Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges that (i) the Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company and its Subsidiaries that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; (ii) the Executive has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; (iii) in the course of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, and the Executive has had and will continue to have access to these customers; (v) the Executive has received and will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; and (vi) the Executive has generated and will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course of the Executive’s employment. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees as follows: (i) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company and for a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter (the term of such employment and such period thereafter, the “Non-Compete Period”), the Executive will not, directly or through an Affiliate or otherwise, own any interest in, manage, control, provide consulting services for or operate any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues (other than on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates); provided, however, that the Executive shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% of such Person’s annual revenues, so long as the Executive is not engaging in any of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (A) owning (I) up to 5% of the outstanding stock of any corporation that is engaged in a Restricted Business and publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter market or (ii) up to 5% of a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (B) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in such business. (ii) For the Non-Compete Period, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (A) induce or attempt to induce any employee, officer, director or consultant to leave the employ or service of any Related Company, (B) hire any individual who was an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to individuals (I) hired as a result of the use of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed to solicit a particular individual) or as a result of the use of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or (II) whose employment with or services provided to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entity, or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related Company); provided, that the restrictions in this clause (C) shall not prohibit the ordinary course solicitation of any of the foregoing for purposes of a business that is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with the Restricted Business. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from providing an employment reference for any Person.
Appears in 4 contracts
Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (KORE Group Holdings, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (KORE Group Holdings, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (KORE Group Holdings, Inc.)
Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges that (i) the Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company and its Subsidiaries that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; (ii) the Executive has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; (iii) in the course of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, and the Executive has had and will continue to have access to these customers; (v) the Executive has received and will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; and (vi) the Executive has generated and will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course of the Executive’s employment. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
(ia) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company and for a period of twenty-four five (245) months thereafter (years from and after the term date of such employment and such period thereafterthis Agreement, the “Non-Compete Period”)neither MCO or CAV shall, the Executive will notor shall permit, cause or encourage any of their Affiliates to, engage directly or through indirectly, as an Affiliate owner, employee, consultant, contractor or otherwise, own in any interest inbusiness or enterprise that is engaged in the development, managecommercialization, controland/or sale of the OBMP Products, provide consulting services for the OBMP Pipeline Products or operate any Person for whom the Vitel Products (collectively the “Restricted Business”) anywhere in the world as well as clinical development and marketing of therapeutic candidates similar to products that are part of the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues (other than anywhere in the world, except for those activities listed on behalf Exhibit A as part of the Company or its Affiliates)“Excluded Businesses”; provided, however, that the Executive shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business no owner of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% of such Person’s annual revenues, so long as the Executive is not engaging in any of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (A) owning (I) up to 5% of the outstanding stock of any publicly-traded corporation that is will be deemed to be so engaged solely by reason thereof in a Restricted Business and publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter market or (ii) up to 5% of a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (B) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in such business.
