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These excerpts taken from the GPS 10-K filed Mar 27, 2009. CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-SOLICITATION & NON-DISPARAGEMENT AGREEMENT I, Glenn Murphy, in consideration of the offer of employment with The Gap, Inc. (the Company), acknowledge that the services I will perform for the Company are unique and extraordinary and that I will be in a relationship of confidence and trust with the Company. As a result, during my employment with the Company, I will acquire Confidential Information that is (1) owned or controlled by the Company, (2) in the possession of the Company and belonging to third parties, and/or (3) conceived, originated, discovered or developed in whole or in part by me. Confidential Information includes trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary business, technical, strategic, marketing, legal, personnel or financial information (including, without limitation, financial forecasts or reports and pro-forma financial models), whether or not my work product, in written, graphic, oral or other tangible or intangible forms, including, but not limited to: board or executive presentations; strategic plans; unannounced product information, specifications, samples or designs; sales and pricing practices; computer programs; drawings, photographs, diagrams, models; vendor or customer names; the products a vendor supplies to the Company; customer research results; employee lists or organizational charts; company e-mail or telephone directories; individual employee compensation and benefits information; business or marketing plans; studies, analyses, projections and reports; communication with attorneys; and software systems and processes. Any information that is not readily available to the public shall be considered to be a trade secret and confidential and proprietary. I agree that I will keep the Confidential Information in strictest confidence and trust. I will not, without the prior written consent of the Companys General Counsel, directly or indirectly use or disclose to any person or entity any Confidential Information, during or after my employment, except as is necessary in the ordinary course of performing my duties while employed by the Company, or if required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other legal process, provided that prior to such disclosure, the Company is given reasonable advance notice of such order and an opportunity to object to such disclosure. I agree that in the event of my employment termination for any reason, I will immediately deliver to the Company all company property, including all documents, materials or property of any description, or any reproduction of such materials, containing or pertaining to any Confidential Information. In order to protect the Confidential Information, I agree that so long as I am employed by the Company, and for a period of two years thereafter, I will not directly or indirectly, on behalf of me, any other person or entity, solicit, call upon, recruit, or attempt to solicit any of the Companys employees or in any way encourage any Company employee to leave their employment with the Company. For this purpose, advertisements for employment that do not directly or indirectly identify me placed in newspapers of general circulation will not be considered solicitation. I further agree that I will not directly or indirectly, on behalf of me, any other person or entity, interfere or attempt to interfere with the Companys relationship with any person who at any time was an employee, consultant, customer or vendor or otherwise has or had a business relationship with the Company. I agree now, and after my employment with the Company terminates, not to directly or indirectly, disparage the Company in any way or to make negative, derogatory or untrue statements about the Company, its business activities, or any of its directors, managers, officers, employees, affiliates, agents or representatives to any person or entity. ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THIS 1st DAY OF December, 2008.
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