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Outside Activities. During the term of employment, Employee shall perform faithfully the duties assigned to him to the best of his ability, and Employee shall devote his full and undivided business time and attention to the transaction of the Company’s business. Except in conformity with the requirements of the Company’s then-effective Code of Ethical Business Conduct, Employee will not during the term of this Agreement undertake or engage (other than as a passive investor) in any other employment, occupation, or business enterprise, whether as an agent, partner, proprietor, officer, director, employee, consultant, contractor, or otherwise, whether during or outside the business hours of the Company. Employee may engage in civic and not-for-profit activities so long as such activities do not interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder.

Outside Activities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive shall be permitted: # to serve as a member of the board of directors or advisory board (or their equivalents in the case of a non-corporate entity) of any # charitable or philanthropic organization; # to engage in charitable, community or philanthropic activities or any other activities; or # to serve as an executor, trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; provided, that the activities set out in the foregoing clauses shall be limited by the Executive so as not to affect, interfere or conflict with, individually or in the aggregate, the performance of the Executive's duties and responsibilities. Any outside activities in excess of the foregoing shall require the consent of the Chairman of the Board.

Outside Activities. During the Term, Executive shall not: # except as set forth below, accept other employment; # except as set forth below, render or perform services for compensation to any Person (as hereinafter defined) other than Employer; # serve as an officer or on the board of directors (or similar governing body) of any entity other than Employer, whether or not for compensation; or # engage in any other business, enterprise or activity that will require any effort on the part of Executive that, in the sole discretion of Employer, could reasonably be expected to materially detract from the ability of Executive to perform Executive's duties to Employer pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, Executive may engage in the activities set forth in [Schedule A] hereto or described in [clause (iii) or (iv) above] if prior to engaging in such activity, Executive has disclosed such activity to the Board and received written approval to engage in such activity from the Board. Executive may engage in personal investments without disclosure to or written approval from the Board provided Executive is not required or expected to serve as a board member, advisor or consultant and Executive shall, at any time, own beneficially less than 2% of the outstanding securities of any issuer and such personal investment shall not otherwise interfere with Executive's performance of duties hereunder and/or the provisions of Executive's written agreements with Employer.

Outside Activities. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that one or more of Advisor Indemnitees have had, and from time to time may have, outside activities or interests that conflict or may conflict with the best interests of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates (collectively, “Outside Activities”), including (without limitation) investment opportunities or investments in, ownership of, or participation in entities that are or could be complementary to, or competitive with, the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates. The Company hereby consents to all such Outside Activities, and no Advisor Indemnitee shall be liable [[Organization A:Organization]], its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise), including without limitation any fiduciary duties, by reason of any such activities or of such person’s participation therein. In the event that any Advisor Indemnitee acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for both the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, on the one hand, and any Advisor Indemnitee, on the other hand, or any other person, no Advisor Indemnitee shall have any duty (contractual or otherwise), including without limitation any fiduciary duties, to communicate, present or offer such corporate opportunity [[Organization A:Organization]], its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates and, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement [[Organization A:Organization]] contrary, shall not be liable [[Organization A:Organization]], its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise), including without limitation any fiduciary duties, by reason of the fact that any Advisor Indemnitee directly or indirectly pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present or communicate such opportunity [[Organization A:Organization]], its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, even though such corporate opportunity may be of a character that, if presented [[Organization A:Organization]], its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, could be taken by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, as applicable. The Company hereby renounces any interest, right, or expectancy in any such opportunity not offered to it by Advisor Indemnitees [[Organization A:Organization]] fullest extent permitted by law. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 17 shall not limit in any respect the provisions of Section 4 of this Agreement.

Business Activities. Since its organization, BRPA has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a Business Combination. Except as set forth in the BRPA Charter Documents, there is no agreement, commitment, exclusive license, judgment, injunction, order, or decree binding upon BRPA or to which BRPA is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of BRPA, any acquisition of property by BRPA, or the conduct of business by BRPA. Since its organization, Merger Sub has not conducted any business activities other than in connection with this Agreement. In addition, none of BRPA or Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Associates has an interest of five percent (5%) or greater in an entity that operate in the same industries as or compete with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Section 3.13, “Associate” is defined pursuant to 16 C.F.R. § 801.1(d)(2).

