40.2. Accordingly, for the reasonable protection of the Seller’s legitimate business interests, the Buyer hereby agrees that during the term of this deed and for a period of 24 months following the termination or expiration of this deed, the Buyer shall not, without the express written consent of the Seller, by itself and/or its holding company, subsidiaries, associates, affiliates, related company, shareholders, directors, employees, servants, agents and/or otherwise, directly or indirectly enter into any transactions in whatever form (i.e. oral/written) identical or similar in nature to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement with the Introduced Suppliers