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Vasquez expressed Northgate's strong interest in concluding these negotiations expeditiously given the Board's desire to announce Harding's appointment as CEO before the end of the third quarter, and Hargrove acknowledged that Harding shares the desire to move forward efficiently, while emphasizing that the substance of the protections must be right before speed of execution becomes the priority

Hargrove stressed that Harding is not a candidate who needs this role; Northgate is pursuing him, and the compensation package must reflect that dynamic

She stated that the risk of an activist campaign or contested election is not hypothetical but rather a realistic scenario that Harding must be protected against as a condition of accepting the role

Both sides recognized that the garden leave structure is inherently linked to the non-compete duration and compensation terms, and agreed that these issues must be resolved together as part of an integrated package