Document:

Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.7

Black Hills Corporation 
Short-Term Incentive Plan for Officers
Award Agreement
(Effective for Plan Years Beginning on or after January 1, 2016)

STIPAward2016

Contents

	
			
	Article 1
	Effective Date and Purpose of Plan
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	Article 2
	Definitions
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	Article 3
	Eligibility and Participants
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	Article 4
	Administration of the Plan
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	Article 5
	Target Incentive Award and Performance Measures
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	Article 6
	Termination Provisions
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	Article 7
	Change in Control
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	Article 8
	Forfeiture and Repayment
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	Article 9
	Payment of Incentive Award
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	Article 10
	Powers of Board of Directors
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	Article 11
	Assignability
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	Article 12
	No Contract of Employment
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	Article 13
	Right to Incentive Award
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	Article 14
	Governing Law
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	Article 15
	No Tax Qualified or ERISA Plan
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Black Hills Corporation 
Short-Term Incentive Plan for Officers
Award Agreement
(Effective for Plan Years Beginning on or after January 1, 2016)

You have been selected to be a participant in the Black Hills Corporation Short-Term Incentive
Plan (the “STIP”).  The STIP is granted under the Cash-Based Awards provisions of the Black Hills Corporation 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

Target STIP Award:  ______ percent of base salary

Performance Period:  January 1, _____ to December 31, _____

Performance Measure: Earnings Per Share (“EPS”).

THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) effective ________________, represents the award opportunity under the STIP provided by Black Hills Corporation, a South Dakota corporation (the “Company”), to the Participant named above, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

The Plan provides a complete description of the terms and conditions governing the award. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement. 

All capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan, unless specifically set forth otherwise herein. 

The parties hereto agree as follows:

Article 1. Effective Date and Purpose of Plan

The Performance Period commences on January 1, ____ and ends on December 31, _____.

Article 2. Definitions

Unless the context otherwise specifically requires, the following words as used herein shall have the following meanings: 

"BASE SALARY" shall mean the annual base salary in effect for a Participant at the end of a plan year, including any compensation reduction under a cash or deferred arrangement under Section  401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, under a flexible benefit program under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, or under the Black Hills Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, but not including any amounts paid to the Participant as overtime, bonus, commission or incentive compensation, nor reimbursements and expense allowances, fringe benefits, moving expenses, nonqualified deferred compensation, or welfare benefits.

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  "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

  "COMMITTEE" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.

  "COMPANY" shall mean Black Hills Corporation, a South Dakota corporation with principal offices in the state of South Dakota.

  "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any person who is in the regular full-time employment of the Company or a Subsidiary, as determined by the personnel rules and practices of the Company or a Subsidiary.  The term does not include persons who are retained by the Company or a Subsidiary solely as consultants.

  "INCENTIVE AWARD" shall mean the incentive compensation to be awarded to a Participant as determined under Article 5.

  "PARTICIPANTS" shall mean those eligible employees elected to participate in the Plan under Article 3 below.

  "PLAN" means the 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

  "PLAN YEAR" shall mean the 12 months beginning on January 1 and ending on the following December 31.

  "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any business organization in which Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of its voting power or voting equity securities or equity interest.

Article 3. Eligibility and Participants

     Employees eligible to participate in this Plan shall be the officers of the Company or a Subsidiary as designated by the Committee.  

Article 4. Administration of the Plan

This Agreement and the rights of the Participant hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time by the Board, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, in its sole discretion, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant. 

Any inconsistency between the Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in favor of the Plan.

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Article 5. Target Incentive Award and Performance Measures

Participant was assigned a target incentive award determined as a percent of a Participant's Base Salary.  Participant shall have the opportunity to earn various percentages of the target incentive award.  The percentage of the target incentive award to be earned by the Participant shall be determined by the application of objective performance measurements determined by the Committee, such as earnings per share.  The application of the Participant's target incentive award to actual performance results creates the actual award for each Participant ("Incentive Award").  Attached hereto as Attachment 1, is a list of the performance measures to be used for the ____ Plan Year.  As described in Articles 8 and 13 herein, the Board of Directors has the sole discretion to revoke or modify any award.  Circumstances which may lead the Board to revoke or modify an award include the finding of a material weakness in financial controls, a work-related employee fatality, activities giving rise to the imposition of a substantial penalty by a governmental authority or other significant issues, as recommended by the Committee, and approved by the Board, in its sole discretion. 

