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disclosure of its Proprietary Information, and you shall
provide reasonable cooperation to the Company for
purposes of affording the Company the opportunity to
prevent the disclosure of the Company’s Proprietary
Information.
(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict you from, directly or
indirectly, initiating communications with or responding to
any inquiry from, or providing testimony before, the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Financial
Industries Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), or any other self-
regulatory organization or state or federal regulatory
authority.
Nonsolicitation of Employees. You hereby covenant and agree that
during your employment with the Company and, in the event you, as
noted above, (i) have a voluntary separation from service, or (ii) have
an involuntary separation from service other than for cause and
receive benefits under your termination agreement, that for a period
equal to (x) 18 months, if you are an Executive Vice President on the
date of your separation from service, or (y) 12 months, if you are a
Senior Vice President, thereafter, you shall not, without the prior
written consent of the Company, on your own behalf or on the behalf
of any person, firm or company, directly or indirectly, attempt to
influence, persuade or induce, or assist any other person in so
persuading or inducing, any of the employees of the Company (or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates) to give up his or her employment with
the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates), and you shall not
directly or indirectly solicit or hire employees of the Company (or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates) for employment with any other
employer, without regard to whether that employer is a Competing
Business, as defined below.