Acknowledgment by Executive. The Executive acknowledges and confirms that # the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement are reasonably necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company, and # the restrictions contained herein (including without limitation the length of the term of the provisions of the covenant not to compete) are not overbroad, overlong, or unfair and are not the result of overreaching, duress, or coercion of any kind. The Executive further acknowledges and confirms that his full, uninhibited, and faithful observance of each of the covenants contained herein will not cause him any undue hardship, financial or otherwise, and that enforcement of each of the covenants contained herein will not impair his ability to obtain employment commensurate with his abilities and on terms fully acceptable to his or otherwise to obtain income required for the comfortable support of his and his family and the satisfaction of the needs of his creditors. The Executive acknowledges and confirms that his special knowledge of the business of the Company is such as would cause the Company serious injury or loss if he were to use such ability and knowledge to the benefit of a competitor or were to compete with the Company in violation of the terms hereof. The Executive further acknowledges that the restrictions contained herein are intended to be, and shall be, for the benefit of and shall be enforceable by, the Company's successors and assigns.

Acknowledgment of Need for Restrictive Covenants. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect the [[Company:Organization]]'s legitimate interests in its Confidential Information; protect the [[Company:Organization]]'s competitive business advantage, customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that the [[Company:Organization]] has established at its substantial investment; and protect the [[Company:Organization]] as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training and insight regarding [[Company:Organization]]'s operations. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that the restrictive covenant is a reasonable limitation as to time, geographic area and scope of activities to be restricted and that such restrictions do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information, and other legitimate business interests of the [[Company:Organization]].

Restrictive Covenants. The Executive acknowledges that he remains bound by the provisions of the “Restrictive Covenants” section of the 2008 Agreement (the “Restrictive Covenants”), which provisions shall be deemed incorporated herein. The Executive acknowledges that the Restrictive Covenants # are necessary for the protection of the legitimate interests of the Company Releasees, # are reasonable in terms of time, geographic scope, and activities restricted, # do not stifle the inherent skill and experience of the Executive, # will not interfere with the Executive’s ability to earn a livelihood, and # do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment to the Executive. The Executive acknowledges that if he were to breach any of the Restrictive Covenants, such breach would result in immediate and irreparable harm to the Company that cannot be adequately or reasonably compensated at law. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled, if any such breach shall occur or be threatened or attempted, if it so elects (and in addition to seeking other available remedies, under this paragraph or otherwise), to seek from a court any temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunction, without being required to post a bond, enjoining and restraining such breach or threatened or attempted breach by the Executive. The Executive further agrees that if the Executive materially breaches any of the Restrictive Covenants, then the Executive shall be obligated to repay to the Company the full amount of the cash Severance Benefits previously paid to the Executive.

Without limiting the generality of the Executive’s agreement in the preceding paragraph, the Executive # represents that he is familiar with and has carefully considered the Restrictive Covenants, # represents that he is fully aware of his obligations hereunder, # agrees to the reasonableness of the length of time, scope and geographic coverage, as applicable, of the Restrictive Covenants, # agrees that the Company and its affiliates currently conduct business throughout North America, and # agrees that the Restrictive Covenants will continue in effect for the applicable periods contemplated by the Restrictive Covenants regardless of whether the Executive is then entitled to receive severance pay or benefits from the Company. The Executive understands that the Restrictive Covenants may limit his ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company and any of its affiliates, but he nevertheless believes that he has received and will receive sufficient consideration and other benefits as an employee of the Company and as otherwise provided hereunder or as described in the recitals hereto to clearly justify such restrictions which, in any event (given his education, skills and ability), the Executive does not believe would prevent him from otherwise earning a living. The Executive agrees that the Restrictive Covenants do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment of the Executive.

The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and restrictions pertaining to him contained in [Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4] of this Agreement are reasonable and valid in the circumstances and all of such covenants and restrictions are in addition to and not in lieu of, rights of the Company or obligations of the Executive imposed by statutory or common law. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the Company and its Affiliates would suffer irreparable injury in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Executive of such covenants or restrictions, that money damages would be an inadequate remedy at law in connection with any such breach and that the Company and its Affiliates will therefore be entitled to, in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other rights of the Company and its Affiliates at law or equity (including, but not limited to, any action for money damages), temporary and permanent injunctive relief enjoining and restraining the Executive from any such breach or threatened breach. The Executive therefore agrees that any court having jurisdiction may enter a preliminary or permanent restraining order or injunction against the Executive in the event of actual or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement, and that any such relief will not preclude the Company its Affiliates from seeking any other relief at law or equity with respect to any such claim.

Acknowledgements. Executive acknowledges and agrees that his services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement are unique and extraordinary and that in the course of performing such services Executive shall have access to and knowledge of significant confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information belonging to the Company. Executive agrees that the covenant not to compete and the non-solicitation obligations imposed by this Section 2 are reasonable in duration, geographic area, and scope and are necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests in its goodwill, its confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information, and its investment in the unique and extraordinary services to be provided by Executive pursuant to this Agreement. If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 2, a court holds that the covenant not to compete and/or the non-solicitation obligations described herein are unreasonable or unenforceable under the circumstances then existing, then the Parties agree that the maximum duration, scope, and/or geographic area legally permissible under such circumstances will be substituted for the duration, scope and/or area stated herein.