Restrictions on Competition During the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after you cease to be an employee of DFC or an affiliate of DFC, you will not, without the prior written consent of DFC, (a) accept employment or render service to any person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly, in competition with DFC, or any affiliate thereof for any purpose which would be competitive with the business of DFC and its affiliates within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any other geographic area in which DFC or any affiliate of DFC by which you were employed, conducted operations (the "Restricted Area") or any business as to which studies or preparations relating to the entry into which were made by DFC or any affiliate of DFC by which you were employed within one year prior thereto (collectively, the "Restricted Businesses") or (b) directly or indirectly, enter into or in any manner take part in or lend your name, counsel or assistance to any venture, enterprise, business or endeavor, whether as proprietor, principal, investor, partner, director, officer, employee, consultant, adviser, agent, independent contractor or in any other capacity whatsoever for any purpose which would be competitive with the Restricted Businesses in the Restricted Area. An investment not exceeding 5% of the outstanding stock in any corporation regularly traded on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market shall not be deemed to violate this provision, provided that you shall not render any services for such corporation.
Non-Competition Restriction Except with the prior written consent of the Company, the Employee shall not, either during his employment hereunder or for the period of time after termination of his employment hereunder during which the Employee accepts severance payments pursuant to Section 7(b) (if applicable), directly or indirectly manage, operate, control, be employed by, participate in, consult with, render services to, or be connected in any manner with the management, operation, ownership or control of any business or venture in competition in the United States with the business of the Company. For purposes of this Section 6(a), a business or venture shall be deemed to be in competition with the business of the Company if that business or venture or any of its affiliates manufactures, distributes, or otherwise engages in the design, sale, or transportation of cabinets for residential use, including but not limited to such cabinet products intended for the primary use in the kitchen or bathroom. Nothing in this Section 6(a) however, shall prohibit the Employee from owning securities of the Company or from owning as an inactive investor up to 5% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market or any of their respective successors. If the Employee directly or indirectly manages, operates, controls, is employed by, participates in, consults with, renders services to, or is connected in any manner with the management, operation, ownership or control of any business or venture which is in competition in the United States with the business of the Company, then the Company shall be entitled to immediately terminate any and all severance payments being made pursuant to Section 7(b), if any, and other benefits to which the Employee would otherwise be entitled.
Restrictions on Future Agreements Each Grantor will not, except in accordance with its standard commercial practices, abandon any Patent or Mark in which such Grantor now owns or hereafter acquires any rightx xx interests if such abandonment could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or enter into any agreement, including, without limitation, any license agreement, which is inconsistent with such Grantor's obligations under this Agreement, if such actions could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Grantor further agrees that it will not take any action, or permit any action to be taken by others subject to its control, including licensees, or fail to take any action which would customarily be taken by a Person in the same business and in similar circumstances as such Grantor, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Confidentiality and Restrictive Covenants (a) The Executive acknowledges that:
Restrictions on employment The Borrower shall procure that no Owner employ the Ship owned by it, nor permit her to be employed, outside the cover provided by any obligatory insurances.
Certain Restrictive Covenants The Executive covenants and agrees with the Company and each Affiliate of the Company as follows:
Term of Nondisclosure Restrictions I understand that Confidential Information and Third Party Information is never to be used or disclosed by me, as provided in this Section 1. If a temporal limitation on my obligation not to use or disclose such information is required under applicable law, and the Agreement or its restriction(s) cannot otherwise be enforced, I agree and Company agrees that the two (2) year period after the date my employment ends will be the temporal limitation relevant to the contested restriction, provided, however, that this sentence will not apply to trade secrets protected without temporal limitation under applicable law.
Restrictions on Assignment Consultant may not assign or otherwise transfer his rights or delegate its obligations created hereunder to any third party without the prior written consent of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties.
Restrictions on U.S Transfers. Transfers of interests in the Regulation S Global Security to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.03(h)(C).
Restrictions on Holders Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of the notice referred to in Section 6(c)(iii)(C) or any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof (in each case, a "SUSPENSION NOTICE"), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until (i) such Holder has received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(iv) hereof, or (ii) such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (in each case, the "RECOMMENCEMENT DATE"). Each Holder receiving a Suspension Notice hereby agrees that it will either (i) destroy any Prospectuses, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder's possession which have been replaced by the Company with more recently dated Prospectuses or (ii) deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder's possession of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of the Suspension Notice. The time period regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days in the period from and including the date of delivery of the Suspension Notice to the date of delivery of the Recommencement Date.
