Subject to applicable law, each of the Parties covenants and agrees that, during the Extended Cooperation Period, or if earlier, until such time as the other Party or any of its agents, subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, key employees or directors shall have breached this Section 16 , neither it nor any of its respective agents, subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, key employees or directors, shall in any way criticize, disparage, call into disrepute or otherwise defame or slander the other Party or such other Party’s subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors, assigns, officers (including any current officer of a Party or a Party’s subsidiaries who no longer serves in such capacity at any time following the execution of this Agreement), directors (including any current director of a Party or a Party’s subsidiaries who no longer serves in such capacity at any time following the execution of this Agreement), employees, agents, attorneys or representatives, or any of their businesses, products or services, or, where the other Party is the Company, the Strategic Review Process, in any manner that would reasonably be expected to damage the business or reputation of such other Party (including, where the other Party is the Company, the Strategic Review Process), their businesses, products or services or their subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors, assigns, officers (or former officers), directors (or former directors), employees, agents, attorneys or representatives. For the avoidance of doubt, the Engaged Group shall be permitted to comment (privately and publicly) on the Strategic Review Process during the Extended Cooperation Period so long as it does not violate the non-disparagement provisions of this Section 16 . For purposes of this Section 16 , no actions taken by any director, agent or other representative of a Party in any capacity other than on behalf of, and at the direction of, such Party will be covered by this Agreement.