Common use of Post-Employment Clause in Contracts

Post-Employment. The provisions of this Section 14.2 shall not be binding on the Executive (and shall become of no further force or effect) after a Change in Control shall have occurred. The Executive agrees that during the one-year period following termination of his employment for any reason (the “Noncompetition Period”), the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, become a trustee, director, officer, employee, principal, agent, consultant or independent contractor of any insured depository institution, trust company or parent holding company of any such institution or company which has an office within 25 miles of Amesbury, Massachusetts, or within 25 miles of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (a “Competing Business”). During the Noncompetition Period, the Executive shall not hire or attempt to hire any employee of the Bank or an affiliate, assist in such hiring by any other Person, encourage any such employee to terminate his or her relationship with the Bank or an affiliate, or interfere with or damage (or attempt to interfere with or damage) any relationship between the Bank and any customers of the Bank or solicit or encourage any customer of the Bank to terminate its relationship with the Bank or to conduct with any other Person any business or activity which such customer conducts or could conduct with the Bank. Notwithstanding the above, this provision is not intended to prevent the Executive from being employed at a national and/or regional insured depository institution, trust company or parent holding company that has branches that are within 25 miles of Amesbury, Massachusetts, or within 25 miles of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, if said insured depository institution, trust company or parent holding company is headquartered outside of New England and the Executive’s employment is also outside of New England and not physically located in the above defined market area.

Post-Employment. The provisions of this Section 14.2 shall not be binding on the Executive (and shall become of no further force or effect) after a Change in Control shall have occurred. The Executive agrees that during the one-year period following termination of his her employment for any reason (the “Noncompetition Period”), the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, become a trustee, director, officer, employee, principal, agent, consultant or independent contractor of any insured depository institution, trust company or parent holding company of any such institution or company which has an office within 25 miles of Amesbury, Massachusetts, or within 25 miles of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (a “Competing Business”). During the Noncompetition Period, the Executive shall not hire or attempt to hire any employee of the Bank or an affiliate, assist in such hiring by any other Person, encourage any such employee to terminate his or her relationship with the Bank or an affiliate, or interfere with or damage (or attempt to interfere with or damage) any relationship between the Bank and any customers of the Bank or solicit or encourage any customer of the Bank to terminate its relationship with the Bank or to conduct with any other Person any business or activity which such customer conducts or could conduct with the Bank. Notwithstanding the above, this provision is not intended to prevent the Executive from being employed at a national and/or regional insured depository institution, trust company or parent holding company that has branches that are within 25 miles of Amesbury, Massachusetts, or within 25 miles of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, if said insured depository institution, trust company or parent holding company is headquartered outside of New England and the Executive’s employment is also outside of New England and not physically located in the above defined market area.