Competition/Investments. During the term of Executive’s employment by the Company and for a period of one (1) year following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall not (except on behalf of the Company) directly or indirectly, whether as an officer, director, stockholder, partner, proprietor, associate, representative, consultant, or in any capacity whatsoever engage in, become financially interested in, be employed by or have any business connection with any other person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever which are known by Executive to compete directly with the Company, throughout the world, in any line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the Company; provided, however, that anything above to the contrary notwithstanding, Executive may own, as a passive investor, securities of any competitor corporation, so long as Executive’s direct holdings in any one such corporation do not, in the aggregate, constitute more than 1% of the voting stock of such corporation. The provisions of this Section 6.2 shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and shall be fully enforceable thereafter. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that any restriction in this Section 6.2 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of that state. Company and Executive understand that the post-employment restrictive covenants under this Section 6.2 do not apply and will not be enforced in California or other states where such restrictive covenants are not permitted.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (TRI Pointe Group, Inc.)
Competition/Investments. During the term of Executive’s 's employment by the Company and for a period of one (1) year following Executive’s 's termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall not (except on behalf of the Company) directly or indirectly, whether as an officer, director, stockholder, partner, proprietor, associate, representative, consultant, or in any capacity whatsoever engage in, become financially interested in, be employed by or have any business connection with any other person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever which are known by Executive to compete directly with the Company, throughout the world, in any line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the Company; provided, however, that anything above to the contrary notwithstanding, Executive may own, as a passive investor, securities of any competitor corporation, so long as Executive’s 's direct holdings in any one such corporation do not, in the aggregate, constitute more than 1% of the voting stock of such corporation. The provisions of this Section 6.2 shall survive the termination of Executive’s 's employment with the Company and shall be fully enforceable thereafter. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that any restriction in this Section 6.2 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of that state. Company and Executive understand that the post-employment restrictive covenants under this Section 6.2 do not apply and will not be enforced in California or other states where such restrictive covenants are not permitted.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (TRI Pointe Group, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (TRI Pointe Group, Inc.)