approved by the investment committee of Old RPI or New RPI or the Board of Directors as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be set forth on Exhibit B.
Section 8. Non-Competition and Non-Solicit.
(a) Every named executive officer of the Manager shall not during its tenure as an executive of the Manager and for a period of 18-months following the termination of its engagement with or employment by the Manager directly or indirectly, (i) close, advise, manage or act as the general partner, investment manager, investor, consultant, independent contractor, servicer, advisor, director, officer, member, manager or employee to, of, in or for any Competing Fund or (ii) solicit the services of any Person who is then an employee of the Manager or solicit any investor or potential investor in the Company or any Other Account.
(b) Each of the Manager and its Affiliates shall not during the time it is acting as manager or general partner or in a similar capacity for the Company and for a period of 12-months following any termination of this Agreement for Cause or nonrenewal by the Manager directly or indirectly, close, advise, manage or act as the general partner, investment manager, investor, consultant, independent contractor, servicer, advisor, director, officer, member, manager or employee to, of, in or for any Competing Fund.
Section 9. Status of the Manager. The Manager shall, for all purposes hereof, be an independent contractor and not an employee of the Company and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as making the Company a partner or co-venturer with the Manager or any of its Affiliates or Other Accounts. The Manager shall not have authority to act for, represent, bind or obligate the Company, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.
Section 10. Succession Plan. The Manager has established the succession plan attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 11. Investments. All investments of the Company and other activities undertaken by the Manager on behalf of the Company shall at all times conform to and be in accordance with the requirements imposed by the following:
(a) any provisions of applicable law and regulation;
(b) provisions of the Organizational Documents; provided, however, that the Manager shall not be bound by any update, modification or amendment of any Organizational Document unless and until it has been given notice thereof and has been provided with a copy of such update, modification or amendment; and
(c) without prejudice to Section 6 (Notice to the Board of Directors), such policies, compliance procedures and reporting requirements as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the Manager shall not be bound by any such policies, unless and until it has been given notice thereof.
Section 12. Operating and Personnel Payment.
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