Common use of Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Clause in Contracts

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s, Conn’s has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s as a result of Executive’s employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) Executive agrees that Executive will not, except as Conn’s may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s employment with Conn’s. This Section 7(a) shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s employment for any reason. Executive’s obligations under this Section 7(a) with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates. (b) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than in connection with a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c)), Executive shall not (other than for the benefit of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s or any of its Affiliates by engaging in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Global Select Market. (c) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) Executive acknowledges that Conn’s has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s and provides Conn’s with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s legitimate interests in Conn’s Confidential Information; protect Conn’s customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s may have, Conn’s is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s, any Affiliate of Conn’s, or any third party with which Conn’s has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s in Executive’s custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s employment with Conn’s shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s, and shall be delivered to Conn’s, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s. Conn’s shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s upon termination of Executive’s employment and at any time during Executive’s employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 7 are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s, Conn’s has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s as a result of Executive’s employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) Executive agrees that Executive will not, except as Conn’s may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s employment with Conn’s. This Section 7(a) shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s employment for any reason. Executive’s obligations under this Section 7(a) with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit the Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by the Company of any reporting described in clause (i) above. (b) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than in connection with a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c)), Executive shall not (other than for the benefit of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s or any of its Affiliates by engaging in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Global Select Market. (c) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) Executive acknowledges that Conn’s has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s and provides Conn’s with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s legitimate interests in Conn’s Confidential Information; protect Conn’s customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s may have, Conn’s is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s, any Affiliate of Conn’s, or any third party with which Conn’s has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s in Executive’s custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s employment with Conn’s shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s, and shall be delivered to Conn’s, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s. Conn’s shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s upon termination of Executive’s employment and at any time during Executive’s employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 7 are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s 's acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s's, Conn’s 's has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s 's as a result of Executive’s 's employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) 1. Executive agrees that Executive will not, except as Conn’s 's may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s 's employment with Conn’s's. This Section 7(a) G.1 shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s 's employment for any reason. Executive’s 's obligations under this Section 7(a) G.1 with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates. (b) Executive agrees that for 2. During the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than in connection with a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c))Employment Period, Executive shall will not (other than for the benefit of Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates by engaging in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) G.2 shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including exchange or is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select National Market. 3. Executive agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time during the period of one (c1) year after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, including expiration of the Agreement, within the geographical area of 100 miles of any existing or specifically contemplated Conn's retail or support location at the time of termination, as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn's or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section G.3 shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange or is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid. 4. Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen two (182) months following Executive’s years after the termination of employment for any reasonthis Agreement or expiration of this Agreement, Executive shall will not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) 5. Executive acknowledges that Conn’s 's has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s 's and provides Conn’s 's with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s 's would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s's. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s 's legitimate interests in Conn’s 's Confidential Information; protect Conn’s 's customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s 's has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s 's as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s 's operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s's. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 G cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s 's may have, Conn’s 's is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s 's right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) 6. Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s's, any Affiliate of Conn’s's, or any third party with which Conn’s 's has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s 's or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s 's in Executive’s 's custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s 's employment with Conn’s 's shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s's, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s's, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s's, and shall be delivered to Conn’s's, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s 's employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s's. Conn’s 's shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s 's office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s 's upon termination of Executive’s 's employment and at any time during Executive’s 's employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. 7. The terms of this Section 7 G are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive Xxxxx and Conn’s 's acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s's, Conn’s 's has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive Xxxxx in order to allow Executive Xxxxx to fulfill his obligations as an executive Xxxxx of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive Xxxxx by Conn’s 's as a result of Executive’s Frank's employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive Xxxxx hereby agrees as follows: (a) Executive 1. Xxxxx agrees that Executive Xxxxx will not, except as Conn’s 's may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s Frank's employment with Conn’s's. This Section 7(a) G.1 shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s Frank's employment for any reason. Executive’s Frank's obligations under this Section 7(a) G.1 with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by ExecutiveXxxxx, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive Xxxxx conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive Xxxxx learns from other executives Franks of Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates. (b) Executive agrees that for 2. During the duration period of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than in connection with a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c)), Executive shall Xxxxx will not (other than for the benefit of Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates by engaging in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with as an individualin­di­vid­ual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent in­de­pend­­ent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) G.2 shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including exchange or is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select National Market. 