(ii) For the Non-Compete Period, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (A) induce or attempt to induce any employee, officer, director or consultant to leave the employ or service of any Related Company, (B) hire any individual who was an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to individuals (I) hired as a result of the use of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed to solicit a particular individual) or as a result of the use of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or (II) whose employment with or services provided to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entity, or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related Company); provided, that the restrictions in this clause (C) shall not prohibit the ordinary course solicitation of any of the foregoing for purposes of a business that is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with the Restricted Business. For a period of five (5) years from and after the avoidance date of doubtthis Agreement, MCO and CAV shall not, and shall not permit, cause or encourage any of their Affiliates to, solicit, recruit, offer employment, hire, employ, engage as a consultant, lure or entice away, or in any other manner persuade or attempt to persuade, any Person who is an employee of any of OBMP or Vitel to leave the employ of OBMP or Vitel. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Clause 5.2 is invalid or unenforceable, the foregoing parties hereto agree that the reduction in the scope, duration, or area of the term or provision, or the deletion of specific words or phrases, or the replacement of any invalid or unenforceable term or provision shall be carried out so as to include a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement will be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be appealed.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Clause 5.2(a) above, in no event shall MCO or CAV be prohibited from engaging in any business under the following conditions: MCO or CAV (as applicable) shall promptly notify OBMP in writing of any business opportunities in any country or territory in the world, with regard to any expansion of any business activity currently conducted by MCO or CAV beyond the Excluded Contracts so long as such business (i) does not prohibit interfere with MCO or CAV’s duties under their employment agreements with Vitel and (ii) does not compete with any of the Executive from providing products that are part of the Restricted Business anywhere in the world (the “ROW Opportunity”). OBMP, when presented with an employment reference for ROW Opportunity, shall have a period of thirty (30) days in which to decide to participate. In the event the parties to the ROW Opportunity are unable to reach an agreement to consummate the transaction contemplated by the ROW Opportunity within thirty (30) days, MCO and/or CAV shall be free to pursue the ROW Opportunity without OBMP or any Personof its Affiliates.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Contribution Agreement (OncBioMune Pharmaceuticals, Inc), Contribution Agreement (OncBioMune Pharmaceuticals, Inc)
Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges that (ia) During the Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company and its Subsidiaries that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; (ii) the Executive has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; (iii) in the course of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, and the Executive has had and will continue to have access to these customers; (v) the Executive has received and will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; and (vi) the Executive has generated and will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course of the Executive’s employment. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
(i) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company Term and for a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter (the term of such employment and such period two year thereafter, the “Non-Compete Period”), the Executive will not, shall not directly or through an Affiliate or otherwise, own any interest in, manage, control, provide consulting services for or operate any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues indirectly (other than as an employee of or consultant to the Company) accept employment with, or render services to, any Competing Business (defined below) or solicit business on behalf of any Competing Business from any customers or clients of the Company or its Affiliates)affiliates.
(b) During the Term and for one year thereafter, Executive shall not directly or indirectly (other than as an employee of or consultant to the Company) solicit, recruit or hire any employee of the Company (or any person who was an employee of the Company during the 12 month period preceding Executive’s date of termination) or encourage any such employee to terminate employment with the Company.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, “Competing Business” means any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other entity that engages in activities or businesses within the United States that are substantially in competition with the Company or any of its controlled affiliates.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees that the foregoing covenant shall not be deemed breached as a result of the passive ownership by Executive of: (i) less than an aggregate of 5% of any class of stock of a Competing Business; provided, however, that the Executive shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% of such Person’s annual revenues, so long as the Executive stock is not engaging in any of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (A) owning (I) up to 5% of the outstanding stock of any corporation that is engaged in a Restricted Business and publicly traded listed on a national securities exchange or in is quoted on the over the counter market National Market System of NASDAQ; or (ii) up to 5less than an aggregate of 10% in value of any instrument of indebtedness of a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (B) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in such businessCompeting Business.
(iie) For Notwithstanding anything to the Non-Compete Periodcontrary contained in this Agreement, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (A) induce or attempt to induce any employee, officer, director or consultant to leave the employ or service of any Related Company, (B) hire any individual who was an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, hereby agrees that the foregoing covenant shall not apply to individuals (I) hired be deemed breached as a result of the use ownership and operation by Executive of an independent automobile dealership after the termination of Executive’s employment agency with the Company if and only if (so long i) the Company shall never have owned such dealership or shall not be considering acquiring such dealership as of the agency date of Executive’s termination of employment, (ii) such dealership is not located within 50 miles of any dealership which is owned by the Company or which the Company is considering acquiring as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment, (iii) such dealership shall not employ any employee of the Company (or any person who was an employee of the Company during the 12 month period preceding Executive’s date of termination) and (iv) such ownership or operation does not directed violate any agreement between the Company and any manufacturer or distributor of motor vehicles or any policy of any such manufacturer or distributor.
