Loyalty; Noncompetition. (a) The Officer shall devote his best efforts to the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement. (b) During the term of this Agreement, or any renewals hereof, the Officer agrees he will not, own, manage, operate, join, control or participate in the management, operation or control of, or be employed by or connected in any manner with any business which competes with the Corporation or any of its subsidiary corporations without the prior written consent of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Officer shall be free, without such consent, to purchase or hold as an investment or otherwise, up to five percent of the outstanding stock or other securities of any corporation which has its securities publicly traded on any recognized securities exchange or in any established over-the-counter market. The Officer shall hold in confidence all knowledge or information of a confidential nature with respect to the business of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation received by him during the term of this Agreement and will not disclose or make use of such information without the prior written consent of the Corporation. The Officer acknowledges that it would not be possible to ascertain the amount of monetary damages in the event of a breach by the Officer under the provisions of this Section 5 and agrees that, in the event of a breach of this Section, injunctive relief enforcing the terms of this Section is an appropriate remedy.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc), Employment Agreement (Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc), Employment Agreement (Piedmont Natural Gas Co Inc)
Loyalty; Noncompetition. (a) The Officer shall devote his best efforts to the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, or any renewals hereof, the Officer agrees he will not, not own, manage, operate, join, control or participate in the management, operation or control of, or be employed by or connected in any manner with any business which competes with the Corporation or any of its subsidiary corporations without the prior written consent of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Officer shall be free, without such consent, to purchase or hold as an investment or otherwise, up to five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock or other securities of any corporation which has its securities publicly traded on any recognized securities exchange or in any established over-the-counter market. The Officer shall hold in confidence all knowledge or information of a confidential nature with respect to the business of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation received by him during the term of this Agreement and will not disclose or make use of such information without the prior written consent of the Corporation. The Officer acknowledges that it would not be possible to ascertain the amount of monetary damages in the event of a breach by the Officer under the provisions of this Section 5 and agrees that, in the event of a breach of this Section, injunctive relief enforcing the terms of this Section is an appropriate remedy.
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Loyalty; Noncompetition. (a) The Officer shall devote his best efforts to the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, or any renewals hereof, the Officer agrees he will not, not own, manage, operate, join, control or participate in the management, operation or control of, or be employed by or connected in any manner with any business which competes with the Corporation or any of its subsidiary corporations without the prior written consent of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Officer shall be free, without such consent, to purchase or hold as an investment or otherwise, up to five percent of the outstanding stock or other securities of any corporation which has its securities publicly traded on any recognized securities exchange or in any established over-the-counter market. The Officer shall hold in confidence all knowledge or information of a confidential nature with respect to the business of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation received by him during the term of this Agreement and will not disclose or make use of such information without the prior written consent of the Corporation. The Officer acknowledges that it would not be possible to ascertain the amount of monetary damages in the event of a breach by the Officer under the provisions of this Section 5 and agrees that, in the event of a breach of this Section, injunctive relief enforcing the terms of this Section is an appropriate remedy.
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Loyalty; Noncompetition. (a) The Officer shall devote his her best efforts to the performance of his her duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, or any renewals hereof, the Officer agrees he she will not, own, manage, operate, join, control or participate in the management, operation or control of, or be employed by or connected in any manner with any business which competes with the Corporation or any of its subsidiary corporations without the prior written consent of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Officer shall be free, without such consent, to purchase or hold as an investment or otherwise, up to five percent of the outstanding stock or other securities of any corporation which has its securities publicly traded on any recognized securities exchange or in any established over-the-counter market. The Officer shall hold in confidence all knowledge or information of a confidential nature with respect to the business of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation received by him her during the term of this Agreement and will not disclose or make use of such information without the prior written consent of the Corporation. The Officer acknowledges that it would not be possible to ascertain the amount of monetary damages in the event of a breach by the Officer under the provisions of this Section 5 and agrees that, in the event of a breach of this Section, injunctive relief enforcing the terms of this Section is an appropriate remedy.
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