Nondisclosure. The Executive shall not (other than in the good faith performance of his services to NWL before termination of employment) disclose or make known to anyone other than employees of NWL, or use for the benefit of himself or herself or any other person, firm, operation, or entity unrelated to NWL, any knowledge, information, or materials, whether tangible or intangible, belonging to NWL, about the products, services, know-how, customers, business plans, or financial, marketing, pricing, compensation, and other proprietary matter relating to NWL. On or before the Executive’s termination of employment with NWL, the Executive shall deliver to NWL any and all confidential information in his possession.

Nondisclosure. Employee acknowledges that in the course of providing services to the Company, Employee will have access to confidential information. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, information about either the Company’s clients, the terms and conditions under which the Company or its affiliates deals with clients, pricing information for the purchase or sale of assets, customer lists, research materials, manuals, computer programs, formulas for analyzing asset portfolios, techniques, data, marketing plans and tactics, technical information, lists of asset sources, the processes and practices of the Company, all information contained in electronic or computer files, all financial information, salary and wage information, and any other information that is designated by the Company or its affiliates as confidential or that Employee knows is confidential, information provided by third parties that the Company or its affiliates are obligated to keep confidential, and all other proprietary information of the Company or its affiliates. Employee acknowledges that all confidential information is and shall continue to be the exclusive property of the Company or its affiliates, whether or not prepared in whole or in part by Employee and whether or not disclosed to or entrusted to Employee in connection with service for the Company. Employee agrees not to disclose confidential information, directly or indirectly, under any circumstances or by any means, to any third persons without the prior written consent of the Company. Employee agrees that he will not copy, transmit, reproduce, summarize, quote, or make any commercial or other use whatsoever of confidential information, except as may be necessary to perform work done by Employee for the Company. Employee agrees to exercise the highest degree of care in safeguarding confidential information against loss, theft or other inadvertent disclosure and agrees generally to take all steps necessary or requested by the Company to ensure maintenance of the confidentiality of the confidential information.

Nondisclosure. The Executive agrees that he will not use any Confidential Information of the Company, except in connection with Executive’s performance of his employment duties with the Company.

Nondisclosure. At all times during my employment and thereafter, I will hold in strictest confidence and will not disclose, use, lecture upon or publish any of Company’s Proprietary or Confidential Information (defined below), except as such disclosure, use or publication may be required in connection with my work for Company, or unless an officer of Company expressly

Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. Except as required in the conduct of the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ business or as expressly authorized in writing on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, Employee shall not use or disclose, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information during the period of his employment with the Company. In addition, following the termination for any reason of Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee shall not use or disclose, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information. This prohibition does not apply to Confidential Information after it has become generally known in the industry in which the Company conducts its business. This prohibition also does not prohibit Employee’s use of general skills and know-how acquired during and prior to employment by the Company, as long as such use does not involve the use or disclosure of Confidential Information or Trade Secrets.

NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information.

SECTION #TERMINATION OF NONCOMPETITION RESTRICTIONS; NONDISCLOSURE.

Nonuse/Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. Carter shall use his best efforts and diligence both during and after termination of this Agreement to protect the confidential, trade secret, or proprietary character of all Confidential Information and shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or use for his own purposes or those of any other person, company, business entity, or other organization whatsoever, and agrees to hold in strictest confidence any Confidential Information relating to or belonging to Trecora or any information which has been given to Carter in confidence, except when given express permission to do so by Trecora. Carter will not disclose Trecora’s Confidential Information to any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, other entity, organization, or other third party (other than in conjunction with the performance of his duties as a contractor of Trecora) without the prior written consent of Trecora and shall not use or attempt to use any such information in any manner other than in connection with his performance of Consulting Services for Trecora under this Agreement, unless required by law to disclose such information, in which case Carter shall provide Trecora with written notice of such requirement as far in advance of such anticipated disclosure as possible. Further, Carter agrees that any disclosure of Confidential Information is to persons who are aware of and agree that the Confidential Information must be kept confidential and who agree in writing to abide by the provisions set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement.

In recognition of the need of the Company to protect its legitimate business interests, Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, Employee hereby covenants and agrees that Employee shall regard and treat Trade Secrets and all Confidential Information as strictly confidential and wholly-owned by the Company and shall not, for any reason, in any fashion, either directly or indirectly, use, sell, lend, lease, distribute, license, give, transfer, assign, show, disclose, disseminate, reproduce, copy, misappropriate or otherwise communicate any such item or information to any third party Entity for any purpose other than in accordance with this Agreement or as required by applicable law: # with regard to each item constituting a Trade Secret, at all times such information remains a “trade secret” under applicable law, and # with regard to any Confidential Information, for a period of three (3) years following the Employee’s date of Separation from Service (hereafter the “Restricted Period”).