Article 6. Termination Provisions

Except as provided below in this Article 6 and in Article 7, a Participant shall be eligible for payment of the Incentive Award, as determined in Article 5, only if the Participant’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary continues through the date of payment.

If Participant Retires, suffers a Disability, or dies during the Performance Period, the Participant (or the Participant’s estate) shall be entitled to that proportion of the Incentive Award as such Participant is entitled to under Article 5 for such Performance Period that the number of full months of participation during the Performance Period bears to the total number of months in the Performance Period. The form and timing of the payment of such Performance Shares shall be as set forth in Article 9. 

“Retirement” or “Retires” means a Separation from service by a Participant on or after (i) attaining the age of 55 with at least 5 years of service, or (ii) attaining the age of 65. 

“Separation from service” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)) during the Performance Period other than (i) due to Retirement, Disability, or Death, or (ii) following a Change in Control shall require forfeiture of this entire award, with no payment to the Participant.

Article 7. Change in Control

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, the Participant shall be entitled to that proportion target incentive award as such Participant is entitled to under Article 5 for such Performance Period that the number of full months of participation during the Performance Period (as of the effective date of the Change in Control) bears to the total number of months in the Performance Period. 
    

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"Change in Control" of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred (as of a particular day, as specified by the Board) upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

		
	(a)
	The acquisition in a transaction or series of transactions by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, the following acquisitions will not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition by the Company; (B) any acquisition of common stock of the Company by an underwriter holding securities of the Company in connection with a public offering thereof; and (C) any acquisition by any Person pursuant to a transaction which complies with subsections (c) (i), (ii) and (iii);

		
	(b)
	Individuals who, as of December 31, 2014 are members of the Board (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company's common shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; provided further, however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened "Election Contest" (as described in Rule 14a‐11 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board (a "Proxy Contest") including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest;

		
	(c)
	Consummation, following shareholder approval, of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (each a “Business Combination”), unless, in each case, immediately following such Business Combination, all of the following have occurred:  (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were beneficial owners of shares of the common stock of the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more that fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of the entity resulting from the Business Combination or any direct or indirect parent corporation thereof (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one (1) or more subsidiaries)(the “Successor Entity”); (ii) no Person (excluding any Successor Entity or any employee benefit plan or related trust, of the Company or such Successor Entity) owns, directly or indirectly, thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Successor Entity, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to such Business Combination; and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or any direct or indirect parent corporation thereof were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for such Business Combination;  or

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	(d)
	Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except pursuant to a Business Combination that complies with subsections (c) (i), (ii), and (iii) above. 

		
	(e)
	A Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any Person (the "Subject Person") acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the then outstanding Common Stock as a result of the acquisition of common stock by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Persons, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of common stock by the Company, and after such stock acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional common stock which increases the percentage of the then outstanding common stock Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur.

		
	(f)
	A Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur unless and until all regulatory approvals required in order to effectuate a Change in Control of the Company have been obtained and the transaction constituting the Change in Control has been consummated.

Notwithstanding the above provisions of this definition, to the extent that any payment under the Agreement due to a Change in Control is subject to Code Section 409A for deferred compensation, then the term “Change in Control” shall be construed in a manner that is consistent with Code Section 409A (a) (2)(A)(v), but only to the extent inconsistent with the above provisions as determined by the Board.

Article 8.  Forfeiture and Repayment.
    
		
	(a)
	In the event the Participant incurs a separation from service for a reason other than those described in Article 6 herein during the Performance Period this entire award will be forfeited, unless the separation from service follows a Change in Control.

		
	(b)
	Without limiting the generality of Article 8(a), the Company reserves the right to cancel the Incentive Award awarded hereunder, whether or not earned, and require the Participant to repay all income or gains previously realized in respect of such Incentive Award, in the event of the occurrence of any of the following events:

		
	(i)
	termination of Participant’s employment for Cause;

		
	(ii)
	within one year following any termination of Participant’s employment, the Board determines that the Participant engaged in conduct before the Participant’s termination date that would have constituted the basis for a termination of employment for Cause;

		
	(iii)
	at any time during the Participant’s employment or the twelve month period immediately following any termination of employment, Participant:

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	(x)
	publicly disparages the Company, any of its affiliates or any of its or their officers, directors or senior executive employees or otherwise makes any public statement that is materially detrimental to the interests or reputation of the Company, any of its affiliates or such individuals; or

		
	(y)
	violates in any material respect any policy or any code of ethics or standard of behavior or conduct generally applicable to Participant, including the Code of Conduct; or

		
	(iv)
	Participant engages in any fraudulent, illegal or other misconduct involving the Company or any of its affiliates, including but not limited to any breach of fiduciary duty, breach of a duty of loyalty, or interference with contract or business expectancy.

