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MOTOROLA INC

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Title: CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 4/8/2008
Industry: COMEQP     Law Firm: Wachtell Lipton     Sector: TECHNO

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Exhibit 99.3

MOTOROLA, INC.
1303 East Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, Illinois 60196

April 7, 2008

To: Each of the Persons Listed on Schedule A Hereto (the “ Icahn Group ”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:


      This letter agreement shall become effective upon the appointment or election of Keith A. Meister (the “ Designee ”) to the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Motorola, Inc. (the “ Company ”). The Company understands and agrees that, subject to the terms of, and in accordance with, this letter agreement, each of the Icahn Designees (as defined in the Agreement dated the date hereof between the Company, Carl Icahn, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP and High River Limited Partnership) may, if and to the extent he desires to do so, disclose information he obtains while a member of the Board to the Representatives (as hereinafter defined) and may discuss such information with any and all such persons. As a result, you may receive certain non-public information regarding the Company. You acknowledge that this information is proprietary to the Company and may include trade secrets or other business information the disclosure of which could harm the Company. In consideration for, and as a condition of, non-public information being furnished to you (and, subject to the restrictions in paragraph 2, your agents, representatives, attorneys, advisors, directors, officers and employees, collectively, “ Representatives ”), you agree to treat any and all information concerning the Company that is furnished to you or your Representatives (regardless of the manner in which it is furnished, including without limitation in written or electronic format or orally, gathered by visual inspection or otherwise) by any Icahn Designee, or by or on behalf of the Company, together with any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, documents or records containing, referring, relating to, based upon or derived from such information, in whole or in part (collectively, “ Evaluation Material ”), in accordance with the provisions of this letter agreement, and to take or abstain from taking the other actions hereinafter set forth.

      1. The term “Evaluation Material” does not include information that (i) is or has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a direct or indirect disclosure by you or your Representatives in violation of this letter agreement, (ii) was within your or any of your Representatives’ possession prior to its being furnished to you by an Icahn Designee, or by or on behalf of the Company or (iii) is received from a source other than an Icahn Designee, the Company or any of its representatives; provided , that in the case of each of (ii) and (iii) above, the source of such information was not believed by you, after inquiring of the disclosing person, to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information at the time the same was disclosed.

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      2. You hereby agree that you and your Representatives will (a) keep the Evaluation Material strictly confidential and (b) not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Company; provided , however , that you may disclose any of such information to your Representatives (i) who need to know such information for the sole purpose of advising you and (ii) who are informed by you of the confidential nature of such information; provided , further , that you will be responsible for any violation of this letter agreement by your Representatives as if they were parties hereto except that you will not be so responsible with respect to any such Representative who has executed a copy of this letter agreement as an Additional Signatory and delivered such signed copy to the Company. It is understood and agreed that the Icahn Designees shall not disclose to you or your Representatives any Legal Advice (as defined below) that may be included in the Evaluation Material with respect to which such disclosure would constitute waiver of the Company’s attorney client privilege; provided , however , that the Icahn Designees may provide such disclosure if reputable outside legal counsel provides the Company with a written opinion that such disclosure will not waive the Company’s attorney client privilege with respect to such Legal Advice. “Legal Advice” as used herein shall be solely and exclusively limited to the advice provided by legal counsel stating legal rights, duties, liabilities and defenses and shall not include factual information or the formulation or analysis of business strategy.

      3. In the event that you or any of your Representatives are required by applicable subpoena, legal process or other legal requirement to disclose any of the Evaluation Material, you will promptly notify (except where such notice would be legally prohibited) the Company in writing by facsimile and certified mail so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent you or your Representatives, as the case may be, from honoring a subpoena, legal process or other legal requirement that seek or require discovery, disclosure or production of the Evaluation Material if (a) you produce or disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material which your outside legal counsel advises you is legally required to be so produced or disclosed; or (b) the Company consents in writing to having the Evaluation Material produced or disclosed pursuant to the subpoena, legal process or other legal requirement. In no event will you or any of


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