PERFORMANCE FOR COMPETITORS. If at any time following the date of this Agreement and before the Option is Vested, regardless of whether Optionee has Retired, Optionee directly or indirectly receives payment for services rendered to, or is otherwise employed by, any person, firm or corporation that is in competition with the Company or engaged in providing any goods or services that are substantially the same as any goods or services provided or under development by the Company, Optionee immediately shall forfeit all rights under the Option, unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, or unless Optionee is in full compliance with the Company's Policy on Service on Outside Boards of Directors, as interpreted solely by the Company's Senior Management Compliance Committee. If at any time Optionee renders services to or becomes otherwise employed by any person, firm or corporation that is in competition with the Company or engaged in providing any goods or services that are substantially the same as goods or services provided or under development by the Company, Optionee shall have ninety (90) days after the date of such employment to exercise any Vested and non-expired Option. Any determination under this Paragraph 6, including whether a person, firm or corporation is "in competition with" the Company or providing "substantially the same" goods or services as the Company provides or is developing, will be subject to the sole discretion of the Committee or its designee.
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PERFORMANCE FOR COMPETITORS. If at any time following the date of this Agreement and before the Option is Vested, regardless of whether Optionee has Retired, Optionee directly or indirectly receives payment for services rendered to, or is otherwise employed by, any person, firm or corporation that is in competition with the Company or engaged in providing any goods or services that are substantially the same as any goods or services provided or under development by the Company, Optionee immediately shall forfeit all rights under the Option, unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, or unless Optionee is in full compliance with the Company's ’s Policy on Service on Outside Boards of Directors, as interpreted solely by the Company's ’s Senior Management Compliance Committee. If at any time Optionee renders services to or becomes otherwise employed by any person, firm or corporation that is in competition with the Company or engaged in providing any goods or services that are substantially the same as goods or services provided or under development by the Company, Optionee shall have ninety (90) days after the date of such employment to exercise any Vested and non-expired Option. Any determination under this Paragraph 6, including whether a person, firm or corporation is "“in competition with" ” the Company or providing "“substantially the same" ” goods or services as the Company provides or is developing, will be subject to the sole discretion of the Committee or its designeeCommittee. The parties intend that the protection afforded to the Company under this section shall also benefit a Related Entity of the Company.
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Qwest Communications International Inc)
PERFORMANCE FOR COMPETITORS. If at any time following the date of this Agreement and before the Option is Vested, regardless of whether Optionee has Retired, Optionee directly or indirectly receives payment for services rendered to, or is otherwise employed by, any person, firm or corporation that is in competition with the Company or engaged in providing any goods or services that are substantially the same as any goods or services provided or under development by the Company, Optionee immediately shall forfeit all rights under the Option, unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, or unless Optionee is in full compliance with the Company's Policy on Service on Outside Boards of Directors, as interpreted solely by the Company's Senior Management Compliance Committee. If at any time Optionee renders services to or becomes otherwise employed by any person, firm or corporation that is in competition with the Company or engaged in providing any goods or services that are substantially the same as goods or services provided or under development by the Company, Optionee shall have ninety three (903) days months after the date of such employment to exercise any Vested and non-expired Option. Any determination under this Paragraph 6, including whether a person, firm or corporation is "in competition with" the Company or providing "substantially the same" goods or services as the Company provides or is developing, will be subject to the sole discretion of the Committee or its designeeCommittee.
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Mediaone Group Inc)
PERFORMANCE FOR COMPETITORS. If at any time following the date of this Agreement and before the Option is Vested, regardless of whether Optionee has Retired, Optionee directly or indirectly receives payment for services rendered to, or is otherwise employed by, any person, firm or corporation that is in competition with the Company or engaged in providing any goods or services that are substantially the same as any goods or services provided or under development by the Company, Optionee immediately shall forfeit all rights under the Option, unless the Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise, or unless Optionee is in full compliance with the Company's Policy on Service on Outside Boards of Directors, as interpreted solely by the Company's Senior Management Compliance Committee. If at any time Optionee renders services to or becomes otherwise employed by any person, firm or corporation that is in competition with the Company or engaged in providing any goods or services that are substantially the same as goods or services provided or under development by the Company, Optionee shall have ninety (90) days after the date of such employment to exercise any Vested and non-expired Option. Any determination under this Paragraph 6, including whether a person, firm or corporation is "in competition with" the Company or providing "substantially the same" goods or services as the Company provides or is developing, will be subject to the sole discretion of the Committee or its designeeCommittee. The parties intend that the protection afforded to the Company under this section shall also benefit a Related Entity of the Company.
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (U S West Inc /De/)