Non-Solicitation Restriction. Executive hereby agrees that in order to protect Trade Secrets, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenant, which is ancillary to the enforceable promises between the Company and Executive in Sections 9 through 13 and other provisions of this Agreement. During the Executive’s employment and for a period of one (1) year following the Termination Date (regardless of the reason for termination), Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, without obtaining the express written consent of the Board, either individually or as a principal, partner, agent, consultant, contractor, employee, or as a director or officer of any entity, or in any other manner or capacity whatsoever, except on behalf of the Company, solicit business, attempt to solicit business, or conduct business, in products or services competitive with any products or services offered or performed by the Company or its Affiliates in any business which the Company or any of its Affiliates does business, prepared to conduct business as of the Termination Date (or if the applicable activity occurs before the Termination, Date, then as of the date on which such activity occurs), or has any business interest within the Restricted Territory as of the Termination Date (or if the applicable activity occurs before the Termination, Date, then as of the date on which such activity occurs), (a) from those individuals or entities with whom the Company or Affiliate conducted or prepared to conduct business in the Restricted Territory during the Executive’s employment with the Company or (b) with respect to any assets or holdings in which the Company or Affiliate had any interest in the Restricted Territory at any time during the two-year period ending on the earlier of the Termination Date or the date on which such activity occurs.
Non-Solicitation Restriction. To protect the Company’s Secret and Confidential Information, and in the event of Executive’s termination of employment for whatever reason, whether by Executive or the Company, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenant, which is ancillary to the enforceable promises between the Company and Executive in Sections 11 through 14 of this Agreement. Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, either individually or as a principal, partner, agent, consultant, contractor, employee, or as a director or officer of any entity, or in any other manner or capacity whatsoever, except on behalf on behalf of the Company, solicit business, or attempt to solicit business, in products or services competitive with any products or services sold (or offered for sale) by the Company or any Affiliate, from the Company’s or Affiliate’s customers or prospective customers, or those individuals or entities with whom the Company or Affiliate did any business during the two-year period ending on the Termination Date. Subject to Section 18, the prohibitions set forth in this Section 15 shall remain in effect (i) for a period of two (2) years following the Termination Date for Retirement or any other reason other than (A) by the Executive for Good Reason or (B) by the Company other than for Cause, or (ii) for a period of six (6) months following the Termination Date for a termination (A) by the Executive for Good Reason or (B) by the Company for a reason other than Cause unless such termination is within 12 months following a Change of Control (in which case the foregoing restrictions shall not apply).
Non-Solicitation Restriction. To protect the Confidential Information, and in the event of Executive’s termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, whether by Executive or the Company, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenants, which are ancillary to the enforceable promises between the Company and Executive in Sections 10 through 12 of the Agreement. Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, either individually or as a principal, partner, agent, consultant, contractor, employee, or as a director or officer of any corporation or association, or in any other manner or capacity whatsoever, except on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, solicit business, or attempt to solicit business, in products or services competitive with any products or services sold (or offered for sale) by the Company or any Affiliate, from the Company’s or Affiliate’s customers or prospective customer, or those individuals or entities with whom the Company or Affiliate did business during the Employment Period, including, without limitation, the Company’s or Affiliate’s prospective or potential customers. Subject to Section 17, the prohibition set forth in this Section 13 shall remain in effect for a period of one year from the Termination Date for whatever reason.
Non-Solicitation Restriction. To protect Trade Secrets, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenants which are ancillary to the enforceable promises between the Company and Executive in Sections 5 through 8 and other provisions of this Agreement. Only if there is a Severance Payment Event that results from Executive's voluntary termination of employment for Good Reason, Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board or the Compensation Committee, either individually or as a principal, partner, agent, consultant, contractor, employee, or as a director or officer of any entity, or in any other manner or capacity whatsoever, except on behalf of the Company, solicit business, or attempt to solicit business, in products or services competitive with any products or services offered or performed by the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to any property, drilling program, or oil or gas development prospect, project or field, in which the Company or any Subsidiary does business or has any business interest as of the Severance Payment Event, or either (a) from those individuals or entities with whom the Company or Subsidiary was involved with, or participated in, any oil or gas exploration or development project or (b) with respect to any property in which the Company or Subsidiary had any working, royalty or other interest, at any time during the two year period ending on the Employment Termination Date. The prohibitions set forth in this Section 9 shall remain in effect for a period of one (1) year following the Employment Termination Date.
Non-Solicitation Restriction. To protect the Confidential Information, and in the event of Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenants which are ancillary to the enforceable promises between the Company and Executive in this Agreement. Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, either individually or as a principal, owner, partner, agent, consultant, contractor, employee, or as a director or officer of any corporation or other association, or in any other manner or capacity whatsoever, except on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, solicit business, or attempt to solicit business, in products or services competitive with any products or services provided by the Company or any Affiliate, from the Company’s or Affiliate’s partners or clients (or any prospective partner or client) as of the Termination Date, or any other Person with whom the Company or Affiliate did business, or had a business relationship with, within the one (1) year period immediately preceding the Termination Date.
