Non-Competition Provisions Employee agrees that he will not, during the Restricted Period, compete directly or indirectly with the business of the Company. The phrase "compete directly or indirectly with the business of the Company" shall be deemed to include, without limiting the generality thereof, (1) engaging or having a material interest, directly or indirectly, as owner, employee, officer, director, partner, sales representative, stockholder, capital investor, lessor, renderer of consultation services or advise, either alone or in association with another or others, in the operation of any aspect of any type of business or enterprise competitive with the business or operation of the Company- (2) soliciting any of the employees of the Company to leave the employ of the Company, or so soliciting any employee of any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; (3) soliciting any of the employees of the Company to become employees of any other Person, or so soliciting any employee of any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or (4) soliciting any customer or supplier of the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of either of them, with respect to their business. Similarly, Employee shall not raid, entice or induce any Person who on the Termination Date is, or within one (1) year immediately preceding the Termination Date was, a customer or supplier of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, to become a customer of any other Person for products or services the same as, or similar to, those products and services as from time to time shall be provided by the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and Employee shall not approach any Person for such purpose; nor shall Employee raid, entice or induce any Person who on the Termination Date is, or within one year immediately preceding the Termination Date was, an employee of the Coi-npany or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, to become employed by any other Person; similarly, Employee shall not approach any such employee for such purpose or authorize or knowingly approve the taking of such actions by any other Person or assist any such other Person in taking any such action. The phrase "compete directly or indirectly with the business of the Company" shall not be deemed to include all ownership interest as an inactive investor, which, for purposes of this Agreement, shall mean only the beneficial ownership of less than five (5%) percent of the outstanding shares of any series or class of securities of any competitor of the Company, which securities of such series or class are publicly traded in the securities market.
EXCULPATION PROVISIONS EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT IT HAS A DUTY TO READ THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND AGREES THAT IT IS CHARGED WITH NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; THAT IT HAS IN FACT READ THIS AGREEMENT AND IS FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS OF THIS AGREEMENT; THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS PRECEDING ITS EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; AND HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; AND THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT CERTAIN OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS RESULT IN ONE PARTY ASSUMING THE LIABILITY INHERENT IN SOME ASPECTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND RELIEVING THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH LIABILITY. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY EXCULPATORY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARTY HAD NO NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROVISION OR THAT THE PROVISION IS NOT “CONSPICUOUS.”
Non-Solicitation Agreement Executive agrees and covenants that he will not, unless acting with the Company’s express written consent, directly or indirectly, during the Term of this Agreement or during the Non-Competition Period (as defined in Section 11 above) solicit, entice or attempt to entice away or interfere in any manner with the Company’s relationships or proposed relationships with any customer, officer, employee, consultant, proposed customer, vendor, supplier, proposed vendor or supplier or person or entity or person providing or proposed to provide research and/or development services to, on behalf of or with the Company.
No Solicitation by Parent (a) Parent shall not directly or indirectly, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Subsidiaries or any Representative directly or indirectly to, (i) solicit, initiate, encourage, induce or facilitate the making, submission or announcement of any Parent Acquisition Proposal or take any action that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Parent Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish any information regarding Parent or its Subsidiaries to any Person in connection with or in response to a Parent Acquisition Proposal or an inquiry or indication of interest that could lead to a Parent Acquisition Proposal, (iii) engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Parent Acquisition Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Parent Acquisition Proposal or (v) enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Parent Acquisition Transaction; provided, however, that this Section 4.5(a) shall not prohibit (A) Parent, or the Board of Directors of Parent from furnishing nonpublic information regarding Parent to, or entering into discussions with, any Person in response to a Parent Superior Offer that is submitted to Parent by such Person (and not withdrawn) if (1) neither Parent, its Subsidiaries nor their respective Representatives shall have violated any of the restrictions set forth in this Section 4.5, (2) the Board of Directors of Parent concludes in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that such action is required in order for the board of directors of Parent to comply with its fiduciary obligations to Parent's stockholders under applicable Legal Requirements, (3) at least two business days prior to furnishing any such nonpublic information to, or entering into discussions with, such Person, Parent gives the Company written notice of the identity of such Person and of Parent's intention to furnish nonpublic information to, or enter into discussions with, such Person, and Parent receives from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement containing customary limitations on the use and disclosure of all nonpublic written and oral information furnished to such Person or any of such Person's Representatives by or on behalf of Parent, and (4) at least two business days prior to furnishing any such nonpublic information to such Person, Parent furnishes such nonpublic information to the Company (to the extent such nonpublic information has not been previously furnished by Parent to the Company); or (B) complying with Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to a Parent Acquisition Proposal. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent acknowledges and agrees that any violation of any of the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence by any Representative of Parent or its Subsidiaries, whether or not such Representative is purporting to act on behalf of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, shall be deemed to constitute a breach of this Section 4.5 by Parent.