		
	(c)
	If the Board determines that the Participant’s conduct, activities or circumstances constitute events described in Article 8(b), in addition to any other remedies the Company has available to it, the Company may in its sole discretion:

		
	(i)
	cancel any Incentive Award, whether or not issued; and/or

		
	(ii)
	require the Participant to repay an amount equal to all income or gain realized in respect of all such Incentive Award.  The amount of repayment shall include, without limitation, amounts received in connection with the delivery or sale of Shares of such Incentive Award or cash paid in respect of any Incentive Award.

There shall be no forfeiture or repayment under Article 8(b) following a Change-in-Control.  
		
	(d)
	The Board, in its discretion, shall determine whether a Participant’s conduct, activities or circumstances constitute events described in Article 8(b) and whether and to what extent the Incentive Award shall be forfeited by Participant and/or a Participant shall be required to repay an amount pursuant to Article 8(c).  The Board shall have the authority to suspend the payment, delivery or settlement of all or any portion of such Participant’s outstanding Incentive Award pending an investigation of a bona fide dispute regarding Participant’s eligibility to receive a payment under the terms of this Agreement as determined by the Board in good faith.

		
	(e)
	For purposes of applying this provision:

		
	(i)
	“Cause” means any of the following:

		
	(u)
	a Participant’s violation of his or her material duties to the Company or any of its affiliates, which continues after written notice from the Company or any affiliate to cure such violation;

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	(v)
	Participant’s willful failure to follow the lawful written directives of the Board in any material respect;

		
	(w)
	Participant’s willful misconduct in connection with the performance of any of his or her duties, including but not limited to falsifying or attempting to falsify documents, books or records of the Company or any of its affiliates, making or delivering a false representation, statement or certification of compliance to the Company, misappropriating or attempting to misappropriate funds or other property of the Company or any of its affiliates, or securing or attempting to secure any personal profit in connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates;

		
	(x)
	Participant’s breach of any material provisions of this Agreement or any other non-competition, non-interference, non-disclosure, confidentiality or other similar agreement executed by Participant with the Company or any of its affiliates;

		
	(y)
	conviction (or plea of nolo contendere) of the Participant of any felony, or a misdemeanor involving false statement, in connection with conduct involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or

		
	(z)
	intentional engagement in any activity which would constitute or cause a breach of duty of loyalty, or any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

		
	(ii)
	“Code of Conduct” means any code of ethics or code of conduct now or hereafter adopted by the Company or any of its affiliates, including to the extent applicable the Company’s Employee Conduct and Disclosure Policy, as amended or supplemented from time to time, and the Company’s or subsidiary Risk Management Policies and Procedures, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

		
	(f)
	Participant agrees that the provisions of this Article 8 are entered into in consideration of, and as a material inducement to, the agreements by the Company herein as well as an inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement, and that, but for Participant’s agreement to the provisions of this Article 8, the Company would not have entered into this Agreement.

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Article 9.  Payment of Incentive Award

         The Incentive Award shall be paid to the Participant in the form of 50 percent cash and 50 percent common stock of the Company after required tax withholding.  Participants who have stock ownership guidelines in place and have met the guidelines established may elect to receive the payment 100 percent cash after required tax withholding.  

Stock utilized for any Incentive Award will be from shares authorized under the Plan.  The value of stock to be included in any Incentive Award shall be determined by reference to the closing price of such stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the last trading day on which such shares were traded preceding the date the Incentive Awards are paid.              

Article 10. Powers of Board of Directors

The Board of Directors may suspend or terminate the Plan, in whole or in part, at any time, or may, from time to time, amend the Plan in such respects as the Board may deem advisable, provided that no such amendment shall withdraw the administration and interpretation of the Plan from the Committee.

Article 11. Assignability

No right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to voluntary or involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer.

Article 12. No Contract of Employment 

Neither the action taken by the Company in establishing the Plan or any action taken by it or by the Committee under the provisions hereof or any provision of the Plan shall be construed as giving to any Participant the right to be retained in the employment of the Company.