3. Xxxxx agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time during the period of one (c1) Executive year after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, including expiration of the Agreement, within the geographical area of 100 miles of any existing or specifically contemplated Conn's retail or support location at the time of termination, as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn's or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section G.3 shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange or is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid. 4. Xxxxx agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen two (182) months following Executive’s termination years after the expiration of employment for any reasonthis Agreement, Executive shall Xxxxx will not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive Xxxxx or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) Executive 5. Xxxxx acknowledges that Conn’s 's has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s 's and provides Conn’s 's with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive Xxxxx further acknowledges that Conn’s 's would suffer irreparable harm if Executive Xxxxx were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s's. Executive Xxxxx acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s 's legitimate interests in Conn’s 's Confidential Information; protect Conn’s 's customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s 's has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s 's as a result of providing Executive Xxxxx with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s 's operations as a publicly-held company. Executive Xxxxx further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive Xxxxx than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s's. Executive Xxxxx agrees that any breach of this Section 7 G cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s 's may have, Conn’s 's is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive Xxxxx without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s 's right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) Executive 6. Xxxxx acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s's, any Affiliate of Conn’s's, or any third party with which Conn’s 's has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s 's or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s 's in Executive’s Frank's custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s Frank's employment with Conn’s 's shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s's, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s's, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s's, and shall be delivered to Conn’s's, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s Frank's employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s's. Conn’s 's shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s Frank's office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s 's upon termination of Executive’s Frank's employment and at any time during Executive’s Frank's employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. 7. The terms of this Section 7 D are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s, Conn’s has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s as a result of Executive’s employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) Executive agrees that Executive will not, except as Conn’s may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish publish, or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s employment with Conn’s. This Section 7(a) shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s employment for any reason. Executive’s obligations under this Section 7(a) with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit the Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by Conn’s of any reporting described in clause (i) above. (b) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than in connection with a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c)), Executive shall not (other than for the benefit of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s or any of its Affiliates by engaging in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit credit, or become affiliated with as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman salesman, or any other competitive capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s or any of its Affiliates. The scope of the restrictions of this Section 7(b) are nationwide, given Executive’s nationwide responsibilities. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Global Select Market. (c) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) Executive acknowledges that Conn’s has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s and provides Conn’s with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s legitimate interests in Conn’s Confidential Information; protect Conn’s customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information Information, and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s may have, Conn’s is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s, any Affiliate of Conn’s, or any third party with which Conn’s has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s in Executive’s custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s employment with Conn’s shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s, and shall be delivered to Conn’s, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s. Conn’s shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s upon termination of Executive’s employment and at any time during Executive’s employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 7 are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s 's acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s's, Conn’s 's has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s 's as a result of Executive’s 's employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) 1. Executive agrees that Executive will not, except as Conn’s 's may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s 's employment with Conn’s's. This Section 7(a) G.1 shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s 's employment for any reason. Executive’s 's obligations under this Section 7(a) G.1 with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates. (b) Executive agrees that for 2. During the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than in connection with a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c))Employment Period, Executive shall will not (other than for the benefit of Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates by engaging in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with as an individualin­di­vid­ual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent in­de­pend­­ent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) G.2 shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including exchange or is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select National Market. 3. Executive agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time during the period of one (c1) year after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, including expiration of the Agreement, within the geographical area of 100 miles of any existing or specifically contemplated Conn's retail or support location at the time of termination, as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn's or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section G.3 shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange or is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid. 4. Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen two (182) months following Executive’s years after the termination of employment for any reasonthis Agreement or expiration of this Agreement, Executive shall will not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) 5. Executive acknowledges that Conn’s 's has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s 's and provides Conn’s 's with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s 's would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s's. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s 's legitimate interests in Conn’s 's Confidential Information; protect Conn’s 's customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s 's has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s 's as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s 's operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s's. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 G cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s 's may have, Conn’s 's is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s 's right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) 6. Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s's, any Affiliate of Conn’s's, or any third party with which Conn’s 's has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s 's or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s 's in Executive’s 's custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s 's employment with Conn’s 's shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s's, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s's, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s's, and shall be delivered to Conn’s's, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s 's employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s's. Conn’s 's shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s 's office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s 's upon termination of Executive’s 's employment and at any time during Executive’s 's employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. 7. The terms of this Section 7 G are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his her employment by Conn’s, Conn’s has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his her obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s as a result of Executive’s employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) Executive agrees that Executive will not, except in the good faith performance of her duties to Conn’s or as Conn’s may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s employment with Conn’s. This Section 7(a) shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s employment for any reason. Executive’s obligations under this Section 7(a) with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit the Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by Conn’s of any reporting described in clause (i) above. (b) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) 18 months following the termination of Executive’s termination of employment for any reason reason, other than in connection with a termination pursuant to Section 3(c) during the 12-month period following a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c))Control, Executive shall not directly or indirectly (other than for the benefit of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s or any of its Affiliates by engaging engage in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with (including as an individualowner, ownerinvestor, partner, director, officer, stockholderemployer, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman consultant or director) or otherwise perform competitive services for any other capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s or any of its AffiliatesCompeting Business. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Global Select Market. (c) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) Executive acknowledges that Conn’s has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s and provides Conn’s with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s legitimate interests in Conn’s Confidential Information; protect Conn’s customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s may have, Conn’s is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s, any Affiliate of Conn’s, or any third party with which Conn’s has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s in Executive’s custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s employment with Conn’s shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s, and shall be delivered to Conn’s, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s. Conn’s shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s upon termination of Executive’s employment and at any time during Executive’s employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 7 are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.term “Competing Business” means:

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s 's acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s's, Conn’s 's has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s 's as a result of Executive’s 's employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) 1. Executive agrees that Executive will not, except as Conn’s 's may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s 's employment with Conn’s's. This Section 7(a) G.1 shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s 's employment for any reason. Executive’s 's obligations under this Section 7(a) G.1 with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates. (b) Executive agrees that for 2. During the duration period of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than in connection with a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c)), Executive shall will not (other than for the benefit of Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates by engaging in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with as an individualin­di­vid­ual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent in­de­pend­­ent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s 's or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) G.2 shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including exchange or is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select National Market. 3. Executive agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time during the period of one (c1) year after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, including expiration of the Agreement, within the geographical area of 100 miles of any existing or specifically contemplated Conn's retail or support location at the time of termination, as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman or any other capacity, work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn's or any of its Affiliates. The restrictions of this Section G.3 shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange or is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market. It is understood that the geographical area set forth in this covenant is divisible so that if this clause is invalid or unenforceable in an included geographic area, that area is severable and the clause remains in effect for the remaining included geographic areas in which the clause is valid. 4. Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen two (182) months following Executive’s termination years after the expiration of employment for any reasonthis Agreement, Executive shall will not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s 's and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) 5. Executive acknowledges that Conn’s 's has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s 's and provides Conn’s 's with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s 's would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s's. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s 's legitimate interests in Conn’s 's Confidential Information; protect Conn’s 's customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s 's has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s 's as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s 's operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s's. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 G cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s 's may have, Conn’s 's is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s 's right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) 6. Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s's, any Affiliate of Conn’s's, or any third party with which Conn’s 's has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s 's or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s 's in Executive’s 's custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s 's employment with Conn’s 's shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s's, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s's, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s's, and shall be delivered to Conn’s's, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s 's employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s's. Conn’s 's shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s 's office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s 's upon termination of Executive’s 's employment and at any time during Executive’s 's employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. 