Suspension of Solicitation; Amendment or Supplement NIB reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to instruct the Agents to suspend at any time for any period of time or permanently, the solicitation of orders to purchase Certificated Notes. Upon receipt of such instructions, the Agents will forthwith suspend solicitation until such time as NIB has advised them that such solicitation may be resumed. In the event that at the time NIB suspends solicitation of purchases there shall be any orders outstanding for settlement, NIB will promptly advise the Agents and the Fiscal Agent whether such orders may be settled and whether copies of the Prospectus, together with the appropriate Pricing Supplement, or the 144A Prospectus, as applicable, as in effect at the time of the suspension may be delivered in connection with the settlement of such orders. NIB will have the sole responsibility for such decision and for any arrangements that may be made in the event that NIB determines that such orders may not be settled or that copies of such Prospectus or 144A Prospectus may not be so delivered. In the case of the Registered Notes only, if NIB decides to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus it will promptly advise the Agents and furnish the Agents with the proposed amendment or supplement and with such certificates and opinions as are required, all to the extent required by and in accordance with the terms of the Selling Agency Agreement. In the case of Registered Notes only, subject to the provisions of the Selling Agency Agreement, NIB may file with the Commission any supplement to the Prospectus relating to the Notes; NIB will provide the Agents and the Fiscal Agent with copies of any such supplement, and confirm to the Agents that such supplement has been filed with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b). In the case of 144A Notes only, if NIB decides to amend or supplement a 144A Prospectus, it will promptly advise the Agents and furnish the Agents with the proposed amendment or supplement and with such certificates and opinions as are required, all to the extent required by and in accordance with the terms of the Selling Agency Agreement.
No Solicitation or Negotiation Each of the Transferor Parties agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of this Agreement, none of the Transferor Parties nor any of their respective Affiliates, officers, managers, members, representatives or agents will (i) solicit, initiate, consider, encourage or accept any other proposals or offers from any Person (A) relating to any acquisition or purchase of all or any portion of the Transferor Interests or any Transferred Assets or (B) to enter into any merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, reorganization or other extraordinary business transaction involving or otherwise relating to the Business or (ii) participate in any discussions, conversations, negotiations and other communications regarding, or furnish to any other Person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way, assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other Person to seek to do any of the foregoing. Between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of this Agreement, each of the Transferor Parties immediately shall cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions, conversations, negotiations and other communications with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing. Between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of this Agreement, each of the Transferor Parties shall notify Parent promptly if any such proposal or offer, or any inquiry or other contact with any Person with respect thereto, is made and shall, in any such notice to Parent, indicate in reasonable detail the identity of the Person making such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact and the terms and conditions of such proposal, offer, inquiry or other contact. Between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of this Agreement, each of the Transferor Parties agrees not to, without the prior written consent of the Acquiring Parties, release any Person from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which such Transferor Party is a party.
Termination Provisions In this Agreement:
No Solicitation During the Term, each Signatory Stockholder shall not, nor shall it permit or authorize any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the "Representatives") to, (i) solicit or initiate, or encourage, directly or indirectly, any inquiries regarding or the submission of, any Extraordinary Transaction, (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information or data with respect to, or take any other action to knowingly facilitate the making of any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Extraordinary Transaction or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any Extraordinary Transaction or approve or resolve to approve any Extraordinary Transaction. Upon execution of this Agreement, each Signatory Stockholder shall, and it shall cause its Representatives to, immediately cease any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing. Each Signatory Stockholder will promptly notify Parent of the existence of any proposal, discussion, negotiation or inquiry received by such Signatory Stockholder, and each Signatory Stockholder will immediately communicate to Parent the terms of any proposal, discussion, negotiation or inquiry which it may receive (and will promptly provide to Parent copies of any written materials received by it in connection with such proposal, discussion, negotiation or inquiry) and the identity of the Person making such proposal or inquiry or engaging in such discussion or negotiation.