Agreement Not to Compete. Employee agrees not to, during the [12 or 24, as applicable]-month period following the Employee’s Termination Date (the “Restricted Period”), without the Company’s prior written consent, for any reason, directly or indirectly either as principal, agent, manager, employee, partner, shareholder, director, officer, consultant or otherwise, become engaged or involved, in a manner that relates to or is similar in nature to the specific duties performed by the Employee at any time during his or her employment with any the Company, in any business (other than as a less-than three percent (3%) equity owner of any corporation traded on any national, international or regional stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market) that directly competes with the Company in