Covenants Not to Solicit and Not to Compete. The Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company: (a) during Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for a period of one year commencing upon termination of the Executive’s employment, solicit, entice, persuade or induce any employee, consultant, agent or independent contractor of the Company or of any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company to terminate his or her employment or engagement with the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate, to become employed by any person, firm or corporation other than the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate or approach any such employee, consultant, agent or independent contractor for any of the foregoing purposes; or (b) during Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for a period of one year commencing upon termination of the Executive’s employment, directly or indirectly own, manage, control, invest or participate in any way in, consult with or render services to or for any person or entity (other than for the Company or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company) which is materially engaged in the Business; provided that the Executive shall be entitled to own up to 1% of any class of outstanding securities of any company whose common stock is listed on a national securities exchange or included for trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
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Samples: Termination Protection Agreement (Signet Jewelers LTD), Termination Protection Agreement (Signet Jewelers LTD), Termination Protection Agreement (Signet Jewelers LTD)
Covenants Not to Solicit and Not to Compete. The Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company:
(a) during Executive’s his employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for a period of one year two years commencing upon termination of the Executive’s employment, solicit, entice, persuade or induce any employee, consultant, agent or independent contractor of the Company or of any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company to terminate his or her employment or engagement with the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate, to become employed by any person, firm or corporation other than the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate or approach any such employee, consultant, agent or independent contractor for any of the foregoing purposes; or
(b) during Executive’s his employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for a period of one year commencing upon termination of the Executive’s employment, directly or indirectly own, manage, control, invest or participate in any way in, consult with or render services to or for any person or entity (other than for the Company or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company) which is materially engaged in the Business; provided that the Executive shall be entitled to own up to 1% of any class of outstanding securities of any company whose common stock is listed on a national securities exchange or included for trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
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Samples: Termination Protection Agreement (Signet Jewelers LTD)