| | stockholder, officer, volunteer, intern, or any other similar capacity to an entity engaged in the same or substantially similar business as the Company which, for the avoidance of doubt, presently encompasses the business of production equipment rental and post-productions services within the Restricted Territory. Prohibited Activity also includes activity that may require or inevitably require disclosure of trade secrets, proprietary information, or confidential information. Nothing herein shall prohibit Executive from purchasing or owning less than 5% of the publicly traded securities ornon-publicly traded securities of any corporation or other entity, provided that such ownership represents a passive investment and that Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group that controls, such corporation. This Section does not, in any way, restrict or impede Executive from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation, or order. Executive agrees and covenants not to directly or indirectly solicit, hire, recruit, or attempt to solicit, hire, or recruit, any employee of the Company or any employee who has been employed by the Company in the 12 months preceding the last day of Executive’s employment (collectively, “Covered Employee”), or induce the termination of employment of any Covered Employee during the Restricted Period. Executive shall not violate this paragraph by providing a personal reference or by placing a general advertisement not directed specifically at Company employees or former employees. Executive understands and acknowledges that because of Executive’s experience with and relationship to the Company, Executive has had and will continue to have access to and has learned and will continue to learn about much or all of the Company’s Customer Information, including, but not limited to, confidential information. “Customer Information” includes, but is not limited to, names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, order history, order preferences, chain of command, pricing information, and other information identifying facts and circumstances specific to the customer, vendor or supplier and relevant to sales and services. Executive understands and acknowledges that: (i) the Company’s relationships with its customers is of great competitive value; (ii) the Company has invested and continues to invest substantial resources in developing and preserving its customer relationships and goodwill; and (iii) the loss of any such customer, vendor or supplier relationship or goodwill will cause significant and irreparable harm to the Company. Executive agrees and covenants, for the Restricted Period, not to directly or indirectly solicit, contact, or attempt to solicit or contact, or meet with the Company’s current, former, or demonstrably prospective customers, vendors or suppliers for purposes of offering or accepting goods or services similar to or competitive with those offered by the Company. Executive agrees and covenants that Executive will not at any time make, publish, or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Company or its businesses, or any of its employees, officers, and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors, and other associated third parties. The Company agrees and covenants that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its officers and directors to refrain from making, publishing or communicating to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Employee. This paragraph shall not be violated by any truthful testimony provided pursuant to legal process or a governmental or regulatory investigation. |