The Executive shall not make any slanderous, libelous or disparaging remarks, statements, writings, announcements or conversations of any kind about the Company, its business operations, its affiliates, business plans, or its employees, officers or directors at any time, and similarly, the Company shall not make any slanderous, libelous or disparaging remarks, statements, writings, announcements or conversations of any kind about the Executive or his professional or personal abilities or character. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall operate to prevent either party from testifying truthfully under oath in any legal or administrative proceeding.