Except as provided in Paragraph 4(a), above, Consultant agrees that, both during the Term of Service and at all times thereafter, Consultant will not, whether in public or in private, orally, in writing, or otherwise, directly or indirectly, (i) make, publish, encourage, ratify, or authorize, or aid, assist, or direct any other person or entity in making or publishing, any statements that in any way defame, criticize, malign, impugn, denigrate, reflect negatively on, or disparage any of the Company Parties, or place any of the Company Parties in a negative light in any manner whatsoever; or (ii) aid, assist, or direct any other person or entity to do any of the foregoing, in each case except as explicitly approved, in writing, by the Company. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to instruct the senior executives of the Company that, during the Term of Service and at all times thereafter, such individuals are not permitted to make any disparaging or defamatory comments regarding Consultant in any respect or make any comments concerning any aspect of Consultant’s relationship with any of the Company Entities. In addition, the members of the Board will not, during the Term of Service and at all times thereafter, make any disparaging or defamatory comments regarding Consultant in any respect or make any comments concerning any aspect of Consultant’s relationship with any of the Company Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such obligations will not prevent Consultant, the members of the Board or any of the senior executives of the Company from testifying truthfully to any request for discovery or testimony in any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding or any governmental inquiry, investigation or other proceeding.