Severance Agreement Any payments of compensation made pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 are contingent on Executive executing the Company’s standard severance agreement, including a general release of the Company, its owners, partners, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, independent contractors, agents, attorneys, representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns, parents, subsidiaries, affiliated entities and related entities, and on Executive’s continued compliance with Section 6. Executive must execute the standard severance agreement and release within 45 days of being provided with the document to sign or the severance agreement offer will expire.
Amendment to Employment Agreement The Employment Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Severance Agreements (a) In the event of the termination of employment of the Executive by Horizon for any reason whatsoever other than for Cause at any time from and after the date of this Agreement or in the event of termination of employment of the Executive by the Executive with Good Reason (as defined in Section 3 hereof) at any time within the twelve (12) month period after the occurrence of a Change of Control:
Amendment of Employment Agreement The Employment Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Amendment; Waiver; Termination (a) No provision of this Agreement may be waived except by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or otherwise modified except by an instrument in writing executed by the Company and holders of at least 50% of the Shares held by the Shareholders at the time of such proposed amendment or modification.
Term of Agreement Termination of Agreement Amendment of Agreement a. This Agreement is effective with respect to each Fund as of the date of execution of the applicable exhibit and shall continue in effect with respect to each Fund presently set forth on an exhibit and any subsequent Funds added pursuant to an exhibit during the initial term of this Agreement for one year from the date set forth above, and thereafter for successive periods of one year if such continuance is approved at least annually by the Trustees of the Trust including a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of any Distribution Plan relating to the Trust or in any related documents to such Plan ("Disinterested Trustees") in the manner required by the Rules and Regulations. If a Fund is added after the first annual approval by the Trustees as described above, this Agreement will be effective as to that Fund upon execution of the applicable exhibit and will continue in effect until the next annual approval of this Agreement by the Trustees and thereafter for successive periods of one year, subject to approval as described above.
Termination and Amendment of Agreement The Corporation and the Custodian mutually may agree from time to time in writing to amend, to add to, or to delete from any provision of this Agreement. The Custodian may terminate this Agreement by giving the Corporation ninety days' written notice of such termination by registered mail addressed to the Corporation at its principal place of business. The Corporation may terminate this Agreement at any time by written notice thereof delivered, together with a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing such termination and certified by the Secretary of the Corporation, by registered mail to the Custodian. Upon such termination of this Agreement, assets of the Corporation held by the Custodian shall be delivered by the Custodian to a successor custodian, if one has been appointed by the Corporation, upon receipt by the Custodian of a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation certified by the Secretary, showing appointment of the successor custodian, and provided that such successor custodian is a bank or trust company, organized under the laws of the United States or of any State of the United States, having not less than two million dollars aggregate capital, surplus and undivided profits. Upon the termination of this Agreement as a part of the transfer of assets, either to a successor custodian or otherwise, the Custodian will deliver securities held by it hereunder, when so authorized and directed by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, to a duly appointed agent of the successor custodian or to the appropriate transfer agents for transfer of registration and delivery as directed. Delivery of assets on termination of this Agreement shall be effected in a reasonable, expeditious and orderly manner; and in order to accomplish an orderly transition from the Custodian to the successor custodian, the Custodian shall continue to act as such under this Agreement as to assets in its possession or control. Termination as to each security shall become effective upon delivery to the successor custodian, its agent, or to a transfer agent for a specific security for the account of the successor custodian, and such delivery shall constitute effective delivery by the Custodian to the successor under this Agreement. In addition to the means of termination herein before authorized, this Agreement may be terminated at any time by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation and after written notice of such action to the Custodian.
Termination of Consulting Agreement As of the Effective Date, the Consulting Agreement is hereby terminated and is of no further force or effect.
Amendment; Waiver and Termination This Agreement may be amended, modified or terminated (other than pursuant to Section 6.1 above) and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument executed by (a) the Company, (b) the Key Holders, who are then providing services to the Company as employees, officers or consultants, holding a majority of the shares of Transfer Stock then held by all of the Key Holders, (c) the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock held by the Investors (voting as a single class and on an as-converted basis) and (d) for so long as a majority of the Notes issued under the NPA as of the date hereof remain outstanding (“Initial Closing Notes”), the holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal under the Initial Closing Notes. Any amendment, modification, termination or waiver so effected shall be binding upon the Company, the Investors, the Key Holders and all of their respective successors and permitted assigns whether or not such party, assignee or other shareholder entered into or approved such amendment, modification, termination or waiver. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) this Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated and the observance of any term hereunder may not be waived with respect to any Investor or Key Holder, who is then providing services to the Company as an employee, officer or consultant, without the written consent of such Investor or Key Holder unless such amendment, modification, termination or waiver applies to all Investors and Key Holders (who are then providing services to the Company as employees, officers or consultants), respectively, in the same fashion, (ii) this Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated and the observance of any term hereunder may not be waived with respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor, if such amendment, modification, termination or waiver would adversely affect the rights of such Investor in a manner disproportionate to any adverse effect such amendment, modification, termination or waiver would have on the rights of the other Investors under this Agreement, (iii) the consent of the Key Holders shall not be required for any amendment, modification, termination or waiver if such amendment, modification, termination or waiver does not apply to the Key Holders who are then providing services to the Company as employees, officers or consultants, and (iv) Schedule A hereto may be amended by the Company from time to time in accordance with the Purchase Agreement to add information regarding additional Investors without the consent of the other parties hereto. The Company shall give prompt written notice of any amendment, modification or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not consent in writing to such amendment, modification, termination or waiver. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision. The Company and the Investors hereby agree that the Noteholders holding the Initial Closing Notes are express third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.8 and may enforce the rights provided hereby.
EFFECTIVENESS, TERMINATION, AND AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT (a) This Agreement shall become effective on the date set forth below and may be terminated at any time by any party upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other parties, and may be terminated earlier by the Fund, the Participant or the Distributor at any time in the event of a material breach by another party of any provision of this Agreement.