Other Business Activities. Executive has disclosed to Company and Company acknowledges that Executive is currently involved in the other business activities described on [Schedule 1.1] hereto (the “Disclosed Activities”). Company has determined that the Disclosed Activities do not currently conflict with the Company’s business plans or strategies, and Executive shall be permitted to continue to engage in the Disclosed Activities for the term of this Agreement; provided, however, that Company’s Board and Executive agree to periodically mutually review the Disclosed Activities and assess the impact, if any, of such activities on Executive’s duties pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from serving as a director of or investor in other business enterprises or non-profit entities so long as such activities do not materially conflict with Executive’s duties hereunder.

Competitive Business Activities. The term "Competitive Business Activities" as used herein shall be deemed to mean the business of the Company at the time of termination.

Restrictions on Business Activities. Except as disclosed in [Schedule 2.14] of the Company Schedules, there is no agreement, commitment, exclusive license, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or its Subsidiaries as currently conducted.

Other Activities; Business Opportunities. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent Executive from engaging in any other activities or businesses that are not competitive with the business of Power. Executive shall not be obligated to account to the Company for any profits or income earned or derived from such other activities or businesses, nor shall she be obligated to inform the Company of any business opportunity of which she becomes aware or in which she participates that is not competitive with the business of Power.

Market Activities. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, # take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or would constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of Common Stock or # sell, bid for, or purchase Common Stock in violation of Regulation M, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the Placement Shares other than the Agent.

Illegal Activities. shall not engage in any conduct or activity that could subject its assets to forfeiture or seizure.

Hazardous Activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, Landlord, for itself and its employees, agents and contractors, reserves the right to refuse to perform any repairs or services in any portion of the Premises which, pursuant to Tenant’s routine safety guidelines, practices or custom or prudent industry practices, require any form of protective clothing or equipment other than safety glasses. In any such case, Tenant shall contract with parties who are acceptable to Landlord, in Landlord’s reasonable discretion, for all such repairs and services, and Landlord shall, to the extent required, equitably adjust Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses in respect of such repairs or services to reflect that Landlord is not providing such repairs or services to Tenant.

Restricted Activities. Restricted Activities shall mean and include all of the following:

Permitted Activities. Subject to [Section 5(a)] and [Section 10], no provision of this Agreement shall prohibit # Employee’s continued consulting positions, officer positions, board memberships and service with board committees and/or investments in the entities listed on [Schedule 1] attached hereto (the “Scheduled Entities”) provided that # Employee’s role or amount of time spent with respect to any of the Scheduled Entities does not expand or increase from that in effect on , and # the nature and scope of the services and/or products provided by the Scheduled Entities does not change from that in effect on , or # such other activities as may be approved by the Board at any time after the Effective Date (collectively, the “Permitted Activities”).

Following the Commencement Date, Neuren and ACADIA shall discuss the Development Plan and coordinate and conduct all Development activities with respect to any Compound and any Product as set out in this clause 5, provided that ACADIA shall be responsible for the day-to-day operations and decision-making for all Development activities under the Development Plan or otherwise with respect to any Compound or any Product in the Territory.

From time to time, either party may submit a proposal for further development of any Compound in an indication other than Rett Syndrome or Fragile X Syndrome in the Territory or on a coordinated worldwide basis to the JSC.

Competitive Activities. For purposes of the Agreement, to which this [Exhibit B] is attached,

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Independent Activities. Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner and its affiliates, and its (and its affiliates’), officers, directors, shareholders and employees, and each Limited Partner may, notwithstanding the existence of this Agreement, engage in whatever activities they choose, whether the same be competitive with the Business of the Partnership or otherwise, without having or incurring any obligation to offer any interest in such activities to any party hereto. Neither this Agreement nor any activity undertaken pursuant hereto shall prevent such persons from engaging in such activities, and as a material part of the consideration for the General Partner’s execution hereof, each Limited Partner hereby waives, relinquishes and renounces any such right or claim of participation. Nothing in the foregoing, however, shall be deemed to reduce any of the liabilities of the General Partner under this Agreement.

Trading Activities. Neither the Buyer nor their affiliates has an open short position in the common stock of the Company and the Buyer agree that they shall not, and that they will cause their affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the common stock of the Company.

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