Seller Covenants Seller covenants and agrees as follows:
Confidentiality Covenant You acknowledge that your employment by the Company will, throughout the term of your employment, bring you into close contact with many confidential affairs of the Company, its affiliates and third parties doing business with the Company, including information about costs, profits, markets, sales, products, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods, technical processes and other business affairs and methods and other information not readily available to the public, and plans for future development. You further acknowledge that the services to be performed under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character. You further acknowledge that the business of the Company and its affiliates is international in scope, that its products and services are marketed throughout the world, that the Company and its affiliates compete in nearly all of its business activities with other entities that are or could be located in nearly any part of the world and that the nature of your services, position and expertise are such that you are capable of competing with the Company and its affiliates from nearly any location in the world. In recognition of the foregoing, you covenant and agree:
8.1.1. You shall use all reasonable efforts to keep secret all confidential matters of the Company, its affiliates and third parties and shall not disclose such matters to anyone outside of the Company and its affiliates, or to anyone inside the Company and its affiliates who does not have a need to know or use such information, and shall not use such information for personal benefit or the benefit of a third party, either during or after the Term, except with the Company’s written consent, provided that (i) you shall have no such obligation to the extent such matters are or become publicly known other than as a result of your breach of your obligations hereunder, (ii) you may, after giving prior notice to the Company to the extent practicable under the circumstances, disclose such matters to the extent required by applicable laws or governmental regulations or judicial or regulatory process, and (iii) to the extent necessary to enforce the terms of this Agreement; and
8.1.2. You shall deliver promptly to the Company on termination of your employment, or at any other time the Company may so request, all memoranda, notes, records, reports and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to the Company’s and its affiliates’ businesses, which you obtained while employed by, or otherwise serving or acting on behalf of, the Company and which you may then possess or have under your control.
Company Covenants Until all of Company’s obligations (other than contingent and indemnification obligations) under all of the Transaction Documents are paid in full, or within the timeframes otherwise specifically set forth below, Company will at all times comply with the following covenants: (i) so long as the Interest is outstanding and for at least twenty (20) Business Days (as defined in the Interest) thereafter, Company will timely file on the applicable deadline (including any extensions thereof) all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act that would otherwise impact the availability of Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, and will take all reasonable action under its control to ensure that adequate current public information with respect to Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, is publicly available, and until a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Interest) will not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination; (ii) until a Fundamental Transaction, the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) NYSE, (b) NASDAQ, (c) OTCQX, or (d) OTCQB; (iii) until a Fundamental Transaction, trading in Company’s Common Stock will not be suspended, halted, chilled, frozen, reach zero bid or otherwise cease on Company’s principal trading market; (iv) unless an acquiring party specifically agrees to assume all rights and obligations associated with the Interest and, in Investor’s discretion is capable of fulfilling such obligations, Company may not consummate any sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of its business or any material asset outside the ordinary course of business without the prior written consent of Investor; (v) Company will not grant a security or royalty interest in any of the Included Products (as defined in the Interest) for the primary purpose of raising capital without Investor’s prior written consent, which for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude any of the Included Products with one or more business development partners in connection with a licensing transaction or collaboration; and (vi) for so long as the Interest remains outstanding, Company shall deliver to Investor quarterly reports summarizing all Included Products revenues and Net Sales (as defined in the Interest) and shall further hold with Investor a quarterly call with Company’s management to discuss such report, provided that Company will not disclose any material non-public information to Investor without Investor’s prior written consent.
Pledgor’s Covenants At its own expense and until the Secured Obligations are fully discharged, Pledgor hereby undertakes as follows:
(a) To give the Pledgor 10 (ten) day prior notice of any call for a Company shareholders' and/or board of directors' meeting and subscribe, fully pay in and give the Pledgor, within three (3) days of issuance, all certificates evidencing new shares issued by the Company which are subject to the Pledge granted hereby. Should the Pledgor fail to perform a share subscription obligation, Pledgor shall notify the Pledgee of such circumstance by means of the abovementioned notice, in order to enable the Pledgee, to exercise such rights in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor.;
(b) Not to convey, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose by any cause or title of the Pledged Stock;
(c) Not to grant further property rights in, pledges, liens and/or encumber the Pledged Stock or otherwise affect them to restrictions or charge them in any manner without the prior written consent of the Pledgee;
(d) To furnish to the Pledgee all documents requested by it or by such other person as the Pledgee may appoint for perfection of the Pledge granted hereby, and do and perform such other acts as may prove necessary to maintain the perfected security interest;
(e) Not to take or fail to take any action if such action might negatively affect any of the rights granted to the Pledgee hereunder, including, without limitation, any action or omission that may result in the Pledgor's interest participation decreasing to less than 80% (eighty per cent) of the capital of and voting rights in the Company;
(f) Should Pledgor vote for or take any other action to obtain an increase in the capital of the Company, Pledgor shall subscribe and pay in such number of shares as may be appropriate in proportion to its respective interest participation in the Company's capital.
