Common use of Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation of Employees; Non-Disparagement Clause in Contracts

Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation of Employees; Non-Disparagement. (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of NewBank, Interco, the Company and their affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows: (i) Executive will not, within eighteen months following the termination of Executive’s employment by NewBank for Cause or by Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, Executive providing Notice described in Section 1 of this Agreement that Executive is not extending the Employment Term and/or any termination of employment thereafter) (the “Post-Termination Period”) or during the Employment Term (collectively with the Post-Termination Period, the “Restricted Period”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, consultant, partner, or director with, any depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(1)) or holding company thereof that (i) has more than 75% of its deposits (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of deposits after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (ii) has more than 75% of its branches (measured by physical presence) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of branches after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (iii) has its principal place of business or headquarters in the State of Florida; or (iv) is an entity (or successor thereto) described in Section 3.7(c)(iv) of the LLC Agreement (each, a “Competitive Business”). (ii) During the Post-Termination Period, Executive will not initiate or respond to communications with any of the employees of InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiaries who earned annually $150,000 or more as an InterCo, NewBank or subsidiary employee during the twelve-month period prior to the termination of such individual’s employment with InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiary, for the purpose of soliciting such employee, or facilitating the hiring of any such employee, to work for any other business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity. (iii) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after the Employment Term), other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or original Investor Members (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors or original Investor Members. Each of NewBank, the Company and InterCo on behalf of itself and its respective directors and senior officers agrees that none of NewBank, the Company or InterCo and their respective directors and senior officers, other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon Executive, or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of Executive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any person engaged in a Competitive Business which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such person. (b) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties to this Agreement consider the restrictions contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction, that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein. (c) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 8 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on NewBank’s application for injunctive relief.

Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation of Employees; Non-Disparagement. (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of NewBankthe Company, Interco, the Company NewBank and their affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows: (i) Executive will not, within eighteen months following the termination of Executive’s employment by NewBank the Company for Cause or by Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, Executive providing Notice described in Section 1 of this Agreement that Executive is not extending the Employment Term and/or any termination of employment thereafter) (the “Post-Termination Period”) or during the Employment Term (collectively with the Post-Termination Termination. Period, the “Restricted Period”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, consultant, partner, or director with, any depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(1)) or holding company thereof that (i) has more than 75% of its deposits (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of deposits after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (ii) has more than 75% of its branches (measured by physical presence) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of branches after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (iii) has its principal place of business or headquarters in the State of Florida; or (iv) is an entity (or successor thereto) described in Section 3.7(c)(iv) of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (the “LLC Agreement Agreement”) (each, a “Competitive Business”). (ii) During the Post-Termination Period, Executive will not initiate or respond to communications with any of the employees of InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiaries who earned annually $150,000 or more as an InterCo, NewBank or subsidiary employee during the twelve-month period prior to the termination of such individual’s employment with InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiary, for the purpose of soliciting such employee, or facilitating the hiring of any such employee, to work for any other business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity. (iii) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after the Employment Term), other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or original Investor Members (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors or original Investor Members. Each of NewBank, the Company and InterCo NewBank on behalf of itself and its respective directors and senior officers agrees that none of NewBank, neither the Company or InterCo nor NewBank and their respective directors and senior officers, other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon Executive, or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of Executive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any person engaged in a Competitive Business which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such person. (b) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties to this Agreement consider the restrictions contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction, that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein. (c) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 8 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s or NewBank’s application for injunctive relief.

Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation of Employees; Non-Disparagement. (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of NewBankthe Company, Interco, the Company NewBank and their affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows: (i) Executive will not, within eighteen months following the termination of Executive’s employment by NewBank the Company for Cause or by Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, Executive providing Notice described in Section 1 of this Agreement that Executive is not extending the Employment Term and/or any termination of employment thereafter) (the “Post-Termination Period”) or during the Employment Term (collectively with the Post-Termination Period, the “Restricted Period”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, consultant, partner, or director with, any depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(1)) or holding company thereof that (i) has more than 75% of its deposits (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of deposits after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (ii) has more than 75% of its branches (measured by physical presence) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of branches after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (iii) has its principal place of business or headquarters in the State of Florida; or (iv) is an entity (or successor thereto) described in Section 3.7(c)(iv) of the Amended and Restated. Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (the “LLC Agreement Agreement”) (each, a “Competitive Business”). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Section 8(a)(i) shall not apply following the termination of Executive’s employment following the Company’s delivery of a Non-Renewal Notice. (ii) During the Post-Termination PeriodPeriod (which, for purposes of this Section 8(a)(ii), shall include, without limitation, Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason following the Company’s delivery of a Non-Renewal Notice), Executive will not initiate or respond to communications with any of the employees of InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiaries who earned annually $150,000 or more as an InterCo, NewBank or subsidiary employee during the twelve-month period prior to the termination of such individual’s employment with InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiary, for the purpose of soliciting such employee, or facilitating the hiring of any such employee, to work for any other business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity. (iii) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after the Employment Term), other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or original Investor Members (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors or original Investor Members. Each of NewBank, the Company and InterCo NewBank on behalf of itself and its respective directors and senior officers agrees that none of NewBank, neither the Company or InterCo nor NewBank and their respective directors and senior officers, other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon Executive, or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of Executive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any person engaged in a Competitive Business which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such person. (b) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties to this Agreement consider the restrictions contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction, that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein. (c) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 8 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s or NewBank’s application for injunctive relief.

Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation of Employees; Non-Disparagement. (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of NewBankthe Company, Interco, the Company NewBank and their affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows: (i) Executive will not, within eighteen months following the termination of Executive’s employment by NewBank the Company for Cause or by Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, Executive providing Notice described in Section 1 of this Agreement that Executive is not extending the Employment Term and/or any termination of employment thereafter) (the “Post-Termination Period”) or during the Employment Term (collectively with the Post-Termination Period, the “Restricted Period”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, consultant, partner, or director with, any depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(1)) or holding company thereof that that: (i) has more than 75% of its deposits (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of deposits after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (ii) has more than 75% of its branches (measured by physical presence) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of branches after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (iii) has its principal place of business or headquarters in the State of Florida; or (iv) is an entity (or successor thereto) described in Section 3.7(c)(iv) of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (the “LLC Agreement Agreement”) (each, a “Competitive Business”). (ii) During the Post-Termination Period, Executive will not initiate or respond to communications with any of the employees of InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiaries who earned annually $150,000 or more as an InterCo, NewBank or subsidiary employee during the twelve-month period prior to the termination of such individual’s employment with InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiary, for the purpose of soliciting such employee, or facilitating the hiring of any such employee, to work for any other business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity. (iii) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after the Employment Term), other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or original Investor Members (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors or original Investor Members. Each of NewBank, the Company and InterCo NewBank on behalf of itself and its respective directors and senior officers agrees that none of NewBank, neither the Company or InterCo nor NewBank and their respective directors and senior officers, other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon Executive, or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of Executive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any person engaged in a Competitive Business which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (i) is not a controlling person of, of or a member of a group which controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such person. (b) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties to this Agreement consider the restrictions contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction, that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein. (c) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 8 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s or NewBank’s application for injunctive relief.

Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation of Employees; Non-Disparagement. (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of NewBank, Interco, the Company and their affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows: (i) Executive will not, within eighteen months following the termination of Executive’s employment by NewBank for Cause or by Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, Executive providing Notice described in Section 1 of this Agreement that Executive is not extending the Employment Term and/or any termination of employment thereafter) (the “Post-Termination Period”) or during the Employment Term (collectively with the Post-Termination Period, the “Restricted Period”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, consultant, partner, or director with, any depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(1)) or holding company thereof that that: (i) has more than 75% of its deposits (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of deposits after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (ii) has more than 75% of its branches (measured by physical presence) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of branches after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (iii) has its principal place of business or headquarters in the State of Florida; or (iv) is an entity (or successor thereto) described in Section 3.7(c)(iv) of the LLC Agreement (each, a “Competitive Business”). (ii) During the Post-Termination Period, Executive will not initiate or respond to communications with any of the employees of InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiaries who earned annually $150,000 or more as an InterCo, NewBank or subsidiary employee during the twelve-month period prior to the termination of such individual’s employment with InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiary, for the purpose of soliciting such employee, or facilitating the hiring of any such employee, to work for any other business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity. (iii) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after the Employment Term), other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or original Investor Members (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors or original Investor Members. Each of NewBank, the Company and InterCo on behalf of itself and its respective directors and senior officers agrees that none of NewBank, the Company or InterCo and their respective directors and senior officers, other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon Executive, or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of Executive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any person engaged in a Competitive Business which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such person. (b) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties to this Agreement consider the restrictions contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction, that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein. (c) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 8 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on NewBank’s application for injunctive relief.

Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation of Employees; Non-Disparagement. (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of NewBank, Interco, the Company and their affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows: (i) Executive will not, within eighteen months following the termination of Executive’s employment by NewBank for Cause or by Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, Executive providing Notice described in Section 1 of this Agreement that Executive is not extending the Employment Term and/or any termination of employment thereafter) (the “Post-Termination Period”) or during the Employment Term (collectively with the Post-Termination Period, the “Restricted Period”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, consultant, partner, or director with, any depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(1)) or holding company thereof that (i) has more than 75% of its deposits (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of deposits after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (ii) has more than 75% of its branches (measured by physical presence) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of branches after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (iii) has its principal place of business or headquarters in the State of Florida; or (iv) is an entity (or successor thereto) described in Section 3.7(c)(iv) of the LLC Agreement (each, a “Competitive Business”). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Section 8(a)(i) shall not apply following the termination of Executive’s employment following NewBank’s delivery of a Non-Renewal Notice. (ii) During the Post-Termination PeriodPeriod (which, for purposes of this Section 8(a)(ii), shall include, without limitation, Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason following NewBank’s delivery of a Non-Renewal Notice), Executive will not initiate or respond to communications with any of the employees of InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiaries who earned annually $150,000 or more as an InterCo, NewBank or subsidiary employee during the twelve-month period prior to the termination of such individual’s employment with InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiary, for the purpose of soliciting such employee, or facilitating the hiring of any such employee, to work for any other business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity. (iii) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after the Employment Term), other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or original Investor Members (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors or original Investor Members. Each of NewBank, the Company and InterCo on behalf of itself and its respective directors and senior officers agrees that none of NewBank, the Company or InterCo and their respective directors and senior officers, other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon Executive, or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of Executive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any person engaged in a Competitive Business which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such person. (b) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties to this Agreement consider the restrictions contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction, that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein. (c) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 8 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on NewBank’s application for injunctive relief.

Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation of Employees; Non-Disparagement. (a) Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of NewBankthe Company, Interco, the Company NewBank and their affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows: (i) Executive will not, within eighteen months following the termination of Executive’s employment by NewBank the Company for Cause or by Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, Executive providing Notice described in Section 1 of this Agreement that Executive is not extending the Employment Term and/or any termination of employment thereafter) (the “Post-Termination Period”) or during the Employment Term (collectively with the Post-Termination Period, the “Restricted Period”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected as an officer, employee, consultant, partner, or director with, any depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(c)(1)) or holding company thereof that (i) has more than 75% of its deposits (as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(1)) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of deposits after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (ii) has more than 75% of its branches (measured by physical presence) in the State of Florida (with such applicable percentage reduced to 50% of branches after the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date); (iii) has its principal place of business or headquarters in the State of Florida; or (iv) is an entity (or successor thereto) described in Section 3.7(c)(iv) of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (the “LLC Agreement Agreement”) (each, a “Competitive Business”). (ii) During the Post-Termination Period, Executive will not initiate or respond to communications with any of of’ the employees of InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiaries who earned annually $150,000 or more as an InterCo, NewBank or subsidiary employee during the twelve-month period prior to the termination of such individual’s employment with InterCo, NewBank or its subsidiary, for the purpose of soliciting such employee, or facilitating the hiring of any such employee, to work for any other business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity. (iii) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after the Employment Term), other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or original Investor Members (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of NewBank or any of its affiliates or any of the Directors or original Investor Members. Each of NewBank, the Company and InterCo NewBank on behalf of itself and its respective directors and senior officers agrees that none of NewBank, neither the Company or InterCo nor NewBank and their respective directors and senior officers, other than as required by law or by order of a court or other competent authority, make or publish, or cause any other person to make or publish, any statement that is disparaging or that reflects negatively upon Executive, or that is or reasonably would be expected to be damaging to the reputation or business of Executive. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any person engaged in a Competitive Business which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such person. (b) It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties to this Agreement consider the restrictions contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction, that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein. (c) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 8 shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s or NewBank’s application for injunctive relief.