Noncompetition; Nonsolicitation (a) The Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement he will become familiar, and during the course of his employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or any predecessor thereof prior to the date of this Agreement he has become familiar, with trade secrets and customer lists of and other confidential information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and predecessors thereof and that his services have been and will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company.
Termination by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement at any time for Cause (as defined below) by giving the Executive written notice of termination. Such termination shall become effective upon the giving of such notice. Upon any such termination for Cause, or in the event the Executive terminates his employment with the Company without Good Reason (as defined in Section 6(c)), then the Executive shall have no right to compensation, or reimbursement under Section 4, or to participate in any Executive benefit programs under Section 5, except as may otherwise be provided for by law, for any period subsequent to the effective date of termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (i) the Executive is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony related to the business of the Company; (ii) the Executive, in carrying out his duties hereunder, has acted with gross negligence or intentional misconduct resulting, in any case, in material harm to the Company; (iii) the Executive misappropriates Company funds or otherwise defrauds the Company including a material amount of money or property; (iv) the Executive breaches his fiduciary duty to the Company resulting in material profit to him, directly or indirectly; (v) the Executive materially breaches any agreement with the Company and fails to cure such breach within 10 days of receipt of notice, unless the act is incapable of being cured; (vi) the Executive breaches any provision of Section 8 or Section 9; (vii) the Executive becomes subject to a preliminary or permanent injunction issued by a United States District Court enjoining the Executive from violating any securities law administered or regulated by the SEC; (viii) the Executive becomes subject to a cease and desist order or other order issued by the SEC after an opportunity for a hearing; (ix) the Executive refuses to carry out a resolution adopted by the Company’s Board at a meeting in which the Executive was offered a reasonable opportunity to argue that the resolution should not be adopted; or (x) the Executive abuses alcohol or drugs in a manner that interferes with the successful performance of his duties.
Noncompete, Nonsolicitation (a) The Executive agrees that, during the time he is employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and during any applicable Post-Termination Period (as herein defined) (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 or any of its Subsidiaries as such businesses (the “Businesses”) exist during the Executive’s employment by the Company, within the United States or any other geographical area in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries engages or plans to engage in the Businesses (the “Geographical Area”). 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, “
Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with Employer he will become familiar with the Company’s, Employer’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ trade secrets and with other confidential information concerning the Company, Employer and such Subsidiaries and that his services will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and Employer and such Subsidiaries. Therefore, Executive agrees that:
Employment; Noncompetition; Nondisclosure The Manager has not been notified that any of its executive officers or key employees named in the General Disclosure Package (each, a “Company-Focused Professional”) plans to terminate his or her employment with the Manager or Colony, as the case may be. Neither the Manager nor, to the knowledge of the Manager, any Company-Focused Professional is subject to any noncompete, nondisclosure, confidentiality, employment, consulting or similar agreement that would be violated by the present or proposed business activities of the Company or the Manager as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
By the Company for Cause or by the Executive Without Good Reason If: (i) the Company terminates the Executive’s employment with the Company for “Cause” (as defined below); or (ii) the Executive voluntarily terminates the Executive’s employment without “Good Reason” (as defined below), the Executive shall be entitled to receive the following:
Termination by the Company for Cause; Termination by the Executive without Good Reason (a) For purposes of this Agreement, “
Noncompetition Nonsolicitation and Confidentiality As a material inducement to continue to employ him, Employee agrees to execute the Noncompetition, Nonsolicitation and Confidentiality Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Noncompetition Nonsolicitation and Nondisparagement The Executive acknowledges and agrees with the Company that, during the course of the Executive's employment with the Company, the Executive has had and will continue to have the opportunity to develop relationships with existing employees, customers and other business associates of the Company, which relationships constitute goodwill of the Company, and the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company would be irreparably damaged if the Executive were to take actions that would damage or misappropriate such goodwill. The Executive accordingly covenants and agrees as follows:
Nonsolicitation and Noncompetition 4.1 During the Employee’s employment with the Company, and for a period expiring eighteen (18) months after the termination of the Employee’s employment (the “Restrictive Period”), regardless of the reason, if any, for such termination, the Employee shall not, in the United States, Western Europe or Canada, directly or indirectly:
