Access to and Agreement Not To Disclose Confidential Information. During Participant’s Company employment, the Company agrees to provide the Participant with some or all of the Company’s Confidential Information to which the Participant has not had previous access or knowledge. By executing this Agreement, the Participant agrees that the Confidential Information constitutes valuable, special and unique assets of the Company, developed at the Company’s great expense, the unauthorized use or disclosure of which would cause irreparable harm to the Company. The Participant understands and acknowledges that the Company is engaged in a specialized and competitive industry; that the Company relies heavily on information, data, programs, and processes it has developed and acquired; and that competitors can reap potential or real economic benefits from the possession of the Confidential Information that is otherwise not available to its competitors. The Participant understands and acknowledges, therefore, that the protection of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes the Company’s legitimate business interest. The Participant acknowledges that the Confidential Information is the Company’s exclusive property, and the Participant will hold the Confidential Information in trust and solely for the Company’s benefit. The Participant further acknowledges that the Confidential Information includes “trade secrets” under Texas law and, in addition to the other protections provided in this Agreement, all trade secrets will be accorded the protection and benefits under Texas law and any other applicable law. The Participant waives any requirement that the Company submit proof of any trade secret’s economic value or post a bond or other security should the need arise.

Access to and Agreement Not To Disclose Confidential Information. During Participant’In exchange for the Company’s Company employment, the Company agreespromise to provide the Participant with some or all of the Company’s Confidential Information to which the Participant has not previously had previous access or knowledge. By executing this Agreement,knowledge, the Participant agrees that he or she will not, either during the Confidential Information constitutes valuable, special and unique assetsperiod of the Company, developedParticipant’s employment with the Company or at the Company’s great expense, the unauthorizedany time thereafter, use or disclosurerely upon for the Participant’s benefit or the benefit of which would cause irreparable harmanother, or disclose, disseminate, or distribute to the Company. The Participant understands and acknowledges that the Company is engaged in a specialized and competitive industry; that the Company relies heavily on information, data, programs, and processes it has developed and acquired; and that competitors can reap potentialanyone, including, without limitation, any individual, person, firm, corporation, or real economic benefits from the possessionother entity, or publish, or use for any purpose, any of the Confidential Information that(whether acquired, learned, obtained, or developed by the Participant alone or in conjunction with others), except # as properly required in the ordinary course of the Company’s business or as the Company directs and authorizes; # as required by applicable law (if, to the extent reasonable and practicable, reasonable prior notice of such disclosure is otherwise notgiven to the Company); or # to the extent such information is available to its competitors.or known by the public (other than as a result of disclosure in violation of this Agreement). The Participant understandsagrees that he or she will take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and acknowledges, therefore, thatavoid unauthorized disclosure and unauthorized use of the protectionConfidential Information. The Participant also agrees to notify the Company immediately in the event of any unauthorized use, reliance upon or disclosure of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes the Company’s legitimate business interest. The Participant acknowledges that the Confidential Information is the Company’s exclusive property, andof which the Participant will hold the Confidential Information in trust and solely for the Company’s benefit. The Participant further acknowledges that the Confidential Information includes “trade secrets” under Texas law and, in addition to the other protections provided in this Agreement, all trade secrets will be accorded the protection and benefits under Texas law and any other applicable law. The Participant waives any requirement that the Company submit proof of any trade secret’s economic value or post a bond or other security should the need arise.is aware.

AccessParticipant acknowledges the competitive value, and the confidential, proprietary nature, of all Confidential Information disclosed to Participant. Further, Participant acknowledges that any disclosure of Confidential Information in violation of the terms hereof would irreparably damage the Company, its Affiliates and Agreement Not To Disclosetheir businesses. Accordingly, Participant agrees, from and after the date hereof, that Participant will not, other than in the proper performance of Participant’s duties in Participant’s capacity as an officer, director or employee of the Company or its Affiliates and for the benefit of Company or its Affiliates, directly or indirectly disclose, or use, any Confidential Information. During Participant’s Company employment,Participant further agrees not to use any Confidential Information in any way detrimental to the Company agreesor its Affiliates and to providetake all reasonable steps to maintain the Participant with some or allconfidentiality of the Company’sConfidential Information, including but not limited to keeping Confidential Information to whichin a secure place. Participant acknowledges and agrees that, as between the Participant has not had previous access or knowledge. By executing this Agreement, the Participant agrees that the Confidential Information constitutes valuable, specialCompany and unique assets of the Company, developed at the Company’s great expense, the unauthorized use or disclosure of which would cause irreparable harm to the Company. The Participant understands and acknowledges thatParticipant, the Company is engaged in a specialized and competitive industry; that the Company relies heavily on information, data, programs, and processes it has developed and acquired; and that competitors can reap potential or real economic benefits from the possessionexclusive owner of thesuch Confidential Information that is otherwise not available to its competitors. The Participant understands and acknowledges, therefore, that the protection of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes the Company’s legitimate business interest. The Participant acknowledges that the Confidential Information is the Company’s exclusive property, and the Participant will hold the Confidential Information in trust and solely for the Company’s benefit. The Participant further acknowledges that the Confidential Information includes “trade secrets” under Texas law and, in addition to the other protections provided in this Agreement, all trade secrets will be accorded the protection and benefits under Texas law and any other applicable law. The Participant waives any requirement that the Company submit proof of any trade secret’s economic value or post a bond or other security should the need arise.Information.

Access to and Agreement Not To Disclose Confidential Information. During Participant’s Company employment,In consideration of the Company agrees to provideentering into this Agreement with the Participant, the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time during or after the Participant’s employment with somethe Company or allits affiliates, disclose any confidential information pertaining to the business of the Company’s Confidential InformationCompany (except when required to whichperform his or her duties to the Company or one of its affiliates, by law or judicial process). If the Participant has not had previous access or knowledge. By executing this Agreement,is bound by any other agreement with the Participant agrees thatCompany regarding the Confidential Information constitutes valuable, special and unique assets of the Company, developed at the Company’s great expense, the unauthorized use or disclosure of which would cause irreparable harmconfidential information, the provisions of this Agreement shall be read in such a way as to the Company. The Participant understandsfurther restrict and acknowledges that the Company is engaged in a specialized and competitive industry; that the Company relies heavily on information, data, programs, and processes it has developed and acquired; and that competitors can reap potentialnot to permit any more extensive use or real economic benefits from the possessiondisclosure of the Confidential Information that is otherwise not available to its competitors. The Participant understands and acknowledges, therefore, that the protection of the Company’s Confidential Information constitutes the Company’s legitimate business interest. The Participant acknowledges that the Confidential Information is the Company’s exclusive property, and the Participant will hold the Confidential Information in trust and solely for the Company’s benefit. The Participant further acknowledges that the Confidential Information includes “trade secrets” under Texas law and, in addition to the other protections provided in this Agreement, all trade secrets will be accorded the protection and benefits under Texas law and any other applicable law. The Participant waives any requirement that the Company submit proof of any trade secret’s economic value or post a bond or other security should the need arise.confidential information.