(f) If a judicial determination is made that any of the provisions of this Section 8 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Section 8 shall be rendered void only to solicit a particular individual) the extent that such judicial determination finds such provisions to be unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable. Moreover, notwithstanding the fact that any provision of this Section 8 is determined not to be specifically enforceable, the Company shall nevertheless be entitled to recover monetary damages as a result of the use Executive’s breach of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or such provision.
(IIg) whose employment with or services provided to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entity, or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related Company); provided, Executive agrees that the restrictions in provisions of this clause (C) shall not prohibit Section 8 are reasonable and properly required for the ordinary course solicitation of any adequate protection of the foregoing for purposes business and the goodwill of a business that is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with the Restricted Business. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from providing an employment reference for any PersonCompany.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Employment Agreement (Asbury Automotive Group Inc), Employment Agreement (Asbury Automotive Group Inc)
Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges agrees that (i) the Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company and its Subsidiaries that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; (ii) the Executive has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; (iii) in the course event Executive terminates his employment on, or within, the thirty-day period following the [one-year] [six-month] anniversary of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, and the Executive has had and will continue to have access to these customers; (v) the Executive has received and will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; and (vi) the Executive has generated and will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course Effective Date of the Executive’s employment. AccordinglyChange of Control without Good Reason, then during the Executive hereby agrees as follows[one-year] [six-month] period commencing on the date of termination:
(ia) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company and for a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter (the term of such employment and such period thereafter, the “Non-Compete Period”), the Executive will he shall not, directly or through an Affiliate indirectly, for his own benefit or otherwise, own any interest in, manage, control, provide consulting services for or operate any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues (other than on behalf of another or to the detriment of the Company or its Affiliates); provided, however, that the Executive shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% of such Person’s annual revenues, so long as the Executive is not engaging in any Subsidiary of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (A) owning (I) up to 5% of the outstanding stock of any corporation that is engaged in a Restricted Business and publicly traded on a national securities exchange Company, solicit or in the over the counter market or (ii) up to 5% of a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (B) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in such business.
(ii) For the Non-Compete Period, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (A) induce divert or attempt to induce divert any employee, officer, director customer or consultant to leave the employ or service supplier of any Related Company, (B) hire any individual who was an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to individuals (I) hired as a result of the use of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed to solicit a particular individual) or as a result of the use of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or (II) whose employment with or services provided to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entity, or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related CompanySubsidiary of the Company in the Restricted Area; and
(b) he shall not carry on or engage in the banking or financial services business in the Restricted Area. The provisions of this Section 14 shall apply in the locations set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “Restricted Area”); provided, as the same may be amended from time to time. Executive acknowledges that the restrictions Company (or its Subsidiaries) is presently doing business in this clause (C) shall not prohibit the ordinary course solicitation of any such locations. The parties agree that each of the foregoing for purposes of a business that prohibitions in this Section 14 is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with constitute a separate restriction. Accordingly, should any such prohibition be declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such prohibition shall be deemed severable from and shall not affect the Restricted Businessremainder thereof. For The parties further agree that each of the avoidance foregoing restrictions is reasonable in both time and geographic scope. Executive acknowledges that the execution of doubtthis Agreement and the payments described in Section 1(a)(4) herein constitute consideration for the limitations on activities set forth in this Section 14, the foregoing adequacy of which is hereby expressly acknowledged by Executive. Executive understands and agrees that the Company shall not prohibit suffer irreparable harm if Executive breaches Section 14 hereof, and that monetary damages shall be inadequate to address any such breach. Accordingly, Executive agrees that the Executive Company shall have the right, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and in addition to any other rights or remedies it may have, to obtain from providing an employment reference for any Personcourt of competent jurisdiction, injunctive relief to restrain any breach or threatened breach hereof or otherwise to specifically enforce the provisions hereof.
