Termination Agreement 8.01 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, WESTERN, at its sole option, may terminate either a Purchase Order or this Agreement at any time by giving fourteen (14) days written notice to CONSULTANT, whether or not a Purchase Order has been issued to CONSULTANT.
8.02 In the event of termination of either a Purchase Order or this Agreement, the payment of monies due CONSULTANT for work performed prior to the effective date of such termination shall be paid within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice as provided in this Agreement. Upon payment for such work, CONSULTANT agrees to promptly provide to WESTERN all documents, reports, purchased supplies and the like which are in the possession or control of CONSULTANT and pertain to WESTERN.
One Agreement This Agreement and any related security or other agreements required by this Agreement, collectively:
(a) represent the sum of the understandings and agreements between the Bank and the Borrower concerning this credit;
(b) replace any prior oral or written agreements between the Bank and the Borrower concerning this credit; and
(c) are intended by the Bank and the Borrower as the final, complete and exclusive statement of the terms agreed to by them. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any other agreements required by this Agreement, this Agreement will prevail.
Cooperation Agreement If a Cooperating Institution is appointed, the Fund shall enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Cooperating Institution setting forth the terms and conditions of its appointment.
Transition Agreement In the event of termination of this Agreement in its entirety by AbbVie pursuant to Section 12.3.2 or by Galapagos pursuant to Section 12.2.1, or with respect to one (1) or more countries or other jurisdictions by AbbVie pursuant to Section 12.3 or by Galapagos pursuant to Section 12.2.2(i), Galapagos and AbbVie shall negotiate in good faith the terms and conditions of a written transition agreement (the “Transition Agreement”) pursuant to which AbbVie and Galapagos will effectuate and coordinate a smooth and efficient transition of relevant obligations and rights to Galapagos as reasonably necessary for Galapagos to exercise the licenses granted pursuant to Sections 12.6 or 12.7 after termination of this Agreement (in its entirety or with respect to one (1) or more countries or other jurisdictions, as applicable) as and to the extent set forth in this Article 12. For clarity, AbbVie shall not be required to Manufacture or have Manufactured the Molecules or Products by or on behalf of Galapagos as part of the Transition Agreement.
12.8.1 The Transition Agreement shall provide that in the event of a termination of this Agreement in its entirety by AbbVie pursuant to Section 12.3.2 or by Galapagos in its entirety pursuant to Section 12.2.1, AbbVie shall:
(i) where permitted by Applicable Law, transfer to Galapagos all of its right, title, and interest in all Regulatory Documentation then Controlled by AbbVie or its Affiliates or Sublicensees and in its/their name applicable to the Products in the Territory that are the subject of an exclusive license grant in Section 12.6.1(iii);
(ii) notify the applicable Regulatory Authorities and take any other action reasonably necessary to effect the transfer set forth in clause (i) above;
(iii) if requested by Galapagos and unless expressly prohibited by any Regulatory Authority, transfer control to Galapagos of all Clinical Studies being Conducted by AbbVie or its Affiliates or Sublicensees as of the effective date of termination and continue to Conduct such Clinical Studies, at Galapagos’ cost, for up to […***…] ([…***…]) months to enable such transfer to be completed without interruption of any such Clinical Study; provided, that (a) Galapagos shall not have any obligation to continue any Clinical Study unless required by Applicable Law, and (b) with respect to each Clinical Study for which such transfer is expressly prohibited by the applicable Regulatory Authority, if any, AbbVie shall continue to Conduct such Clinical Study to completion, at Galapagos’ cost; and
(iv) assign (or cause its Affiliates or Sublicensees to assign) to Galapagos all agreements with any Third Party with respect to the Conduct of pre-clinical Development activities, Clinical Studies or Manufacturing activities for the Products, including agreements with contract research organizations, clinical sites, and investigators, unless, with respect to any such agreement, (a) Galapagos declines such assignment, or (b) such agreement (1) expressly prohibits such assignment, in which case AbbVie shall cooperate with Galapagos in reasonable respects to secure the consent of the applicable Third Party to such assignment, or (2) covers products covered by Patents Controlled by AbbVie or any of its Affiliates in addition to the Products, in which case AbbVie shall, at Galapagos’ sole cost and expense, cooperate with Galapagos in all reasonable respects to facilitate the execution of a new agreement between Galapagos and the applicable Third Party.
