Mutual nondisparagement clause samples

11.Mutual Nondisparagement. Executive agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of any of the Company (including the executive management team and the members of the Board of Directors) and agrees to refrain from any tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of the Company or any of the Releasees. Executive shall direct any inquiries by potential future employers to the Company’s human resources department, which shall provide only the Executive’s last position and dates of employment. The Company agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel or slander of Executive. Executive understands that the Company’s obligations under this paragraph extend only to the Company’s current executive officers and members of its Board of Directors and only for so long as each officer or member is an employee or Director of the Company. Protected Activity is expressly excluded from this paragraph.

Section 6.12Mutual Nondisparagement. Each party agrees that, following the Executive’s termination of employment, such party will not make any public statements which materially disparage the other party.Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.12 shall prohibit any person from making truthful statements when required by law, order of a court or other body having jurisdiction.

13. Mutual Nondisparagement. Contractor agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of any of the Releasees, and agrees to refrain from any tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of any of the Releasees. The Company agrees to refrain from any disparaging statements about Contractor or Consultant.

8.Mutual Nondisparagement.You agree not to disparage the Company, and the Company’s officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputations or personal reputations.Likewise, the Company agrees to direct its officers and directors not to disparage you in any manner likely to be harmful to you or your personal or business reputations or relationships.Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties prohibits you or the Company from responding accurately and fully to any request for information or disclosure of documents if required by law, court order, subpoena or other legal process, in any criminal, civil, or regulatory proceeding or investigation, or in any legal dispute between the parties. In addition, nothing in this provision or this Agreement is intended to prohibit or restrain the parties in any manner from making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or state law or regulation.You and the Company will mutually agree, in advance, on a public statement, as set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto, to be included in the press release regarding your departure from the Company to be issued on September 19, 2019.You will direct any future requests for an employment reference or verification of your employment with the Company to the Company’s most senior Human Resources official and, in response to any such request, the Company’s most senior Human Resources official will disclose only your dates of employment, last position held and the contents of Exhibit D.

10.Mutual Nondisparagement.Executive agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of any of the Releasees, and agrees to refrain from any tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of any of the Releasees.The Company agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of Executive.Executive understands that the Company’s obligations under this paragraph shall extend only to the Company’s current executive officers and members of its Board of Directors and only for so long as each officer or member is an employee or director of the Company.

14.Mutual Nondisparagement. Subject to the Protected Activity provision above, the Company and Executive mutually agree to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of any of the Releasees (including the Chief Financial Officer hired/to be hired to replace Executive) or Executive. Executive shall direct any inquiries by potential future employers to the Company’s human resources department. The Company’s obligations under this provision apply only to its current executive officers, the Chief Financial Officer hired/to be hired to replace Executive and members of its Board of Directors, and only for so long as such individuals are directors or employees of the Company. Company agrees to instruct its current executive officers, the Chief Financial Officer and its Board of Directors of their obligation not to disparage or defame Executive.

Mutual Nondisparagement.Employee agrees that Executive will not make any voluntary statements, written or oral, or cause or encourage others to make any such statements that defame, disparage or in any way criticize the personal and/or business reputations, practices or conduct of Company or Company’s employees, officers or directors. Company agrees that it will instruct its officers and directors to not make any voluntary statements, written or oral, or cause or encourage others to make any such statements that defame, disparage or in any way criticize the personal and/or business reputations, practices or conduct of Executive.

8.Mutual Nondisparagement.You agree not to disparage the Company, its respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders, agents and affiliates, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputation or personal reputation. Similarly, the Company agrees to instruct its officers and directors not to disparage you in any manner likely to be harmful to you or your business or personal reputation.Notwithstanding the foregoing in this paragraph, you and the Company (including the officers and directors of the Company) may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by legal process or in connection with a government investigation. In addition, nothing in this provision is intended to prohibit or restrain any party in any manner from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation.

(b)Mutual Nondisparagement. The Executive, the Company, and the Bank each agree that, following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, none of the Executive, the Company, or the Bank shall, directly or indirectly, make any public statements that materially disparages (i)Cadence or the Affiliated Entities or any of their respective directors, officers, or employees, in the case of the Executive, or (ii)the Executive, in the case of the Company or the Bank. Neither the Company nor the Bank shall be liable for any breach of its obligations under this Section11(b) if informs its directors and executive officers, as such term is defined in Rule3b-7 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of the content of its covenant under this Section11(b) and takes reasonable measures to ensure that such individuals honor the Company’s or the Bank’s, as applicable, agreement under this Section11(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section11(b) shall prohibit the Executive from making truthful statements when required by order of a court or other governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction or to enforce any legal right including, without limitation, the terms of this Agreement.

9.Mutual Nondisparagement. Executive agrees not to disparage the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees, stockholders, managers, members, and agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputation or personal reputation.The Company agrees to instruct its officers and directors not to disparage Executive in any manner likely to be harmful to Executive’s business or personal reputation.Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Executive or the Company from responding accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when response is required by legal process.

Mutual Nondisparagement.Subject to the Protected Activity provision above, Executive agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of any of the Releasees, and agrees to refrain from any tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of any of the Releasees. The Company agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander ofExecutive. Executive understands that the Company’s obligations under this section extend only to the Company’s current executive officers and members of its Board of Directors and only for so long as each officer or member is an employee or Director of the Company. Executive shall direct any inquiries by potential future employers to the Company’s human resources department.

13. Mutual Nondisparagement. Employee agrees to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of any of the Releasees, and agrees to refrain from any tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of any of the Releasees. The Company agrees to instruct employees, officers, or directors whom it informs of the circumstances or reasons related to the termination of the Employee to refrain from any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of Employee, and agrees to refrain from any tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of Employee. Employee shall direct any inquiries by potential future employers to the Company’s human resources department, which shall use its best efforts to provide only the Employee’s last position and dates of employment.

(f) MUTUAL NONDISPARAGEMENT. Employee agrees that the Company’s goodwill and reputation are assets of great value to the Company which were obtained through great cost, time and effort. Therefore, Employee agrees that during Employee’s employment with the Company and after the termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, Employee will not in any way disparage, libel or defame the Company or any of the Related Parties or any of their businesses or business practices, products or services, or employees, officers, directors or owners. The Company agrees to direct its executive officers and members of the Board, in each case, as of the date of termination, to not, while employed by the Company or serving as a director of the Company, as the case may be, make negative comments about the Employee or otherwise disparage the Employee in any manner that is likely to be harmful to the Employee’s business reputation. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to, or pursuant to, legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings), and the foregoing limitation on the Company’s executives and directors shall not be violated by statements that they in good faith believe are necessary or appropriate to make in connection with performing their duties and obligations to the Company.

(d) Mutual Nondisparagement.The Executive agrees not to, at any time, disparage any member of the Company Group or any officer,director, or significant stakeholder of any member of the Company Group, other than in the good faith performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company while the Executive is providing services to the Company.Following the Executive’s termination of employment, the Company shall not make any public statement disparaging the Executive and shall instruct the members of the Board and officers of the Company as of the Termination Date to refrain from disparaging the Executive.The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings).