Common use of Devotion to Employer’s Business Clause in Contracts

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Employer. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basis. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement Agreement, without the prior written consent of Employer's Board of Directors, engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the which are in conflict with Employer's business. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any material interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basis. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The A. Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement Agreement, without the prior written consent of Employer's Board of Directors, engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without which are in conflict with the prior written consent business of the Board of Directors of the Employer, its parent holding company or their respective subsidiaries. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any material interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and its parent holding company or their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basissubsidiaries. (b) The B. Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The C. Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent approval of the Board of Directors of the EmployerSenior Management. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time time, for which Employee shall not be compensated by Employer, for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basis. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the communitya reasonable person, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during without the term prior written consent of this Agreement Employer’s Board of Directors, engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the which are in conflict with Employer’s business. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any material interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basis. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Employer's Board of Directors of the EmployerDirectors. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However; provided that, except for ownership interests in businesses acquired prior to the date of this Agreement which represent in each case less than three percent (3%) of the total ownership of each such business, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any ownership interest in any financial institution, including its affiliated companies, or any other business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments which conducts business or operations in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basisSan Joaquin County. (bx) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in generalcommunity and have an adverse effect upon Employer. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Employer. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, Employer except for passive shareholder investments at a non-controlling level in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) publicly traded companies made without benefit of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basisnon-public information. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in generalcommunity and have an adverse effect upon Employer. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement Agreement, without the prior written consent of Employer's Board of Directors, engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the which are in conflict with Employer's business. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any material interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basis. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed 145 under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Employer's Board of Directors of the EmployerDirectors. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) . Employer acknowledges that Employee currently serves as a member of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution Board of Directors of Xxxxxx Insurance Services, Inc. and its affiliates on a consolidated basishereby consents to such service by Employee. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in generalcommunity and have a material adverse effect upon Employer. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The A. Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer Employer, its parent holding company and their respective subsidiaries during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement Agreement, without the prior written consent of Employer's Board of Directors, engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without which are in conflict with the prior written consent business of the Board of Directors of the Employer, its parent holding company and their respective subsidiaries. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any material interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and its parent holding company or their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basissubsidiaries. (b) The B. Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The C. Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent approval of the Employer's Board of Directors of the EmployerDirectors. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time time, for which Employee shall not be compensated by Employer, for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basis. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the communitya reasonable person, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement Agreement, without the prior written consent of Employer's Board of Directors, engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the which are in conflict with Employer's business. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any material interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basis. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the community, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.

Devotion to Employer’s Business. (a) The Employee shall devote his full business time, ability, and attention to the business of the Employer during the term of this Agreement and shall not during the term of this Agreement engage in any other business activities, duties, or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent approval of the Employer's Board of Directors of the EmployerDirectors. However, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time time, for which Employee shall not be compensated by Employer , for educational, charitable, or professional activities shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if those activities do not materially interfere with the services required of the Employee under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prohibit the Employee from making passive personal investments. However, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly acquire, hold, or retain any interest in any business competing with or similar in nature to the business of Employer, except passive shareholder investments in other financial institutions and their respective affiliates which do not exceed five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting securities in the aggregate in any single financial institution and its affiliates on a consolidated basis. (b) The Employee agrees to conduct himself at all times with due regard to public conventions and morals. The Employee further agrees not to do or commit any act that will reasonably tend to shock or offend the communitya reasonable person, or to prejudice the Employer or the banking industry in general. (c) The Employee hereby represents and agrees that the services to be performed under the terms of this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character that gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in an action at law. The Employee therefore expressly agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other rights or remedies that the Employer may possess, shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or remedy a breach of this Agreement by the Employee.