Protected Activity. (a) Employee understands and acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement prohibits, penalizes, or otherwise discourages her from reporting, providing testimony regarding, or otherwise communicating any nuclear safety concern, workplace safety concern, or public safety concern to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Employee further understands and acknowledges that the provisions of this Agreement are not intended to restrict her communication with, or full cooperation in, proceedings or investigations by any agency relating to nuclear regulatory or

Disqualifying Activity. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Committee determines that Participant is engaging in, or has engaged in, a Disqualifying Activity, the provisions of [Section 10(b)] of the Plan will apply.

Illegal Activity. No portion of the Property has been or will be purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity.

Competitive Activity. The term “Competitive Activity” shall mean the Executive’s participation without the written consent of the Board in the management of any business enterprise which manufactures or sells any product or service competitive with any product or service of the Company or its subsidiaries. Competitive Activity shall not include the ownership of less than five (5) percent of the securities in any enterprise and exercise of any ownership rights related thereto.

Except as set forth on [Schedule VI], neither ​ nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any line of business that is not related to the healthcare industry other than the sale of life insurance in connection with the sale of medical, dental and vision insurance or other healthcare services, sale of long term care insurance, or any business or activity which is immaterial to ​ and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Prohibited Activity. For a period that begins on the Effective Date and ends on the later of # the date the last payment required by Paragraph 2 is due or # the first anniversary of the Effective Date, Employee shall not engage in a Prohibited Activity. A “Prohibited Activity” includes: # any activity that would give rise to termination for Cause (as defined in the plan document for the Interpublic Executive Severance Plan); # a material violation of any rule, policy or procedure of Interpublic (or any Affiliate where the Participant is employed), including but not limited to the Code of Conduct of Interpublic (and any such Affiliate); or # any other conduct or act that the Administrative Committee (as defined in the plan document for the Interpublic Executive Severance Plan) or the Compensation and Leadership Talent Committee of Interpublic’s Board of Directors determines is injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any interest of Interpublic. If the Participant breaches any provision of this paragraph, Employee shall forfeit any unpaid amounts required by Paragraph 2.

In the event that the Company determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the Optionee engaged in Detrimental Conduct, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, # terminate such Optionee’s participation in the Plan and/or # send a notice of recapture (a “Recapture Notice”) that # cancels all or a portion of any future-vesting Options, # requires the return of any shares of Stock received upon exercise of the Options and/or # requires the reimbursement to the Company of any net proceeds received from the sale of any shares of Stock acquired as a result of such exercise.

Activity Following Termination. If, within the six-month period following the Key Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, the Company becomes aware that the Key Employee has engaged in Detrimental Activity subsequent to termination, then the Key Employee’s rights with respect to the Grant shall be determined in accordance with any determination by the Committee under this Section 4.

Remedies. If the Key Employee has engaged in Detrimental Activity as described in subsections # and/or (b), then the Committee may, in its discretion, declare that the Key Employee has forfeited the Grant in whole or in part and cause the Company to assume possession of any or all property held in escrow in respect of the Grant in its own right and/or cause the Key Employee to return any cash or property actually realized by the Key Employee (directly or indirectly) in respect of the Grant, in each case whether or not the Key Employee engaged in the Detrimental Activity before or after the date of termination.

"Detrimental activity" of a grantee means with respect to the grantee’s retention of outstanding awards under this Program, activity at any time that is determined in individual cases by the administrative authority to be # a material violation of applicable standards, policies, or procedures of the Company or an affiliate; or # a material breach of legal or other duties owed by the grantee to the Company or an affiliate; or # a material breach of any contract between the grantee and the Company or an affiliate; or # acceptance by grantee of duties to a third party under circumstances that create a material conflict of interest, or the appearance of a material conflict of interest, with respect to the grantee's retention of outstanding awards under this Program. Detrimental activity includes, without limitation, activity that would be a basis for termination of employment for cause under applicable law in Canada. With respect to material conflict of interest or the appearance of material conflict of interest, such conflict or appearance might occur when, for example and without limitation, a grantee holding an outstanding award becomes employed or otherwise engaged by an entity that regulates, deals with, or competes with the Company or an affiliate. With respect to employees of the Company or an affiliate, detrimental activity may occur at any time prior to, or subsequent to, termination of Continued Employment of the employee.