Common use of No Interference with Customers Clause in Contracts

No Interference with Customers. Employee covenants and agrees that during the Restricted Period, Employee will not, without the prior consent of the Board, solicit or attempt to solicit, directly or by assisting others, any Relevant Customer of any member of the Company Group for the purpose of selling to such Relevant Customer, any products or services which are the same as, or substantially similar to, or competitive with the Restricted Business or, to Employee’s knowledge, that are the same as, or substantially similar to, or competitive with the products or services sold by any member of the Company Group at such date in the Restricted Territory. “Relevant Customer” shall mean any person, firm or company that was a customer or client of, or was a prospective customer or client being actively sought by, any member of the Company Group during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of Employee’s termination (“Relevant Period”) and with whom Employee had material contact during the Relevant Period. For purposes of this Section 13, “material contact” shall mean contact between Employee and each Relevant Customer: (i) with whom or which Employee dealt on behalf of the Company or any member of the Company Group; (ii) whose dealings with the Company Group were coordinated or supervised by Employee; or (iii) about whom Employee obtained confidential information in the ordinary course of business as a result of Employee’s association with the Company Group.