Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement Sample Clauses

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. (a) Without limiting the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, Executive agrees that during his employment with the Company and for a period of 12 months thereafter, he shall not, on his own behalf or on behalf of or in connection with any other person, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, alone or through or in connection with any person, solicit the employment or engagement of or otherwise entice away from the employment or engagement of the Company or any of its affiliates, any individual who is employed or engaged by the Company or any of its affiliates. (b) Executive agrees that he shall not make negative statements or representations, or otherwise communicate negatively, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage or be damaging to the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors or their officers, directors, employees, business or reputation; provided that nothing herein shall prevent Executive from responding accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by law or legal process. (c) Company shall direct its executives, and shall request in writing that the executives of the successor to the Company, not make negative statements or representations, or otherwise communicate negatively, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage or be damaging to Executive or Executive’s reputation; provided that nothing herein shall prevent executives of the Company or the successor to the Company from responding accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by law or legal process.

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. Because of the Company’s legitimate business interest as described herein and the good and valuable consideration offered to Employee, including, but not limited to, the increased Base Salary and the Signing Bonus, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and (i) ending on the date of termination of Employee’s employment if Employee’s employment is terminated under Sections 4.1 or 4.3, or if the Term is not extended by Company pursuant to Section 1.2, or (ii) ending twenty-four (24) months after the termination of Employee’s employment for any other reason: (a) Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) hire, solicit, take away, or otherwise interfere with the relationship of the Company, the Bank or their affiliates with any person who is, or within the most recent twelve-month period was, employed by the Company, the Bank or their affiliates or (ii) take away, or otherwise interfere with the relationship of the Company, the Bank or their affiliates with any person or entity who is, or within the then most recent twelve-month period was, a customer, client, dealer or financial service provider or a prospective customer (being a person or entity that has been actively pursued by the Company, the Bank or their affiliates for the intended purpose of providing such prospect with credit accommodations), client, dealer or financial service provider of the Bank, or any other business of the Company or its affiliates in which Employee performs services. The obligations of Employee pursuant to this Section 8 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the restrictions, limitations and covenants in this paragraph apply to any geographic area within the United States, and that the Company has a legitimate business interest and right in prohibiting Employee from soliciting, enticing, inducing or encouraging employees, former employees, clients and prospective clients of the Company. Employee also acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s business is not limited by geographic boundaries and that the covenants herein are reasonable in geographic scope. (b) Employee shall not at any time make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company, the Bank, their affiliates or their businesses, or any of their employees, officers, and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors, dealers, f...

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. During the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, whether for the Executive’s own account or for the account of any person or entity, solicit, attempt to solicit, endeavor to entice away from the Company, attempt to hire, hire, deal with, attempt to attract business from, accept business from, or otherwise interfere with (whether by reason of cancellation, withdrawal, modification of relationship or otherwise) any actual or prospective relationship of the Company with any person or entity: (i) who is, or was within one (1) year of the date upon which this Agreement is terminated, employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company, including, but not limited to, any independent contractor or representative, or (ii) who is, or was within one year of the date upon which this Agreement is terminated, an actual or bona fide prospective licensee, landlord, customer, client, vendor, supplier or manufacturer of the Company (or other person or entity with which the Company had an actual or prospective bona fide relationship). The Executive agrees that the Executive will never, directly or indirectly, make or publish any statement or communication which is false or disparaging with respect to the Company and/or its direct or indirect shareholders, officers, directors, members, managers, employees, contractors, consultants, or agents.

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. (a) During the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company engage in any Prohibited Solicitation. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Prohibited Solicitation” shall mean the Executive’s (a) directly or indirectly hiring, contacting, inducing or soliciting (or assisting any Person to hire, contact, induce or solicit) for employment any person who is, or within six (6) months prior to the date of such hiring, contacting, inducing or soliciting was, an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (b) directly or indirectly inducing or soliciting (or assisting any Person to induce or solicit) any customer, client or vendor of, or other person having a business relationship with, the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate its relationship or otherwise cease doing business in whole or in part with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or directly or indirectly interfering with (or assist any Person to interfere with) any relationship between the Company or any of its Affiliates and any of their respective customers, clients, vendors or any other business contacts.

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. Employee will not, during the term of the Agreement and for the two (2) year period following the termination of the Agreement for any reason, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit for employment, or employ any person who, at the time of such solicitation or employment, is employed by the Company or was employed by the Company during the twelve (12) month period prior to the solicitation or employment or induce or attempt to induce any person to terminate employment with the Company; (ii) do business with or solicit customers, except as necessary during the course of his employment, or engage in any activity intended to terminate, disrupt or interfere with the Company's relationships with its customers; and (iii) engage in any conduct or make any statement disparaging or criticizing the Company, or any products or services offered by the Company.

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. During the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Non-Solicitation Period”), (a) the Seller and Equity Holders shall not, directly or indirectly, either individually or acting in concert with another Person or Persons, request, induce or attempt to influence any distributor, supplier or customer of goods or services of the Business to curtail, cancel or refrain from maintaining or increasing the amount or type of business such distributor, supplier or customer of goods or services is currently transacting, or may be transacting during the Non-Solicitation Period, with the Business or modify its pricing or other terms of sale with the Business; or (b) make any negative, derogatory or disparaging statements or communications regarding the Buyer, the Business, or the Affiliates or representatives of the Buyer.

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. During the term of Employee’s employment with the Company and for the two (2) year period following the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for any or no reason, Employee will not, and Employee will cause his Affiliates to not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit for employment, or employ any person who, at the time of such solicitation or employment, is an employee or independent contractor of the Company or its Affiliates or was employed or engaged by the Company or its Affiliates during the twelve month period prior to the solicitation or employment or induce or attempt to induce any person to terminate his employment or engagement with the Company or its Affiliates; (ii) do business with or solicit Customers of the Company or its Affiliates, or engage in any activity intended to terminate, disrupt or interfere with the Company or its Affiliate’s relationships with their Customers; or (iii) engage in any conduct or make any statement disparaging or criticizing the Company or its Affiliates, or any products or services offered by the Company or its Affiliates.

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. (a) For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Competitive Enterprise” shall mean any insurance company, insurance holding company or any such entities in the process of organization or application for state regulatory approval and shall also include other entities that offer services or products competitive with the services or products which the Employers or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates currently offer or may in the future offer.

Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. The Employee hereby agrees that during his employment by the Company and for a period of one (1) year following the Employee’s separation from such employment for any reason, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, recruit or hire any person who either currently is or at the time of Employee’s separation is an employee of the Company or an Affiliate (provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not prohibit solicitations made by the Employee to the general public or general solicitations to employees in the supermarket or retail grocery industry business (the “Business”)); or (ii) disparage the Company in any way that materially and adversely affects the goodwill, reputation or business relationships of the Company with the public generally, or with any of its customers, vendors or employees.