentive or other extraordinary compensation, such amount being referred to herein as "Base Salary"), with such amount being paid ratably over a period of one year, commencing on the Employee's Date of Termination (the "One-Year Period"); (iii)  pay the Employee's prorated portion of any incentive or bonus payments, with such payments being made ratably over the One-Year Period; and (iv) continue to provide, at the Bank's expense, for the One-Year Period, the medical, dental, vision and disability insurance coverage that would have been provided to the Employee had he remained employed with the Bank (subject to the availability of such insurance to the Employee, and if such insurance is not available to the Employee, a cash equivalent benefit shall be provided, which shall be paid ratably over the One-Year Period). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Bank's providing continuing health insurance benefits under this Section 3(a) would violate the nondiscrimination requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder ("PPACA"), so as to result in the imposition of penalties under the PPACA, then the Bank shall revise this Section 3(a) in such manner as is necessary to comply with the PPACA, provided that such reformation provides the Employee with an equivalent economic benefit had this sentence not applied (determined without regard to tax consequences) and does not result in a violation of Section 409A.  All payments due hereunder shall be subject to applicable tax and other withholdings.  No payment shall be made under this Section 3 unless the Employee timely executes a release substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto. Payments under this Section 3 are subject to the restrictions and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

(b)      The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by the Employee as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits after the Date of Termination or otherwise. This Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Company or the Bank any obligation to retain the Employee, to change the status of the Employee's employment, or to change the Company's or the Bank's policies regarding termination of employment.

(c)      If and to the extent that the compensation provided for under this Agreement is subject to Section 409A, then notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(a) to the contrary, the payment of such compensation that is subject to Section 409A:

 

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(i)      shall be payable only if the Employee's termination of employment also constitutes a "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A, taking into account the relevant rules and presumptions in the Section 409A regulations;

(ii)      shall be considered made under a "separation pay plan" (within the meaning of Section 409A) to the extent such payment may be treated as made under a separation pay plan. Any additional amounts that may be due the Employee under Section 3(a)(iii) shall be (A) considered deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A, (B) treated as paid after all separation pay plan payments are made, and (C) subject to subparagraph (iii) below; and

(iii)      if this subparagraph (iii) applies, then amounts that are considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A shall not be paid earlier than six months after the Employee's separation from service (as defined in Section 3(c)(i) above), if the Employee is a "specified employee" (within the meaning of Section 409A). The payment that is delayed on account of the preceding sentence shall be made on the 185th day following the date of the Employee's separation from service, as herein defined.

The purpose of this Section 3(c) is to cause the Agreement to comply with Section 409A, and these provisions (and the Agreement) shall be administered and interpreted accordingly.

(d)      Temporary Suspension or Prohibition.  If the Employee is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the FDIA, 12 U.S.C. Section 1818(e)(3) and (g)(1), or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington (R.C.W.), the Bank's obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings.  If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Bank may in its discretion (i) pay the Employee all or part of the compensation withheld while its obligations under this Agreement were suspended, and (ii) reinstate in whole or in part any of its obligations which were suspended, all in a manner that does not violate Section 409A.

(e)      Permanent Suspension or Prohibition.  If the Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the FDIA, 12 U.S.C. Section 1818(e)(4) and (g)(1), or pursuant to R.C.W. Section 30.12.040, all obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

(f)      Default of the Bank.  If the Bank is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the FDIA), all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but this provision shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.

(g)      Termination by Regulators.  All obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the Bank: (1) at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA; or (2) by the FDIC, at the time it approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by the Director to be in an unsafe or unsound condition.  Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however, shall not be affected by any such action.

(h)      Reductions of Benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if payments and the value of benefits received or to be received under this Agreement, together with any other amounts and the value of benefits received or to be received by the Employee, would cause any amount to 

 

 

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be nondeductible by the Company or any of the Consolidated Subsidiaries for federal income tax purposes pursuant to or by reason of Code Section 280G, then payments and benefits under this Agreement shall be reduced (not less than zero) to the extent necessary so as to maximize the economic present value of benefits to be received by the Employee, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company Board of Directors as of the date of the Change in Control using the discount rate required by Code Section 280G(d)(4), without causing any amount to become nondeductible pursuant to or by reason of Code Section 280G.

