Common use of By Employer Clause in Contracts

By Employer. Employer may terminate Employee’s employment and this Agreement with or without Cause immediately on written notice to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean a good faith determination by Employer that any of the following has occurred: (i) any intentional misconduct by Employee in connection with Employer’s business or relating to Employee’s duties, or any willful violation of any laws, rules or regulations applicable to banks or the banking industry generally (including but not limited to the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, or any other applicable regulatory authority); (ii) Employee’s material failure to comply with Employer’s policies or guidelines of employment or corporate governance policies or guidelines, including, without limitation, any business code of ethics adopted by Employer; (iii) any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by Employee, whether or not such act was committed in connection with the business of Employer; (iv) a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a breach of any of the obligations set forth in Section 6 hereof, that, if such breach is capable of being cured, is not cured by Employee within ten (10) days of written notice by Employer of the breach; or (v) the conviction by Employee of, or Employee’s pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude (including pleading guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or lesser charge which results from plea bargaining), whether or not such felony, crime or lesser offense is connected with the business of Employer.

By Employer. Employer may terminate EmployeeExecutive’s employment and this Agreement with or without Cause immediately on written notice to EmployeeExecutive. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean a good faith determination by Employer the Holding Company Board or the Bank Board that any of the following has occurred: (i) any intentional misconduct by Employee Executive in connection with Employer’s business or relating to EmployeeExecutive’s duties, or any willful violation of any laws, rules or regulations applicable to banks or the banking industry generally (including but not limited to the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, or any other applicable regulatory authority); (ii) EmployeeExecutive’s material failure to comply with Employer’s policies or guidelines of employment or corporate governance policies or guidelines, including, without limitation, any business code of ethics adopted by Employer; (iii) any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by EmployeeExecutive, whether or not such act was committed in connection with the business of Employer; (iv) a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a breach of any of the obligations set forth in Section 6 hereof, that, if such breach is capable of being cured, is not cured by Employee Executive within ten (10) days of written notice by Employer of the breach; or (v) the conviction by Employee Executive of, or EmployeeExecutive’s pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude (including pleading guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or lesser charge which results from plea bargaining), whether or not such felony, crime or lesser offense is connected with the business of Employer.

By Employer. Employer may terminate EmployeeExecutive’s employment and this Agreement with or without Cause immediately on written notice to EmployeeExecutive. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean a good faith determination by Employer that any of the following has occurred: (i) any intentional misconduct by Employee Executive in connection with Employer’s business or relating to EmployeeExecutive’s duties, or any willful violation of any laws, rules or regulations applicable to banks or the banking industry generally (including but not limited to the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, or any other applicable regulatory authority); (ii) EmployeeExecutive’s material failure to comply with Employer’s policies or guidelines of employment or corporate governance policies or guidelines, including, without limitation, any business code of ethics adopted by Employer; (iii) any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by EmployeeExecutive, whether or not such act was committed in connection with the business of Employer; (iv) a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a breach of any of the obligations set forth in Section 6 hereof, that, if such breach is capable of being cured, is not cured by Employee Executive within ten (10) days of written notice by Employer of the breach; or (v) the conviction by Employee Executive of, or EmployeeExecutive’s pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude (including pleading guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or lesser charge which results from plea bargaining), whether or not such felony, crime or lesser offense is connected with the business of Employer.

By Employer. Employer may terminate Employee’s Executive's employment and this Agreement with or without Cause immediately on written notice to EmployeeExecutive. For purposes of this Agreement, “"Cause” " shall mean a good faith determination by Employer the Holding Company Board or the Bank Board that any of the following has occurred: (i) any intentional misconduct by Employee Executive in connection with Employer’s 's business or relating to Employee’s Executive's duties, or any willful violation of any laws, rules or regulations applicable to banks or the banking industry generally (including but not limited to the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “"FDIC”"), the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, or any other applicable regulatory authority); (ii) Employee’s Executive's material failure to comply with Employer’s 's policies or guidelines of employment or corporate governance policies or guidelines, including, without limitation, any business code of ethics adopted by Employer; (iii) any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by EmployeeExecutive, whether or not such act was committed in connection with the business of Employer; (iv) a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a breach of any of the obligations set forth in Section 6 hereof, that, if such breach is capable of being cured, is not cured by Employee Executive within ten (10) days of written notice by Employer of the breach; or (v) the conviction by Employee Executive of, or Employee’s Executive's pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude (including pleading guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or lesser charge which results from plea bargaining), whether or not such felony, crime or lesser offense is connected with the business of Employer.

By Employer. Employer may terminate Employee’s employment and this Agreement with or without Cause immediately on written notice to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean a good faith determination by Employer that any of the following has occurred: (i) any intentional and harmful misconduct by Employee in connection with Employer’s business or relating to Employee’s duties, or any willful violation of any laws, rules or regulations applicable to banks or the banking industry generally (including but not limited to the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, or any other applicable regulatory authority); (ii) Employee’s material failure to comply with Employer’s policies or guidelines of employment or corporate governance policies or guidelines, including, without limitation, any business code of ethics adopted by Employer; (iii) any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by Employee, whether or not such act was committed in connection with the business of Employer; (iv) a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a breach of any of the obligations set forth in Section 6 hereof, that, if such breach is capable of being cured, is not cured by Employee within ten (10) days of written notice by Employer of the breach; or (v) the conviction by Employee of, or Employee’s pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude (including pleading guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or lesser charge which results from plea bargaining), whether or not such felony, crime or lesser offense is connected with the business of Employer.