Executive agrees that this Separation Agreement and the Employment Agreement are confidential and agrees not to disclose any information regarding the terms of this Separation Agreement or the Employment Agreement, except to his immediate family and any tax, legal or other counsel he has consulted regarding the meaning or effect hereof or as required by law, and he shall instruct each of the foregoing not to disclose the same to anyone. The Company agrees to disclose any such information only to any tax, legal or other counsel of the Company as required by law. Further, Executive shall not affirmatively make any public or private statements about his employment or separation from the Company except to his immediate family and any tax, legal or other counsel he has retained, unless authorized in writing by the Company; except however, that in response to any inquiries from any media or third party, Executive only can state that "Executive and the Company have agreed to part ways on an amicable basis upon the conclusion of the Employment Agreement." Company shall provide dates of employment and positions held by Executive in response to any inquiry made by a third party for any purpose regarding Executive's employment by the Company, and shall not be required to provide any other reference for Executive, whether oral or written.