Appears in 1 contract
Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges that (ia) For a period commencing on the Executive performs services of a unique nature Closing Date and continuing for the Company and its Subsidiaries that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; (ii) the Executive has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; (iii) in the course of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, and the Executive has had and will continue to have access to these customers; (v) the Executive has received and will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; and (vi) the Executive has generated and will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course of the Executive’s employment. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
(i) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company and for a three-year period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter (the term "Three-Year Period"), subject to Section 11.3(b) hereof, Seller and its Affiliates shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business which is substantially similar to the Business (a "Competing Business") or compete with the Buyer with respect to trustee, custodial, paying agent and/or record-keeping services relating to any of such employment the Trust Agreements or trust agreements which are of the same type and/or possess substantially similar features as the Trust Agreements, or compete with the Buyer with respect to investment management services for any assets for which the Seller currently serves as an investment manager and such which are part of a Trust Agreement, or, except as required by Applicable Law, disclose or use any confidential information regarding the Trust Agreements or the Business.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 11.3 shall prohibit the Seller or its Affiliates, after the period commencing on the Closing Date and continuing for the one-year period thereafter, but prior to the “Non-Compete Period”), the Executive will not, directly or through an Affiliate or otherwise, own any interest in, manage, control, provide consulting services for or operate any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues (other than on behalf end of the Company or its AffiliatesThree-Year Period, from acquiring a Person a portion of which constitutes a Competing Business (an "Acquired Competing Business"); provided, however, that (i) if, prior to the Executive end of the Three-Year Period, the Seller or such Affiliates shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% desire to divest itself of such Acquired Competing Business, then the Seller or such Affiliates shall allow the Buyer the opportunity to bid to acquire such Acquired Competing Business, and to conduct such due diligence of such Acquired Competing Business as necessary in connection with such opportunity, before allowing such opportunity or access to such due diligence to any other Person’s annual revenues, so long as the Executive is not engaging in any of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (A) owning (I) up to 5% of the outstanding stock of any corporation that is engaged in a Restricted Business ; and publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter market or (ii) up to 5% in the event that the Seller or its Affiliates does not divest itself of such Acquired Competing Business, then for a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (B) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to period commencing on the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in Seller or its Affiliate acquires such business.
(ii) For Acquired Competing Business and lasting until the Nonend of the Three-Compete Year Period, the Executive Seller and its Affiliates will not directly or indirectly knowingly solicit customers of the Business for services provided by the Business. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing clause (Aii), in connection with an Acquired Competing Business, the Seller and its respective Affiliates shall be permitted to (i) induce engage in advertising, solicitations or attempt other marketing campaigns, programs or other efforts not primarily directed to induce or targeted at the customers of the Business, or (ii) respond to unsolicited inquiries from such customers.
(c) During the Three-Year Period, the Buyer and its banking Affiliates will not directly or knowingly solicit those customers of the Seller listed on Schedule 11.3 hereto or any employee, officer, director customers of the Seller or consultant to leave any Affiliate of the employ or service of any Related Company, (B) hire any individual who was an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior Seller which are referred to the Termination Date; provided, however, that Buyer by the Seller or such Affiliate after the Closing for banking (including loan and deposit) services. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sentence, the Buyer and its respective Affiliates shall be permitted to (i) engage in advertising, solicitations or other marketing campaigns, programs or other efforts not apply primarily directed to individuals or targeted at those Customers of the Seller listed on Schedule 11.3 hereto, or (Iii) hired respond to unsolicited inquiries from such customers.
(d) Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to the Buyer or the Seller as a result of a breach of the use covenants set forth in Section 11.3(a), Section 11.3(b) and Section 11.3(c) hereof, and because of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed immediate and irreparable damage that could be caused to solicit the Buyer or Seller for which such party would have no other adequate remedy, each of the Buyer and the Seller agrees that such covenants may be enforced by the other party in the event of a particular individual) breach of either of such covenants by injunctions, restraining orders, and damages. Each of the Buyer and the Seller agrees that the terms and conditions of this Section 11.3 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the respective interests thereof, and of the confidential information related thereto and for the prevention of damage or loss to either of the Buyer or the Seller as a result of actions taken by the use of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or other.
