Key Employee will refrain from making statements that criticize, disparage or ridicule the Gevo Parties (which, for purposes of this Section 6(c) , shall include their directors, agents, officers, employees, members, or assigns) or that are detrimental to the reputation or image of any Gevo Party.   Key Employee agrees that if Key Employee receives an inquiry from a third party that seeks to elicit an opinion of Key Employee regarding any Gevo Party, Key Employee shall respond by stating that there is no existing relationship between Key Employee and such Gevo Party and that Key Employee is unable to comment further.  Such statements (or words to that effect) shall not constitute a statement that criticizes, disparages or ridicules any Gevo Party or that is detrimental to the reputation or image of any Gevo Party. Key Employee shall reasonably cooperate with any reasonable requests, from the Company or a party negotiating with the Company , for information concerning the Company in connection with any transaction or proposed transaction involving the Company with respect to which the Board requests Key Employee ’s cooperation, and shall, in the course of such cooperation, make no statement and take no action that could reasonably be viewed as intending to impede or discourage the transaction or proposed transaction.   Key Employee agrees and acknowledges that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(c) are reasonably designed to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, and do not constitute an unreasonable or overly broad limitation on Key Employee ’s speech or action.