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Confidential Information. The Participant shall hold, in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company, all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company and its businesses which shall have been obtained by the Participant during his or her employment by the Company or an Affiliated Company and which shall not be public knowledge (other than by acts of the Participant in violation of this provision). After termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or an Affiliated Company for any reason, the Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those persons designated by it. In no event shall an asserted violation of this Section 10 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant under the Plan.

Confidential Information. Each Participant shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Participant during the Participant’s employment by the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Participant or representatives of the Participant in violation of this Plan). After termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company, the Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this [Section 7.3] constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable under this Plan.

shall hold, in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of , all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to and its businesses which shall have been obtained by during his or her employment by and which shall not be public knowledge (other than by acts of in violation of this provision). After termination of ’s employment with , shall not, without the prior written consent of , communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than and those persons designated by it. In no event shall an asserted violation of this Section constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to under the Plan.

Confidentiality. As a condition to participation in the Plan, each Participant agrees to hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates all Confidential Information which shall have been obtained by the Participant during the Participant’s employment by the Employer; except, however, that this Section 7.1 shall not apply to Confidential Information that is or becomes public knowledge, unless such Confidential Information became or becomes public knowledge due to acts of the Participant or representatives of the Participant in violation of this Section 7.1. Upon termination of the Participant’s employment, he shall return to the Company all Confidential Information in his possession. After termination of the Participant’s employment with the Employer, the Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such Confidential Information to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it, except # otherwise publicly available information, # as may be necessary to enforce his rights under the Plan or as necessary to defend himself against a claim asserted directly or indirectly by the Company or its Affiliates or # as may be compelled by service of a valid subpoena or other legal process (if the Participant is served with a valid subpoena or other legal process, he must so notify the Company within three business days). Furthermore, nothing contained in this Plan prevents a Participant from disclosing without notice to the Company any perceived violation of law to any federal, state, or local governmental agency or entity including, but not limited to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any law. Finally, nothing in this Plan prevents a Participant - nor should a Participant be held civilly or criminally liable under any law - if the Participant discloses a trade secret: # in confidence to a Federal, State or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; # in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; # to the Participant’s attorney in connection with a lawsuit alleging retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law; or # in connection with a lawsuit described in the immediately preceding [subparagraph (c)], provided the Participant: # files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and # does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to a court order. Unless and until a determination has been made in accordance with Section 7.4 that the Participant has violated this Section 7.1, an asserted violation of the provisions of this Section 7.1 shall not constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant under the Plan.

Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s employment by the Company or any of its affiliated companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement). After termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this Section 10 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.

Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive's employment by the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts of the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement). After termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this Section 12 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.

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