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Non-Disparagement. Executive represents, covenants and agrees that he or she will not at any time during the Term or after the Termination Date, through any medium, either orally or in writing, including, but not limited to, electronic mail, television or radio, computer networks or internet bulletin boards, blogs, social media, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter, or any other form of communication, disparage, defame, impugn, damage or assail the reputation, or cause or tend to cause the recipient of a communication to question the business condition, integrity, competence, good character, professionalism, or business practices of the [[Bank:Organization]] Group or any its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, as applicable, except when such statement or communication # is made in a full and accurate response to any question, inquiry or request for information made in connection with a legal proceeding or a government investigation, # required by the [[Bank:Organization]] Group’s policies or procedures or made by Executive in the normal course of performing his or her duties on behalf of the [[Bank:Organization]] Group (including in connection with any public or regulatory filing by a member of the [[Bank:Organization]] Group), or # is otherwise required by applicable law.

Non-Disparagement. The Employee will not, at any time during the Restriction Period, disparage the Bank or FUSB or any of their respective current, former or future directors, officers, management personnel or representatives. The Employee and the Company hereby knowingly and expressly disclaim the applicability of the Alabama Non-Disparagement Obligations Act (Ala. Code § 8-1-220, et seq.) without conceding its applicability to this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 4(e) or otherwise in this Agreement prevents the Employee from complying with any applicable laws, providing truthful information in response to a lawful subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or providing truthful information in cooperation with an investigation by a governmental agency.

Disparagement. Executive agrees and covenants that he or she will not in any way do or say anything at any time which disparages or derogates the Employer, its business interests or reputation, or any of its individual directors, officers, Executives, or agents.

Disparagement. Beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Restricted Sellers shall not (and shall cause his or her Affiliates not to) in any manner take or cause to be taken any action which is designed or intended to discourage, or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be anticipated to have the effect of discouraging brokers, distributors, customers, suppliers, referral sources, Government Entities, insurance companies, lessors, consultants, salespersons, advisors and other business associates from maintaining the same business relationships with the Company and its Subsidiaries (or any successor thereto) after the date of this Agreement as were maintained with the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to the date of this Agreement. Beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date, each such Restricted Seller shall refer all customer inquiries with respect to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries to Buyer or the Company.

Non-Disparagement. Employee agrees not to disparage the Employer or the Employer’s officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputation, or personal reputation, and the Employer agrees to direct its officers and directors not to disparage Employee in any manner likely to be harmful to Employee in any manner including Employee’s business reputation or personal reputation; provided that Employee and the Employer may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry, or request for information when required by legal process or in connection with a government investigation. In addition, nothing in this provision or this Agreement is intended to prohibit or restrain Employee in any manner from making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or law or regulation.

Disparagement. The Executive agrees not to make any derogatory, unfavorable, negative or disparaging statements concerning the Company and its affiliates, officers, directors, managers, employees or agents, or its and their business affairs or performance. This provision shall not be construed to limit the Executive’s ability to give non-malicious and truthful testimony should the Executive be subpoenaed to do so by competent authority having jurisdiction.

Non-Disparagement. During the Executive’s employment and following the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, the Executive shall not, and will not cause any third party to, publish or communicate to any person, any Disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company, its affiliated and related entities, and its and their present and former members, partners, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, legal counsel, successors and assigns. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disparaging” shall mean remarks, comments or statements that place the person or entity being disparaged in a false or negative light or that otherwise impugn the character, honesty, integrity, morality, acumen, abilities, conduct or operations of the person or entity being disparaged. On or following the Executive’s Date of Termination, the Company shall instruct its then-current executive officers and then-current directors not to make Disparaging remarks, comments or statements about the Executive during the then-current executive officers and then-current directors’ employment and/or engagement with the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing does not in any way limit or modify an officer or director’s obligations or duties (fiduciary or otherwise) to any person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to # preclude truthful disclosures in response to lawful process as required by applicable law, regulation, or order or directive of a court, governmental agency or regulatory organization, # restrict or impede the exercise of rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, or # prevent the Executive, the Company, or any other person from making truthful statements as may be reasonably required to perform such person’s duties and responsibilities on behalf of the Company, such as (for example) offering negative performance feedback in a personnel review.

Disparagement. During the Severance Period (as defined in the Employment Agreement), Executive will not knowingly and materially disparage, criticize, or otherwise make any derogatory statements regarding the Company. During the Severance Period, the Company will not knowingly and materially disparage, criticize, or otherwise make any derogatory statements regarding Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Release will be deemed to restrict Executive, the Company or any of the Company’s current or former officers and/or directors from # providing information to any governmental or regulatory agency (or in any way limit the content of any such information) to the extent they are requested or required to provide such information pursuant to applicable law or regulation or # enforcing his or its rights pursuant to this Release.

Non-Disparagement. Stockholder agrees and covenants that Stockholder will not, directly or indirectly through any member of Stockholder’s senior management (in such person’s capacity as a member of senior management of Stockholder), at any time during the Restrictive Period make, publish or communicate, or encourage others to make, publish or communicate, to any Person or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning any member of the Parent Group with the intent of interfering in any material respect with the businesses, products, services or activities of the Parent Group. This Section 4 shall not prohibit Stockholder from # bringing any good faith claims, complaints, suits or proceedings or # providing truthful testimony in response to a validly issued subpoena or directly to a Governmental Entity.

Non-Disparagement. The Executive agrees that, during the Employment Term and the Restrictive Period, he will not make any statement, either in writing or orally, that is communicated publicly or is reasonably likely to be communicated publicly and that is reasonably likely to disparage or otherwise harm the business or reputation of the [[Company:Organization]] Group, or the reputation of any of its current or former directors, officers, employees, or stockholders.

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