Settlement Agreement

　　this settlement agreement is made this _________(m,d,y), between aaa, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of _________(placename) and having its registered office at _________ ('aaa'), and bbb, ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of _________(placename) and having its registered office at _________ ('bbb') and

　　whereas, in _________(year), ccc, inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of _________(placename) ('ccc'), bbb, and the other shareholders of aaa, entered into the nihon ccc kk joint venture agreement, which they amended by that certain amended joint venture agreement dated _________(m,d,y) (these two agreements and their incidental and related agreements shall be referred to collectively herein as the 'jva');