(g) Not to call any meeting or vote on shareholders' meeting decisions aimed at effecting a merger, spin-off, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or an increase of its capital, issuance of new shares or exchange of existing ones, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(h) Not to approve, propose or vote the declaration and/or payment of distributions or dividends of the Company without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(i) To ensure that the Company shall comply with all statutes, executive orders, ordinances and regulations applicable to it and to obtain and maintain in full force and effect all permits, licenses, certificates, and authorizations necessary for any activities and or transactions to be carried out by it.
(j) Not to amend the Company's by-laws or other governing and constitutive documents without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(k) Not to execute shareholders' agreements or voting trusts agreements or otherwise restrict the voting rights of the Pledged Stock, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
Guarantor Covenants Each Guarantor shall take such action as the Borrower is required by this Agreement to cause such Guarantor to take, and shall refrain from taking such action as the Borrower is required by this Agreement to prohibit such Guarantor from taking.
BORROWER COVENANTS Borrower covenants and agrees that:
Confidentiality Covenants (a) The Executive understands that the Company and/or its Affiliates, from time to time, may impart to the Executive confidential information, whether such information is written, oral or graphic.
Inventory Covenants With respect to the Inventory: (a) each Borrower and Guarantor shall at all times maintain inventory records reasonably satisfactory to Agent, keeping correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality and quantity of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Inventory, such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s cost therefor and daily withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto; (b) each Borrower and Guarantor shall conduct a physical count of its Inventory either through periodic cycle counts or wall to wall counts, so that all Inventory is subject to such counts at least once each year, but at any time or times as Agent may request on or after an Event of Default, and promptly following such physical inventory (whether through periodic cycle counts or wall to wall counts) shall supply Agent with a report in the form and with such specificity as may be reasonably satisfactory to Agent concerning such physical count; (c) no Borrower or Guarantor shall remove any Inventory from the locations set forth or permitted herein, without the prior written consent of Agent, except for sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business and except to move Inventory directly from one location set forth or permitted herein to another such location and except for Inventory shipped from the manufacturer thereof to such Borrower or Guarantor which is in transit to the locations set forth or permitted herein; (d) upon Agent’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense, no more than one (1) time in any twelve (12) month period, but at any time or times as Agent may request at Agent’s expense, or at any time or times as Agent may reasonably request at Borrowers’ expense during an Additional Appraisal/Field Exam Period, deliver or cause to be delivered to Agent written reports or appraisals as to the Inventory in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Agent and by an appraiser acceptable to Agent, addressed to Agent and upon which Agent and Lenders are expressly permitted to rely; (e) upon Agent’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense, conduct through RGIS Inventory Specialists, Inc. or another inventory counting service acceptable to Agent, a physical count of the Inventory in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Agent no more than one (1) time in any twelve (12) month period, and at a time to coincide with Borrowers’ and or Guarantors’ physical count of the Inventory, so long as no Availability Compliance Period exists, the results of which shall be reported directly by such inventory counting service to Agent and Borrowers and Guarantors shall promptly deliver confirmation in a form reasonably satisfactory to Agent that appropriate adjustments have been made to the inventory records of Borrowers and Guarantors to reconcile the inventory count to Borrowers’ and Guarantors’ inventory records; (f) each Borrower and Guarantor shall produce, use, store and maintain the Inventory, with all reasonable care and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity with applicable laws (including the requirements of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended and all rules, regulations and orders related thereto); (g) none of the Inventory or other Collateral constitutes farm products or the proceeds thereof; (h) each Borrower and Guarantor assumes all responsibility and liability arising from or relating to the production, use, sale or other disposition of the Inventory; (i) no Borrower or Guarantor shall sell Inventory to any customer on approval, or any other basis which entitles the customer to return or may obligate such Borrower or Guarantor to repurchase such Inventory except for the right of return given to retail customers of any Borrower or Guarantor in the ordinary course of the business of such Borrower or Guarantor in accordance with the then current return policy of such Borrower; (j) each Borrower and Guarantor shall keep the Inventory in good and marketable condition; and (k) no Borrower or Guarantor shall, without prior written notice to Agent or the specific identification of such Inventory in a report with respect thereto provided by such Borrower or Guarantor to Agent pursuant to Section 7.1(a) hereof, acquire or accept any Inventory on consignment or approval.
