Non-Solicitation of Customers and Employees. During Employee’s employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the cessation of Employee’s employment with the Company, for whatever reason, Employee agrees not to, directly or indirectly, call upon, accept business from, or deal with any of the customers of Company with whom Employee had contact or about whom Employee obtained Confidential Information during Employee’s employment with the Company for the purpose of inducing said customer to alter or end its relationship with the Company or to do business with a person or entity that is a Competing Business or preparing to compete against the Company. In addition, for the same period of time, Employee agrees not to, directly or indirectly, solicit, recruit, or attempt to solicit any employee, agent, consultant or independent contractor, member, officer or agent of the Company to alter or terminate his/her/its employment or other relationship with the Company or breach any agreement with or obligation owed to the Company.

Non-Solicitation of Customers. The Participant recognizes that by virtue of his or her service with the Company Group he or she will be introduced to and involved in the solicitation and servicing of existing customers of the Company Group and new customers obtained by the Company Group during his or her service. The Participant understands and agrees that all efforts expended in soliciting and servicing such customers shall be for the permanent benefit of the Company Group. The Participant further agrees that during his or her service with the Company Group the Participant will not engage in any conduct which could in any way jeopardize or disturb any of the Company Group’s customer relationships. The Participant also recognizes the Company Group’s legitimate interest in protecting, for a reasonable period of time after his or her service with the Company Group, the Company Group’s customers. Accordingly, the Participant agrees that, for a period beginning on the date hereof and ending one (1) year after termination of Participant’s service with the Company Group, regardless of the reason for such termination, the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Company, render services to or otherwise directly or indirectly engage in or assist, or solicit any actual or potential customer or supplier of the Company Group for, any business that competes, or is working to compete, directly or indirectly, with the Company Group.

In consideration for your employment with the Company, the financial and other benefits you received from that employment, and/or access to Confidential Information and/or Trade Secrets, as defined in this Agreement, you agree that during employment with the Company, and for a period of one (1) year following your departure from the Company, you will not (directly or indirectly, in association with others or otherwise) call on or solicit any of the Company’s customers with whom you had personal contact or about whom you received Confidential or Trade Secret information during the period from the Grant Date of this Award until the Restriction Period Termination Date (or, if earlier, the date your employment with the Company ceased), for the purpose of providing the customers with goods and/or services similar in nature to those provided by the Company in its Business as defined below in Section 5(G), within any State in which the Company does business.

Employee understands and acknowledges that because of Employee’s experience with, and relationship to, the Company, Employee will have access to information pertaining to the Company’s customers including, but not limited to, names, phone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, order history, order preferences, chain of command, pricing information, and other information identifying such customers and the products or services offered to same.

You agree that during employment with the Company, and for a period of one (1) year following your departure from the Company, you will not (directly or in association with others or otherwise) call on or solicit any of the Company’s customers with whom you had personal contact during the period from the Grant Date of this Option until such Option has fully vested (or, if earlier, the date your employment with the Company ceased), for the purpose of providing the customers with goods and/or services similar in nature to those provided by the Company in its Business as defined below.

Non-Solicitation of Customers. Without limiting the generality of [subparagraph 10.b]. above, during the twenty-four (24)-month period following his Separation Date, Pennypacker agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, either separately, jointly, or in association with others, solicit or otherwise contact any of the ​ customers/clients (for purposes of this paragraph, a customer/client is a person or organization that had actually purchased ​ products or services in the two-year period prior to the Separation Date) with whom he had contact, responsibility for, or had acquired confidential information about by virtue of his employment with ​ during the two-year period that preceded the Separation Date, if such solicitation or contact is for the general purpose of selling or marketing products or services that satisfy the same general needs as any products or services that ​ has available for sale to its customers during this non-solicitation period.

Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the term of the Participant’s employment and for a period of two (2) years following the termination of employment, regardless of the reason for or the manner of termination, the Participant shall not, either directly or indirectly, on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person, firm or company or other entity, solicit, interfere with, entice or endeavor to entice away from the Corporation or any Affiliate any Restricted Customer, or seek to conduct Restricted Business, or conduct Restricted Business, with any Restricted Customer and/or otherwise persuade, induce, solicit or encourage any person or entity to terminate its contractual relationship with the Corporation or any Affiliate. “Restricted Business,” for purposes of this Section 20, means any business activity carried out by the Participant either directly or indirectly for the Corporation or any Affiliate during the last two (2) years preceding the termination date. “Restricted Customer,” for purposes of this Section 20, means any person, firm or company or other entity who was a customer or distributor of the Corporation or any Affiliate as at the termination date, or during the last two (2) years preceding the termination date, including any Prospective Customer. “Prospective Customer,” for purposes of this Section 20, means any person, firm or company or other entity with whom the Corporation or any Affiliate was involved in negotiations as at the termination date or during the last two (2) years preceding the termination date, with a view to dealing with it as a customer and/or to conclude a contractual relationship with such entity, and/or with whom the Participant had contact at the termination date or during the last two (2) years preceding the termination date with a view to dealing with it as a customer of the Corporation or any Affiliate and/or to conclude a contractual relationship with such entity.

Non-Solicitation of Employees. For a period of two (2) years following the termination of employment, regardless of the reason for or the manner of termination, the Participant shall not, with respect to any person who was an employee of the Corporation or any Affiliate at the Participant’s termination date and with whom the Participant had material dealings during the last two (2) years preceding the Participant’s termination date, # directly or indirectly induce such person to leave the employment of the Corporation or of any Affiliate, or # be otherwise involved in the recruitment of such person, to leave the employment of the Corporation or of any Affiliate. Furthermore, the Participant shall not for a period of two (2) years following the termination date regardless of the reason for or the manner of termination, with respect to any person who was an employee of the Corporation or any Affiliate at the Participant’s termination date and with whom the Participant had material dealings during the last two (2) preceding the Participant’s termination date, # directly or indirectly induce such person to leave the employment of the Corporation or of any Affiliate to become employed by, associated with and/or form part of any business or concern, in any capacity whatsoever, of any Competitor or # be otherwise involved in the recruitment of such person to become employed by, associated with and/or form part of any business or concern, in any capacity whatsoever, of any Competitor. The Participant must inform the Corporation immediately on becoming aware of any such recruitment.

Non-Solicitation of Employees. Employee agrees and covenants not to (on Employee’s own behalf or that of any other Person other than the Company), directly or indirectly, solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to hire or recruit, or induce the termination of employment of any employee of the Company during the Non-Compete Term.

Non-Solicitation of Employees. You recognize that you will possess confidential information about other employees of the ​ Group relating to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with customers of the ​ Group. You recognize that the information you possess and will possess about these other employees is not generally known, is of substantial value to the ​ Group in developing its business and in securing and retaining customers, and has been and will be acquired by you because of your business position with the ​ Group. You agree that, during the Restricted Period, you will not # directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person or entity solicit or recruit any employee of the ​ Group to leave such employment for the purpose of being employed by, or rendering services to, you or any person or entity unaffiliated with the ​ Group, or # convey any such confidential information or trade secrets about other employees of the ​ Group to any person or entity other than in the course of your assigned duties hereunder and for the benefit of the ​ Group or as otherwise required by law or judicial or administrative process.