(IIe) whose employment with or services provided Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11.3 to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entitycontrary, or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related Company); provided, that the restrictions set forth in this clause (CSection 11.3(a), Section 11.3(b) and Section 11.3(c) hereof shall not prohibit cease to apply in the ordinary course solicitation event of any a Change of Control of the foregoing for purposes of a business that is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with the Restricted Business. For the avoidance of doubtSeller, the foregoing shall not prohibit Buyer or the Executive from providing an employment reference for any Personparent of the Buyer.
Appears in 1 contract
Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges that (i) the Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company and its Subsidiaries Affiliates that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; (ii) the Executive has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; (iii) in the course of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, and the Executive has had and will continue to have access to these customers; (v) the Executive has received and will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; and (vi) the Executive has generated and will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course of the Executive’s employment. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
(i) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company and for a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter (the term of such employment and such period thereafter, the “Non-Compete Period”), the Executive will not, directly or through an Affiliate or otherwise, own any interest in, manage, control, provide consulting services for or operate any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues (other than on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates); provided, however, that the Executive shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% of such Person’s annual revenues, so long as the Executive is not engaging in any of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (A) owning (I) up to 5% of the outstanding stock of any corporation that is engaged in a Restricted Business and publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter market or (ii) up to 5% of a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (B) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in such business.
(ii) For the Non-Compete Period, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (A) induce or attempt to induce any employee, officer, director or consultant to leave the employ or service of any Related Company, (B) hire solicit for employment by any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues any individual who was an employee, officer, or director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to individuals (I) hired solicited as a result of the use of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed to solicit a particular individual) or as a result of the use of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or (II) whose employment with or services provided to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entity, or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related Company); provided, that the restrictions in this clause (C) shall not prohibit the ordinary course solicitation of any of the foregoing for purposes of a business that is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with the Restricted Business. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from providing an employment reference for any Person.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (KORE Group Holdings, Inc.)
Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges that (i) the Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company and its Subsidiaries that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; (ii) the Executive has had and and/or will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; (iii) in the course of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, and the Executive has had and and/or will continue to have access to these customers; (v) the Executive has received and and/or will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; and (vi) the Executive has generated and and/or will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course of the Executive’s employment. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
(i) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company and for a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter (the term of such employment and such period thereafter, the “Non-Compete Period”), the Executive will notnot engage in activity that is competitive with any Related Company by, directly or through an Affiliate or otherwise, own any interest in, managemanaging, controlcontrolling, provide providing consulting services for for, or operate operating any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues (other than on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates); provided, however, that the Executive shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% of such Person’s annual revenues, so long as the Executive is not engaging in any of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (A) owning (I) up to 5% of the outstanding stock of any corporation that is engaged in a Restricted Business and publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter market or (iiII) up to 5% of a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (B) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in such business.
(ii) For the Non-Compete Period, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (A) induce or attempt to induce any employee, officer, director or consultant to leave the employ or service of any Related Company, (B) hire any individual who was an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to individuals (I) hired as a result of the use of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed to solicit a particular individual) or as a result of the use of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or (II) whose employment with or services provided to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entity, or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related Company); provided, that the restrictions in this clause (C) shall not prohibit the ordinary course solicitation of any of the foregoing for purposes of a business that is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with the Company’s or any Related Company’s work in the Restricted Business. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from providing an employment reference for any Person.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (KORE Group Holdings, Inc.)
Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges that (i) the Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company and its Subsidiaries that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; , (ii) the Executive has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; , (iii) in the course of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, customers and the Executive has had and will continue to have access to these customers; , (v) the Executive has received and will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; , and (vi) the Executive has generated and will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course of the Executive’s employment. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
(i) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company and for a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter (the term of such employment and such period thereafter, the “Non-Compete Period”), the Executive will not, directly or through an Affiliate or otherwise, own any interest in, manage, control, provide consulting services for or operate any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues (other than on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates); provided, however, that the Executive shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% of such Person’s annual revenues, revenues so long as the Executive is not engaging in any of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (Ax) owning (Ii) up to five percent (5% %) of the outstanding stock of any corporation that is engaged in a Restricted Business and publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter market or (ii) up to five percent (5% %) of a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (By) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in such business.