Joint Covenants Buyer and Seller hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Director Covenants (a) Director acknowledges that he or she has received substantial, valuable consideration, including confidential trade secret and proprietary information relating to the identity and special needs of current and prospective customers of PSB or any PSB Subsidiary, PSB’s and any PSB Subsidiary’s current and prospective services, PSB’s and any PSB Subsidiary’s business projections and market studies, PSB’s and any PSB Subsidiary’s business plans and strategies, and PSB’s and any PSB Subsidiary’s studies and information concerning special services unique to PSB and any PSB Subsidiary, respectively. Director further acknowledges that he or she has received similar confidential information from Summit regarding Summit and the Summit Subsidiaries as a result of the negotiations resulting in the Merger Agreement and will continue to receive such information through the consummation of the Merger. Director further acknowledges and agrees that this consideration constitutes fair and adequate consideration for the execution of the non-solicitation and non-competition restrictions set forth below. Accordingly, other than in any capacity for or on behalf of Summit or any subsidiary of Summit, Director agrees that for a period of 18 months after the Closing Date, Director will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as an employee, partner, officer, director or shareholder or in any other capacity whatsoever:
(i) solicit the business of any person or entity who is a customer of PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit or any Summit Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement or as of the Closing Date on behalf of any other depository and lending institution (which term includes, for avoidance of doubt, credit unions);
(A) acquire any interest in (directly or indirectly), charter, operate or enter into any franchise or other management agreement with, any insured depository institution that has a location within a 25-mile radius of any location of PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit or any Summit Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement (the “Noncompete Area”) (but Director may (1) retain any existing ownership interest in any insured depository institution, (2) acquire an ownership interest in any depository institution, so long as that ownership interest does not exceed 3% of the total number of shares outstanding of that depository institution, and (3) invest in an existing mutual fund that invests, directly or indirectly, in such insured depository institutions),
(B) serve as an officer, director or employee of, or an agent or consultant with respect to the provision of banking services for, any insured depository institution that has a location within the Noncompete Area, or
(C) establish or operate a branch or other office of an insured depository institution within the Noncompete Area; or
(iii) recruit, hire, assist others in recruiting or hiring, discuss employment with, or refer others concerning employment, any person who is, or within the 12 months preceding the Closing Date was, an employee of PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit or any Summit Subsidiary; provided that Director shall not be prohibited from recruiting, hiring, assisting others in recruiting or hiring, discussing employment with, or referring others concerning employment, any such employee if (i) such employee’s employment is terminated by PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit, any Summit Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates or successors, or (ii) such employee responds to a general solicitation not targeted to employees of PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit or any Summit Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates or successors. Nothing in this Section 2(a)(iii) applies to employment other than in the financial services business. Director may not avoid the purpose and intent of this Section 2(a) by engaging in conduct within the geographically limited area from a remote location through means such as telecommunications, written correspondence, computer generated or assisted communications, or other similar methods.
(b) If any court of competent jurisdiction should determine that the terms of this Section 2 are too broad in terms of time, geographic area, lines of commerce or otherwise, that court is to modify and revise any such terms so that they comply with applicable law.
(c) Director agrees that (i) this Agreement is entered into in connection with the sale to Summit of the goodwill of the business of PSB, (ii) Director is receiving valuable consideration for this Agreement, (iii) the restrictions imposed upon Director by this Agreement are essential and necessary to ensure Summit acquires the goodwill of PSB and (iv) all the restrictions (including particularly the time and geographical limitations) set forth in this Agreement are fair and reasonable.
(d) Director agrees that he or she will not make any unauthorized disclosure, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information of PSB, PSB Subsidiaries, Summit or Summit Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Disclosing Parties”) to third parties, or make any use thereof, directly or indirectly, other than in connection with the Merger or except as otherwise authorized. Director also agrees that he or she shall deliver promptly to Summit or PSB at any time at its reasonable request, without retaining any copies, all documents and other material in Director’s possession at that time relating, directly or indirectly, to any Confidential Information or other information of the Disclosing Parties, or Confidential Information or other information regarding third parties learned in such person’s position as a director, officer, employee or shareholder of PSB or PSB Subsidiaries, as applicable.
