(iii) Executive understands that the provisions of this Section 5(b) may limit Executive’s ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Group but nevertheless agrees and hereby acknowledges that the consideration provided under this Agreement, including any amounts or benefits provided under Sections 1 and 4 hereof and other obligations undertaken by the Company hereunder, is sufficient to justify the restrictions contained in such provisions. In consideration thereof and in light of Executive’s education, skills and abilities, which may allow Executive to sufficiently earn a living in other available industries, Executive agrees that Executive will not assert in any forum that any provisions of this Agreement prevent Executive from earning a living or otherwise are void or unenforceable or should be held void or unenforceable. Executive further affirms that Executive has had adequate opportunity to review this provision, as well as this Agreement in its entirety, with counsel of Executive’s choosing.
(iv) For purposes of this Agreement, “Competing Business” shall mean (A) any business in which the Group is currently engaged, including, but not limited to, renting and selling equipment and merchandise to the commercial and general public, including construction equipment, earthmoving equipment, aerial work platforms, traffic safety equipment, trench safety equipment, pumps, tanks, filtration, power and HVAC equipment, industrial equipment, sanitation equipment, landscaping equipment, home repair equipment, maintenance equipment, contractor supplies, general tools, light equipment and specialty equipment, as well as the buying of companies that engage in such activities, along with the training and computer systems designed, developed and utilized with respect to support any of the foregoing; (B) any other future business which the Group engages, or has planned to engage, in to a material extent during Executive’s employment with the Company; and (C) any entities such as, but not limited to 1) Aggreko, 2) Caterpillar, 3) CAT Rental, 4) Deere & Co., 5) H & E Equipment, 6) Herc Rentals, 7) Home Depot, 8) Mobile Mini, 9) Sunstate Equipment, 10) Sunbelt Rentals, 11) Synergy Equipment, 12) any company on the “RER 100” list, and 13) any affiliate or dealer of any of the foregoing. As it relates to a Restricted Area in Europe, a “Competing Business” shall mean only those businesses in which the Group is currently engaged and any other future business which the Group engages in any country in Europe.
(v) For purposes of this Agreement, “Restricted Area” means (A) the states of 1) Alabama, 2) Alaska, 3) Arizona, 4) Arkansas, 5) California, 6) Colorado, 7) Connecticut, 8) Delaware, 9) Florida, 10) Georgia, 11) Hawaii, 12) Idaho, 13) Illinois, 14) Indiana, 15) Iowa, 16) Kansas, 17) Kentucky, 18) Louisiana, 19) Maine, 20) Maryland (including the District of Columbia), 21) Massachusetts, 22) Michigan, 23) Minnesota, 24) Mississippi, 25) Missouri, 26) Montana, 27) Nebraska, 28) Nevada, 29) New Hampshire, 30) New Jersey, 31) New Mexico, 32) New York, 33) North Carolina, 34) North Dakota, 35) Ohio, 36) Oklahoma, 37) Oregon, 38) Pennsylvania, 39) Rhode Island, 40) South Carolina, 41) South Dakota, 42) Tennessee, 43) Texas, 44) Utah, 45) Vermont, 46) Virginia, 47) Washington, 48) West Virginia, 49) Wisconsin, 50) Wyoming; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the Canadian Provinces of 1) New Brunswick, 2) Newfoundland and Labrador, 3) Nova Scotia, 4) Ontario, 5) Prince Edward Island, 6) Quebec, 7) Manitoba, 8) Saskatchewan, 9) Alberta, and 10) British Columbia; and the countries of 1) United Kingdom, 2) France, 3) Germany, 4) Netherlands, 5) Belgium, 6) Australia, and 7) New Zealand; (B) any state in the United States, any province in Canada and any country in Europe and/or Oceania in which the Group conducts any business on the date of the determination of whether Executive is engaged in a Competing Business or at any time within twelve (12) months preceding such date; and (C) the area within a fifty (50) mile radius of any office, branch or facility of the Group (whether foreign or domestic) in which the Group conducts any business on the date of the determination of whether Executive is engaged in a Competing Business or at any time within twelve (12) months preceding such date.
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