(ii) For the Non-Compete Period, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (Ai) induce or attempt to induce any employee, officer, director or consultant to leave the employ or service of any Related Company, (Bii) hire any individual who was an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Termination Datetermination date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to individuals (IA) hired as a result of the use of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed to solicit a particular individual) or as a result of the use of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or (IIB) whose employment with or services provided to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entity, or (Ciii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related Company); provided, that the restrictions in this clause (Ciii) shall not prohibit the ordinary course solicitation of any of the foregoing for purposes of a business that is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with the Restricted Business. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from providing an employment reference for any Person.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (KORE Group Holdings, Inc.)
Noncompete and Nonsolicitation. The Executive acknowledges that (i) the Executive performs services of a unique nature for the Company and its Subsidiaries that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable harm to the Related Companies; (ii) the Executive has had and and/or will continue to have access to Confidential Information which, if disclosed, would unfairly and inappropriately assist in competition against the Related Companies; (iii) in the course of the Executive’s employment by a competitor, the Executive would inevitably use or disclose such Confidential Information, (iv) the Related Companies have substantial relationships with their customers, and the Executive has had and and/or will continue to have access to these customers; (v) the Executive has received and and/or will receive specialized training from the Related Companies; and (vi) the Executive has generated and and/or will continue to generate goodwill for the Related Companies in the course of the Executive’s employment. Accordingly, the Executive hereby agrees as follows:
(i) For so long as the Executive is employed by any Related Company and for a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter (the term of such employment and such period thereafter, During the “Non-Compete Period”” (as defined below), the Executive will notnot engage in activity that is competitive with any Related Company by, directly or through an Affiliate or otherwise, own any interest in, managemanaging, controlcontrolling, provide providing consulting services for for, or operate operating any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents 10% or more of such Person’s annual revenues (other than on behalf of the Company or its Affiliates); provided, however, that the Executive shall not be prohibited from managing, controlling, being employed by, providing consulting services for or operating any portion, division, department, section or business of any Person for whom the Restricted Business represents less than 10% of such Person’s annual revenues, so long as the Executive is not engaging in any of the foregoing activities with respect to the Restricted Business. Nothing in the foregoing is intended to prevent the Executive from (A) owning (I) up to 5% of the outstanding stock of any corporation that is engaged in a Restricted Business and publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter market or (iiII) up to 5% of a private entity through passive investments made through hedge funds, private equity funds and similar vehicles, in each case, so long as the Executive has no active participation in connection with the business of any such entity, or (B) continuing to own, manage, control, provide consultant services for or operate any Person that is engaged in a business described in clause (iii) of the definition of Restricted Business if such ownership or other activity arose prior to the date on which the Related Companies took active steps to engage in such business.
(ii) For the Non-Compete Period, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (A) induce or attempt to induce any employee, officer, director or consultant to leave the employ or service of any Related Company, (B) hire any individual who was an employee, officer, director or consultant of any Related Company at any time during the six (6) month period prior to the Termination Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to individuals (I) hired as a result of the use of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed to solicit a particular individual) or as a result of the use of general solicitations not specifically targeted at employees of any Related Company or (II) whose employment with or services provided to the Related Company terminated for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of employment discussions with such other entity, or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation of any Related Company to cease doing business with any Related Company, or in any way materially and adversely interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, vendor, service provider, employee, licensee, licensor, lessor, franchisee or other business relation and any Related Company (including making any negative statements or communications about the Company or any Related Company); provided, that the restrictions in this clause (C) shall not prohibit the ordinary course solicitation of any of the foregoing for purposes of a business that is not a Restricted Business, so long as such solicitation is not designed or intended to interfere with the Company’s or any Related Company’s work in the Restricted Business. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from providing an employment reference for any Person.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (KORE Group Holdings, Inc.)