Common use of Exclusive Performance of Duties Clause in Contracts

Exclusive Performance of Duties. While employed by the Corporation, Executive agrees that Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s business time and best efforts solely and exclusively to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder and to the business and affairs of the Corporation, whether such business is operated directly by the Corporation or through any affiliate of the Corporation. Executive further agrees that while employed by the Corporation, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, provide services on behalf of any competing corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, consortium, or other competing entity or person, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, agent, sole proprietor, partner, joint venturer, creditor, corporate officer or director; nor shall Executive acquire by reason of purchase during the term of Executive’s employment with the Corporation the ownership of more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity interest in any such competing entity. For purposes of this Agreement, a “competing” entity is one engaged in any of the businesses in which the Corporation is engaged during Executive’s employment with the Corporation, which includes without limitation: (i) dry and canned pet food and pet snacks business in the United States and Canada, (ii) specialty pet food business conducted worldwide, (iii) ambient tuna business in North America, (iv) other ambient seafood business involving products marketed in North America, (v) retail private label soup and retail private label gravy businesses in the United States, (vi) broth business in the United States, (vii) infant feeding business in the United States, and (viii) the manufacture and sale of processed fruits and vegetables, pineapple products and tomato products in the United States and South America (the “Businesses”). Subject to the foregoing, Executive may serve on boards of directors of non-competing unaffiliated corporations, subject to advance approval by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), and may serve on the boards of charitable organizations.

Exclusive Performance of Duties. While employed by the Corporation, Executive agrees that Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s business time and best efforts solely and exclusively to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder and to the business and affairs of the Corporation, whether such business is operated directly by the Corporation or through any affiliate of the Corporation. Executive further agrees that while employed by the Corporation, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, provide services on behalf of any competing corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, consortium, or other competing entity or person, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, agent, sole proprietor, partner, joint venturer, creditor, corporate officer or director; nor shall Executive acquire by reason of purchase during the term of Executive’s employment with the Corporation the ownership of more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity interest in any such competing entity. For purposes of this Agreement, a “competing” entity is one engaged in any of the businesses in which the Corporation is engaged during Executive’s employment with the Corporation, which includes without limitation: (i) dry and canned pet food and pet snacks business in the United States and Canada, (ii) specialty pet food business conducted worldwide, (iii) ambient tuna business in North America, (iv) other ambient seafood business involving products marketed in North America, (v) retail private label soup and retail private label gravy businesses in the United States, (vi) broth business in the United States, (vii) infant feeding business in the United States, and (viii) the manufacture and sale of processed fruits and vegetables, pineapple products and tomato products in the United States and South America (the “Businesses”). Subject to the foregoing, Executive may serve on boards of directors of non-competing unaffiliated corporations, subject to advance approval by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), and may serve on the boards of charitable organizations.

Exclusive Performance of Duties. While employed by the Corporation, Executive agrees that Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s business time and best efforts solely and exclusively to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder and to the business and affairs of the Corporation, whether such business is operated directly by the Corporation or through any affiliate of the Corporation. Executive further agrees that while employed by the Corporation, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, provide services on behalf of any competing corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, consortium, or other competing entity or person, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, agent, sole proprietor, partner, joint venturer, creditor, corporate officer or director; nor shall Executive acquire by reason of purchase during the term of Executive’s employment with the Corporation the ownership of more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity interest in any such competing entity. For purposes of this Agreement, a “competing” entity is one engaged in any of the businesses in which the Corporation is engaged during Executive’s employment with the Corporation, which includes without limitation: (i) dry and canned pet food and pet snacks business in the United States and Canada, (ii) specialty pet food business conducted worldwide, (iii) ambient tuna business in North America, (iv) other ambient seafood business involving products marketed in North America, (v) retail private label soup and retail private label gravy businesses in the United States, (vi) broth business in the United States, (vii) infant feeding business in the United States, and (viiiiv) the manufacture and sale of processed fruits and vegetables, pineapple products and tomato products in the United States and South America (the “Businesses”). Subject to the foregoing, Executive may serve on boards one (1) board of directors of a non-competing unaffiliated corporationsentity, subject to advance approval by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), and may serve on the boards of charitable or civic organizations.

Exclusive Performance of Duties. While employed by the CorporationCompany, Executive agrees that Executive he shall devote substantially all of Executive’s his business time and best efforts solely and exclusively to the performance of Executive’s his duties hereunder and to the business and affairs of the CorporationCompany, whether such business is operated directly by the Corporation Company or through any affiliate of the CorporationCompany. Executive further agrees that while employed by the CorporationCompany, Executive he will not, directly or indirectly, provide services on behalf of any competing corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, consortium, or other competing entity or person, whether as an employeeexecutive, consultant, independent contractor, agent, sole proprietor, partner, joint venturer, creditor, corporate officer or director; nor shall Executive acquire by reason of purchase during the term of Executive’s his employment with the Corporation Company the ownership of more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity interest in any such competing entity. For purposes of this Section 1(c) and this Agreement, a “competing” entity is one engaged in any of the businesses in which the Corporation Company is engaged during Executive’s employment with the CorporationCompany, which includes without limitation: limitation (i) dry and canned pet food and pet snacks business in the United States and Canada, (ii) specialty pet food business conducted worldwide, (iii) ambient tuna business in North America, (iv) other ambient seafood business involving products marketed in North America, (v) retail private label soup and retail private label gravy businesses in the United States, (vi) broth business in the United States, (vii) infant feeding business in the United States, and (viii) the manufacture and sale of processed fruits and vegetables, pineapple products and tomato products in the United States and South America (the “Businesses”)America. Subject to the foregoing, Executive may serve on boards of directors of non-competing unaffiliated corporations, subject to advance approval by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)Board, and may serve on the boards of charitable organizations.