7. The terms of this Section 7 D are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s, Conn’s has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s as a result of Executive’s employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) Executive agrees that Executive will not, except as Conn’s may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish publish, or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s employment with Conn’s. This Section 7(a) shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s employment for any reason. Executive’s obligations under this Section 7(a) with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit the Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by Conn’s of any reporting described in clause (i) above. (b) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen twelve (1812) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than in connection with a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c)), Executive shall not (other than for the benefit of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s or any of its Affiliates by engaging in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit credit, or become affiliated with as an individual, owner, partner, director, officer, stockholder, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman salesman, or any other competitive capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s or any of its Affiliates. The scope of the restrictions of this Section 7(b) are nationwide, given Executive’s nationwide responsibilities. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Global Select Market. (c) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen twelve (1812) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) Executive acknowledges that Conn’s has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s and provides Conn’s with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s legitimate interests in Conn’s Confidential Information; protect Conn’s customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information Information, and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s may have, Conn’s is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s, any Affiliate of Conn’s, or any third party with which Conn’s has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s in Executive’s custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s employment with Conn’s shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s, and shall be delivered to Conn’s, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s. Conn’s shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s upon termination of Executive’s employment and at any time during Executive’s employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 7 are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Executive and Conn’s acknowledge and agree that during and solely as a result of his employment by Conn’s, Conn’s has provided and will continue to provide Confidential Information and special training to Executive in order to allow Executive to fulfill his obligations as an executive of a publicly-held company and under this Agreement. In consideration of the special and unique opportunities afforded to Executive by Conn’s as a result of Executive’s employment, as outlined in the previous sentence, Executive hereby agrees as follows: (a) Executive agrees that Executive will not, except in the good faith performance of his duties to Conn’s or as Conn’s may otherwise consent or direct in writing, reveal or disclose, sell, use, lecture upon, publish or otherwise disclose to any third party any Confidential Information of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates, or authorize anyone else to do these things at any time either during or subsequent to Executive’s employment with Conn’s. This Section 7(a) shall continue in full force and effect after termination of Executive’s employment for any reason. Executive’s obligations under this Section 7(a) with respect to any specific Confidential Information shall cease only when that specific portion of the Confidential Information becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, in its entirety and without combining portions of such information obtained separately. It is understood that such Confidential Information of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates includes matters that Executive conceives or develops, as well as matters Executive learns from other executives of Conn’s and any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit the Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by Conn’s of any reporting described in clause (i) above. (b) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) 18 months following the termination of Executive’s termination of employment for any reason reason, other than in connection with a termination pursuant to Section 3(c) during the 12-month period following a Change of Control (as described in Section 3(c))Control, Executive shall not directly or indirectly (other than for the benefit of Conn’s or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement) compete with Conn’s or any of its Affiliates by engaging engage in the conception, design, development, production, marketing, or servicing of any product or service that is substantially similar to the products or services which Conn’s or any of its Affiliates provides, and that he will not work for, assist, loan money, extend credit or become affiliated with (including as an individualowner, ownerinvestor, partner, director, officer, stockholderemployer, employee, advisor, independent contractor, joint venturer, consultant, agent, representative, salesman consultant or director) or otherwise perform competitive services for any other capacity, either directly or indirectly, any individual or business which offers or performs services, or offers or provides products substantially similar to the services and products provided by Conn’s or any of its AffiliatesCompeting Business. The restrictions of this Section 7(b) shall not be violated by the ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding securities of any company whose equity securities are traded on a national securities exchange, including the NASDAQ Global Select Market. (c) Executive agrees that for the duration of this Agreement, and for a period of eighteen (18) months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall not either directly or indirectly, on his behalf or on behalf of others, solicit, attempt to hire, or hire any person employed by Conn’s and any of its Affiliates to work for Executive or for another entity, firm, corporation, or individual. (d) Executive acknowledges that Conn’s has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of its Confidential Information and the ownership of its Work Product and Copyright Works, which is extremely valuable to Conn’s and provides Conn’s with a competitive advantage in its market. Executive further acknowledges that Conn’s would suffer irreparable harm if Executive were to use or enable others to use such knowledge, information, and business acumen in competition with Conn’s. Executive acknowledges the necessity of the restrictive covenants set forth herein to: protect Conn’s legitimate interests in Conn’s Confidential Information; protect Conn’s customer relations and the goodwill with customers and suppliers that Conn’s has established at its substantial investment; and protect Conn’s as a result of providing Executive with specialized knowledge, training, and insight regarding Conn’s operations as a publicly-held company. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that these restrictive covenants are reasonably limited as to time, geographic area, and scope of activities to be restricted and that such promises do not impose a greater restraint on Executive than is necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of Conn’s. Executive agrees that any breach of this Section 7 cannot be remedied solely by money damages, and that in addition to any other remedies Conn’s may have, Conn’s is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Executive without the requirement of posting bond or other security. Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as limiting Conn’s right to pursue any other available remedy at law or in equity, including recovery of damages and termination of this Agreement. (e) Executive acknowledges that all writings, records, and other documents and things comprising, containing, describing, discussing, explaining, or evidencing any Confidential Information, Work Product, and/or Copyright Works of Conn’s, any Affiliate of Conn’s, or any third party with which Conn’s has a confidential relationship, is the property of Conn’s or such Affiliate. All property belonging to Conn’s in Executive’s custody or possession that has been obtained or prepared in the course of Executive’s employment with Conn’s shall be the exclusive property of Conn’s, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of Conn’s, except in pursuit of the business of Conn’s, and shall be delivered to Conn’s, along with all copies or reproductions of same, upon notification of the termination of Executive’s employment or at any other time requested by Conn’s. Conn’s shall have the right to retain, access, and inspect all property of any kind in Executive’s office, work area, and on the premises of Conn’s upon termination of Executive’s employment and at any time during Executive’s employment, to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 7 are continuing in nature and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.term “Competing Business” means: