SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND
RELEASE OF CLAIMS
This Settlement
Agreement and Release of Claims (this “Agreement”) is
made and entered into this 24th day of January, 2007, by and
between SEI LLC, assignee of SEI Information Technology, Inc.
(.“SEI”),and XFormity, Inc., a Texas Corporation
(“XFormity”). SEI and XFormity are sometimes
collectively referred to in this Agreement as “the
Parties.”
RECITALS
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A.
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The Parties
executed and delivered that certain Master Services Agreement dated
as of December 12, 2003, and various Task Specifications pursuant
thereto (hereafter collectively, the “Master Services
Agreement”).
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B.
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The Parties
desire to terminate the Master Services Agreement and release each
other from any potential claims arising thereunder, except as
expressly set forth in this Agreement.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises
and covenants made herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
XFormity agrees to pay to SEI the aggregate sum
of $20,000 (the “Consideration”). The Consideration
shall be paid in five (5) equal monthly installments of $4,000
each, with the first payment due on or before January 31, 2007, and
each subsequent installment due on or before the last day of each
succeeding month, with the final installment due on or before May
31, 2007. In the event of a default by XFormity in the payment of
any monthly installment, which default is not cured within five (5)
business days after written notice from SEI, the entire unpaid
balance of the Consideration shall immediately become due and
payable in full.
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2.
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MUTUAL
RELEASES OF ALL CLAIMS OF ANY PARTY .
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A. In exchange for the other Parties’
promises and covenants herein, including the Consideration provided
for in Paragraph 1 above, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, SEI, for itself, and all of its present and former
officers, directors, employees, agents, insurers, attorneys,
parents, affiliates subsidiaries and successors and assigns, hereby
releases, acquits and forever discharges Xformity and its parent
corporation, XFormity Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation,
and all of their present and former officers, directors, employees,
agents, insurers, benefit plans (and related persons/entities),
attorneys, parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and successors and
assigns, (collectively referred to as the “XFormity Released
Parties”), from any and all charges, complaints, grievances,
actions, suits, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements,
demands, controversies, rights, claims and causes of action of
whatever kind or nature, whether known or unknown, including claims
brought under any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or
under common law, and all manner of claims, demands, causes of
action, judgments, actions, suits, levies, executions, and
liabilities of whatever nature, known or unknown, fixed or
contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, indirect or direct,
foreseen or unforeseen, which SEI may have had, may have, or may
come to have against the XFormity Released Parties, at any time by
reason of, in any way connected with, arising out of, bearing upon,
or in any way relating to any matter, act, fact, transaction or
occurrence or thing occurring prior to the date of execution of
this Agreement, including without limitation, all claims pertaining
to, arising out of, or bearing upon the Master Services Agreement;
provided, however, that nothing stated in this paragraph shall
constitute a release of any of Xformity’s obligations under
this Agreement, any legal or contractual obligations of Paul Dwyer
to SEI, or any of Xformity’s obligations under the surviving
provisions of the Master Services Agreement identified in
Paragraph 3 of this Agreement (collectively, the
“XFormity Surviving Obligations”).
B. In exchange for the other Parties’
promises and covenants herein, including the consideration provided
for in Paragraph 2A above, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the XFormity Released Parties, for themselves,
and all of their present and former officers, directors, employees,
agents, insurers, attorneys, parents, affiliates subsidiaries and
successors and assigns, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
release, acquit and forever discharge SEI, and all of its present
and former officers, directors, employees, agents, insurers,
benefit plans (and related persons/entities), attorneys, parents,
affiliates, subsidiaries, and successors and assigns, (collectively
referred to as the “SEI Released Parties”), from any
and all charges, complaints, grievances, actions, suits,
liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, demands,
controversies, rights, claims and causes of action of whatever kind
or nature, whether known or unknown, including claims brought under
any federal, state or local statute, ordinance or under common law,
and all manner of claims, demands, causes of action, judgments,
actions, suits, levies, executions, and liabilities of whatever
nature, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, indirect or direct, foreseen or unforeseen, which the
XFormity Released Parties may have had, may have, or may come to
have against the SEI Released Parties, at any time by reason of, in
any way connected with, arising out of, bearing upon, or in any way
relating to any matter, act, fact, transaction or occurrence or
thing occurring prior to the date of execution of this Agreement,
including without limitation, all claims pertaining to, arising out
of, or bearing upon the Master Services Agreement; provided,
however, that nothing stated in this paragraph shall constitute a
release of any of SEI’s obligations under this Agreement or
any of SEI’s obligations under the surviving provisions of
the Master Services Agreement identified in Paragraph 3 of
this Agreement (collectively, the “SEI Surviving
Obligations”).
C. Other than the XFormity Surviving Obligations
and the SEI Surviving Obligations, the parties understand and
expressly agree that the General Mutual Release contained in
Paragraphs 2A and 2B above extends to all claims of every
nature
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