Restrictive Covenants Sample Clauses

Restrictive Covenants. (a) During the term of this Agreement and throughout any further period that he is an officer or employee of the Corporation, and for a period of twelve (12) months from and after the date that Employee is (for any reason) no longer employed by the Corporation or for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of a final judgment enforcing this covenant in the event of a breach by Employee, whichever is later, Employee covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, either as a principal, agent, employee, employer, stockholder, co-partner or in any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever: (i) engage in a Competitive Business anywhere within a fifty (50) mile radius of the principal executive offices of the Corporation on the date Employee’s employment terminates; or (ii) solicit, or assist any other person or business entity in soliciting, any depositors or other customers of the Corporation to make deposits in or to become customers of any other financial institution conducting a Competitive Business. As used in this Agreement, the term “Competitive Business” means all banking and financial products and services and any other products and services substantially similar to those offered by the Corporation on the date that Employee’s employment terminates. Employee’s obligations under this Section 7(a) shall terminate on the date a Change of Control occurs. (b) During the term of this Agreement and throughout any further period that he is an officer or employee of the Corporation, and for a period of twelve (12) months from and after the date that Employee is (for any reason) no longer employed by the Corporation or for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of a final judgment enforcing this covenant in the event of a breach by Employee, whichever is later, Employee covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, either as a principal, agent, employee, employer, stockholder, co-partner or in any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever induce any individuals to terminate their employment with the Corporation or the Bank.

Restrictive Covenants. During the period of time the Executive is employed by EVERYWARE and for a six month period thereafter (the “Restricted Period”), the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, in any state of the United States or in Canada or Mexico (the “Prohibited Area”): (i) engage in or otherwise participate in any business which competes with EVERYWARE’s Business; or (ii) become a partner, shareholder, member, other owner or equity holder, principal, agent, trustee, employee, director, consultant, or creditor of any person or entity who engages or otherwise participates in any business which competes with EVERYWARE’s Business. (a) During the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, knowingly solicit or encourage to leave the employment of EVERYWARE, any employee of EVERYWARE or hire any employee of EVERYWARE for a period of one year of the date that Executive ceases to be employed by EVERYWARE. (b) During the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not call on, or solicit any customer, supplier, independent contractor or other business relationship of EVERYWARE or any of its subsidiaries, in order to induce or attempt to induce such customer, supplier, independent contractor or other business relationship to cease doing business with EVERYWARE or any of its subsidiaries, or in any way materially interfere with the relationship between any customer, supplier, independent contractor or business relationship and EVERYWARE or any of its subsidiaries (including any disparaging statements about EVERYWARE or any of its subsidiaries). (c) The Restricted Period shall be tolled during the period of any violation of this section by the Executive or any period when the Executive takes significant and material steps towards developing a business plan for a business that is in competition with EVERYWARE. EVERYWARE shall provide written notice to the Executive of any tolling of the Restricted Period. (d) If the Executive breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions contained in this section (the “Restrictive Covenants”), EVERYWARE shall have the following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of the other and severally enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to EVERYWARE under law or in equity: (i) The right and remedy to have the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting any bond) ...

Restrictive Covenants. (a) For a period of twelve (12) months after the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in activities for, nor render services (similar or reasonably related to those in which the Employee shall have rendered to the Company) to, any person, entity, firm, business organization which directly or indirectly competes with the Business of the Company to the extent and insofar as such competition is based on or exploits the Confidential Information or Inventions of the Company, whether now existing or hereafter established, nor shall the Employee entice, induce or encourage any of the Company's employees to engage in any activity which, were it done by the Employee, would violate any provision of the this section. (b) For a period of twelve (12) months after the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit the Company's employees or independent contractors to leave their employ or terminate their contracts with the Company. Further, the Employee shall not offer or cause to be offered employment or an independent contract to any person who was employed by or under contract with the Business of the Company at any time during the twelve (12) months prior to the termination of his employment with the Company. Upon the Employee's written request to the Company specifying the activities proposed to be conducted by the Employee, the Company may in its discretion give the Employee written approval(s) to personally engage in any activity or render services referred to in Subsection (a) upon receipt of written assurances (satisfactory to the Company and its counsel) from the Employee and from the Employee's prospective employer(s), partner(s) or company that the integrity and provisions of this Section will not in any way be jeopardized or violated by such activities, provided the burden of so establishing the foregoing to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel shall be upon the Employee and his prospective employer(s), partner(s) or company. (c) The parties acknowledge that they have attempted to limit the Employee's right to compete only to the extent necessary to protect the Company from unfair competition. However, the parties hereby agree that, if the scope or enforceability of the restrictive covenant is in any way disputed at any time, a court or other trier of fact may modify and enforce t...

Restrictive Covenants. 5.1 For good and valuable consideration hereby acknowledged to have been received, the Employee hereby further covenants and agrees that he: 1) shall not while he remains an Employee of the Employer, either alone or in conjunction with any other person of corporation as principal, agent, or employee or in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly carry on or be interested or advise, lend money to, or guarantee the obligations of any business carried on at that time by Employer; 2) shall not while he remains an Employee of the Employer and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, employ or try to employ any person who, at such moment, is employed by Employer or try, directly or indirectly, to entice such person to quit his employment without the prior written approval of the Employer; 3) shall not while he remains an Employee of Employer and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, try, directly or indirectly, to solicit any of the suppliers or clients of Employer for the purposes of competing with Employer; and 4) shall not while he remains an Employee of the Employer and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, divulge or use for his benefit or for the benefit of any person, firm, partner, subsidiary, association, corporation or other entity, any confidential or proprietary information concerning Employer or the business of Employer which may have been communicated to the Employee for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this agreement or otherwise. 5.2 If any part of clause of the foregoing paragraph 5.1 be determined to be void or enforceable in whole or in part, it shall not be deemed to affect the validity of the remainder thereof, each part or clause being hereby declared separate and distinct covenants. In the event this covenant not to compete shall be determined by any Court to be too broad in geographic restriction, or too broad in scope, or to endure for too long a period of time, the Employee agrees that said covenant not to compete shall be only for such geographical area, scope and period of time determined by the Court to be reasonable. 5.3 The Employee acknowledges and recognizes that any breach on his part of the covenants set forth in subparagraphs 5.1 1), 2), 3) and 4) above can cause the Employer irreparable damage and the Employer shall have the right to institute injunctive proceedings against the Employer to prevent any continued or further breach, in addition to any other rights, claims or recourses that the Employe...

Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional Indebtedness, make payments in respect of its Capital Stock or certain Indebtedness, enter into transactions with Affiliates, create dividend or other payment restrictions affecting Subsidiaries, merge or consolidate with any other Person, sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or adopt a plan of liquidation. Such limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.

Restrictive Covenants. In consideration of his employment and the other benefits arising under this Agreement, the Employee agrees that during the term of this Agreement, and for a period of three (3) years following the termination of this Agreement, the Employee shall not directly or indirectly: (a) alone or as a partner, joint venturer, officer, director, member, employee, consultant, agent, independent contractor or stockholder of, or lender to, any company or business, (i) engage in the business of solid waste collection, disposal or recycling (the "Solid Waste Services Business") in any market in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates does business, or any other line of business which is entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates during the term of this Agreement, or (ii) compete with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in acquiring or merging with any other business or acquiring the assets of such other business; or (b) for any reason, (i) induce any customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to patronize any business directly or indirectly in competition with the Solid Waste Services Business conducted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in any market in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates does business; (ii) canvass, solicit or accept from any customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates any such competitive business; or (iii) request or advise any customer or vendor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to withdraw, curtail or cancel any such customer's or vendor's business with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (c) for any reason, employ, or knowingly permit any company or business directly or indirectly controlled by him, to employ, any person who was employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates at or within the prior six months, or in any manner seek to induce any such person to leave his or her employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the beneficial ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the shares of stock of any corporation having a class of equity securities actively traded on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter market shall not be deemed, in and of itself, to violate the prohibitions of this Section.

Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to make restricted payments, to incur indebtedness, to create liens, to sell assets, to permit restrictions on dividends and other payments by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to the Company, to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets or to engage in transactions with affiliates. The limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.

Restrictive Covenants. The Executive agrees that restrictions on his activities during and after his employment are necessary to protect the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and that the agreed restrictions set forth below will not deprive the Executive of the ability to earn a livelihood: (A) While the Executive is in the employment of the Company and, if the Executive is entitled to benefits under Section 6.1 hereof upon termination of employment, for a period of twenty-four (24) months after such termination of employment (the "Non-Competition Period"), the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise, compete with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within a twenty (20) mile radius of any location where the Company operates a retail store at the date of termination of employment, or at which the Company has entered into a letter of intent or similar commitment for or entered into obligations relating to the opening of a retail store to be opened within the period of this covenant. Specifically, but without limiting the foregoing, the Executive agrees not to engage in any manner in any activity that is directly or indirectly competitive with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as conducted or which has been proposed by management within six months prior to termination of the Executive's employment. Restricted activity also includes without limitation accepting employment or a consulting position with any person who is, or at any time within twelve (12) months prior to termination of the Executive's employment has been, a licensee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this Section 9, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall mean retail operations for the sale of natural and organic foods, including groceries, meat, seafood, dairy and frozen products and produce, as well as natural vitamins, supplements, homeopathic remedies and body care products. (B) The Executive agrees that during the Non-Competition Period or in connection with any termination of employment pursuant to which the Executive is entitled to benefits under Section 6.1, the Executive will not, either directly or through any agent or employee, Solicit any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate his or her relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidi...

Restrictive Covenants. 5.1 Executive acknowledges that (i) he has a major responsibility for the operation, administration, development and growth of the Company's business, (ii) his work for the Company has brought him and will continue to bring him into close contact with confidential information of the Company and its customers, and (iii) the agreements and covenants contained in this Section 5 are essential to protect the business interest of the Company and that the Company will not enter into this Agreement but for such agreements and covenants. Accordingly, the Executive covenants and agrees as follows: 5.1.1 Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of this Agreement (the "Termination Period"), Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, compete with respect to any services or products of the Company which are either offered or are being developed by the Company; or, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, be or become, or agree to be or become, interested in or associated with, in any capacity (whether as a partner, shareholder, owner, officer, director, executive, principal, agent, creditor, trustee, consultant, co-venturer or otherwise) with any individual, corporation, firm, association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity, which competes with respect to any services or products of the Company which are either offered or are being developed by the Company; provided, however, that Executive may own, solely as an investment, not more than one percent (1%) of any class of securities of any publicly held corporation in competition with the Company whose securities are traded on any national securities exchange in the United States of America. 5.1.2 During the Term of this Agreement and during the Termination Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) induce or attempt to influence any employee of the Company to leave its employ, (ii) aid or agree to aid any competitor, customer or supplier of the Company in any attempt to hire any person who shall have been employed by the Company within the twelve (12) month period preceding such requested aid, or (iii) induce or attempt to influence any person or business entity who was a customer or supplier of the Company during any portion of said period to transact business with a competitor of the Company in Company's business. 5.1.3 During the Term of this Agreement, the Termination...