Proprietary Matter. Except as expressly permitted or directed by the Company, Executive will not during his employment or at any time thereafter divulge, furnish, disclose or make accessible to anyone any trade secrets, designs, processes, formulae, software or computer programs, devices or methods (whether or not patented or patentable, copyrighted or copyrightable), customer, distributor or supplier lists, needs and requirements, research, plans or any other confidential or proprietary knowledge or information of the Company or its affiliates, in whatever form (“Proprietary Matter”). Executive acknowledges that the Proprietary Matter constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company acquired at great time and expense by the Company, and that any disclosure or other use of the Proprietary Matter other than for the sole benefit of the Company would be wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to the Company. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality, however, will not apply to any knowledge or information which is now published or which subsequently becomes publicly known, other than as a direct or indirect result of a breach of duty or of this Agreement by Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.), Employment Agreement (New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.), Employment Agreement (New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.)