EXHIBIT A
FORM OF RELEASE AGREEMENT
As a material inducement to Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva USA”) to providing the severance benefits and other benefits and payments in excess of the amounts required to be paid to Brendan O’Grady (the “Executive”) by applicable law (if any) under the employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) dated as of May 6, 2018 by and between Teva USA and the Executive, and in consideration of its agreements and obligations under the Employment Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Executive, the Executive on behalf of himself and his family, agents, representatives, heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, attorneys, successors and assigns (the “Releasors”) hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and generally releases Teva USA, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., and their and the Teva Group’s direct and indirect parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, employees and attorneys, and the heirs, executors, administrators, receivers, successors and assigns of all of the foregoing (collectively, the “Corporate Releasees”), from, and hereby waives and/or settles any and all, actions, causes of action, suits, debts, sums of money, agreements, promises, damages, or any liability, claims or demands, known or unknown and of any nature whatsoever and which the Executive ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have, for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of the world to the date of this release (collectively, the “Executive Claims”) arising directly or indirectly pursuant to or out of his employment with Teva USA, the performance of services for Teva USA or any Corporate Releasee or the termination of such employment or services and, specifically, without limitation, any rights and/or the Executive Claims (a) arising under or pursuant to any contract, express or implied, written or oral, relating to the Executive’s employment or termination thereof or the employment relationship, including, without limitation, the Employment Agreement; (b) for wrongful dismissal or termination of employment; (c) arising under any federal, state, local or other statutes, orders, laws, ordinances, regulations or the like that relate to the employment relationship and/or that specifically prohibit discrimination based upon age, race, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other unlawful bases, including, but not limited to, any and all claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to or concerning any of the foregoing statutes; (d) for damages, including, without limitation, punitive or compensatory damages or for attorneys’ expenses, costs, wages, injunctive or equitable relief resulting or pertaining to those matters released hereunder; and (e) relating to salaries, benefits, bonuses, compensation, fringe benefits, social benefits according to any law or agreement, amounts of manager’s insurance, pension fund, provident fund and education fund, overtime, severance pay, sick pay, recreation payments, vacation payments, prior notice payments, options or other securities, reimbursement of expenses and/or any other payments or benefits due to the Executive. This paragraph shall not apply to any rights or claims that the Executive may have: (i) for a breach of Teva USA’s obligation to provide, or cause to be provided, the severance and other payments and benefits due under the
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