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Non-Solicitation of Business Partners. Executive acknowledges that, by virtue of her employment by the Company or its Affiliates, Executive has gained or will gain knowledge of the identity, characteristics, and preferences of the Company’s Business Partners, among other Proprietary or Confidential Information, and that Executive would inevitably have to draw on such information if she were to solicit or service the Company’s Business Partners on behalf of a Competitor. Accordingly, during the Employment Period and the Coverage Period, Executive agrees not to, directly or indirectly, solicit the business of or perform any services of the type she performed or sell any products of the type she sold during her employment with the Company for or to actual or prospective Business Partners of the Company # as to which Executive performed services, sold products or as to which employees or persons under Executive’s supervision or authority performed such services, or had direct contact, or # as to which Executive had accessed Proprietary or Confidential Information during the course of Executive’s employment by the Company, or in any manner encourage or induce any such actual or prospective Business Partner to cease doing business with or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company and its Affiliates and such actual or prospective Business Partner. Executive further agrees that during the Employment Period and the Coverage Period, Executive will not encourage or assist any Competitor to solicit or service any actual or prospective Business Partners or otherwise seek to encourage or induce any Business Partners to cease doing business with, or reduce the extent of its business dealings with the Company.

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. 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.

Non-Solicitation of Customers. In consideration of the Units being awarded hereunder, Employee agrees and covenants that during the period of his/her employment and for a period of twelve (12) months after that employment ends for any reason, Employee shall not in person or through others, # solicit, contact, or accept business including any Conflicting Product/Service from a Customer of the Company, or # solicit, encourage, or induce any Customer to reduce or stop doing business with the Company or its Affiliates.

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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.

Non-Solicitation of Customers. You agree that during the Restricted Period, you will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or influence, or attempt to solicit or influence, customers of the Group to purchase goods or services then sold by the Group from any other person or entity.

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.

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. 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 17], 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 17], 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 17], 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 and customers;

As we discussed, [section 3] of your Change In Control Agreement entitled "Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation" contains, among other things, an 18-month Non-Competition provision, together with a 24-month Non-Solicitation provision applying to the solicitation of “any depositors, customers . . . of City National Bank or its affiliates . . .”. As a result, you have requested the company's position as to whether the Non-Solicitation provision, as it applies to "any depositors, customers .. .", would prohibit you from engaging in general retail marketing campaigns at another institution after expiration of your 18-month Non-Competition provision and after expiration of the first 18 months of your 24-month Non-Solicitation provision.

NON-SOLICITATION. During the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the one year anniversary of the Termination Date or, if later (and applicable), the one year anniversary of the receipt by Advisor of the Termination Fee, neither the Company nor the Operating Partnership shall, without the Advisor's prior written consent, directly or indirectly # solicit or encourage any person to leave the employment or other service of the Advisor or its Affiliates; or # hire on behalf of the Company or any other person or entity, any person who has left the employment of the Advisor or its Affiliates within the one year period following the termination of that person's employment with the Advisor or its Affiliates. During the period commencing on the Effective Date through and ending on the one year anniversary of the Termination Date or if later (and applicable), the one year anniversary of the receipt by Advisor of the Termination Fee, neither the Company nor the Operating Partnership will, whether for their own account or for the account of any other Person, intentionally interfere with the relationship of the Advisor or its Affiliates with, or endeavor to entice away from the Advisor or its Affiliates, any person who during the term of this Agreement is, or during the preceding one-year period, was a tenant, co-investor, co-developer, joint venturer or other customer of the Advisor or its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with, but subject to the consummation of, any Internalization Transaction, including one initiated pursuant to [Section 17(a)(ii)(5)] of this Agreement, the Company and the Operating Partnership may # solicit and encourage the Advisor's employees to become employees of the Company or the Operating Partnership and # hire such employees subject to and effective upon completion of an Internalization Transaction.

