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During Executive’s employment with and at all times after the termination of Executive’s employment with , # Executive covenants and agrees to treat as confidential all Confidential Information submitted to Executive or received, compiled, developed, designed, produced, accessed, or otherwise discovered by the Executive from time to time while employed by , and # Executive will not disclose or divulge the Confidential Information to any person, entity, firm or company whatsoever or use the Confidential Information for Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of any person, entity, firm or company other than . This restriction will apply throughout the world; provided, however, that if the restrictions of this [Section 11(a)] when applied to any specific piece of Confidential Information would prevent Executive from using Executive’s general knowledge or skills in competition with or would otherwise substantially restrict the Executive’s ability to fairly compete with , then as to that piece of Confidential Information only, the scope of this restriction will apply only for the Restrictive Period (as defined below).

. Agreement to Maintain Confidentiality; Non-Disparagement.

The Service Provider agrees that all information relating to the business and affairs of the Company shall at all times and for all purposes be confidential and held by the Service Provider in confidence and solely for the benefit of the Company.

agrees that he shall at all times keep confidential all confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets of Whirlpool and will not use or disclose such information or trade secrets without the specific written permission of Whirlpool, except as may be required in connection with any administrative or legal proceedings. In the event that disclosure is required under such circumstances, agrees to notify Whirlpool in advance, if possible, and use his best efforts to maintain the confidentiality of the information. agrees that he shall not disparage Whirlpool, its products and processes, or any of their employees or vendors or customers now or in the future.

As used in this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall include all confidential and proprietary information of , including, without limitation, any of the following information to the extent not generally known to third persons: financial and budgetary information and strategies; plant design, specifications, and layouts; equipment design, specifications, and layouts; product design and specifications; manufacturing processes, procedures, and specifications; data processing or other computer programs; research and development projects; marketing information and strategies; customer lists; vendor lists; supplier lists; information about customer preferences and buying patterns; information about supplier and vendor preferences and patterns; information about prospective customers, vendors, suppliers or business opportunities; proprietary information with respect to any employees; proprietary information of any customers, suppliers or vendors of ; information about ’s costs and the pricing structure used in sales to customers or purchases from suppliers or vendors; information about ’s overall corporate business strategy; and technological innovations used in ’s business, to the extent that such information does not fall within the definition of Secret Information.

Non-Disparagement. During Employee’s employment with the Company and at all times thereafter, Employee shall not divulge, disclose, or communicate to others, in any manner whatsoever, information or statements that disparage or are intended to disparage the Company, including its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents, and its/his/her/their business reputation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement is intended to waive, restrict, or limit Employee’s rights, communications, or actions that cannot be waived by agreement, including, but not limited to, Employee’s rights under the National Labor Relations Act, the right to disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, the right to testify in an administrative, legislative, or judicial proceeding about alleged sexual harassment, or alleged criminal conduct by another party, including the Company, its agents, or employees, if and when Employee has been required or requested to attend the proceeding pursuant to a court order, subpoena, or written request from an administrative agency or the legislature, and the right to make disclosures to or comply with proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any other federal, state, or local fair employment practices agency, or pursuant to a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation, or order. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits or restricts Employee from initiating communications directly with, responding to an inquiry from, or providing testimony before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or any other self-regulatory organization, or any other federal or state regulatory authority.

At all times during the employment with the Company and for the Confidentiality Period under [Section 5.4] of this Agreement, neither party shall make (or cause to be made) to any Person any defamatory, disparaging or false statement about the other.

Non-Disparagement. Grantee agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Grantee will not at any time (whether during or after Grantee’s employment or service with any System Company), other than in the proper performance of Grantee’s duties, publish or communicate to any person or entity any “Disparaging” (as defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning any System Company or any of their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, attorneys, successors and assigns. “Disparaging” remarks, comments or statements are those that are intended to, or could be construed in a manner so as to, impugn, discredit, injure or impair the business, reputation, character, honesty, integrity, judgment, morality or business acumen or abilities of the individual or entity being disparaged.

NON-DISPARAGEMENT. Employee agrees not to make any statements, verbally or in writing, that disparage or subvert, the or any of its affiliated entities, or its or their products, services, finances, operations, or any aspect of the respective businesses, or current or former officers, executives, directors, shareholders, Executives, managers or agents. Employee further agrees not to engage in, or induce or encourage others to engage in, any conduct injurious to the reputation or interest of or its affiliated entities. Nothing herein shall prevent Employee from providing truthful testimony under oath or to a government agency or as otherwise required by law or from acting in compliance with applicable whistleblower laws. Employee’s obligations in this Section extend beyond the date of termination of employment with and shall be binding upon Employee’s heirs, assigns, agents, advisors, and legal representatives.

Non-disparagement. During the Employment Term, and thereafter, Executive will not knowingly disparage, criticize or otherwise make any derogatory statements regarding the Company, its shareholders, directors or its officers. The foregoing restriction will not apply to any truthful statements made in response to a valid subpoena or other compulsory legal process.

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