Common use of Employee’s Understanding of this Agreement Clause in Contracts

Employee’s Understanding of this Agreement. Employee hereby represents to the Company that she has read and understands, and agrees to be bound by, the terms of this Agreement (including Appendix A hereto). Employee acknowledges that the geographic scope and duration of the covenants contained in this Agreement are the result of arm’s-length bargaining and are fair and reasonable in light of (i) the importance of the functions performed by Employee and the length of time it would take the Bank to find and train a suitable replacement, (ii) the nature and wide geographic scope of the operations of the Bank, (iii) Employee’s level of control over and contact with the business and operations of the Bank in a significant number of jurisdictions where same are conducted and (iv) the fact that all facets of the business of banking are conducted by the Bank throughout the geographic area where competition is restricted by this Agreement. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, whether now or hereafter in effect and, therefore, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of applicable law that would render any provision of this Agreement (including Appendix A hereto) invalid or unenforceable. Employee also acknowledges that she will not be precluded from gainful employment if she is obligated not to compete with the Bank during the period and within the jurisdictions covered by Appendix A and this Agreement and that, if this Agreement exceeds in duration or scope that permitted by applicable law and such provision of applicable law cannot be waived, it shall be reduced to the maximum that is permitted.

Employee’s Understanding of this Agreement. Employee hereby represents to the Company that she he has read and understands, and agrees to be bound by, the terms of this Agreement (including Appendix A hereto). Employee acknowledges that the geographic scope and duration of the covenants contained in this Agreement are the result of arm’s-length bargaining and are fair and reasonable in light of (i) the importance of the functions performed by Employee and the length of time it would take the Bank to find and train a suitable replacement, (ii) the nature and wide geographic scope of the operations of the Bank, (iii) Employee’s level of control over and contact with the business and operations of the Bank in a significant number of jurisdictions where same are conducted and (iv) the fact that all facets of the business of banking are conducted by the Bank throughout the geographic area where competition is restricted by this Agreement. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, whether now or hereafter in effect and, therefore, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of applicable law that would render any provision of this Agreement (including Appendix A hereto) invalid or unenforceable. Employee also acknowledges that she he will not be precluded from gainful employment if she he is obligated not to compete with the Bank during the period and within the jurisdictions covered by Appendix A and this Agreement and that, if this Agreement exceeds in duration or scope that permitted by applicable law and such provision of applicable law cannot be waived, it shall be reduced to the maximum that is permitted.