12.8.2 The Transition Agreement shall provide that in the event of a termination of this Agreement with respect to a country or other jurisdiction by AbbVie pursuant to Section 12.3 or by Galapagos pursuant to Section 12.2.2(i) (but not in the case of any termination of this Agreement in its entirety), AbbVie shall:
(i) where permitted by Applicable Law, transfer to Galapagos all of its right, title, and interest in all Regulatory Approvals owned by, or in the name of, AbbVie or its Affiliates or Sublicensees, which Regulatory Approvals are solely applicable to the relevant country or jurisdiction and the Products that are the subject of an exclusive license grant in Section 12.7, as such Regulatory Approvals exists as of the effective date of such termination of this Agreement with respect to such relevant country or jurisdiction; provided, that AbbVie retains a license and right of reference under any Regulatory Approval transferred pursuant to this clause as necessary or reasonably useful for AbbVie to Commercialize Products in the Territory, Develop Molecules or Products in support of such Commercialization, or Manufacture Molecules or Products in support of such Development or Commercialization;
(ii) notify the applicable Regulatory Authorities and take any other action reasonably necessary to effect the transfer set forth in clause (i) above;
(iii) grant Galapagos a right of reference to all Regulatory Documentation then owned by, or in the name of, AbbVie or its Affiliates or Sublicensees, and which Regulatory Documentation is not transferred to Galapagos pursuant to clause (i) above, and is necessary or reasonably useful for Galapagos, any of its Affiliates or sublicensees to Develop or Commercialize in the terminated country or jurisdiction the Product(s) that are the subject of the license grant in Section 12.7 as such Regulatory Documentation exists as of the effective date of such termination of this Agreement with respect to such terminated country or jurisdiction;
(iv) if requested by Galapagos and unless expressly prohibited by any Regulatory Authority, transfer control to Galapagos of all Clinical Studies specific to such terminated country(ies) being Conducted by AbbVie or its Affiliates or Sublicensees as of the effective date of termination and continue to Conduct such Clinical Studies, at Galapagos’ cost, for up to […***…] ([…***…]) months to enable such transfer to be completed without interruption of any such Clinical Study; provided, that (a) Galapagos shall not have any obligation to continue any Clinical Study unless required by Applicable Law, and (b) with respect to each Clinical Study for which such transfer is expressly prohibited by the applicable Regulatory Authority, if any, AbbVie shall continue to Conduct such Clinical Study to completion, at Galapagos’ cost; and
(v) assign (or cause its Affiliates or Sublicensees to assign) to Galapagos all agreements with any Third Party with respect to the Conduct of Clinical Studies specific to such terminated country(ies), including agreements with contract research organizations, clinical sites, and investigators, unless, with respect to any such agreement, (a) Galapagos declines such assignment, or (b) such agreement (1) expressly prohibits such assignment, in which case AbbVie shall cooperate with Galapagos in reasonable respects to secure the consent of the applicable Third Party to such assignment, or (2) covers products covered by Patents Controlled by AbbVie or any of its Affiliates in addition to the Products, in which case AbbVie shall, at Galapagos’ sole cost and expense, cooperate with Galapagos in all reasonable respects to facilitate the execution of a new agreement between Galapagos and the applicable Third Party.
Acquisition Agreements If the Equipment is subject to any Acquisition Agreement, Lessee, as part of this lease, transfers and assigns to Lessor all of its rights, but none of its obligations (except for Lessee's obligation to pay for the Equipment conditioned upon Lessee's acceptance in accordance with Paragraph 6), in and to the Acquisition Agreement, including but not limited to the right to take title to the Equipment. Lessee shall indemnify and hold Lessor harmless in accordance with Paragraph 19 from any liability resulting from any Acquisition Agreement as well as liabilities resulting from any Acquisition Agreement Lessor is required to enter into on behalf of Lessee or with Lessee for purposes of this lease.
Amended and Restated Agreement This Agreement amends and restates, in its entirety, and replaces, the Prior Loan Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to, and does not, novate the Prior Loan Agreement and Borrower reaffirms that the existing security interest created by the Prior Loan Agreement is and remains in full force and effect.
Non-Competition Agreement (a) Executive shall not, during the term of his employment hereunder, be engaged in any other business activity pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage if such activity interferes in any material respect with Executive's duties and responsibilities hereunder. The foregoing limitations shall not be construed as prohibiting Executive from making personal investments in such form or manner as will neither require his services in the operation or affairs of the companies or enterprises in which such investments are made nor violate the terms of this paragraph 3. In addition, Executive shall not, during the period of his employment by or with the Company, and for a period of two (2) years immediately following the termination of his employment under this Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, other than a termination by the Company without cause or by Executive for Good Reason, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, company, partnership, corporation or business of whatever nature:
(i) engage, as an officer, director, shareholder, owner, partner, joint venturer, or in a managerial capacity, whether as an employee, independent contractor, consultant or advisor, or as a sales representative, in any business in direct competition with the Company or Metals, within 200 miles of where the Company or any of Metals' subsidiaries conducts business, including any territory serviced by the Company or Metals or any of such subsidiaries (the "Territory");
(ii) call upon any person who is, at that time, within the Territory, an employee of the Company or Metals (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) in a managerial capacity for the purpose or with the intent of enticing such employee away from or out of the employ of the Company or Metals (including the respective subsidiaries thereof);
(iii) call upon any person or entity which is, at that time, or which has been, within one (1) year prior to that time, a customer of the Company or Metals (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) within the Territory for the purpose of soliciting or selling products or services in direct competition with the Company or Metals within the Territory;
(iv) call upon any prospective acquisition candidate, on Executive's own behalf or on behalf of any competitor, which candidate was, to Executive's actual knowledge after due inquiry, either called upon by the Company or Metals (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) or for which the Company or Metals made an acquisition analysis, for the purpose of acquiring such entity. Notwithstanding the above, the foregoing covenant shall not be deemed to prohibit Executive from acquiring as an investment not more than one percent (1%) of the capital stock of a competing business, whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or on an over-the-counter or similar market.
