Common use of Noncompete, Nonsolicitation Clause in Contracts

Noncompete, Nonsolicitation. (a) The Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company he has become familiar, and he will become familiar, with the Company Group's trade secrets and with other Confidential Information and that his services have been and will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company Group. Therefore, the Executive agrees that, during the time he is employed by the Company Group and during any applicable Post-Termination Period (the "Noncompete Period"), he shall not directly or indirectly own, operate, manage, control, participate in, consult with, advise, provide services for, or in any manner engage in any business (including by himself or in association with any person, firm, corporate or other business organization or through any other entity) in competition with, or potential competition with, the businesses of the Company Group as such businesses exist or are in process on the date hereof, within any geographical area in which the Company Group engages or has written plans to engage in such businesses. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as the Executive has no active participation in the business of such corporation. For purposes of this Section 5, "

Noncompete, Nonsolicitation. (a) The Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company he has become familiar, and he will become familiar, with the Company Group's trade secrets and with other Confidential Information and that his services have been and will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company Group. Therefore, the Executive agrees that, during the time he is employed by the Company Group and during any applicable Post-Termination Period (the "Noncompete Period"), he shall not directly or indirectly own, operate, manage, control, participate in, consult with, advise, provide services for, or in any manner engage in any business (including by himself or in association with any person, firm, corporate or other business organization or through any other entity) in competition with, or potential competition with, the businesses of the Company Group as such businesses exist or are in process on the date hereofhereof , within any geographical area in which the Company Group engages or has written plans to engage in such businesses. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as the Executive has no active participation in the business of such corporation. For purposes of this Section 5, "

Noncompete, Nonsolicitation. (a) The Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company he has become familiar, and he will become familiar, with the Company Group's trade secrets and with other Confidential Information and that his services have been and will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company Group. Therefore, the Executive agrees that, during the time he is employed by the Company Group and during any applicable Post-Termination Period (the "Noncompete Period"), he shall not directly or indirectly own, operate, manage, control, participate in, consult with, advise, provide services for, or in any manner engage in any business (including by himself or in association with any person, firm, corporate or other business organization or through any other entity) in competition with, or potential competition with, the businesses of the Company Group as such businesses exist or are in process on the date hereofof the termination of the Executive's employment, within any geographical area in which the Company Group engages or has written plans to engage in such businesses. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as the Executive has no active participation in the business of such corporation. For purposes of this Section 5, "is