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Assignment No. 25 of Receivables in Additional Asset Pool One Accounts

 Exhibit 10.2 
 ASSIGNMENT NO. 25 OF RECEIVABLES IN ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS INCLUDED IN ASSET POOL ONE (this “Assignment”), dated as of November 3, 2008, by and between CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST (the “Trust”) and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Wells Fargo”) as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), pursuant to the Asset Pool One Supplement referred to below, and acknowledged by Chase Bank USA, National
Association, in its capacity as servicer under the Third Amended and Restated Transfer and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2007 (the “Transfer and Servicing Agreement”), among Chase Bank USA, National Association, as
transferor, administrator and servicer, the Trust and Wells Fargo, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”) and Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”). 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, the Trust, the
Collateral Agent and the Indenture Trustee are parties to the Second Amended and Restated Asset Pool One Supplement, dated as of December 19, 2007 (hereinafter as such agreement may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified, the “Asset Pool One Supplement”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Asset Pool One Supplement, the Trust wishes to
designate Additional Accounts to be included as Asset Pool One Accounts and to pledge hereby the Receivables of such Additional Accounts, whether now existing or hereafter created, to the Collateral Agent to be included as Asset Pool One
Receivables; and 
 WHEREAS, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit and security of the Asset Pool One Noteholders, the
Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity and the Collateral Agent, in its individual capacity, is willing to accept such designation and pledge subject to the terms and conditions hereof; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Trust and the Collateral Agent hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Asset Pool One Supplement unless otherwise defined herein. 
 “Addition Cut-Off Date” shall mean, with respect to the Additional Accounts designated hereby, September 30, 2008. 
 “Addition Date” shall mean, with respect to the Additional Accounts designated hereby, November 3, 2008. 
 “Notice Date” shall mean, with respect to the Additional Accounts designated hereby, October 27, 2008. 

 2. Designation of Additional Accounts.
Within five Business Days after the Addition Date, the Trust shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a true and complete list (in the form of a computer file, microfiche list, CD-ROM or such other form as is agreed upon between the Transferor and the
Collateral Agent) of each VISA® and MasterCard® account which, as of the Addition Date, shall be deemed to be an Additional Asset
Pool One Account, identified by account number and the aggregate amount of the Receivables in each such Additional Asset Pool One Account as of the Addition Cut-Off Date, which list shall be marked as Schedule 1 to this Assignment and shall, as of
the Addition Date, modify and amend and be incorporated into and made a part of this Assignment and the Asset Pool One Supplement. 
 3.
Pledge of Receivables. 
 (a) The Trust hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit and security of the Asset Pool One
Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity and the Collateral Agent, in its individual capacity, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest, whether owned on the Addition Cut-Off Date or thereafter acquired, in
the Receivables existing on the Addition Cut-Off Date or thereafter created in the Additional Asset Pool One Accounts, all Interchange and Recoveries related thereto, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with
respect thereto and the “proceeds” (including “proceeds” as defined in the applicable UCC) thereof and Insurance Proceeds relating thereto to secure the Asset Pool One Notes (and the obligations under the Indenture and the Asset
Pool One Supplement), equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Asset Pool One Note by reason of difference in time of issuance or otherwise, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, or in the
Indenture Supplement which establishes any Series, Class or Tranche of Asset Pool One Notes, and to secure (i) the payment of all amounts due on such Asset Pool One Notes in accordance with their respective terms, (ii) the payment of all
other sums payable by the Trust under the Indenture, any Indenture Supplement and the Asset Pool One Supplement relating to the Asset Pool One Notes and (iii) compliance by the Trust with the provisions of the Indenture, any Indenture
Supplement or the Asset Pool One Supplement relating to the Asset Pool One Notes. This Assignment constitutes a security agreement under the UCC. 
 (b) If necessary, the Trust agrees to record and file, at its own expense, financing statements (and continuation statements when applicable) with respect to the Asset Pool One Receivables in Additional Asset Pool One Accounts existing on
the Addition Cut-Off Date and thereafter created meeting the requirements of applicable state law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect, and maintain perfection of, the sale and assignment of its interest in such Asset
Pool One Receivables to the Collateral Agent, and to deliver a file-stamped copy of each such financing statement or other evidence of such filing to the Collateral Agent on or prior to the Addition Date. The Collateral Agent shall be under no
obligation whatsoever to file such financing or continuation statements or to make any filing under the UCC in connection with such sale and assignment. 
  