Article 13. Right to Incentive Award

Notwithstanding anything contained herein, no Participant shall have any right to receive any Incentive Award until the Committee determines the amount of the Incentive Award, which determination is to be made in January of each Plan Year based on the application of the target incentives and performance measures to the preceding year and no Participant shall be considered to have earned any portion of any Incentive Award until determination by the Committee.  The Committee reserves the right in its sole discretion to revoke, modify or not grant an Incentive Award whether or not any Participant has met target incentive and performance measures; provided, that in the event of a Change in Control, a Participant's Incentive Award shall be determined as of the date of the Change in Control and shall be paid 30 days after the day of the Change in Control.  Circumstances which may lead the Board to revoke or modify an award include the finding of a material weakness in financial controls, a work-related employee fatality, activities giving rise to the imposition of a substantial penalty by a governmental authority or other significant issues, as recommended by the Committee, and approved by the Board, in its sole discretion.

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Article 14. Governing Law

 This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Dakota.

Article 15. No Tax Qualified or ERISA Plan

This is not intended to be a tax qualified plan nor a plan for the purposes of ERISA.  

The following parties have caused this Agreement to be executed effective as of January 1, ____.
                        
                            
Black Hills Corporation

                               By: _______________________

___________________________
Participant

___________________________
Date

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EXHIBIT 10.8

NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

In consideration of the eligibility for and receipt of incentive plan benefits, including the Black Hills Corporation Short-Term Incentive Plan, Employee knowingly and voluntarily agrees to these Non-Disclosure and Non-Solicitation obligations, as follows:

		
	1.
	Access to Confidential Information. Employee is employed in a position that, in the course and scope of Employee’s employment, provides Employee access to various trade secrets and confidential information belonging to the Company, including information created by Employee alone or jointly with others. Such information enables Employee to perform services of a unique or special nature. Employee acknowledges Employee’s employment places Employee in a position of trust and confidence with the Company, its shareholders, officers, directors, employees, customers and agents.

		
	2.
	Scope of Confidential Information. Black Hills Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates (herein referred to collectively as the “Company”) are engaged in  diversified energy businesses, including regulated gas and electric utilities, oil and gas exploration, coal mining, and wholesale power generation. Employee acknowledges that the Company’s businesses and services are highly specialized, and the identity and particular needs of the Company’s customers, contract counter-parties, suppliers and contractors are not generally known. The term “Confidential Information”, for purposes of this Agreement, includes all information and material, whether in written, electronic, or oral form, or any other form whatsoever, that is proprietary and has not been publicly disclosed by the Company, including the Company’s trade secrets. Specifically, Confidential Information also includes but is not limited to:

(a)Documents and personally private information regarding (i) the Company’s employees (identifying information, protected health information, salary/incentive pay structure and information, performance evaluations); (ii) contract counterparties; and, (iii) transactions with counterparties, including information that is provided to Company that is subject to obligations of confidentiality;

(b)Business plans and strategies, records of financial performance, methods of operation, budgets, sales or forecasts;

(c)Competitive analyses, engineering plans or drawings, training materials;

(d)Pricing information and costs or projected costs;

(e)Bids or proposals, and contract arrangements with counterparties, including specific terms of such arrangements;

(f)Financial statements, analyses, reports and positions, that are not publicly disclosed;

(g)“Work product” that has been compiled by employees or agents of the Company or purchased by the Company (such as subscriptions), even if the information contained in the work product is or could be publicly available; and,

(h)Any other information that the Company would not divulge to any of its competitors.

Confidential information also includes all information that is derivative in nature, such as all documents or items that reflect what Employee does with, or how Employee evaluates or adapts the information to a particular use. Employee further acknowledges that trade secrets and other Confidential Information of the Company are and will be developed through substantial expenditure of time, intellect, craft, skill, effort and money and are the Company’s valuable and unique property, the loss of which cannot adequately be compensated by damages in an action at law.

		
	3.
	Disclosure and Use of Confidential Information. Employee will use the Confidential Information only for purposes of performing Employee’s duties to the Company, within the course and scope of Employee’s employment. Employee will not use or disclose any Confidential Information, in whole or in part, for any other purpose. Employee agrees to keep confidential all Confidential Information and to preserve the confidential and proprietary nature of the Confidential Information at all times, even following the termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary. Employee will not, directly or indirectly, copy, take or remove from the Company’s premises or from secure electronic information systems and hardware any Confidential Information. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Employee from reporting possible violations of state or federal law or regulations to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law. In addition, nothing in this Agreement precludes Employee from participating in government investigations or inquiries relating to the Company.

