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GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS DATED MAY 8, 2008

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GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS DATED MAY 8, 2008 | Document Parties: MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. | Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc | Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc | Older Workers You are currently viewing:
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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. | Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc | Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc | Older Workers

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Title: GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS DATED MAY 8, 2008
Governing Law: New York     Date: 8/7/2009
Industry: Insurance (Miscellaneous)     Sector: Financial

GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS DATED MAY 8, 2008, Parties: marsh & mclennan companies  inc. , guy carpenter & company  inc , guy carpenter & company  llc , marsh & mclennan companies  inc , older workers
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Exhibit 10.6

GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS

DATED MAY 8, 2008

 

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For the valuable consideration set forth on Schedule A hereto, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned (“Executive”), on his own behalf and on behalf of his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, representatives and assigns, does herein knowingly and voluntarily unconditionally release, waive, and fully discharge Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, and its parent and subsidiaries (specifically including, but not limited to, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries) (including successors and assigns thereof) (collectively, the “Company”), and all of their respective past and present employees, officers, directors, agents, affiliates, parents, predecessors, administrators, representatives, attorneys, and shareholders, and employee benefit plans and plan administrators, from any and all legal claims, liabilities, suits, causes of action (whether before a court or an administrative agency), damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, interest injuries, expenses, debts, or demands of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute or contingent, at law or in equity, which were or could have been filed with any Federal, state, or local court, agency, arbitrator or any other entity, based directly or indirectly on Executive’s employment with and separation from Company or based on any other alleged act or omission by or on behalf of Company prior to Executive’s signing this General Release. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms, this General Release specifically includes all claims based on the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, and those based on breach of contract (express or implied), tort, harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, negligence, privacy, employment discrimination, retaliation, discharge not for just cause, constructive discharge, wrongful discharge, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (the “ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended, Executive Order 11,141 (age discrimination), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1871, Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States code, as amended, 41 U.S.C. § 1981 (discrimination), 29 U.S.C. §206(d)(1) (equal pay), Executive Order 11,246 (race, color, religion, sex and national origin discrimination), the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act §§503-504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (handicap rehabilitation), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, any federal, state or local fair employment, civil or human rights, wage and hour laws and wage payment laws, and any and all other Federal, state, local or other governmental statutes, laws, ordinances, regulations and orders, under common law, and under any Company policy, procedure, bylaw or rule. This General Release shall not waive or release any rights or claims that Executive may have which arise after the date of this General Release (including any rights of Executive under that certain Employment Agreement entered into between Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. and Executive, dated as of the 1 st day of July 2005 (the “Employment Agreement”)) and shall not waive post-termination health-continuation insurance benefits required by state or Federal law and shall not waive any rights of Executive under the Employment Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, Executive waives all rights in respect of the restricted stock units granted to him on or about February 26, 2008.


2.

Also for the valuable consideration set forth on Schedule A hereto, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, by execution of this General Release Executive also has entered into Schedule B hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference but which shall be considered a separate and severable undertaking by Executive, waiving claims arising under English or European law, if any. References to this General Release herein include and incorporate by reference Schedule B.

 

3.

Executive intends this General Release to be binding on his successors, and Executive specifically agrees not to file or continue any claim in respect of matters covered by Section 1 above. Executive further agrees never to institute any suit, complaint, proceeding, grievance or action of any kind of law, in equity, or otherwise in any court of the United States or in any state, or in any administrative agency of the United States or any state, county or municipality, or before any other tribunal, public or private, against Company arising from or relating to his employment with or his termination of employment from Company and/or any other occurrences to the date of this General Release, other than a claim challenging the validity of this General Release under the ADEA or respecting any matters not covered by this General Release.

 

4.

Executive is further waiving his right to receive money or other relief in any action instituted by him or on his behalf by any person, entity or governmental agency in respect of matters covered by this General Release. Nothing in this General Release shall limit the rights of any governmental agency or his right of access to, cooperation or participation with any governmental agency, including without limitation, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Executive further agrees to waive his rights under any other statute or regulation, state or federal, which provides that a general release does not extend to claims which Executive does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing this General Release, which if known to him must have materially affected his settlement with Company.

 

5.

Executive agrees that Executive shall not be eligible and shall not seek or apply for reinstatement or re-employment with Company and agrees that any application for re-employment may be rejected without explanation or liability pursuant to this provision.

 

6.

In further consideration of the promises made by Company in this General Release, Executive specifically waives and releases Company from all claims Executive may have as of the date of this General Release, whether known or unknown, arising under the ADEA. Executive further agrees that:

 

 

(a)

Executive’s waiver of rights under this General Release is knowing and voluntary and in compliance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (“OWBPA”);

 

 

(b)

Executive understands the terms of this General Release;

 

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(c)

The consideration offered by Company under paragraph 8 of the Employment Agreement and otherwise (as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto) in exchange for the General Release represents consideration over and above that to which Executive would otherwise be entitled, and that the consideration would not have been provided had Executive not agreed to sign the General Release and did not sign the Release;

 

 

(d)

Company is hereby advising Executive in writing to consult with an attorney prior to executing this General Release;

 

 

(e)

Company is giving Executive a period of twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this General Release;

 

 

(f)

Following Executive’s execution of this General Release, Executive has seven (7) days in which to revoke this General Release by written notice. An attempted revocation not actually received by Company prior to the revocation deadline will not be effective; and

 

 

(g)

This General Release and all payments and benefits otherwise payable under paragraph 8 of the Employment Agreement and otherwise (other than with respect to all salary and other benefits earned prior to Executive’s termination of employment (and reimbursement for all covered business expenses incurred prior to such termination)) shall be void and of no force and effect if Executive chooses to so revoke, and if Executive chooses not to so revoke, this General Release shall then become effective and enforceable.

 

7.

This General Release does not waive rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the date Executive signs this General Release. To the extent barred by the OWBPA, the covenant not to sue contained in Section 2 does not apply to claims under the ADEA that challenge the validity of this General Release.

 

8.

To revoke this General Release, Executive must send a written statement of revocation to:

 

  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

1166 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Attn.: Peter Beshar, General Counsel

  

The revocation must be received no later than 5:00p.m. on the seventh day following Executive’s execution of this General Release. If Executive does not revoke, the eighth day following Executive’s acceptance will be the “effective date” of this General Release.

 

9.

Other than as set forth in Schedule B, this General Release shall be governed by the internal laws (and not the choice of laws) of the State of New York, except for the application of pre-emptive Federal law.

 

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PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY, IT CONTAINS A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

 

9.5.08

  

  

/s/     David H. Spiller        

Date

  

  

David H. Spiller

 

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Schedule A

Entitlements under Paragraph 8 of the Employment Agreement and Other Agreed

Upon Entitlements

 

 

 

An amount equal to two times Executive’s base salary, plus two times Executive’s actual bonus with respect to the Company’s 2007 fiscal year, resulting in £1,000,000 plus $2,500,000, which amount shal


 
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