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 (c) In connection with such assignment, the Trust further agrees, at its own expense, on or prior to the
date of this Assignment, to indicate in the appropriate computer files that Receivables created in connection with the Additional Asset Pool One Accounts and designated hereby have been pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Assignment for
the benefit and security of the Asset Pool One Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity and the Collateral Agent, in its individual capacity. 
 (d) The parties hereto agree that all pledges of Receivables to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Assignment are subject to, and shall be treated in accordance with, the Delaware Act and each of the parties hereto
agrees that this Assignment has been entered into by the parties hereto in express reliance upon the Delaware Act. For purposes of complying with the requirements of the Delaware Act, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that any property,
assets or rights purported to be pledged, in whole or in part, by the Trust pursuant to this Assignment shall be deemed to no longer be the property, assets or rights of the Trust. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each such assignment
is occurring in connection with a “securitization transaction” within the meaning of the Delaware Act. 
 4. Acceptance by
Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges its acceptance of all right, title and interest in and to the Receivables in the Additional Asset Pool One Accounts now existing and hereafter created, pledged to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Assignment and declares that it shall maintain such right, title and interest, upon the trust herein set forth, for the benefit and security of the Asset Pool One Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee, in its
individual capacity and the Collateral Agent, in its individual capacity. 
 5. Representations and Warranties of the Trust. The Trust
hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent, as of the Addition Date (or such other date as is specified below), that: 
 (a)
Conditions Precedent. All of the requirements for the addition of Accounts set forth under subsection 2.12(c) of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement shall have been satisfied and all of the representations and warranties set forth under
subsection 2.04(a) of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement to be made on each Addition Date shall be true and correct in all material respects on such Addition Date; 
 (b) Legal, Valid and Binding Obligation. This Assignment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trust enforceable against the Trust in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity); 
 (c) Eligibility of Additional Accounts. As of the
Addition Cut-Off Date, each Additional Account designated hereby was an Eligible Account; 
  

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 (d) Insolvency. As of each of the Addition Cut-Off Date and the Addition Date, no Insolvency Event
with respect to the Trust has occurred and the assignment by the Trust of Receivables arising in the Additional Accounts to the Collateral Agent has not been made in contemplation of the occurrence thereof; 
 (e) No Adverse Effect. The acquisition by the Collateral Agent of the Receivables arising in the Additional Accounts shall not, in the reasonable
belief of the Trust, result in an Adverse Effect; 
 (f) No Conflict. The execution and delivery by the Trust of this Assignment, the
performance of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment and the fulfillment of the terms hereof applicable to the Trust, will not conflict with or violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Trust or conflict with, result in any breach
of any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default under, any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Trust is a party
or by which it or its properties are bound; 
 (g) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations, pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Trust, threatened against the Trust before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality (i) asserting the invalidity of this Assignment, (ii) seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of the Trust, would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Trust of its
obligations under this Assignment or (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Assignment; and 
 (h) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of any court or other governmental authority required to be obtained by the
Trust in connection with the execution and delivery of this Assignment by the Trust and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment by the Trust, have been obtained. 
 6. Conditions Precedent. The acceptance by the Collateral Agent set forth in Section 4 hereof and the amendment of the Asset Pool One
Supplement pursuant to Section 7 hereof are each subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in subsection 2.4(c) of the Asset Pool One Supplement on or prior to the dates specified in such subsection 2.4(c), except to the
extent any such conditions have been waived. For purposes of subsection 2.4(c)(ii) of the Asset Pool One Supplement, “Notice Date” shall having the meaning specified in Section 1 hereof. With respect to the condition specified in
subsection 2.4(c)(xi) of the Asset Pool One Supplement, on or prior to the date hereof, the Administrator, on behalf of the Issuing Entity, shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate of a Vice President or more senior officer of the
Administrator, substantially in the form of Schedule 2 hereto, certifying that all requirements set forth in subsection 2.4(c) of the Asset Pool One Supplement for designating and conveying Receivables in Additional Asset Pool One Accounts have

  

