Competitive Activity Clause Samples
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Competitive Activity. Executive shall be deemed to have engaged in "Competitive Activity" if, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the second anniversary of the date Executive's employment with the Company or its subsidiaries terminates, (i) Executive, for himself or on behalf of any other person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, engages, directly or indirectly, as an executive, agent, representative, consultant, partner, shareholder or holder of any other financial interest, in any business that competes with the Company or its subsidiaries in the line of business Executive is employed in by the Company or its subsidiaries (as applicable), as such business is described in any employment or severance agreement then in effect between Executive and the Company or one of its subsidiaries or, if no such agreement is then in effect, as described on Schedule II attached hereto (a "Competing Business"), it being understood and agreed that Executive's activities shall not satisfy this clause (i) where Executive is employed by a person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity engaged in a variety of activities, including the Competing Business, and Executive is not engaged in or responsible for the Competing Business of such entity. Executive may also, without satisfying clause (i) be a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding publicly traded stock of any class of a Competing Business so long as Executive has no active participation in the business of such entity, except to the extent permitted above; or (ii) Executive (A) directly or indirectly through another entity, induces or attempts to induce any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries to leave the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any employee thereof, (B) knowingly hires any person who was an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries within 180 days prior to the time such employee was hired by Executive, (C) induces or attempts to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to cease doing business with the Company or its subsidiaries or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and the Company or any subsidiary or (D) directly or indirectly acquires or attempt to acquire an interest in any business relating to the busines...
Competitive Activity. The term “Competitive Activity” shall mean (i) the Participant’s engaging in an activity, directly or indirectly, whether as an employee, consultant, partner, principal, agent, distributor, representative, stockholder (except as a less than one percent stockholder of a publicly traded company or a less than five percent stockholder of a privately held company) or otherwise, within the United States, Bermuda, or the Cayman Islands, if such activities involve insurance or reinsurance of United States based entities or risks that are competitive with the financial guaranty insurance business then being conducted by the Company or any affiliate and which, during the period covered by the Participant's employment, were conducted by the Company or any affiliate; or (ii) the Participant’s engaging in any activity, directly or indirectly, whether on behalf of himself or herself or any other person or entity (x) to solicit any client and/or customer of the Company or any affiliate or (y) to hire any employee or former employee of the Company or any present or former affiliate of the Company or encourage any employee of the Company or affiliate to leave the employ of the Company or affiliate; or (iii) the Participant’s violation of Section 7.3 of the Severance Plan (relating to confidentiality).
Competitive Activity. The Participant acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company Group and accordingly agrees that the Participant will not engage in Competitive Activity. The Participant shall be deemed to have engaged in “Competitive Activity” if during the period commencing on the Date of Grant and ending on the second anniversary of the date the Participant terminates Employment with the Company Group, the Participant, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person or entity, directly or indirectly: (A) solicits, or assists in soliciting, the business of any client or prospective client of any member of the Company Group, or solicits or assists in soliciting or hires any employee of any member of the Company Group, or interferes with, or attempts to interfere with, the relationships between any of the members of the Company Group, on the one hand, and any of its customers, clients, suppliers, partners, members, employees or investors, on the other hand; (B) becomes an employee, agent, representative, consultant, partner, shareholder or holder of any other financial interest with respect to any person or entity that competes with any member of the Company Group (or that conducts the type of business that any of the members of the Company Group has taken concrete action to conduct in the future), provided, that the Participant may, directly or indirectly, own, solely as an investment, securities of any person or entity engaged in the business of the Company Group which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if the Participant (x) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person or entity and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 2% or more of any class of securities of such person or entity; or (C) utters or issues any disparaging or derogatory remarks, or makes any untruthful statements, including pursuant to any press release or public statement, about any member of the Company Group regarding any of the members of the Company Group’s financial status, business, compliance with laws, ethics, members, managing members, partners, personnel, directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, services, business methods or otherwise, or utters or issues any other statements that are reasonably likely to disparage any of the members of the Company Group or are otherwise degrading to any of...
Competitive Activity. “Competitive Activity” means that Executive’s participation, without the written consent of an officer of the Company, in the management of any business enterprise if such enterprise engages in substantial and direct competition with the Company and such enterprise’s revenues derived from any product or service competitive with any product or service of the Company amounted to 10% or more of such enterprise’s revenues for its most recently completed fiscal year and if the Company’s revenues for such product or service amounted to 10% of the Company’s revenues for its most recently completed fiscal year. “Competitive Activity” will not include (i) the mere ownership of securities in any such enterprise and the exercise of rights appurtenant thereto and (ii) participation in the management of any such enterprise other than in connection with the competitive operations of such enterprise.
