In the event the Company becomes involved in investigations, audits or inquiries, tax examinations or legal proceedings of any nature, related directly or indirectly to events which occurred during Executive’s employment and about which Executive has personal knowledge, Executive agrees that Executive shall, at any future time, be available upon reasonable notice from the Company, with or without subpoena, to answer discovery requests, give depositions, or testify, with respect to matters of which Executive has or may have knowledge as a result of or in connection with Executive’s employment relationship with the Company. In performing Executive’s obligations under this Section 4 to testify or otherwise provide information, Executive agrees that Executive shall truthfully, forthrightly, and completely provide the information requested. Executive further agrees that Executive shall not be compensated in any way by the Company for Executive’s cooperation with the Company in connection with any litigation or other activity covered by this Section 4 except that Executive shall be reimbursed as permitted by law for any reasonable expenses that Executive incurs in providing testimony or other assistance to the Company under this Section 4 . If Executive is (i) specifically made aware of any non-public proceedings or non-public matters related to the Company, (ii) requested in writing by a third party to provide non-public information regarding the Company, or (iii) called by a third party as a witness to testify in any matter related to the Company, Executive shall promptly notify the Company to give it a reasonable opportunity to respond; provided , however , that nothing in this section is intended, or shall be construed, to limit Executive’s ability to initiate communications directly with, or to respond to any inquiry from, or provide testimony before, the SEC, FINRA, any other self-regulatory organization or any other state or federal regulatory authority.