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been satisfied or waived. The Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on such Officer’s Certificate, shall have no duty to make inquiries with regard to
the matters set forth therein, and shall incur no liability in so relying. 
 7. Amendment of the Asset Pool One Supplement. The Asset
Pool One Supplement is hereby amended to provide that all references therein to the “Asset Pool One Supplement,” to “this Asset Pool One Supplement” and to “herein” shall be deemed from and after the Addition Date to be
a dual reference to the Asset Pool One Supplement as supplemented by this Assignment. All references therein to Additional Asset Pool One Accounts shall be deemed to include the Additional Accounts designated hereby and all references therein to
Asset Pool One Receivables shall be deemed to include the Receivables pledged hereby. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Asset Pool One Supplement shall remain unamended
and shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and except as expressly provided herein shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with or a consent to noncompliance with
any term or provision of the Asset Pool One Supplement. 
 8. Counterparts. This Assignment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 9. GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 
 10. Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any other
provision herein or elsewhere, this Assignment has been executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company on behalf of the Trust, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee, and in no event shall Wilmington Trust
Company in its individual capacity have any liability in respect of the representations, warranties, or obligations of the Trust hereunder or under any other document, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Trust, and
for all purposes of this Assignment and each other document, the Owner Trustee (as such or in its individual capacity) shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment to be duly executed by their
respective officers as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST
	
	By: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jennifer M. Luce

	Name:	 	Jennifer M. Luce
	Title:	 	Senior Financial Services Officer
	
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
	ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Cheryl Zimmerman

	Name:	 	Cheryl Zimmerman
	Title:	 	Vice President

 Acknowledged by: 
  

			
	CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	as Servicer
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Patricia M. Garvey

	Name:	 	Patricia M. Garvey
	Title:	 	Vice President

 Chase Issuance Trust 
 Assignment No. 25 (APO) 

 Schedule 1 
 LIST OF ADDITIONAL ASSET POOL ONE ACCOUNTS 
 [TO BE DELIVERED TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT BY THE ISSUING ENTITY

 AND MARKED AS SCHEDULE 1 TO THIS ASSIGNMENT] 
 Schedule 1 

 Schedule 2 
 Chase Issuance Trust 
 Officer’s Certificate 
 November 3, 2008 
 Patricia M. Garvey, a duly authorized officer of Chase Bank
USA, National Association, as administrator (the “Administrator”) for the Chase Issuance Trust (the “Trust”), hereby certifies and acknowledges on behalf of the Trust that to the best of his knowledge the following statements are
true on November 3, 2008 (the “Addition Date”), and acknowledges on behalf of the Trust that this Officer’s Certificate will be relied upon by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as collateral agent
(the “Collateral Agent”) in connection with the Collateral Agent entering into Assignment No. 25 of Receivables in Additional Accounts, dated as of November 3, 2008 (the “Assignment”), by and between the Trust and the
Collateral Agent, in connection with the Second Amended and Restated Asset Pool One Supplement, dated as of December 19, 2007 (as heretofore supplemented and amended, the “Asset Pool One Supplement”), by and between the Trust and
Wells Fargo as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) and Collateral Agent. The undersigned hereby certifies and acknowledges on behalf of the Trust that: 
 (a) Conditions Precedent. All of the requirements for the addition of Accounts set forth under subsection 2.4(c) of the Asset Pool One Supplement shall have been satisfied in all material respects on the
Addition Date. 
 (b) Delivery of Assignment. On or prior to the Addition Date, (i) the Trust has delivered to the Collateral
Agent the Assignment (including an acceptance by the Collateral Agent for the benefit and security of the Asset Pool One Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity and the Collateral Agent, in its individual capacity) and
(ii) the Trust has indicated in its computer files that the Receivables created in connection with the Additional Accounts have been assigned to the Collateral Agent. Within five Business Days after the Addition Date, the Trust shall deliver to
the Collateral Agent a true and complete list (in the form of a computer file, microfiche list, CD-ROM or such other form as is agreed upon between the Transferor and the Collateral Agent) of all Additional Accounts, identified by account number and
the aggregate amount of the Receivables in each Additional Account as of the Addition Cut-Off Date, which list shall, as of the Addition Date, modify and amend and be incorporated into and made a part of the Assignment and the Asset Pool One
Supplement. 
 (c) Legal, Valid and Binding Obligation. The Assignment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trust
enforceable against the Trust in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights in general and except as 

  

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such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity). 
 (d) Eligibility of Additional Accounts. As of the Addition Cut-Off Date, each Additional Account designated pursuant to the Assignment was an
Eligible Account. 
 (e) Insolvency. As of each of the Addition Cut-Off Date and the Addition Date, no Insolvency Event with respect
to the Trust has occurred and the assignment by the Trust of Receivables arising in the Additional Accounts to the Collateral Agent has not been made in contemplation of the occurrence thereof. 
 (f) No Adverse Effect. The acquisition by the Collateral Agent of the Receivables arising in the Additional Accounts shall not, in the reasonable
belief of the Trust, result in an Adverse Effect. 
 (g) No Conflict. The execution and delivery by the Trust of the Assignment, the
performance of the transactions contemplated by the Assignment and the fulfillment of the terms thereof applicable to the Trust, will not conflict with or violate any Requirements of Law applicable to the Trust or conflict with, result in any breach
of any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default under, any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Trust is a party
or by which it or its properties are bound. 
 (h) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations, pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Trust, threatened against the Trust before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality (i) asserting the invalidity of the Assignment, (ii) seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Assignment, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of the Trust, would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Trust of its
obligations under the Assignment or (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of the Assignment. 
 (i) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of any court or other governmental authority required to be obtained by the
Trust in connection with the execution and delivery of the Assignment by the Trust and the performance of the transactions contemplated by the Assignment by the Trust, have been obtained. 
 Initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Asset Pool One Supplement. 
  

