(i)執行董事將有資格參與公司隨時根據公司2021年全員股權激勵計劃或任何後續計劃(如適用)制定的任何長期股權激勵計劃(簡稱“股權計劃”),包括但不限於Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. 2021年執行官長期激勵計劃(連同任何後續計劃)。每個財政年度,執行董事將有權根據股權計劃和/或
Section 9. Restrictive Covenants. Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and accordingly agrees, as a condition of Executive’s continued employment with the Company, to be bound by and comply with the Restrictive Covenants contained in 附錄B attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 1 of 附錄B or a material breach or material threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 2 of 附錄B of this Agreement would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
(b) 確保性條款. Executive will not at any time (whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Company) make public statements or public comments of a defamatory or disparaging nature that are likely to be harmful to the business, business reputation or personal reputation of the Company or its Affiliates or any of their respective businesses, shareholders, members, partners, employees, officers, or directors (it being understood that
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comments made in Executive’s good faith performance of his duties hereunder shall not be deemed disparaging or defamatory for purposes of this paragraph).
The Company (via any official statement) shall not, and shall instruct its executive officers and directors to not, at any time make any public statements or public release of a defamatory or disparaging nature regarding Executive’s reputation in the business community (it being understood that comments made by the Company in the good faith and in ordinary course of business shall not be deemed disparaging or defamatory for purposes of this paragraph).
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1(b), either Executive or the Company (including its officers and directors) shall be permitted to (x) provide a reasonable and truthful response to or statement to defend itself or him/herself against any public statement made by the Company or Executive, as applicable, that is incorrect or disparages such person, to the extent necessary to correct or refute such public statement and (y) provide truthful testimony in any legal proceeding or process. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from communicating with a government agency, regulator or legal authority concerning any possible violations of federal or state law or regulation prevent or limit Executive from discussing his terms and conditions of employment. Nothing in this Agreement, however, authorizes the disclosure of information Executive obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney-client privilege, unless disclosure of the information (A) would otherwise be permitted by an applicable law or rule, or (B) is necessary in order to comply with an order from a court or other governmental body of competent jurisdiction and is in connection with compliance with such order.
(i) If Executive has created, invented, designed, developed, contributed to or improved any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“作品”), either alone or with third parties, prior to Executive’s employment by the Company, that are relevant to or implicated by such employment and in which Executive has exclusive, unfettered ownership (“Prior Works”), Executive hereby grants the Company a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, assignable, sublicensable license under all rights and intellectual property rights (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) therein for all purposes in connection with the Company’s current and future business.
(ii) If Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any Works, either alone or with third parties, at any time during Executive’s employment by the Company and within the scope of such employment and with the use of any Company resources (“公司業務在行使職務期間,如果高管發現任何公司業務相關信息,應立即向公司全面披露,並在適用法律許可的最大範圍內,不可撤銷地將其中的所有權利和知識產權(包括專利、工業產權、版權、商標、商業機密、不正當競爭和相關法律下的權利)轉讓給公司,即使這些權利的所有權最初並非歸公司所有。
(iv) any Claims which cannot be waived by law, including, without limitation, any rights the Undersigned may have under applicable workers’ compensation laws and his right, if applicable, to file or participate in an investigative proceeding of any federal, state or local governmental agency.
Nothing in this Release shall prevent the Undersigned from filing, cooperating with, or participating in any proceeding or investigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal government agency, or similar state or local agency (「Government Agencies」), or exercising any rights pursuant to Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. The Undersigned further understands this Release does not limit his ability to voluntarily communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company. While this Release does not limit the Undersigned’s right to receive an award for information provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Undersigned understands and agrees that, he is otherwise waiving, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all rights he may have to individual relief based on any Claims that he has released and any rights he has waived by signing this Release. If any Claim is not subject to release, to the extent permitted by law, the Undersigned waives any right or ability to be a class or collective action representative or to otherwise participate in any putative or certified class, collective or multi-party action or proceeding based on such a Claim in which any of the Company Parties is a party. This Release does not abrogate the Undersigned existing rights under any Company benefit plan or any plan or agreement related to equity ownership in the Company; however, it does waive, release and forever discharge Claims existing as of the date the Undersigned executes this Release pursuant to any such plan or agreement.