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Covenant Not to Sue
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Covenant Not to Sue. Each Releasing Party hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably covenants and agrees with and in favor of each Releasee that it will not sue (at law, in equity, in any regulatory proceeding or otherwise) any Releasee on the basis of any Claim released, remised and discharged by any Releasing Party pursuant to [Section 8.6] above. If any Releasing Party violates the foregoing covenant, each Loan Party, for itself and its successors and assigns, and its present and former members, managers, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents, legal representatives and other representatives, agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages as any Releasee may sustain as a result of such violation, all attorneys' fees and costs incurred by any Releasee as a result of such violation.

Covenant Not to Sue. A “covenant not to sue” is a promise not to sue in court. This covenant differs from a general release of claims in that, besides waiving and releasing the claims covered by this Release, You represent and warrant that You have not filed, and agree that You will not file, or cause to be filed or maintained, any judicial, administrative agency, arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution complaint, claim, or lawsuit, or any complaint or claim with ’s internal complaint process, involving any claims You have released in this Release, and You agree to withdraw any such complaints, claims or lawsuits You have filed, or were filed on your behalf, prior to the Release Signature Date. You agree if You breach this covenant, then You must pay the legal expenses incurred by any Releasee in defending against your claim, complaint or lawsuit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, or, at ’s option, return everything paid to You under this Release. In that event, shall be excused from making any further payments or continuing any other benefits otherwise owed to You under Section 2 of this Release. Furthermore, You give up all rights to individual damages in connection with any administrative or court proceeding with respect to Your employment with or termination of employment from, . You also agree that if You are awarded money damages, You will assign Your right and interest to such money damages # in connection with an administrative charge, to the relevant administrative agency; and # in connection with a lawsuit or demand for arbitration, to .

The Parties agree that they shall not encourage, solicit, initiate, institute, commence, continue, file, or otherwise prosecute, whether directly or indirectly, or through a third party, any action, lawsuit, cause of action, claim, demand, or legal proceedings for or arising out of or relating to any claim, etc. released hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Party is allowed to commence an action to enforce the terms of the Agreement.

Covenant Not To Sue. Employee warrants that Employee has not filed any complaints, charges or claims for relief against the Company with any local, state or federal court or administrative agency that are currently outstanding. Employee further agrees and covenants not to sue, or to bring any claims or charges against, the Company with respect to any matter arising at the time of Employee’s execution of this Agreement or covered by the release set forth in Paragraph 2 above, and not to assert against the Company in any action, suit, litigation or proceeding any matter arising before Employee’s execution of this Agreement or covered by the release set forth in Paragraph 2 above.

Covenant Not to Sue. Seller hereby irrevocably covenants to refrain from, and to cause all Seller Releasing Parties controlled by it to refrain from, asserting any Potential Claim, or commencing, instituting or causing to be commenced, any action of any kind against any of the Buyer Released Parties, in any forum whatsoever (including any administrative agency), that arises out of, relates in any way to, or is based upon, any of the Buyer Released Matters.

Executive agrees that, in consideration for the Monthly Separation Payments, he, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, hereby releases, waives, and forever discharges , its predecessors, successors and assigns, and its present and former officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents, representatives, trustees, employee benefit plans and programs (and the trustees, administrators, fiduciaries, and insurers of such plans and programs) (“ Releasees”), from any and all claims or liabilities of whatever kind or nature which he ever had or which he now has, known or unknown, against any and all Releasees that are attributable to or arose during all periods of time occurring on or prior to the Effective Date, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under or pursuant to any employment agreements; claims for bonuses, severance pay, employee or fringe benefits not specifically provided for in Section 2 above; claims based on any state or federal wage, employment, or common laws, statutes, or amendments thereto, including, but not limited to: # any claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., or COBRA; # any race, color, religion, sex, or national origin discrimination claims under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) et seq.; # any claim of disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12102 et seq.; # any claim of retaliation or wrongful discharge, # any age discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.; # any claim under the Fair Labor Standard Act of 1939 as amended, 29 U.S.C.§ 201 et seq.; or # any claim under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; and any other claims related to or arising out of his employment relationship with or the termination thereof whether based on contract, quasi-contract, quantum meruit, implied contract, tort, wrongful or constructive discharge or any other employment-related claim (collectively, the “Released Claims”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Released Claims do not include any claims that Executive may have for incentive compensation earned under or pursuant to the Senior Officers Annual Incentive Plan or the Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan for his employment with through the Effective Date.

COVENANT NOT TO SUE BY PURCHASER XX.

Covenant Not to Compete. During the Restricted Period, Employee shall not, within the geographic areas composed of the circles surrounding the Bank’s then existing banking offices, with each circle having the applicable banking office as its center point and a radius of 25 miles (the “Territory”), directly or indirectly, in any capacity, render services, or engage or have a financial interest in, any business that shall be competitive with any of those business activities in which Bancorp or any of Bancorp’s subsidiaries or affiliates (the “Bank Group”) is engaged as of the date of this Agreement, which business activities include, but are not limited to, the provision of banking services (collectively, the “Business”); provided, however, that Employee’s ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of any entity engaged in the Business that has a class of securities listed on a securities exchange or qualified for quotation on any over-the-counter market shall not be a violation of the foregoing. For purposes of this Agreement, “Restricted Period” shall mean the period of one (1) year after Employee’s Date of Termination.

Executive hereby acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the business of Penns Woods, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and accordingly agrees that, during and for the applicable period set forth in [Section 7(c)], Executive shall not:

Covenant Not to Compete. Seller hereby covenants and agrees that neither Seller nor its affiliates, nor any of their successors or assigns, shall seek or accept any customers for regulated wastewater services in the State of Delaware for a period of ten years following the date of Closing.

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