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.

Non-Disparagement. The Employee agrees, subject to any obligations he may have under applicable law, that he will not make or cause to be made any statements or take any actions that disparage or in any way damage the reputation of the Company or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, officers, directors or employees. In the event such a communication is made to anyone, including but not limited to the media, public interest groups or publishing companies, it will be considered a material breach of the terms of this Agreement. Employee understands that nothing in this paragraph prevents the Employee from disclosing statements, of any nature, regarding possible violations of law or regulation to government agencies or authorities

Non-Disparagement. Employee agrees not to make any defamatory or derogatory statements concerning the Company or any of its affiliates or predecessors and their respective directors, officers and employees. Nothing in this section is intended to, and shall not, restrict or limit the Employee from exercising his or her protected rights in Section 2 hereof or restrict or limit the Employee from providing truthful information in response to a subpoena, other legal process or valid governmental inquiry or in the event of litigation between the Employee and the Company or its affiliates.