In further consideration of the compensation to be paid to Executive hereunder, Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company Group, he has and will continue to become familiar with the Company Group’s trade secrets and with other Confidential Information concerning the Company Group and that his services shall be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company Group. Therefore, Executive agrees that while an employee of the Company Group, Executive will not directly or indirectly compete against any member of the Company Group or directly or indirectly divert or attempt to divert any business from any member of the Company Group anywhere such company is doing business.

In order to protect the Business of Employer and any of its Affiliates, commencing on the Effective Date and for a period of two (2) years after the date on which either Employee voluntarily terminates his employment with the

Non-Solicitation; Non-Competition. You agree that during the term of your employment with the Company and for a period of one (1) year following termination of your employment, you will not: # solicit or induce any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company; # cause or attempt to cause any existing or prospective customer, client, distributor, vendor, supplier or provider of services to the Company who then has a relationship with the Company for current or prospective business, to terminate, limit, discontinue or in any manner modify, or fail to enter into, any actual or potential business relationship with the Company; or # provide any services, whether as an employee, consultant, officer, director, partner, manager, member or otherwise, to any individual, company or other entity that competes with, or is a competitor of, the Company in the legal cannabis industry, including hydroponic growing equipment and retail support software. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, none of the restrictive covenants contained in this section 15 shall apply at any time following your termination of employment if: # your employment is terminated by the Company without Cause; # you terminate your employment with Good Reason; or # the Company fails to extend your employment for the Renewal Term.

Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation. During the period of your employment with the Company and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of your employment with the Company you will not, without the prior written consent of the Company:

The Seller acknowledges that the Seller and the Seller Affiliates have each received and have been privy to confidential information and trade secrets of the Business and with respect to the Purchased Assets. The Seller further acknowledges that the Purchaser has a legitimate interest in ensuring that such confidential information and trade secrets remain confidential and are not disclosed to Third Parties. Thus, to avoid the actual or threatened misappropriation of such confidential information and trade secrets, to preserve the value and goodwill of the Purchased Assets and the Business being acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, and in light of the substantial consideration being paid to the Seller as a result of the Transactions, the Seller agrees that, at all times during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on ​ (such period, the “Restricted Period”), the Seller shall not, and shall not permit any of its controlled Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, engage or participate in any Restricted Activity anywhere in the world.

The Executive agrees that # during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company and, # during the 12-month period following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason (the “Non-Competition Period”) within the Restricted Territory, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, engage or participate in, prepare or set up, assist or have any interest in any person, partnership, corporation, firm, association or other business organization, entity or enterprise, whether as an officer, employee, director, partner, stockholder, consultant or otherwise, that engages in the Company’s Business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, # the Executive shall not be precluded from purchasing or owning, directly or beneficially, as a passive investment, two percent (2%) or less of any class of publicly traded securities if Executive does not actively participate in or control, directly or indirectly, any investment or other decisions with respect to such entity, and # if the Board terminates the Executive’s employment following the end of the Employment Period (for any reason other than a reason that would have constituted a Termination For Cause had such termination of employment occurred during the Employment Period), then solely for purposes of this [subparagraph 7(b)(i)], the “Non-Competition Period” shall be the 3-month period following such termination of the Executive’s employment.

Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation. In recognition and consideration of his receipt of the Resignation Payment, and his eligibility for additional benefits hereunder, Employee hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

During Employee’s employment and for the Restricted Period (as defined below), Employee shall not engage in any Prohibited Activity anywhere in the world. For the purposes of this Agreement, # “Restricted Period” shall mean the later of # the period during which Employee is entitled to receive any payment pursuant to Section 5(b) of this Agreement, or # twelve (12) months following termination of this Agreement; and # “Prohibited Activity” shall mean the design, development, marketing, sale, re-sale, manufacture or distribution of home infusion products, or other similar activities, or the engagement in any other business in which the Company is actively engaged immediately prior to the commencement of the Restricted Period, in each case on Employee’s behalf or on behalf of another (including as a shareholder, member, employee, employer, owner, operator, manager, advisor, consultant, agent, partner, joint venturer or investor of another person or entity). Prohibited Activity also includes activity that may require or inevitably require disclosure of trade secrets, proprietary information or other Confidential Information of the Company except as otherwise permitted hereunder.

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.

You also agree that you will not, without prior written consent from both Emerson's Chief Executive Officer and Lead Counsel, directly or indirectly for a period of five years from your Retirement Date ("Restricted Period"):