Non-Solicitation. During the Directorship Term and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, the Director shall not interfere with the Company’s relationship with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company, any person who, on the date of the termination of the Directorship Term and/or at any time during the one year period prior to the termination of the Directorship Term, was an employee or customer of the Company or otherwise had a material business relationship with the Company.

Non-solicitation. Executive agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that in the event the Executive receives severance pay or other benefits pursuant to [Section 3(a) or 3(b)])] above, for the number of months of severance provided to Executive pursuant to [Section 3(a)(ii) or 3(b)(ii)])], as applicable, immediately following the date of Executive’s termination, Executive, as a condition to receipt of severance pay and benefits under [Sections 3(a) and 3(b)])], will not directly or indirectly, solicit, induce, recruit, or encourage any employee of the Company to leave his or her employment either for Executive or for any other entity or person. In the event Executive violates the provisions of this [Section 4(b)], all severance pay and other benefits to which Executive may otherwise be entitled pursuant to [Section 3(a) or 3(b)])] shall cease immediately.

Non-solicitation. Consultant agrees that during the Term of this Agreement, and for one year thereafter, Consultant will not, either directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit any employee or individual who provides services to Client as an independent contractor or consultant to terminate his or her relationship with Client in order to become an employee, consultant or independent contractor to or for another person or entity.

During the Non-Solicitation Restricted Period, Executive agrees to not, directly or indirectly, as an equity holder, member, partner, proprietor, director, manager, officer, employee, consultant, investor or in any other capacity, solicit or attempt to solicit, or take any actions that are calculated to persuade or that could reasonably be expected to persuade, any Person who is, or in the twelve (12)-month period immediately preceding the termination of the Term of Employment, has been a customer, client, owner or tenant of any property managed by the Company, vendor, supplier, distributor, licensor, licensee, sales representative, referral source, sales agent, consultant or other material business relation of the Company to cease doing business with, or to alter or limit its business relationship with, the Company.

Until the date twelve (12) months after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive agrees to not, either directly or indirectly, solicit, induce, attempt to hire, recruit, encourage, take away, or hire any employee of the Company (or any Affiliate of the Company) or any individual that has been an employee of the Company (or any Affiliate of the Company) during the 6-month period prior to Executive’s termination of employment hereunder or cause any such employee or former employee to leave his or her employment either for Executive or for any other entity or person.

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Non-Solicitation. For the duration of my employment with TCF and for a period of 12 months after my termination from employment (for any reason), I shall not, directly or indirectly (whether for compensation or without compensation): # solicit or attempt to solicit employees or independent contractors of TCF for the purpose of encouraging the employee or independent contractor to terminate his or her employment relationship or contract with TCF or become an employee or independent contractor of any other person or entity; # solicit or attempt to solicit any Customer with whom I had Material Contact and/or about whom I obtained Confidential Information for the purpose of providing products or services that are similar to or in competition with TCF’s products or services; # induce or attempt to induce any Customer to not do business with or stop doing business with TCF; or # assist any other person or entity in any of the foregoing. For purposes of this Section, “Material Contact” means any interaction between the Customer and me within the two-year period prior to my termination date which took place to promote, manage, service or further the business relationship.

During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on (or, if earlier, either # the date that is 30 days after the Company receives written notice from Executive that the Company has materially breached this Agreement if such breach is not cured by the Company within such 30-day period or # the date that is two years after the last day of Executive’s service with the Company), Executive will not, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of any person or entity, solicit or attempt to solicit any of Southern’s or its subsidiaries’ employees to leave their employment with Southern or any such subsidiary. The provisions of this [Section 10] shall only apply to those persons employed by Southern or its subsidiaries at the time of the solicitation or attempted solicitation, shall not restrict the hiring of any person which occurred without any recruitment or solicitation by Executive (including by reason of placing a general advertisement to hire which is not targeted at the employees of Southern or any subsidiary), and shall not prevent Executive from responding to contacts initiated by such employees or providing references if requested by any such employee.

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