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.

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. (i) 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.

Section # 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 the Affiliated Entities, and their respective businesses, which information, knowledge or data shall have been obtained by the Executive

Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all confidential or proprietary information relating to or concerned with the Company or its Affiliates (as defined below) or its products or services, prospective products or services, operations, business and affairs (“Confidential Information”), and he shall not, at any time hereafter, use or disclose any Confidential Information to any person other than to the Company or its designees or except as may otherwise be required in connection with the business and affairs of the Company, and in furtherance of the foregoing Executive agrees that:

-- during the Executive’s employment by the Company or the Affiliated Entities and which information, knowledge or data 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 or the Affiliated Entities, 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 persons designated by the Company. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this Section 9 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.

Confidential Information; Unauthorized Disclosure. Executive shall not, whether during the period of his employment hereunder or thereafter, without the written consent of the Board or a person authorized thereby, disclose to any person, other than an executive of Company or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of his duties as an executive of Company, any Confidential Information obtained by him while in the employ of Company with respect to Company’s business. Subject to the exclusions below, as used in this Agreement “Confidential Information” means data or information in any form, regardless of whether or not marked “confidential” or “proprietary” # which concerns, relates to, or comes from the business activities, business methods, products, services, relationships, research, or business development of Company or another member of the Company Group; # which Executive received, designed, compiled, produced, used, generated or otherwise became aware of as a result of his employment or engagement with Company or any other member of the Company Group; and # which is not generally known to the public. The parties agree that “Confidential Information” specifically includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets (as defined by Texas and federal law) of Company or another member of the Company Group and the following kinds of information and data (to the extent not generally known to the public): # information about the customers and prospective customers (such as customer and prospective customer identities, contact information, preferences, needs, requirements, specifications, proposals, contracts, financial information, and historic purchasing patterns, and information about Company’s or its Affiliates’ provision of products and services to each customer) of Company or another member of the Company Group; # non-public information about the products and service techniques of Company or any other member of the Company Group; # the computer systems and software developed by Company or another member of the Company Group or their respective agents for use by of Company or another member of the Company Group; # non-public information about the business methods (such as sales methods, business processes, training manuals and methods, research and development work, purchasing information and contracts, and new ideas made or conceived by employees or agents) of Company or another member of the Company Group; # financial information (such as pricing and bidding formulas, financial projections, budgets, analyses, accounting data, and financing information) of Company or another member of the Company Group; # information about the business plans and strategies (such as marketing plans, opportunities for new or developing business, products, services, or markets, and information about new business partnerships or distributorship arrangements) of Company or another member of the Company Group; # private personnel information (including employee social security numbers and medical records); # communications between Company or other members of the Company Group and their respective attorneys; # information provided to Company or another member of the Company Group with an expectation of confidentiality or which is subject to non-disclosure obligations (such as information shared in confidence by a customer or supplier); and # information marked “confidential” or “proprietary” by Company or another member of the Company Group. “Confidential Information” does not include general knowledge and skills used throughout the energy industry or any information which Executive may be required to disclose by any applicable law, order, or judicial or administrative proceeding. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of this Section constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement. Within fourteen (14) days after the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall return to Company all documents and other tangible items containing Company or other Company Group information which are in Executive’s possession, custody or control. Executive agrees that all Confidential Information exclusively belongs to Company, the other members of the Company Group or their designated affiliate, and that any work of authorship relating to Company’s business, products or services, whether such work is created solely by Executive or jointly with others, and whether or not such work is Confidential Information, shall be deemed exclusively belonging to Company, the other members of the Company Group or their designated affiliate.

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.

The Grantee 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 their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Grantee during the Grantee's employment by the Company and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts of the Grantee or representatives of the Grantee in violation of this Agreement). After termination of the Grantee's employment with the Company, the Grantee 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.

Confidentiality. Executive agrees that at all times during Executive's employment and following the conclusion of Executive's employment, whether voluntary or involuntary, Executive will hold in strictest confidence and not disclose Confidential Information (as defined below) to anyone who is not also an Executive of the Company or to any Executive of the Company who does not also have access to such Confidential Information, without express written authorization of the President of the Company. "Confidential Information" shall mean any trade secrets or Company proprietary information, including but not limited to manufacturing techniques, processes, formulas, customer lists, inventions, experimental developments, research projects, operating methods, cost, pricing, financial data, business plans and proposals, data and information the Company receives in confidence from any other party, or any other secret or confidential matters of the Company. Additionally, Executive will not use any Confidential Information for Executive's own benefit or to the detriment of the Company during Executive's employment or thereafter. Executive also certifies that employment with the Company does not and will not breach any agreement or duty that Executive has to anyone concerning confidential information belonging to others.