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9. Noncompetition, Confidentiality and Other Covenants.
By and in consideration of the compensation and benefits to be provided by the Company hereunder, including the
severance arrangements set forth herein, Executive agrees to the following:
(a) Noncompetition. During the Employment Period and until the earlier of: (i) the last day of the one year period
following any Voluntary Termination of the Employment Period by Executive pursuant to Section 5 hereof, or (ii) the
date a Change of Control occurs (the “Restriction Period”), Executive shall not engage in competition with The
Hartford. For purposes of this term, “Competition” is defined as: (1) your direct and/or indirect participation in the
calling upon, soliciting business, or providing property and casualty or life insurance products to any person or entity
who at the time of your termination from the Company is a current customer or client of The Hartford; and (2) your
direct and/or indirect participation with regard to inducing or attempting to induce any agency, broker, broker-dealer,
financial planner or supplier of The Hartford to terminate their Hartford agency contract with The Hartford.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the terms of this Section 9(a) shall not apply in the event of any
termination of employment following a Change of Control as provided for in Section 6 of this Agreement.
(b) Confidentiality. Without the prior written consent of the Company, except to the extent required by an order of a
court having competent jurisdiction or under subpoena from an appropriate government agency, Executive shall not
disclose to any third person, or permit the use of for the benefit of any person or any entity other than The Company or
its affiliates, any trade secrets, customer lists, information regarding product development, marketing plans, sales plans,
management organization information (including data and other information relating to members of the Board and
management), operating policies or manuals, business plans, financial records, or other financial, organizational,
commercial, business, sales, marketing, technical, product or employee information relating to the Company or its
affiliates or information designated as confidential, proprietary, and/or a trade secret, or any other information relating
to the Company or its affiliates that Executive knows from the circumstances, in good faith and good conscience,
should be treated as confidential, or any information that the Company or its affiliates may receive belonging to
customers, agents or others who do business with the Company or its affiliates, except to the extent that any such
information previously has been disclosed to the public by the Company or is in the public domain (other than by
reason of Executive’s violation of this Section 9(b)).
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Source: HARTFORD FINANCIAL S, 10-K, February 12, 2009