Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Participant agrees to comply fully with any written agreement between the Company and the Participant which provides for post-termination of employment restrictions against solicitation or competition (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”); provided, however, that if no such Restrictive Covenant Agreement exists, the Participant shall not for a period of [six (6)][twelve (12)][eighteen (18)] months after Participant’s voluntary termination of employment with Company or involuntary termination of employment by Company, either himself or together with other persons, directly or indirectly: # own, manage, operate, finance, join, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing, or control of or be connected as an officer, director, employee, partner, principal, agent, representative, consultant or otherwise with, or have any financial interest in, or aid or assist anyone else in the conduct of, or use or permit Participant’s name to be used in connection with, any business engaged in the research, development, manufacture, sale, marketing or distribution of stainless steel, titanium, specialty alloys, metal powders or metal fabricated parts or components similar to or competitive with those manufactured by the Company (a “Competing Business”) as of the date the Participant’s employment with Company ends; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent the Participant from investing in the securities of any company listed on a national securities exchange, provided that Participant’s involvement with any such company is solely that of a stockholder of 5% or less of any class of the outstanding securities thereof; # solicit or divert to any Competing Business any individual or entity that is a customer or prospective customer of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, or was such a customer or prospective customer at any time during the eighteen (18) months prior to the date of Participant’s employment termination with the Company; # induce, offer, assist, encourage or suggest # that another business or enterprise offer employment to or enter into a business affiliation with any Company employee, agent or representative, or any individual who acted as an employee, agent or representative of the Company in the previous six (6) months; or # that any Company employee, agent or representative (or individual who acted as an employee, agent or representative of the Company in the previous six (6) months) terminate his or her employment or business affiliation with the Company; or # hire or participate in the hiring of any Company employee or any person who was an employee of the Company in the previous six (6) months, by any business, enterprise or employer. For this purpose, “prospective customer” shall mean a person or business entity that the Company has identified as a user or potential user of the Company’s products and toward which the Company plans to direct sales or marketing activities.

Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Participant agrees to comply fully with any written agreement between the Company and the Participant which provides for post-termination of employment restrictions against solicitation or competition (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”); provided, however, that if no such Restrictive Covenant Agreement exists, the Participant shall not for a period of [six (6), twelve (12), eighteen (18)] months after Participant’s voluntary termination of employment with Company or involuntary termination of employment by Company [for “Cause”], either himself or together with other persons, directly or indirectly: # own, manage, operate, finance, join, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing, or control of or be connected as an officer, director, employee, partner, principal, agent, representative, consultant or otherwise with, or have any financial interest in, or aid or assist anyone else in the conduct of, or use or permit Participant’s name to be used in connection with, any business engaged in the research, development, manufacture, sale, marketing or distribution of stainless steel, titanium, specialty alloys, metal powders or metal fabricated parts or components similar to or competitive with those manufactured by the Company (a “Competing Business”) as of the date the Participant’s employment with Company ends; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent the Participant from investing in the securities of any company listed on a national securities exchange, provided that Participant’s involvement with any such company is solely that of a stockholder of 5% or less of any class of the outstanding securities thereof; # solicit or divert to any Competing Business any individual or entity that is a customer or prospective customer of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, or was such a customer or prospective customer at any time during the eighteen (18) months prior to the date of Participant’s employment termination with the Company; # induce, offer, assist, encourage or suggest # that another business or enterprise offer employment to or enter into a business affiliation with any Company employee, agent or representative, or any individual who acted as an employee, agent or representative of the Company in the previous six (6) months; or # that any Company employee, agent or representative (or individual who acted as an employee, agent or representative of the Company in the previous six (6) months) terminate his or her employment or business affiliation with the Company; or # hire or participate in the hiring of any Company employee or any person who was an employee of the Company in the previous six (6) months, by any business, enterprise or employer. For this purpose, “prospective customer” shall mean a person or business entity that the Company has identified as a user or potential user of the Company’s products and toward which the Company plans to direct sales or marketing activities.

Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation. In consideration of the Grant, the Participant shall not during the course of employment for the Company and for a period of one (1) year subsequent to termination of employment for any reason, or such longer period of time as set forth in an employment agreement or any other agreement between the Participant and the Company, (the “Restrictive Period”), either individually or in partnership or in conjunction with any other person or persons, firm, association, syndicate, company, corporation or any other business entity, as principal, agent, director, officer, employee, investor or in any other manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, be engaged in, be interested in or advise any business entity or person, carrying on, engaged in, interested in or concerned with, any business activities anywhere in the world that reasonably compete with those business activities in which the Participant was engaged on behalf of the Company (whether directly or indirectly) at any time during the twelve (12) months prior to separation from the Company (the “Restricted Activities”). The Participant shall also not during the Restrictive Period contact any customers or former customers of the Company, in any manner, for the purpose of soliciting or accepting any business that competes with the Restricted Activities, or request, induce or advise any customers of the Company to withdraw, curtail or cancel their respective business with the Company. In addition, the Participant shall not during the Restrictive Period contact any employees of the Company for the purpose of inducing or otherwise encouraging said employees to leave their employment with the Company. The Participant hereby confirms that all restrictions and affirmative obligations contained in this Section 10 are reasonable, valid and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests and the Participant hereby waives all defenses to the strict enforcement thereof by the Company. The Company agrees that the provisions of this Section 10 shall not prevent the Participant from purchasing as a passive investor up to two percent (2%) of the outstanding publicly traded shares or other securities of any class of stock listed on a stock exchange.