Non-Disparagement Clause Example with 6 Variations from Business Contracts

This page contains Non-Disparagement clauses in business contracts and legal agreements. An example clause is provided at the top of the page, followed by clauses with minor variations. You can view the text differences by selecting the "Show Differences" option.
Non-Disparagement. During the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, neither Executive nor his agents, on the one hand, nor the Company formally, or its executives or board of directors, on the other hand, shall directly or indirectly issue or communicate any public statement, or statement likely to become public, that maligns, denigrates or disparages the other (including, in the case of communications by Executive or his agents, the Company or any of the Company's officers, directors or employees. The fo...regoing shall not be violated by truthful responses to (i) legal process or governmental inquiry or (ii) by private statements to the Company or any of Company's officers, directors or employees; provided, that in the case of Executive, with respect to clause (ii), such statements are made in the course of carrying out his duties pursuant to this Agreement. View More

Variations of a "Non-Disparagement" Clause from Business Contracts

Non-Disparagement. During the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, neither Executive nor his Executive's agents, on the one hand, nor the Company formally, Group, or its executives or board of directors, on the other hand, shall directly or indirectly issue or communicate any public statement, or statement likely to become public, that maligns, denigrates or disparages the other (including, in the case of communications by Executive or his Executive's agents, the Company or Group, any of the Company's Co...mpany Group's officers, directors or employees. employees, Apollo Global Management, LLC or any affiliate thereof). The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful responses to (i) (a) legal process or governmental inquiry or (ii) (b) by private statements to the Company Group or any of Company's the Company Group's officers, directors or employees; provided, that provided that, in the case of Executive, Executive with respect to clause (ii), (b), such statements are made in the course of carrying out his Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is expressly understood and agreed that nothing in this Section 6 prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulations. View More
Non-Disparagement. During the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, neither Executive nor his agents, on the one hand, nor the Company formally, or its executives or board of directors, on the other hand, shall directly or indirectly issue or communicate any public statement, or statement likely to become public, that maligns, denigrates or disparages the other (including, in the case of communications by Executive or his agents, the Company or Group, any of the Company's Company Group's officers, directo...rs or employees. employees, Apollo or any affiliate thereof). The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful responses to (i) legal process or governmental inquiry or (ii) by private statements to the Company Group or any of Company's Company Group's officers, directors or employees; provided, that in the case of Executive, with respect to clause (ii), such statements are made in the course of carrying out his duties pursuant to this Agreement. View More
Non-Disparagement. During the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, neither Executive nor his agents, agents or representatives, on the one hand, nor the Company formally, itself, or its executives or board boards of directors, directors or managers, on the other hand, shall directly or indirectly issue or communicate any public statement, or statement likely to become public, that maligns, denigrates or disparages the other (including, in the case of communications by Executive or his agents, agents or r...epresentatives, the Company or any of the Company's officers, directors or employees. The foregoing shall not be 8 EXECUTION COPY violated by truthful responses to (i) (a) legal process processes or governmental inquiry inquiries or (ii) (b) by private statements to the Company or any of Company's officers, directors or employees; provided, however, that in the case of Executive, with respect to clause (ii), (b), such statements are made in the course of carrying out his duties pursuant to this Agreement. View More
Non-Disparagement. During the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, neither Executive nor his agents, her agents or representatives, on the one hand, nor the Company formally, itself, or its executives or board boards of directors, directors or managers, on the other hand, shall directly or indirectly issue or communicate any public statement, or statement likely to become public, that maligns, denigrates or disparages the other (including, in the case of communications by Executive or his agents, her age...nts or representatives, the Company or any of the Company's officers, directors or employees. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful responses to (i) (a) legal process processes or governmental inquiry inquiries or (ii) (b) by private statements to the Company or any of Company's officers, directors or employees; provided, however, that in the case of Executive, with respect to clause (ii), such statements are made in the course of carrying out his her duties pursuant to this Agreement. View More
Non-Disparagement. During the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, neither Executive nor his agents, agents or representatives, on the one hand, nor the Company formally, itself, or its executives or board boards of directors, on the other hand, shall directly or indirectly issue or communicate any public statement, or statement likely to become public, that maligns, denigrates or disparages the other 7 (including, in the case of communications by Executive or his agents, agents or representatives, the C...ompany or any of the Company's officers, directors or employees. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful responses to (i) (a) legal process processes or governmental inquiry inquiries or (ii) (b) by private statements to the Company or any of Company's officers, directors or employees; provided, however, that in the case of Executive, with respect to clause (ii), such statements are made in the course of carrying out his duties pursuant to this Agreement. View More
Non-Disparagement. During the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, neither Executive nor his agents, agents or representatives, on the one hand, nor the Company formally, itself, or its executives Executives, or board its employees or boards of directors, on the other hand, shall directly or indirectly issue or communicate any public statement, or statement likely to become public, that maligns, denigrates or disparages the other (including, in the case of communications by Executive or his agents, agent...s or representatives, the Company or any of the Company's officers, directors directors, Executives or employees. The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful responses to (i) (a) legal process processes or governmental inquiry inquiries or (ii) (b) by private statements to the Company or any of Company's officers, directors directors, Executives or employees; provided, however, that in the case of Executive, with respect to clause (ii), such statements are made in the course of carrying out his duties pursuant to this Agreement. View More