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BOWNE INTEGRATED TYPESETTING SYSTEM
CRC: 51897
Name: NATIONAL GRID
Date: 17-JUN-2008 03:10:51.35Operator: BNY99999TPhone: [phone]Site: BOWNE OF NEW YORK
Y59930.SUB, DocName: EX-4.C.9, Doc: 10, Page: 20
Description: EXH 4(C).9
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[E/O] EDGAR 2 *Y59930/889/2*
BOWNE INTEGRATED TYPESETTING SYSTEM
CRC: 51897
Name: NATIONAL GRID
Date: 17-JUN-2008 03:10:51.35Operator: BNY99999TPhone: [phone]Site: BOWNE OF NEW YORK
Y59930.SUB, DocName: EX-4.C.9, Doc: 10, Page: 20 Description: EXH 4(C).9
0/2889.00.00.00Y59930BNY
[E/O] EDGAR 2 *Y59930/889/2*
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the Executive or the Company from brin
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any action or proceedin
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in any court for the purpose of enforcin
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the
provisions of clause 19.1 and this clause 19.3.
19.4 Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent permitted by law, the Executive and the Company waive any and all rights to a
jury trial with respect to any Employment Matter.
19.5 This Agreement is governed by and will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts
applicable to contracts made and performed in Massachusetts, excluding application of its conflict of laws
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19.6 This A
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reement will be bindin
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on, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective heirs,
personal representatives, successors and assi
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ns. This A
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reement does not confer any ri
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hts, remedies, obli
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ations or
liabilities to any entity or person other than the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns.
20 Miscellaneous
20.1 This A
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reement may be entered into in any number of counterparts, all of which taken to
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ether shall constitute one and
the same instrument. An
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p
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ma
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enter into this A
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executin
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such counter
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20.2 This Agreement may only be modified by the written agreement of the parties.
20.3 The Executive cannot assi
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n this A
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reement to an
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one else.
20.4 References in this A
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reement to rules, re
g
ulations, policies, handbooks or other similar documents which supplement it,
are referred to in it or describe any pensions or other benefits arran
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ement are references to the versions or forms of the
relevant documents as amended or updated from time to time.
20.5 The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this A
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reement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
other provision of this Agreement.
20.6 The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this A
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reement any applicable withholdin
g
in respect of
federal, state, local or foreign taxes.
20.7 This A
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reement supersedes any previous written or oral a
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reement between the parties in relation to the matters dealt
with in it. It contains the whole a
g
reement between the parties relatin
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to the Employment at the