Confidential Information. For purposes of this Agreement, Adtalem’s “Confidential Information” shall include Adtalem and its Affiliates’ trade secrets as defined under Delaware law, as well as any other information or material which is not generally known to the public, and which: # is generated, collected by or utilized in the operations of Adtalem or its Affiliates’ business and relates to the actual or anticipated business, research or development of Adtalem, its Affiliates or Adtalem and its Affiliates’ actual or prospective Customers; or # is suggested by or results from any task assigned to the Executive by Adtalem or its Affiliates, or work performed by the Executive for or on behalf of Adtalem or its Affiliates. Confidential Information shall not be considered generally known to the public if the Executive or others improperly reveal such information to the public without Adtalem or its Affiliates’ express written consent and/or in violation of an obligation of confidentiality owed to Adtalem or its Affiliates. Confidential Information includes, without limitation, the information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by Adtalem concerning the business or affairs of Adtalem or its Affiliates, including information concerning acquisition opportunities in or reasonably related to Adtalem or its Affiliates’ business or industry, the identities of and other information (such as databases) relating to the current, former or prospective employees, suppliers and Customers of Adtalem or its Affiliates, development, transition and transformation plans, methodologies and methods of doing business, strategic, marketing and expansion plans, financial and business plans, financial data, pricing information, employee lists and telephone numbers, locations of sales representatives, new and existing customer or supplier programs and services, customer terms, customer service and integration processes, requirements and costs of providing service, support and equipment.

Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that the information, observations and data obtained by him while employed by any member of the Company Group concerning the business or affairs of the Company Group or provided to the Company Group by its customers and suppliers, that is not known generally to the public (“Confidential Information”), are the property of the Company Group. Therefore, Executive agrees that during his employment and for a period of two (2) years thereafter he shall not disclose to any unauthorized person or use for his own purposes any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Board other than in a good faith effort to promote the interests of the Company Group, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of Executive’s acts or omissions. With respect to any Confidential Information constituting a trade secret under applicable law, Executive agrees not to use or disclose such information for so long as the item continues to constitute a trade secret (i.e., the two (2) year restriction shall not apply to such information). Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period, or at any other time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes, printouts and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of any member of the Company Group which he may then possess or have under his control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph 6 shall be construed to in any way limit the rights of the Company to protect confidential or proprietary information which constitute trade secrets under applicable trade secret laws. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain strictly confidential, and Executive hereby agrees not to disclose the terms and conditions hereof to any person or entity, other than immediate family members, legal advisors or personal tax or financial advisors, or prospective future employers solely for the purpose of disclosing the limitations on Executive’s conduct imposed by the provisions of this paragraph 6 who, in each case, shall be instructed by Executive to keep such information confidential.

The Employee agrees that all Confidential Information that comes or has come into his possession by reason of his employment hereunder is the property of the Employer and shall not be used except in the course of employment by Employer and for Employer’s exclusive benefit. Further, the Employee shall not, during his employment or thereafter, disclose or acknowledge the content of any Confidential Information to any Person who is not an employee of Employer authorized to possess such Confidential Information. Upon termination of employment, the Employee shall deliver to Employer all documents, writings, electronic storage devices, and other tangible things containing any Confidential Information and the Employee shall not make or retain copies, excerpts, or notes of such information.

Confidential Information: As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information in whatever form, pertaining to the business of the Company that is not generally known outside of the Company, or that is known outside of the Company through improper means. Without limiting the foregoing definition, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to: # technical information, formulas, teaching and development techniques, methodologies, processes, trade secrets, computer programs, electronic codes, designs, product development information, inventions, improvements, and research projects; # information about finances, costs, profits, markets, proposals, sales, and lists of customers or clients; # business, marketing, and strategic plans; and # employee personnel files and compensation information.

Confidential Information. The terms of this Agreement and any information or items marked confidential or identified as confidential by written notice to the receiving Party under or relating to this Agreement, including but not limited to information concerning the information related to either party such the business, formulas, pricing, financial information, research data, sales and marketing information, customer lists, supplier lists, Buyer's Specifications, the Purchase Orders, the Forecast, the reports and any financial or manufacturing and technical information provided by the Supplier to the Buyer shall be treated as confidential information ("Confidential Information"). The receiving Party hereby undertakes # to hold and keep in confidence any and all such Confidential Information and not to disclose the Confidential Information or any part thereof to any third party except to only such of their directors, officers, employees and advisers (collectively, "Representatives" and each a "Representative") whose duties require them to possess or consider the Confidential Information and strictly on a "need to know" basis; and who shall prior to such disclosure agree to keep such information confidential and be bound by this Agreement; # to use the same degree of precaution as it would use to protect its own confidential information of like importance but in no event less than reasonable care; # not to use the Confidential Information, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than to complete the obligations under this Agreement; and # not to use the Confidential Information in a manner directly or indirectly causing damages to the other party or use the Confidential Information to gain commercial benefit to itself. Provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include information that # is already in, or subsequently comes into, the public domain other than through a violation of this Agreement, # is received by the non-disclosing Party on a non-confidential basis from a source which is not prohibited from disclosing such information pursuant to any legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation to the disclosing Party, # was already known by the receiving Party, as established by written documentation only, at the time of receipt from the disclosing Party, or # is independently developed or # ordered to be disclosed by a competent court or a regulatory or public body. In such event, the receiving Party shall, where permitted under the relevant jurisdiction, immediately inform the disclosing Party so that the disclosing Party is given the opportunity to object to such disclosure in due time. Should any such objection by the disclosing Party be unsuccessful or should the disclosing Party decide not to object to any such disclosure, the receiving Party or its Representative so obligated or requested to disclose the Confidential Information may disclose only such Confidential Information to the extent required by the relevant court order or governmental or regulatory authority. Upon the expiration or early termination of this Agreement, each party shall return or destroy, and certify to such destruction of, all confidential information of the other Party. The covenants contained in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement regardless of the cause of the termination.

