Each of the Company and the members of the Hale Group covenants and agrees that, during the Standstill Period, neither it nor any of its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, key employees or directors shall in any way disparage (or cause to be disparaged), attempt to discredit, make derogatory statements with respect to, or otherwise call into disrepute, the other parties to this Agreement or such other parties ’ subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, officers (including any current, future or former officer of a party or a parties ’ subsidiaries), directors (including any current, future or former director of a party or a parties ’ subsidiaries), employees, stockholders, agents, attorneys or representatives, or any of their practices, procedures, business operations, products or services in any manner.