(b) Company agrees that it will not publish any official statement of the Company that is derogatory, defamatory, or disparaging concerning Executive, and will instruct the members of the Board and the Company’s executives to refrain from making any derogatory, defamatory, or disparaging public statements concerning Executive.
10. Severability. If any provision, subsection, or sentence of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision, subsection, or sentence had not been contained herein.
11. Compliance With Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Obligations. Executive represents and warrants that he is in compliance with the Confidentiality Agreement as of the Effective Date.
12. Specific Performance. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of Section 9(a) (the “Covenant”) would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of a breach of the Covenant, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, shall be entitled to cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and, in the case of either a breach or a threatened breach of the Covenant seek equitable relief before a court of competent jurisdiction, in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy that may then be available. Company acknowledges and agrees that the Executive’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of Section 9(b) would be inadequate and Executive would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. Accordingly, Company agrees that Executive shall be entitled to, in addition to any legal remedies available, seek equitable relief before a court of competent jurisdiction, in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy that may then be available without posting bond or proving actual damages.
13. Conflicts of Interest. Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company, he will not engage, either directly or indirectly, in any activity (a “Conflict of Interest”) which might adversely affect Company or its affiliates, including ownership of a material interest in any supplier, contractor, distributor, subcontractor, customer or other entity with which Company does business or accepting any payment, service, loan, gift, trip, entertainment, or other favor from a supplier, contractor, distributor, subcontractor, customer or other entity with which Company does business, and that Executive will promptly inform the Chair of the Board as to each offer received by Executive to engage in any such activity. Executive further agrees to disclose to Chair of the Board any other facts of which Executive becomes aware which might involve or give rise to a Conflict of Interest or potential Conflict of Interest.
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