Confidential Information. Provider shall immediately discontinue the use of and shall promptly return all Confidential Information associated with or respecting Manager in Provider’s possession, to Manager. Manager shall immediately discontinue the use of and shall promptly return all Confidential Information associated with or respecting Provider in Manager’s possession to Provider.

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.

Confidential Information. Grantee acknowledges that the System Companies have unique methods and processes for the generation, transmission and distribution and sale of energy and energy-related products which give the System Companies a competitive advantage, including strategic and non-public plans for their products, geographic and customer markets, and for marketing, distributing and selling their products. Grantee further acknowledges that Grantee has held a position of confidence and trust with respect to the System Companies and that Grantee has and will acquire additional detailed knowledge of the System Companies’ unique and confidential methods of doing business and plans for the future. Grantee acknowledges that the System Companies are expending and will continue to expend substantial amounts of time, money and effort to develop effective business and regulatory strategies, methodologies and technology. Grantee also acknowledges that the System Companies have a compelling business interest in protecting the System Companies’ Confidential Information (as defined below) and that the System Companies would be seriously and irreparably damaged by the improper disclosure of Confidential Information. Grantee therefore agrees that, from the date of Grantee’s execution of this Agreement and during Grantee’s employment or other service with any System Company and at all times thereafter, Grantee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the System Companies and, other than as authorized in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or as required by law, in the proper performance of Grantee’s duties and responsibilities, or as otherwise provided in this Section 15, Grantee shall not disclose, directly or indirectly, to any person or entity or use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than the furtherance of Grantee’s responsibilities to any other System Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known by persons outside the System Companies and could not easily be determined or learned by someone outside the System Companies, including without limitation, any and all information and knowledge, whether or not explicitly designated as confidential and whether or not reduced to writing, regarding # the System Companies’ business, including, without limitation, # the generation, transmission, brokering, marketing, distribution, sale and delivery of electric power or natural gas (through regulated utilities or otherwise), # the System Companies’ ownership, development, management or operation of power plants and power generation facilities (including, without limitation, nuclear power plants) and the provision of operations and management services (including, without limitation, decommissioning services) with respect to power plants and the sale of the electric power produced by the System Companies’ operating plants to wholesale customers, # the System Companies’ proprietary methods and methodology, technical data, trade secrets, know-how, research and development information, product plans, customer lists, specific information relating to products, services and customers or prospective customers (including, but not limited to, customers or prospective customers of the System Companies with whom Grantee becomes acquainted during Grantee’s relationship with any System Company), books and records of the System Companies, corporate and strategic relationships, suppliers, markets, computer software, computer software development, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs, drawings, technical information, source codes, engineering information, hardware configuration information, and matters of a business nature such as information regarding marketing, costs, pricing, finances, financial models and projections, billings, new or existing business or economic development plans, initiatives, and opportunities, or any other similar business information made available to Grantee prior to or during Grantee’s employment with a System Company or otherwise in connection with Grantee’s relationship with any System Company and # any attorney-client privileged information of a System Company. Confidential Information shall also include non-public information concerning any director, officer, employee, shareholder, or partner of any System Company. Grantee agrees that Grantee’s obligation not to disclose or use Confidential Information, and Grantee’s obligation, detailed below, to return and, upon Grantee’s termination of employment with all System Companies, not to retain materials and tangible property described in this Section 15 shall also extend to such types of information, materials and tangible property of customers of and suppliers to the System Companies and to other third parties, in each case who may have disclosed or entrusted the same to Grantee or to any System Company during Grantee’s employment with any System Company.

The Executive recognizes that the services to be performed by the Executive hereunder are special, unique and extraordinary and that, by reason of such employment with the Company, the Executive has acquired and will continue to acquire Confidential Information (as defined below) concerning the operation of the Company, the use or disclosure of which would cause the Company substantial loss and damages which could not be readily calculated and for which no remedy at law would be adequate. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that the Executive will not (directly or indirectly) at any time, whether during or after the Executive’s employment hereunder, # knowingly use for an improper personal benefit any Confidential Information that the Executive may learn or has learned by reason of the Executive’s employment with the Company or # disclose any such Confidential Information to any Person except # in the performance of the Executive’s obligations to the Company hereunder, # as required by applicable law, # in connection with the enforcement of the Executive’s rights under this Agreement, # in connection with any disagreement, dispute or litigation (pending or threatened) between the Executive and the Company or # with the prior written consent of the Board. As used herein, “Confidential Information” includes information with respect to the operation and performance of the Company and the Company Managed Funds, their investments, portfolio companies, products, services, facilities, product methods, research and development, trade secrets and other intellectual property, systems, patents and patent applications, procedures, manuals, confidential reports, product price lists, customer lists, financial information, business plans, prospects or opportunities (including, as applicable, all of the foregoing information regarding the Company’s and/or the Company Managed Funds’ past, current and prospective portfolio companies); provided, however, that such term shall not include any information that # is or becomes generally known or available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive or # is or becomes known or available to the Executive on a nonconfidential basis from a source (other than the Company) that, to the Executive’s knowledge, is not prohibited from disclosing such information to the Executive by a legal, contractual, fiduciary or other obligation to the Company.

Confidential Information. Executive reaffirms that any confidentiality agreement executed by Executive in favor of the Company remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.