		
	4.
	Ownership and Return of Confidential Information. All right, title and interest in and to Confidential Information will remain the exclusive property of the Company even following termination of Employee’s employment. Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to convey to Employee any right, title or interest or right to use any Confidential Information, except as permitted by this Agreement. Immediately upon the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company, and at any time upon the request of the Company, Employee will return all Confidential Information and Company property in Employee’s possession, including without limitation all originals, copies, notes or any other form of such material, without retaining any copy or duplicates thereof. Employee will return, or if so directed, will delete or destroy any and all written, printed, electronic or other material or information derived from Confidential Information. Employee will deliver to the Company all devices on which Confidential Information is stored, including all electronic or digital copies, without retaining any copy or duplicate thereof. If Employee fails to return the Company’s property or 

Confidential Information, Employee agrees that Employee will reimburse the Company for its expenses, including attorney fees, incurred in seeking the return of these items.

		
	5.
	Obligations to Others. The Company also honors the confidentiality of other companies’ confidential and proprietary information. Employee affirms that Employee has not and will not disclose to the Company or use in Employee’s employment with the Company, in knowing violation of an obligation of confidentiality, any information belonging to a former employer, or that was received under any other obligation of confidentiality.

		
	6.
	Injunctive Relief. Employee acknowledges that the interests of the Company would be irreparably harmed, and the remedy at law available to Company for the breach of any obligation under this Agreement would be inadequate. Employee agrees that, in addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity, the Company may be granted temporary or permanent injunctive relief in any proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to prevent the actual or threatened disclosure of Confidential Information, without necessity of proof of actual damage, and without posting a bond.

		
	7.
	Non-Competition During Employment. Employee agrees that from the Effective Date until the termination of Employee’s employment, for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, Employee will not engage in any activity that is in any way competitive with the business or demonstrably anticipated business of the Company. Employee will not assist any other person or entity in competing or preparing to compete with any business or demonstrably anticipated business of the Company. Employee activity that is prohibited by this Agreement includes, but is not limited to:

(a)Solicitation of customers, business, or selling products or services in competition with, or for any business that competes with the Company;

(b)Diverting, enticing, or taking away any employees, customers or business of the Company or attempting to do so; or

(c)Acting as a consultant or agent for, promoting, or assisting any individual or entity engaged in any business that competes with the Company.

		
	8.
	Non-Solicitation of Employees and Others. During Employee’s employment and for a period of one (1) year after the termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, Employee agrees that Employee will not directly or indirectly, on Employee’s own behalf or on the behalf of any other individual or entity:

		
	(a)
	Solicit the employment of any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, on behalf of the Employee or any other individual or entity, or otherwise interfere with the employment relationship between any such employee and the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates;

		
	(b)
	Solicit, induce, or entice any of the Company’s agents, representatives, consultants, contractors or customers with whom Employee had access during Employee’s employment with the Company, to terminate or alter their relationship with the Company.

Employee agrees that while employed by the Company and for one (1) year thereafter, Employee will communicate the contents of this Agreement to any individual, entity or association with which Employee intends to be employed, become associated or to represent. For purposes of this paragraph 8, the geographic scope will be limited to those locations where the employees, agents, representatives, consultants, contractors or customers of Company reside or do business.

		
	9.
	Reasonable Restrictions. Employee has carefully read and considered the provisions of this Agreement and, having done so, agrees that the restrictions set forth above, including the time periods of restriction set forth in paragraph 8, are reasonable and are reasonably required for the protection of the interests of the Company. Employee agrees that this Agreement is necessary and designed to protect the Company’s trade secrets and other important business interests.

Effective Date and Continuing Obligation: This Agreement, and the restrictions set forth herein, shall apply as a condition to Employee’s receipt if incentive plan benefits, including Short Term Incentive Plan benefits, for the Plan Year in which Employee executes this Agreement. This Agreement also applies to, and will remain in effect as a condition for receipt of incentive plan benefits in any subsequent Plan Year for which Employee is deemed eligible to participate, unless this Agreement is amended or withdrawn, in writing, by both the Employee and the Company.

____________________________
Employee

____________________________
Title

Date:

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