Common use of Specific Restrictions Clause in Contracts

Specific Restrictions. (a) During her employment with the Company and/or any affiliate, Executive shall work only on behalf of Company or such affiliate, and shall devote her full time, energy, effort and loyalty to Company and/or the affiliate, and shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any actions or conduct which compete with, or which aid, further or assist any competitor of, or any entity attempting to compete with, the Company and/or any affiliate of the Company. During her employment with the Company and/or any affiliate, the Executive shall not (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company) undertake any other business or profession or be or become an employee or agent or consultant of any other firm, company or other person, or assist or have any financial interest in any other business or profession, except as specifically disclosed to (and agreed in advance of the commencement thereof by) the Company; provided, however, nothing contained in this paragraph shall prevent Executive from holding for investment, no more than one percent (1%) of any class of equity securities of a company whose securities are publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in a national market system. (b) During Executive’s employ with the Company or with any affiliate, and for a period of twelve (12) months after the date on which Executive ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates (or eighteen (18) months in the event of a Good Reason termination under section 7(b)(iv) of the Letter Agreement dated April 5, 2016) (“Restricted Period”), the Executive will not, without the prior written consent of the Company: (i) aid or assist any entity other than the Company or such affiliate in engaging in a Restricted Business; (ii) aid or assist any entity other than the Company or such affiliate in working in a Restricted Business with a Restricted Customer, Business Associate and/or a Restricted Supplier; (iii) solicit, or attempt to solicit, on behalf of anyone other than the Company or an affiliate, the business or custom of a Restricted Customer with a view to providing goods or services that compete or attempt to compete with those provided by the Company or an affiliate in connection with any Restricted Business; (iv) attempt to divert or entice away from the Company or any affiliate, the business or custom of an existing customer in any Restricted Business,; (v) solicit or attempt to encourage a Restricted Customer, Business Associate or a Restricted Supplier to enter into a transaction in any Restricted Business, with an entity other than Company or an affiliate; (vi) except on behalf of the Company or its affiliates, be involved in the planning of sales, promotions, marketing or business efforts of any kind to or with any Restricted Customer or Business Associate, in a Restricted Business; (vii) interfere with the business relationships between Company or any of its affiliates, and any Restricted Customer, Business Associate or Restricted Supplier, or any vendor, distributor or supplier of the Company in a Restricted Business; (viii) except in the good faith performance of her duties on behalf of the Company or its affiliates, induce any Restricted Customer, Restricted Supplier, Business Associate, vendor, distributor or supplier to terminate, modify or reduce their relationship with Company or any of its affiliates; (ix) advise, assist, or work for, any entity other than Company or one of its affiliates, in connection with (A) the development, sale, warehousing, marketing, delivery and/or distribution of products or services (including technology/software products or services) to office based practitioners in the dental, medical or animal health fields, or to other entities in the office based dental, medical/healthcare and/or animal health markets in similar settings (whether or not staffed by a physician), such as ambulatory surgery centers, and integrated delivery networks; (B) manufacturing activities in the dental, medical and/or animal health fields, of the type conducted by Company or any affiliate at any time during the two (2) years prior to the last day of Executive’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates; or (C) distribution services to dental, medical or animal health device or product companies, in the office-based professional health practitioner market segments, including, but not limited to, other entities in the office based dental, medical/healthcare and/or animal health markets in similar settings (whether or not staffed by a physician), such as ambulatory surgery centers, and integrated delivery networks; (x) have an interest, directly or indirectly, in an entity or enterprise, which Executive is prohibited from working for or assisting under one of the other sections of this Agreement, during the period when such prohibition is in effect; provided, however, that Restricted Party may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, less than one percent (1%) of a class of publicly traded securities of any entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be restricted from engaging in activities for an entity or enterprise which is substantially focused on manufacturing or product development, provided that such entity’s or enterprise’s distribution model, method and activity, do not compete or attempt to compete with the Company or its affiliates. (c) During Executive’s employ with the Company or with any affiliate, and for a period of thirty-six (36) months after the date on which Executive ceases to be employed in any capacity by the Company and/or its affiliates, Executive will not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit any employee, consultant, director or officer of the Company for employment with any other employer or firm, or assist any other person or entity in identifying for recruitment, or recruiting, any of such persons; (ii) except in the good faith performance of her duties while employed by the Company or an affiliate, encourage any employee of the Company or an affiliate, to leave the employ of the Company or affiliate; (iii) encourage any employee of the Company or an affiliate to breach a contract with the Company or any affiliate; (iv) without the prior written consent of the Company, pursue, engage in or utilize on behalf of anyone other than the Company or its affiliates, any proposed business arrangement or business plan on which Executive worked while employed by the Company or by an affiliate. (d) Company’s present agreement, to employ Executive at this time, shall, by itself, constitute full and adequate consideration for the restrictions and other provisions set forth in this Agreement, including all paragraphs and subsections hereof. (e) As used in this Agreement, (i) The term “affiliate” shall have the same meaning as under Securities laws of the United States, such as Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Employment Agreement (Henry Schein Inc), Employment Agreement (Henry Schein Inc)