 Schedule 2-2 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of the day and year first set forth above. 

 

					
	CHASE ISSUANCE TRUST
		
	By:	 	CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator on behalf of the Trust
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Patricia M. Garvey

		 	Name:	 	Patricia M. Garvey
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  

 Schedule 2-3Corrected Letter Agreement with Carl DeWilde

 Exhibit 10.45 
 April 17, 2008 
 Mr. Carl DeWilde 
 3030
Bryan Street, Apt. 403 
 Dallas, TX 75204 
  

	Re:	Agreement and General Release 

 Dear Carl, 
 This Letter Agreement, including the General Release contained in Attachment A (collectively, the “Agreement”), confirms our understanding concerning your
retirement from Tellabs, Inc. and any and all of its subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Tellabs”). The parties are entering into this Agreement as a final and complete resolution of all matters relating to your
employment at Tellabs. In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and to avoid any dispute, it is agreed by and between the parties as
follows: 
  

	1.	We mutually agree that you are voluntarily retiring from Tellabs as Executive Vice President Global Sales & Services, Tellabs, Inc., effective August 8, 2008
(Retirement Date). Tellabs has agreed that your last day of work will be May 30, 2008 and you have agreed that you are resigning your officer positions with Tellabs effective May 30, 2008. You will use your accrued and unused vacation from
June 30, 2008 to August 8, 2008. You will remain on payroll through the Retirement Date and may be called upon during this time to assist the Company transition your duties and responsibilities. 

  

	2.	Tellabs will provide you with a total severance payment of $333,666.00 subject to appropriate withholdings. The severance payment will be made in installments. These installments
shall be of the same amount and paid on the same schedule as your regular current base salary installment payments and shall begin on the first payroll date following the Retirement Date that is at least seven days after you deliver an executed copy
of this Agreement to Tellabs and so long as you have not exercised your right of revocation as described in paragraph 15 below. The installments will be paid until the total severance payment is fully paid. All payments are subject to regular tax
withholdings. 

  

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	3.	Equity which has not been earned and/or vested as of the Retirement Date will be forfeited. You will not be eligible to earn any of the 2008 PSU’s. You will have 3 years from
the Retirement Date to exercise any options that are vested as of the Retirement Date. You will, however, continue to remain bound by all laws relating to transactions involving company stock, including but not limited to laws prohibiting the sale
of stock while in the possession of material non-public inside information. 

  

	4.	The value of any earned but not taken vacation time as of your Retirement Date will be paid in a lump sum after your Retirement Date. 

  

	5.	You will cease to be eligible for any Tellabs benefits (other than those specifically described herein) as of the Retirement Date. You may elect, in accordance with the federal
statute (COBRA), to continue your medical, dental and/or vision benefits for up to 18 months following your Retirement Date. Tellabs will pay the cost of COBRA for 11 months after your Retirement Date. Cost associated with continuation of coverage
after 11 months will be your responsibility. Please contact Debra Ragusa, Manager, Benefits, for information on the COBRA. 

  

	6.	Your Tellabs Advantage Program vesting will be calculated based on your Retirement Date. 

  

	7.	You are required to submit a final expense report, settle any company advances, and return all Tellabs property, including credit cards and files, prior to August 8, 2008.

  

	8.	You have agreed that you will not criticize or in any way disparage Tellabs, its subsidiaries and any of their officers, directors, employees or agents. Tellabs agrees that it will
comply with company guidelines regarding standard references. 

  

	9.	You agree to continue to be bound by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and Intellectual Property Agreement signed by you during your employment with Tellabs. You agree to
keep all company proprietary information confidential. 

  

	10.	You acknowledge that the benefits provided in this Agreement exceed the benefits you would normally receive and that those extra benefits are provided by Tellabs in exchange for you
agreeing to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the General Release contained in Attachment A. 

