Common use of Protected Conduct Clause in Contracts

Protected Conduct. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from opposing, or reporting to the applicable law-enforcement agency (such as the Securities and Exchange Commission), an event that Executive reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law, requires notice or approval from the Company before doing so, or prohibits cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. Executive is hereby provided notice that pursuant to the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA): (a) no individual (consultant, contractor or employee) will be held criminally or civilly liable under federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and (b) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

Protected Conduct. Nothing in this Agreement Annex A prohibits Executive Grantee from opposing, opposing or reporting an event that Grantee reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the applicable law-relevant law- enforcement agency (such as the Securities and Exchange Commission), an event that Executive reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law, requires notice to or approval from the Company Raising Cane’s before doing so, or prohibits Grantee from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency. Executive Grantee is hereby provided notice informed that pursuant to the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA): (a) provides that no individual (consultant, contractor or employee) will be held criminally or civilly liable under federal Federal or state State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made in confidence to a federalFederal, stateState, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or or, (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and (b) . It also provides that an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, proceeding if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, seal and does not disclose the trade secret, secret except as permitted by court order.