Recognition of Nucor’s Legitimate Interests. Executive understands and acknowledges that Nucor competes in North America and throughout the world in Business. As part of Executive’s employment with Nucor, Executive acknowledges Executive will continue to have access to and gain knowledge of significant secret, confidential and proprietary information of the full range of operations of Nucor. In addition, Executive will continue to have access to and contact with vendors, suppliers, customers and prospective vendors, suppliers and customers of Nucor, in which capacity Executive is expected to develop good relationships with such vendors, suppliers, customers and prospective vendors, suppliers and customers, and will gain intimate knowledge regarding the products and services of Nucor. Executive recognizes and agrees that Nucor has spent and will continue to spend substantial effort, time and money in developing relationships with its customers, suppliers and vendors, that many customers, suppliers and vendors are long term customers, suppliers and vendors of Nucor, and that all customers, suppliers, vendors and accounts that Executive may deal with during Executive’s employment with Nucor, including any customers, suppliers, vendors and accounts acquired for Nucor by Executive, are the customers, suppliers, vendors and accounts of Nucor. Executive acknowledges that Nucor’s competitors, customers, suppliers and vendors would obtain an unfair advantage if Executive disclosed Secret Information or Confidential Information to a competitor, customer, supplier or vendor, used it on a competitor’s, customer’s, supplier’s or vendor’s behalf (except for the benefit of Nucor), or if Executive were able to exploit the relationships Executive develops as an employee of Nucor to Solicit or direct business on behalf of a competitor, customer, supplier or vendor.
Recognition of Nucor’s Legitimate Interests. Employee understands and ------------------------------------------- acknowledges that Nucor and its affiliates compete in North America in the research, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of steel and steel products, including but not limited to flat-rolled steel, steel shapes, structural steel, steel plate, steel joists and girders, steel deck, steel fasteners, and metal building systems. As part of Employee's employment with Nucor, Employee will be provided significant Confidential Information by Nucor (as defined below). In addition, Employee will have direct contact with Nucor's customers, in which capacity he is expected to develop good relationships with such customers. Employee acknowledges that Nucor's competitors would obtain an unfair advantage if Employee disclosed the Confidential Information to a competitor, used it in a competitor's behalf, or if he were able to exploit the relationships he developed as an employee of Nucor to solicit business on behalf of a competitor.
Recognition of Nucor’s Legitimate Interests. Executive understands and acknowledges that Nucor and its affiliates compete in North America in the research, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of steel and steel products, including but not limited to flat-rolled steel, steel shapes, structural steel, light gauge steel framing, steel plate, steel joists and girders, steel deck, steel fasteners, metal building systems, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel grating, wire and wire mesh. As part of Executive’s employment with Nucor, Executive acknowledges he will have access to and gain knowledge of significant secret, confidential and proprietary information of the full range of operations of Nucor, its subsidiaries and affiliates. In addition, Executive will have access to training opportunities, contact with customers and prospective customers of Nucor, it subsidiaries and affiliates, in which capacity he is expected to develop good relationships with such customers, and will gain intimate knowledge regarding the products and services of Nucor, its subsidiaries and affiliates. Executive recognizes and agrees that Nucor and its subsidiaries and affiliates have spent and will continue to spend substantial effort, time and money in developing relationships with their customers, that many customers are long term customers of Nucor, and that all customers and accounts that Executive may deal with during his employment with Nucor, including any customers and accounts acquired for Nucor by Executive, are the customers and accounts of Nucor. Executive acknowledges that Nucor’s competitors would obtain an unfair advantage if Executive disclosed Nucor’s Secret Information or Confidential Information as defined in Sections 8 and 9 to a competitor, used it on a competitor’s behalf, or if he were able to exploit the relationships he develops as an employee of Nucor to solicit business on behalf of a competitor.
Recognition of Nucor’s Legitimate Interests. Executive understands and acknowledges that Nucor competes in North America and throughout the world in the research, manufacture, marketing, trading, sale, fabrication, placement and/or distribution of steel or steel products (including but not limited to flat-rolled steel, special quality and merchant quality steel bar and shapes, concrete reinforcement bars, structural steel, hollow structural section tubing, conduit tubing, steel plate, steel joists and girders, steel deck, steel fasteners, steel pilings, metal building systems, wire rod, welded-wire reinforcement rolls and sheets, cold finished steel bars and wire, guard rail, and structural welded-wire reinforcement) or steel or steel product inputs (including but not limited to scrap metal and direct reduced iron) (all such activities, collectively, the “Business”). As part of Executive’s employment with Nucor, Executive acknowledges he will continue to have access to and gain knowledge of significant secret, confidential and proprietary information of the full range of operations of Nucor. In addition, Executive will continue to have access to training opportunities, contact with vendors, customers and prospective vendors and customers of Nucor, in which capacity he is expected to develop good relationships with such vendors, customers and prospective vendors and customers, and will gain intimate knowledge regarding the products and services of Nucor. Executive recognizes and agrees that Nucor has spent and will continue to spend substantial effort, time and money in developing relationships with its vendors and customers, that many such vendors and customers have long term relationships with Nucor, and that all vendors, customers and accounts that Executive may deal with during his employment with Nucor, are the vendors, customers and accounts of Nucor. Executive acknowledges that Nucor’s competitors would obtain an unfair advantage if Executive disclosed Nucor’s Secret Information or Confidential Information (as defined in Sections 8 and 9, respectively) to a competitor, used it on a competitor’s behalf, or if he were able to exploit the relationships he develops as an employee of Nucor to solicit business on behalf of a competitor.