  

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	11.	You agree to cooperate with Tellabs in any current or future litigation or potential litigation or other legal matters in any reasonable manner as Tellabs may request, including but
not limited to meeting with and fully and truthfully answering the questions of Tellabs or its representatives or agents, and testifying and preparing to testify at any deposition or trial, subject to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred
as a result of such cooperation. 

  

	12.	You acknowledge and agree that no promises or representations were made which do not appear written herein and that this Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties as to
the subject matter hereof. The Executive Continuity and Protection Program is expressly superseded by this Agreement and will no longer have any force or effect and will be null and void after the effective date of this Agreement.

  

	13.	The internal law (and not the law of conflicts) of the State of Illinois will govern all questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement. In
the event that part or all of this Agreement or the attached General Release is found to be invalid, you recognize that Tellabs shall have the right to discontinue any payments made in accordance with the Agreement and to seek repayment of any and
all amounts paid to you hereunder, in addition to any other amounts to which Tellabs may be entitled as a matter of law. 

  

	14.	Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, you agree that all benefits and payments described herein will cease if you become employed by Tellabs or any of its affiliates
while you are still entitled to any such benefits or payments. 

  

	15.	You are being provided with twenty-one days to consider the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the General Release contained in Attachment A. You will have seven days
following the execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement. The Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. If you choose to revoke your signature, you must do so in writing and deliver it to
the attention of Linda Pfluger, Director Human Resources, One Tellabs Center, 1415 West Diehl Road, MS 16, Naperville, IL 60563, no later than 5:00 PM (CST) on the seventh day after signing the Agreement and General Release.

  

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	16.	You acknowledge that you have thoroughly read and understand all of the provisions of this Agreement (including the General Release contained in Attachment A), that you have been
advised to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement, and that you are signing this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily. 

  

					
	Sincerely,	 		 	
			
	 /s/ James M. Sheehan
	 		 	 April 17, 2008

	James M. Sheehan	 		 	Date
	EVP and General Counsel, Tellabs, Inc	 		 	
			
	AGREED:	 		 	
			
	 /s/ Carl A. DeWilde
	 		 	 April 17, 2008

	Carl A. DeWilde	 		 	Date

 The undersigned certifies that Carl DeWilde appeared before me and signed this document and verified that he
signed this document voluntarily. 
  

					
	  
	 		 	  

	Witness	 		 	Date

  

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 Attachment A 
 GENERAL RELEASE 
 THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A GENERAL RELEASE 
 YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT AN ATTORNEY 
 READ CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU SIGN! 
 I acknowledge that the benefits provided in the Agreement dated April 17, 2008 exceed the benefits I
would normally receive and that those extra benefits are provided by Tellabs in exchange for my signing the Agreement, including this General Release. 
 In
consideration for the benefits I will receive, I agree to release Tellabs, Inc., its affiliated companies and their officers, directors, agents and employees from any claims or actions of any kind, arising on or before the effective date of the
Agreement, that I might have against them regarding or relating in any way to my employment with Tellabs or the termination of that employment. I understand that this release applies to all claims and actions I might have for wrongful discharge,
breach of contract, violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967 (as amended by various congressional enactments, including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990), and any and all
claims under any other statute, regulation, Executive Order, Ordinance, or common law, and all other claims and actions related to my employment with Tellabs or the termination of that employment. 
 I represent that I have not filed any complaints, claims or actions against Tellabs with any state, federal or local agency or court and that I will not do so at any
time hereafter. Provided, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit me from filing a charge or complaint, including a challenge to the validity of this Agreement, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or
participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC. 
 I acknowledge that I have been advised to consult with an attorney prior to
signing this Agreement, including this General Release, and that I have been provided at least 21 days in which to consider the terms of the Agreement and this General Release. Once I have signed the Agreement and this General Release, I understand
that I shall have until 7 days after the execution date to revoke my agreement to the terms of the Agreement and this General Release (the “Revocation Period”). In the event that I elect to revoke within the Revocation Period, I will
return this Agreement to Linda Pfluger, Director, Human Resources, Tellabs, 1415 W. Diehl 

  

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Road, MS16, Naperville, Illinois, along with my decision in writing to revoke the Agreement. I understand that the Agreement, including this General Release,
will become effective after the Revocation Period has expired, provided I have not revoked my agreement. 
 I acknowledge that I have read the Agreement,
including this General Release, and that I have full knowledge and understanding of the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement and General Release, and that I am signing them voluntarily. 
  

					
	 /s/ Carl DeWilde
	 		 	 April 17, 2008

	Carl DeWilde	 		 	Date

  

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