premise: For a period of one (1) year following the date of this Confidentiality Agreement, you will not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment any officer, director, or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or divisions in an executive or management level position or who is otherwise considered by the Company (in its sole discretion) to be a key employee, in each case, with whom you have had contact or became known to you in connection with your considerations of a Transaction, except that you shall not be deemed to be in violation of this provision as a result of any such employee who: 