Specific Restrictions. (a) During her his employment with the Company and/or any affiliate, Executive Employee shall work only on behalf of Company or such affiliate, and shall devote her his full time, energy, effort and loyalty to Company and/or the and any such affiliate, and shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any actions or conduct which compete with, or which aid, further or assist any competitor of, or any entity attempting to compete with, the Company and/or any affiliate of the Company. During her his employment with the Company and/or any affiliate, the Executive Employee shall not (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company) undertake any other business or profession or be or become an employee or agent or consultant of any other firm, company or other person, or assist or have any financial interest in any other business or profession, except as specifically disclosed to (and agreed in advance of the commencement thereof by) the Company; provided, however, nothing contained in this paragraph shall prevent Executive Employee from holding for investment, no more than one percent (1%) of any class of equity securities of a company whose securities are publicly traded on a national securities exchange or in a national market system. (b) During ExecutiveEmployee’s employ employment with the Company or with any affiliateaffiliate of the Company, and for a period of twelve eighteen (1218) months after the date on which Executive Employee ceases to be employed by the Company and and/or its affiliates (or eighteen (18) months in the event of a Good Reason termination under section 7(b)(iv) of the Letter Agreement dated April 5, 2016) (“Restricted Period”), the Executive Employee will not, without the prior written consent of the Company: (i) aid or assist or be employed by any entity other than the Company or such affiliate affiliate, in connection with engaging in any Restricted Business, or in connection with the conduct of a Restricted Business; (ii) aid or assist any entity other than the Company or such an affiliate of the Company, in working in a Restricted Business; (iii) aid or assist any entity other than the Company, or an affiliate of the Company, in working in a Restricted Business with a Restricted Customer, Business Associate and/or a Restricted Supplier; (iiiiv) solicit, or attempt to solicit, on behalf of anyone other than the Company or an affiliateaffiliate of the Company, the business or custom of a Restricted Customer with a view to providing goods or services that compete or attempt to compete with those provided by available from the Company or an affiliate in connection with any Restricted Businessaffiliate; (ivv) attempt to divert or entice away from the Company or any affiliate, the business or custom of an existing customer in any Restricted Business,; (vvi) solicit or attempt to encourage a Restricted Customer, Business Associate or a Restricted Supplier to enter into a transaction in any Restricted Business, with an entity other than Company or an affiliate; (vivii) except on behalf of the Company or its affiliates, be involved in the planning of sales, promotions, marketing or business efforts of any kind to or with any Restricted Customer or Business Associatekind, in a Restricted Business; (viiviii) interfere with the business relationships between Company or any of its affiliates, and any Restricted Customer, Business Associate or Restricted Supplier, or any vendor, distributor or supplier of the Company in a Restricted Business; (viiiix) except in the good faith performance of her his duties on behalf of the Company or its affiliates, induce any Restricted Customer, Restricted Supplier, Supplier or Business Associate, vendor, distributor or supplier Associate to terminate, modify or reduce their relationship with Company or any of its affiliates; (ixx) advise, assist, or work for, any entity other than Company or one of its affiliates, in connection with (A) the development, sale, warehousing, marketing, delivery and/or distribution of products or services (including technology/software products or services) to office based practitioners in the dental, dental or medical or animal health fieldsfield, or to any other entities in the office based dental, medical/healthcare and/or animal health markets field in similar settings (whether or not staffed by a physicianphysician or dentist), such as ambulatory surgery centers, and integrated delivery networks; (B) manufacturing activities in the dental, dental and/or medical and/or animal health fieldsfield, of the type conducted by Company or any affiliate at any time during the two (2) years prior to the last day of ExecutiveEmployee’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates; or (C) distribution services to dental, medical or animal health medical, device or product companies, in the office-based professional health practitioner market segments, including, but not limited to, other entities in the office based dental, medical/medical and/or healthcare and/or animal health markets in similar settings (whether or not staffed by a physicianphysician or dentist), such as ambulatory surgery centers, and integrated delivery networks; (xxi) have an interest, directly or indirectly, in an entity or enterprise, which Executive Employee is prohibited from working for or assisting under one of the other sections of this Agreement, during the period when such prohibition is in effect; provided, however, that Restricted Party Employee may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, less than one percent (1%) of a class of publicly traded securities of any entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be restricted from engaging in activities for an entity or enterprise which is substantially focused on manufacturing or product development, provided that such entity’s or enterprise’s distribution model, method and activity, do not compete or attempt to compete with the Company or its affiliates. (c) During ExecutiveEmployee’s employ employment with the Company or with any affiliate, and for a period of thirty-six eighteen (3618) months after the date on which Executive Employee ceases to be employed in any capacity by the Company and/or its affiliates, Executive Employee will not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit any employee, consultant, director or officer of the Company for employment with any other employer or firm, or assist any other person or entity in identifying for recruitment, or recruiting, any of such persons; (ii) except in the good faith performance of her his duties while employed by the Company or an affiliate, encourage any employee of the Company or an affiliate, to leave the employ of the Company or affiliate; (iii) encourage any employee of the Company or an affiliate to breach a contract with the Company or any affiliate; (iv) without the prior written consent of the Company, pursue, engage in or utilize on behalf of anyone other than the Company or its affiliates, any proposed business arrangement or business plan on which Executive Employee worked while employed by the Company or by an affiliate. (d) Company’s present agreement, to employ Executive at this time, shall, by itself, constitute full and adequate consideration for the restrictions and other provisions set forth in this Agreement, including all paragraphs and subsections hereof. (e) As used in this Agreement, (i) The term “affiliate” shall have the same meaning as under Securities laws of the United States, such as Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Employment Agreement (Henry Schein Inc)