Post-Employment Covenants (a) Executive hereby reaffirms and agrees to abide by all confidentiality and nondisclosure obligations, nonsolicitation obligations, noncompetition obligations and any other post-employment obligations to which Executive is subject under any contract or agreement between Executive and the Company as well as the Illinois Trade Secrets Act, any other Illinois statute and Illinois common law.
Nonsolicitation of Protected Employees Executive understands and agrees that the relationship between the Company and each of its Protected Employees constitutes a valuable asset of the Company and may not be converted to Executive’s own use. Accordingly, Executive hereby agrees that during the Restricted Period, Executive shall not directly or indirectly on Executive’s own behalf or as a Principal or Representative of any Person or otherwise solicit or induce any Protected Employee to terminate his employment relationship with the Company or to enter into employment with any other Person.
Noncompetition Covenants (a) Employee agrees that the noncompetition covenants contained in this Paragraph 4 are a material and substantial part of this Agreement.
Post Termination Covenants The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Proprietary Products are the exclusive and valuable property of the Company and may not be used by the Employee for any purpose of any kind, directly or indirectly, except during the term of this Agreement for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company in his capacity as an employee of the Company and that the success of the Company depends on the Employee’s observance of his covenants in this Section 9.
Competition After Termination of Employment The Company shall not pay any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive, without the prior written consent of the Company and within 2 years from the Executive’s Termination of Employment, engages in, becomes interested in, directly or indirectly, as a sole proprietor, as a partner in a partnership, or as a substantial shareholder in a corporation, or becomes associated with, in the capacity of employee, director, officer, principal, agent, trustee or in any other capacity whatsoever, any enterprise conducted in the trading area (a 50 mile radius) of the business of the Company, which enterprise is, or may deemed to be, competitive with any business carried on by the Company as of the date of termination of the Executive’s employment or retirement. This section shall not apply following a Change in Control.
Termination of Covenants The covenants set forth in this Section 5, except for Subsections 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect (i) immediately before the consummation of the IPO, (ii) when the Company first becomes subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 12(g) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or (iii) upon a Deemed Liquidation Event, as such term is defined in the Certificate of Incorporation, whichever event occurs first.
Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Covenants In consideration for -------------------------------------------- the Company's entering into this Agreement and for the payment of any benefits hereunder, Officer hereby agrees that he or she will not, during the term of his or her employment pursuant to this Agreement and the Applicable Severance Period, if any, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer:
Non-Competition Covenants a. The provisions of this subparagraph a. shall apply both during normal working hours and at all other times including, but not limited to, nights, weekends and vacation time, while Optionee is employed by the Company or any Subsidiary. Optionee shall not directly or indirectly (i) engage in any employment, business, or activity that is competitive with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) assist any other person or organization in competing with, or in preparing to engage in competition with, the business of the Company or any Subsidiary. Direct competition shall include, but not be limited to, the design, development, production, promotion or sale of products, software, or services competitive with those of the Company or any Subsidiary. In addition, Optionee shall not directly or indirectly (i) engage in any employment, business, or activity that is competitive with either (A) the proposed business of the Subsidiary that employs Optionee (“Employing Subsidiary”) or (B) any proposed business of any of the Company’s other Subsidiaries (the “Non-Employing Subsidiaries”) of which Optionee has actual knowledge, or (ii) assist any other person or organization in competing with, or in preparing to engage in competition with, either (A) the proposed business of the Employing Subsidiary or (B) any proposed business of any Non-Employing Subsidiary of which Optionee has actual knowledge.
Compensation Following Termination of Employment In the event that Executive's employment hereunder is terminated, Executive shall be entitled to the following compensation and benefits upon such termination:
Non-Competition Provisions Employee agrees that he will not, during the Restricted Period, compete directly or indirectly with the business of the Company. The phrase "compete directly or indirectly with the business of the Company" shall be deemed to include, without limiting the generality thereof, (1) engaging or having a material interest, directly or indirectly, as owner, employee, officer, director, partner, sales representative, stockholder, capital investor, lessor, renderer of consultation services or advise, either alone or in association with another or others, in the operation of any aspect of any type of business or enterprise competitive with the business or operation of the Company- (2) soliciting any of the employees of the Company to leave the employ of the Company, or so soliciting any employee of any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; (3) soliciting any of the employees of the Company to become employees of any other Person, or so soliciting any employee of any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or (4) soliciting any customer or supplier of the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of either of them, with respect to their business. Similarly, Employee shall not raid, entice or induce any Person who on the Termination Date is, or within one (1) year immediately preceding the Termination Date was, a customer or supplier of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, to become a customer of any other Person for products or services the same as, or similar to, those products and services as from time to time shall be provided by the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and Employee shall not approach any Person for such purpose; nor shall Employee raid, entice or induce any Person who on the Termination Date is, or within one year immediately preceding the Termination Date was, an employee of the Coi-npany or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, to become employed by any other Person; similarly, Employee shall not approach any such employee for such purpose or authorize or knowingly approve the taking of such actions by any other Person or assist any such other Person in taking any such action. The phrase "compete directly or indirectly with the business of the Company" shall not be deemed to include all ownership interest as an inactive investor, which, for purposes of this Agreement, shall mean only the beneficial ownership of less than five (5%) percent of the outstanding shares of any series or class of securities of any competitor of the Company, which securities of such series or class are publicly traded in the securities market.