Non-Solicitation Restriction. Executive hereby agrees that in order to protect Trade Secrets, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenant, which is ancillary to the enforceable promises between the Company and Executive in Sections 9 through 13 and other provisions of this Agreement. During the Executive’s Employment and for a period of two (2) years following the Termination Date (regardless of the reason for termination), Executive hereby covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, without obtaining the express written consent of the Board, either individually or as a principal, partner, agent, consultant, contractor, employee, or as a director or officer of any entity, or in any other manner or capacity whatsoever, except on behalf of the Company, solicit business, attempt to solicit business, or conduct business, in products or services competitive with any products or services offered or performed by the Company or its Affiliates as of the Termination Date within the Restricted Territory.
Non-Solicitation Restriction. During employment with the Corporation and for the twenty-four (24) month period that immediately following the termination of the Executive's employment (regardless of the circumstances), or such time period as the Corporation is obligated to pay severance benefits under this Agreement (whichever is longer) ("Restricted Period"), Executive shall not unfairly compete with the Corporation (which for purposes of this Section 14 shall include the Corporation, the Bank and all of their Affiliates) by attempting to disrupt business relationships that the Corporation, the Bank or their Affiliates have with either: (i) a Customer (see Section 1(g)) with whom Executive either had communications within the eighteen (18) months prior to the Date of Termination, or as to which Executive received Confidential Information during that eighteen (18) month period, or (ii) a Prospect (see Section 1(k)). In this regard, Executive shall refrain during the Restricted Period from engaging in any of the following activities, whether Executive alone, or as an officer, director, stockholder, partner, member, investor, employee, consultant or agent for or on behalf of any other person or legal entity:
(1) Attempting to disrupt or interfere with the business relationship with a Customer (as limited above) by directly or indirectly requesting, suggesting, encouraging or advising that Customer to withdraw, curtail, limit, cancel, terminate or not renew all or any portion of the Customer's business with the Corporation, the Bank or their Affiliates.
(2) Solicit the business of a Customer (as limited above) by communicating directly with that Customer (regardless of who initiates the communication and in what form it occurs) when as part of the communication Executive discusses or offers a Competitive Service or Product.
(3) Solicit the business of a Prospect by communicating directly with a Prospect (regardless of who initiates the communication and in what form it occurs) when as part of the communication Executive discusses or offers a Competitive Service or Product with the intent to limit, interfere with or divert the Prospect's business away from the Corporation, the Bank or their Affiliates.
Non-Solicitation Restriction. During the Employment Period and for a period of twelve (12) months after the end of the Employment Period, the Employee will not, whether for his own account or for the account of any other Person (other than the Company or its affiliates), intentionally solicit, endeavor to entice away from the Company or its affiliates, or otherwise interfere with the relationship of the Company or its affiliates with any person who is employed by the company or its affiliates (including any independent consultants).
Non-Solicitation Restriction. To protect the Confidential Information, and in the event of Executive’s termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, whether by Executive or the Company, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenants, which are ancillary to the enforceable promises between the Company and Executive in Sections 10 through 12 of the Agreement. Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during the Employment Period and for one year following the Termination Date, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, either individually or as a principal, partner, agent, consultant, contractor, employee, or as a director or officer of any corporation or association, or in any other manner or capacity whatsoever, except on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, solicit business, or attempt to solicit business, in products or services competitive with any products or services sold (or offered for sale) by the Company or any Affiliate, from the Company’s or its Affiliate’s customers or prospective customers, or those individuals or entities with whom the Company or its Affiliate did business during the Employment Period, including, without limitation, the Company’s or its Affiliate’s prospective or potential customers, nor shall Executive detrimentally interfere with any such of the Company’s or its Affiliate’s contractors or consultants.
Non-Solicitation Restriction. During employment with the Employer and for the twelve (12) month period that immediately follows the Termination Date (regardless of the circumstances), or such time period as the Employer is obligated to pay severance benefits under this Agreement (whichever is longer) (“Restricted Period”), Employee shall not unfairly compete with the Employer by attempting to disrupt business relationships that the Employer has with either: (i) a Customer (see Section 3(F)) with whom Employee either had communications within the twelve (12) months prior to the Termination Date, or as to which Employee received Confidential Information during that same twelve (12) month period. In this regard, Employee shall refrain during the Restricted Period from engaging in any of the following activities, whether Employee alone, or as an officer, director, stockholder, partner, member, investor, employee, consultant or agent for or on behalf of any other person or legal entity:
(i) Attempting to disrupt or interfere with the business relationship with a Customer (as limited above) by directly or indirectly requesting, suggesting, encouraging or advising that Customer to withdraw, curtail, limit, cancel, terminate or not renew all or any portion of the Customer’s business with the Employer.
(ii) Solicit the business of a Customer (as limited above) by communicating directly with that Customer (regardless of who initiates the communication and in what form it occurs) when as part of the communication Employee discusses or offers a Competitive Service or Product.