(i)      Further Reductions.  Any payments made to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k) and FDIC regulation 12 C.F.R. Part 359, Golden Parachute and Indemnification Payments.  Any payments made to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement also are subject to the Employee complying with the requirements of Section 4.  If those requirements are not met, then amounts payable under this Section 3 are subject to reduction or reimbursement as provided for in Section 4.

(j)      No Duplicative Payments; Coordination with Change in Control Severance Agreement.   Any amount that may be payable hereunder, of whatever nature, shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by any amount received by the Employee from the Bank on account of his Involuntary Termination under any other agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, no payment shall be due under this Agreement if the Employee is entitled to payments under a change in control severance agreement entered into with the Bank.

4.            Nonsolicitation; Nonraiding; Nondisclosure.

(a)      During the Restriction Period, the Employee shall not solicit any Customers for services or products then provided by the Company, the Bank or the Consolidated Subsidiaries.  For purpose of this Section, "Customers" are defined as (1) all customers serviced by the Company, the Bank, or any of the Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the Employee's Date of Termination, (2) all potential customers whom the Company, the Bank or any of the Consolidated Subsidiaries actively solicited at any time during the 12-month period ending on the Employee's Date of Termination, and (3) all successors, owners, directors, partners and management personnel of the Customers described in (1) or (2).

 (b)      The Employee recognizes that the workforce of the Company and the Bank is a vital part of their businesses; therefore, during the Restriction Period, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly recruit or solicit any Employee (as defined below) to leave his or her employment with the Company, the Bank or any of the Consolidated Subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing, this includes that the Employee shall not (1) disclose to any third party the names, backgrounds, or qualifications of any of the Employees or otherwise identify them as potential candidates for employment, or (2) personally or through any other person approach, recruit, interview or otherwise solicit Employees to work for any other employer.  For purposes of this Section, "Employees" means all employees working for the Company, the Bank or any of the Consolidated Subsidiaries at the time of the Employee's Date of Termination.

(c)      In the course of employment, the Employee may have access to confidential information and trade secrets relating to the business of the Bank or the Company. Except as required in the course of employment by the Bank, the Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors, directly or indirectly disclose to anyone any confidential information relating to the Bank, the Company or any financial information, trade secrets or "know-how" that is germane to the Bank's or the Company's business and operations. The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that any financial information concerning any of the customers of the Bank, the Company or any affiliated entity, 

 

 

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as may exist from time to time, is strictly confidential and is a valuable, special and unique asset of their businesses.  The Employee shall not, either before or after termination of this Agreement, disclose to anyone said financial information, or any part thereof, for any reason or purposes whatsoever.

NOTICE:  Notwithstanding the foregoing nondisclosure obligations, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1833(b), the Employee shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (1) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (2) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  Additionally, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual: (a) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (b) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. 

(d)      In the event the Employee violates any provision in this Section 4, the Employee will be subject to damages and because of the relationship of employer and employee, it is hereby agreed injunctive relief is necessary for the Company and the Bank to enforce these provisions of the Agreement to protect its business and good will.  The Bank may reduce or eliminate payments due under this Agreement, or seek reimbursement of such payments, as necessary to mitigate such damages.

5.           Attorneys' Fees. If the Employee is purportedly Terminated for Cause and the Bank denies payments and/or benefits under Section 3(a) of this Agreement on the basis that the Employee experienced Termination for Cause, but it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by an arbitrator pursuant to Section 13 that cause as contemplated by Section 1(j) of this Agreement did not exist for termination of the Employee's employment, or if in any event it is determined by any such court or arbitrator that the Bank has failed to make timely payment of any amounts or provision of any benefits owed to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable costs, including attorneys' fees, incurred in challenging such termination of employment or collecting such amounts or benefits. Such reimbursement shall be in addition to all rights to which the Employee is otherwise entitled under this Agreement.

6.           No Assignments.

(a)      This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto, and neither party may assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Bank shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, operation of law or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Bank, by an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Employee, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Failure of the Bank to obtain such an assumption agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Employee to compensation and benefits from the Bank in the same amount and on the same terms that Employee would be entitled to hereunder if an event of Involuntary Termination occurred, in addition to any payments and benefits to which the Employee is entitled under Section 3 hereof. For purposes of implementing the provisions of this 

 

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Section 6(a), the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination.

(b)      This Agreement and all rights of the Employee hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. In the event of the death of the Employee, unless otherwise provided herein, all amounts payable hereunder shall be paid to the Employee's devisee, legatee, or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to the Employee's estate.

7.          Deferred Payments. If following a termination of the Employee, the aggregate payments to be made by the Bank under this Agreement and all other plans or arrangements maintained by the Company or any of the Consolidated Subsidiaries would exceed the limitation on deductible compensation contained in Section 162(m) of the Code in any calendar year, any such amounts in excess of such limitation shall be mandatorily deferred with interest thereon at 4.0% per annum to a calendar year such that the amount to be paid to the Employee in such calendar year, including deferred amounts, does not exceed such limitation, provided, however, that such deferral shall not extend past when the deferred amount must be paid pursuant to Section 409A.

8. Delivery of Notices. For the purposes of this Agreement, all notices and other communications to any party hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to the Employee:                           Randy T. Riffle

 At the address last appearing

 on the personnel records of

 the Employee

If to the Bank:                                    First Financial Northwest Bank

 201 Wells Avenue South

 Renton, Washington 98057

 Attention: Secretary

or to such other address as such party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that a notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

9. Amendments. No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties, except as herein otherwise provided or as necessary to avoid a violation of Section 409A, in which case the amendment may be made by the Bank or its delegate.

10.             Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement.

11.             Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

12.             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington to the extent that federal law does not govern.

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selected by the Employee within 100 miles of such Employee's job location with the Bank, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators' award in any court having jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION WHICH MAY BE ENFORCED BY THE PARTIES.

 

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	/s/Joann E. Lee                              	
/s/Joseph W. Kiley III                                         

	Joann E. Lee, Secretary 	By:  Joseph W. Kiley III
	
 

	
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/s/Randy T. Riffle                                             

	
 

	
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EXHIBIT A

Form of General Release

This General Release ("Agreement") is between ______________ ("Employee") and FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST BANK (the "Company"), collectively, the "Parties".  The Employee acknowledges that this Agreement is being executed in accordance with Section 3(a) of the Involuntary Termination Agreement dated _________, 201_ (the "Source Agreement").

Both Employee and the Company desire to resolve all matters, known or unknown, arising out of Employee's employment with and separation from the Company according to the terms, conditions and consideration included in this Agreement.

This Agreement is dated ______________ for reference purposes, which is the date that the Company delivered this Agreement to the Employee for consideration.

Based on the above recitals, the Parties agree that the following terms will apply only if all conditions of this Agreement are met:

	
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Release.

(a)      Employee hereby releases and forever discharges any and all of the "Released Parties" (defined below) from any and all claims of any kind, known or unknown, which Employee ever had, now has, or hereafter may have, that arose on or before the date that he signed this Agreement, including without limitation, claims for:

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wrongful termination or constructive discharge, including claims based on violation of public policy; breach of agreements, representations, policies or practices related to Employee's relationship with any Released Party; or based on any legal obligation owed by any Released Party;

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violation of federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, or executive orders prohibiting discrimination, harassment or retaliation, or requiring accommodation, on the basis of race, ancestry, creed, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, families with children, sex, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity, political ideology, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sensory, physical, or mental impairment or other legally protected characteristic or activity;

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wages (including overtime pay) or compensation of any kind (including attorney's fees or costs) to the fullest extent permitted by law;

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tortious interference with contract or expectancy; fraud or negligent misrepresentation; breach of privacy, defamation or libel; intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress; unfair labor practices; breach of fiduciary duty; or any other tort;

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violation of the Washington Law Against Discrimination; the Washington Prohibited Employment Practices Law; the Washington Minimum Wage Act; Washington's Little Norris-LaGuardia Act; the Washington Family Leave Act; the Washington Family Care Act; the Washington Military Family Leave Act; the Washington law permitting leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking; the Washington Fair Credit 

 

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Reporting Act; the retaliation provisions of the Washington Workers' Compensation Act; the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA), including any and all amendments to the above, to the fullest extent permitted by law;

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violation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA); the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA); the Employee Polygraph Protection Act; the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); the Electronic Communications Privacy Act; the Uniform Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act (USERRA); the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title VII; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA); the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA); the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN); the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA); the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA); the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA); including any and all amendments to the above, to the fullest extent permitted by law;

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the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA); and

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violations of all similar federal, state and local laws, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(b)      "Released Party" or "Released Parties" includes First Financial Northwest, Inc., First Financial Northwest Bank (as the successor to First Savings Bank Northwest), First Financial Diversified Corporation, and all current and former parents, subsidiaries, related companies and affiliates (including any partnerships or joint ventures), and the benefit plans of each such entity; and with respect to each such entity, all past, present and future employees, supervisors, managers, fiduciaries, directors, officers, owners, shareholders, representatives, agents, attorneys, assigns, insurers, whether acting in their individual or official capacities, and any other persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of the persons or entities listed in this paragraph; and with respect to each such entity and individual, all predecessors, successors and assigns.

(c)       Employee agrees that, except as may be required by subpoena, court order, or other force of law, Employee will not in any way assist any individual or entity in commencing or prosecuting any action or proceeding against any Released Party connected to any and all matters arising from any event that has occurred up to the date of the Employee's separation from service with the Company (the "Separation Date").

(d)      Employee understands that he is releasing potentially unknown claims, and that Employee has limited knowledge with respect to some of the claims being released.  Employee acknowledges that there is a risk that, after signing this Agreement, he may learn information that might have affected Employee's decision to enter into this Agreement.  Employee assumes this risk and all other risks of any mistake in entering into this Agreement.  Employee acknowledges that this Agreement and the release and discharge contained herein is fairly and knowingly made.  Employee is giving up all rights and claims of any kind, known or unknown, except for the rights specifically given in this Agreement.

(e)      This Agreement does not in any way affect: (1) the Employee's rights of indemnification to which the Employee was entitled immediately prior to the Separation Date (as an employee or director of any of the Released Parties); (2) any rights the Employee may have as a shareholder 

 

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of a Released Party; (3) the Employee's vested rights under any tax-qualified retirement plan or stock compensation plan maintained by a Released Party; (4) any right the Employee may have to obtain contribution in the event of an entry of judgment against the Employee as a result of any act or failure to act for which the Employee and any of the Released Parties are jointly responsible; and (5) the right of the Employee to take whatever steps may be necessary to enforce the terms of the Source Agreement.

1.2.      Indemnification.  Employee agrees to indemnify and hold Released Parties harmless from and against all losses, costs, damages or expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees incurred, arising out of a breach of this Agreement.  As a material part of this Agreement, Employee represents and warrants that there are presently no claims or potential claims that are capable of being asserted against the Released Parties which he has not asserted or which could be asserted on his behalf or on behalf of his marital community.

1.3        Affirmations.

(a)      Employee affirms that he has disclosed any workplace injuries or occupational diseases and has been provided and/or has not been denied any leave requested under federal, state, or local laws, including family or medical leave, paid sick or safe leave, or any other leave mandated by law.

(b)      Employee affirms that he has not and will not initiate any suit, action, or arbitration before any federal, state or local judicial, administrative or other forum with respect to any matter arising out of or connected with his employment with the Company and/or the termination of that employment; and that, without subpoena, he will not, except at the Company's request, testify in any judicial or administrative proceedings to which any Released Party is a party regarding any matter involving the affairs of any Released Party of which Employee has knowledge.  Nothing in this Agreement precludes Employee from filing a charge or complaint with an appropriate administrative agency.  However, Employee agrees that he is not entitled to and will not accept any monetary recovery directly from the Company as a result of filing such charge or complaint.  Employee affirms that he has not transferred or assigned any claims or rights to claims to any other person or entity.

(c)      Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Employee from reporting possible violations of federal, state or local laws or regulations to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal, state or local laws or regulations. Employee does not need prior authorization of any kind to make any such reports or disclosures and Employee is not required to notify the Company that Employee has made such reports or disclosures.  The provisions of this Section 1.3(c) shall apply only to the extent required by the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.

1.4      Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act Provisions.  In accordance with the requirements of the Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act, Employee expressly acknowledges the following:

(a)      Independent Legal Counsel.  Employee is advised and encouraged to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement.  Employee acknowledges that, if he desired to consult an attorney, he had an adequate opportunity to do so.

(b)      Consideration Period.  Employee has twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date this Agreement was given to him (______________) to consider this Agreement before signing it.  Employee agrees that any modifications, material or otherwise, made to this Agreement do not restart or affect in any manner the original twenty-one (21) calendar day consideration period.  The twenty-one (21) 

 

 

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day period expires on ______________.  Employee may use as much or as little of this twenty-one (21) day period as he wishes before signing.  If Employee does not sign and return this Agreement within this twenty-one (21) day period, it will not become effective or enforceable, and Employee will not receive the benefits described in the Source Agreement.

(c)      Revocation Period and Effective Date.  Employee has seven (7) calendar days after signing this Agreement to revoke it.  To revoke this Agreement after signing it, Employee must deliver a written notice of revocation to the Company's Chief Executive Officer before the seven (7) day period expires.  This Agreement shall not become effective until the eighth (8th) calendar day after Employee signs it ("Effective Date").  If Employee revokes this Agreement, it will not become effective or enforceable, and he will not receive the benefits described in the Source Agreement.

(d)      Acceptance.  Employee agrees and accepts this Agreement.  Employee acknowledges that he has not signed this Agreement relying on anything not set out herein.  Employee acknowledges that if he is signing this before ____________, he has decided not to wait for the full twenty-one (21) day period, even though he has the right to do so.

1.5          Non-Admission.  This Agreement shall not be construed as an admission by Employee or any Released Party of any liability, breach of any agreement, or violation of any statute, law or regulation, nor shall it be construed as an admission of any deficient performance or breach of any professional obligation.

1.6         Governing Law.  This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Washington that apply to contracts executed and to be performed entirely within the State of Washington without giving effect to the rules governing the conflicts of laws, and without the aid of any canon, custom, or rule of law requiring construction against the drafter, and regardless of whether a party changes domicile or residence.

1.7         Successors and Assigns.  Employee's obligations will bind his heirs, successors, and assigns, to the benefit of the Company.  The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement to any of the Company's successors, assigns, or affiliates or to any entity that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company.

1.8         Headings; Definitions.  The headings in the Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning of the terms as set out in the text.  Any capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning assigned to those terms in the Employment Agreement.

1.9         Attorney's Fees.  In any dispute involving this Agreement, each Party shall be responsible for their own attorney's fees and costs.

1.10      Severability.  It is further understood and agreed that if any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable.

1.11      Complete Agreement.  This Agreement represents and contains the entire understanding between the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement.  It is expressly acknowledged and recognized by all Parties that there are no oral or written collateral agreements, understandings or representations between the Parties other than as contained in this document.  Any modifications to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both Parties to be effective.

 

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1.12      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in duplicate originals, each of which is equally admissible in evidence, and each original shall fully bind each party who executed it.  An e-mailed or facsimile copy of the signature may be submitted as proof of execution; however, Employee shall send the original executed agreement by U.S. Mail to the Company's Chief Executive Officer no later than three (3) days after signature.

This Agreement consists of ______ pages, not including any exhibits.

	
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