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ARTICLE XI
COMPETITIVE ACTIVITIES; CONFIDENTIALITY
11.1Non-Compete. Notwithstanding any sale by RAF of its Preferred Units, from the date hereof through and until the end of the contemplated full ten (10) year term of the Metra Agreement and a renewal period not to exceed an additional five (5) years, neither RAF nor any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, Riley, shall directly or indirectly:
(a) own, acquire, promote, develop, operate or manage a business that, directly or indirectly, develops, sells, constructs, places, administers, operates or maintains advertising signs, billboards, posters or displays for or on behalf of Metra or that participates in any way in any Metra RFP;
(b) induce or attempt to induce any Person, wherever located, who is a customer, supplier, licensee, or business relation to the Company or Metra to cease doing business with the Company in connection with its agreement with Metra; or
(c) directly or indirectly, either for himself or any other Person, solicit the business of any Person, wherever located, who is a customer, supplier or client of the Company in connection with the Company’s agreement with Metra and with whom the Person in question had contact for any reason, in person, in writing or telephonically, with respect to products or services which compete in whole or in part with the products or services rendered by the Company under the Metra Agreement.
Provided, however, that RAF shall not be restricted from undertaking the foregoing activities in the event that the Metra Agreement is terminated, prior to RAF’s ability to exercise its Special Put Right set forth in Section 8.8,either by CCO or as a result of a judicially determined fault committed by CCO in breach of the terms of the Metra Agreement, provided, that to the extent CCO desires to challenge such alleged breach resulting in a notice of termination, CCO shall commence such challenge within ninety (90) days subsequent to the notice of termination for such breach. If CCO does not challenge such termination for breach within the time period specified, such termination shall be deemed to result from a fault committed by CCO. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and for purposes of clarification, the restriction specified under this Subsection 11.1 shall immediately apply and be binding upon RAF and its Affiliates upon exercise by RAF of its Special Put Right.
RAF acknowledges that thisSection 11.1 constituted a material inducement for CCO to enter into this Agreement. RAF agrees that thisSection 11.1 is reasonable with respect to its duration and scope and acknowledges that it and its Affiliates will not be precluded from gainful employment if they are obligated not to compete with the Company or CCO as described above.
11.2Confidentiality. Each Member agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all Proprietary Information of the Company. If a Member is ever requested or required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any action) to disclose any Proprietary Information, the Member will notify the Company promptly of the request or requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order. If, in the absence of a protective order, on the advice of counsel, the Member is compelled to disclose any Proprietary Information to
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