Competitive Activity. During your employment with the Company Group and for one year following the later of (i) termination of your employment for any reason whatsoever or (ii) the last scheduled vesting date for your Award, you shall not compete, directly or indirectly, through an Affiliate or otherwise, in any manner or capacity (including, without limitation, through any form of ownership or as a principal, agent, partner, officer, director, employee, advisor or consultant) with the Company Group, for your benefit or for the benefit of any other Person other than the Company Group anywhere in the world. In the event that any portion of this Section 6(b) shall be determined by an arbitrator to be unenforceable because it is unreasonably restrictive in any respect, it shall be interpreted to extend over the maximum period of time for which it reasonably may be enforced and to the maximum extent for which it reasonably may be enforced in all other respects, and enforced as so interpreted, all as determined by such arbitrator in such action. You acknowledge the uncertainty of the law in this respect and expressly stipulate that this Agreement is to be given the construction that renders its provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent (not exceeding its express terms) possible under applicable law. Ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding capital stock of any corporation listed on a national securities exchange will not constitute a breach of this Section 6(b).
Competitive Activity. Employee covenants, warrants and represents that during the period of Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee shall not engage anywhere, directly or indirectly (as a principal, shareholder, partner, director, manager, member, officer, agent, employee, consultant or otherwise), or be financially interested in any business that is involved in business activities that are the same as, similar to, or in competition with the business activities carried on by the Company or any business that is a current or potential supplier, customer or competitor of the Company without prior written approval from the Company’s Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee may invest in and hold up to one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly held company that is involved in business activities that are the same as, similar to, or in competition with the business activities carried on by the Company or any business that is a current or potential supplier, customer or competitor of the Company without the prior written approval of the Company’s Board of Directors; provided, however, that if such publicly held company is a current or potential supplier, customer or competitor of the Company, the Employee shall advise the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors in writing of Employee’s investment in such company as soon as reasonably practicable.
Competitive Activity. During a period ending one year following the Termination Date, if the Executive shall have received or shall be receiving benefits under Section 4, and, if applicable, Section 5, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, engage in any Competitive Activity.
Competitive Activity. To the extent a Participant (i) lives in a jurisdiction where restrictive covenants are void as against public policy or (ii) has a business title below the level of “director” and receives base compensation of less than $100,000 (or its local currency equivalent) per year, Section 9(b) of this Agreement shall be considered deleted from and therefore not part of this Agreement.
(i) The Participant shall be deemed to have engaged in “Competitive Activity” if, during the period commencing on the Date of Grant and ending on the date that is 12 months after the Termination Date (the “Restricted Activity Period”), the Participant, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other Person (as defined below), directly or indirectly, violates any of the following prohibitions:
(I) During the Restricted Activity Period, the Participant will not, whether on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any individual person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly, solicit or assist in soliciting in competition with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, the business of any client or prospective client:
(1) with whom the Participant had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates during the one-year period preceding the Termination Date;
(2) with whom employees reporting to the Participant have had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates during the one-year period preceding the Termination Date; or
(3) for whom the Participant had direct or indirect responsibility during the one-year period preceding the Termination Date.
(II) During the Restricted Activity Period, the Participant will not directly or indirectly:
(1) engage in any business that competes with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, including, but not limited to, providing formulation/dose form technologies and/or contract services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, over-the-counter and vitamins/minerals/supplements companies related to pre-clinical and clinical development, formulation, analysis, manufacturing and/or packaging and any other technology, product or service of the type developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (includin...
Competitive Activity. The Executive shall engage in a "Competitive Activity" if the Executive participates in the management of, is employed by or owns any interest in any business enterprise at a location within the United States that engages in substantial competition with the Company or its subsidiaries, where such enterprise's revenues from any competitive activities amount to 10% or more of such enterprise's consolidated net revenues and sales for its most recently completed fiscal year; provided, however, that owning stock or other securities of a competitor amounting to less than five percent of the outstanding capital stock of such competitor shall not be a "Competitive Activity".
Competitive Activity. The Executive shall be deemed to have engaged in “Competitive Activity” if the Executive:
(a) engages in any business or business activity in which Key or any of its Subsidiaries engages, including, without limitation, engaging in any business activity in the banking or financial services industry (other than as a director, officer, or employee of Key or any of its Subsidiaries), or
(b) serves as a director, officer, or employee of any bank, bank holding company, savings and loan association, building and loan association, savings and loan holding company, insurance company, investment banking or securities company, mutual fund company, or other financial services company other than Key or any of its Subsidiaries (each of the foregoing being hereinafter referred to as a “Financial Services Company”), or renders services of a consultative or advisory nature or otherwise to any such Financial Services Company; provided, however, this clause (b) shall not prohibit or restrict the Executive from serving in any such capacity with the consent of Key.