(b) Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to the Company and Metals as a result of a breach of the foregoing covenant, and because of the immediate and irreparable damage that could be caused to the Company and Metals for which they would have no other adequate remedy, Executive agrees that the foregoing covenant may be enforced by Metals or the Company in the event of breach by him, by injunctions and restraining orders.
(c) It is agreed by the parties that the foregoing covenants in this paragraph 3 impose a reasonable restraint on Executive in light of the activities and business of the Company or Metals, as the case may be (including Metals' other subsidiaries) on the date of the execution of this Agreement and the current plans of Metals (including Metals' other subsidiaries); but it is also the intent of the Company and Executive that such covenants be construed and enforced in accordance with the changing activities, business and locations of the Company and Metals, as the case may be (including Metals' other subsidiaries) throughout the term of this covenant, whether before or after the date of termination of the employment of Executive. For example, if, during the term of this Agreement, the Company or Metals, as the case may be (including Metals' other subsidiaries) engages in new and different activities, enters a new business or establishes new locations for its current activities or business in addition to or other than the activities or business enumerated under the Recitals above or the locations currently established therefor, then Executive will be precluded from soliciting the customers or employees of such new activities or business or from such new location and from directly competing with such new business within 200 miles of its then-established operating location(s) through the term of this covenant. It is further agreed by the parties hereto that, in the event that Executive shall cease to be employed hereunder, and shall enter into a business or pursue other activities not in competition with the Company or Metals (including Metals' other subsidiaries), or similar activities or business in locations the operation of which, under such circumstances, does not violate clause (i) of this paragraph 3, and in any event such new business, activities or location are not in violation of this paragraph 3 or of Executive's obligations under this paragraph 3, if any, Executive shall not be chargeable with a violation of this paragraph 3 if the Company or Metals (including Metals' other subsidiaries) shall thereafter enter the same, similar or a competitive (i) business, (ii) course of activities or (iii) location, as applicable.
(d) The covenants in this paragraph 3 are severable and separate, and the unenforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the provisions of any other covenant. Moreover, in the event any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the scope, time or territorial restrictions set forth are unreasonable, then it is the intention of the parties that such restrictions be enforced to the fullest extent which the court deems reasonable, and the Agreement shall thereby be reformed.
(e) All of the covenants in this paragraph 3 shall be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of Executive against the Company or Metals, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by Metals or the Company of such covenants. It is specifically agreed that the period of two (2) years following termination of employment stated at the beginning of this paragraph 3, during which the agreements and covenants of Executive made in this paragraph 3 shall be effective, shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which Executive is in violation of any provision of this paragraph 3.
Consulting Agreement Effective upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than Executive’s termination by the Company for Cause, HCC hereby retains Executive as a consultant (an independent contractor and not as an employee) for a period of five (5) years (the “Consulting Period”). During the Consulting Period, Executive shall serve as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Termination of the Term shall not effect the Parties’ rights and obligations under this Section 6, subject to the following: Executive agrees to provide, if requested, 1,000 hours of service (the “Consulting Services”) per year, as required by the Company. Prior to a Change of Control, the Company shall use its best effort to cause Executive to continue as a Director and Chairman of the Board during the term of the Consulting Period. HCC shall pay Executive $450,000 per year of the Consulting Period, payable quarterly, in advance. Executive may elect to delay payment for services, but not the services themselves. During such Consulting Period, Executive shall receive, to the extent permitted by law and the terms of any existing plan, all of the Company’s benefits as if Executive was a full time employee. In addition, the terms of this Section 6 shall remain in full force and effect whether or not Executive dies or suffers a Disability pursuant to the terms hereof during the Consulting Period. Further, if at any time during the Term of this Agreement Executive shall elect, at his sole option, to cease being a full time employee, then and in that event, Executive shall become a consultant pursuant to the terms of this Section. During the Consulting Period, Executive shall have the right to the same benefits for the same purposes and to the same extent as were in effect during the term of this Agreement, provided, however, if Executive ceases to be the Executive Chairman, Executive shall no longer receive Deferred Compensation. The Consulting Services to be provided shall be commensurate with Executive’s training, background, experience and prior duties with the Company Executive shall receive such stock options or cash bonuses as the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion shall determine. Executive agrees to make himself reasonably available to provide such Consulting Services during the Consulting Period; provided, however, the Company agrees that it shall provide reasonable advance notice to Executive of its expected consulting needs and any request for Consulting Services hereunder shall not unreasonably interfere with Executive’s other business activities and personal affairs as determined in good faith by Executive. In addition, Executive shall not be required to perform any requested Consulting Services which, in Executive’s good faith opinion, would cause Executive to breach any fiduciary duty or contractual obligation Executive may have to another employer. Further, during the Consulting Period, Executive shall not be subject to any non-competition provisions except for the two-year period provided for in Section 5(c). Unless waived by Executive, Executive shall not be required to perform Consulting Services for more than four (4) days during any week or for more than eight (8) hours during any day. Executive’s travel time shall constitute hours of Consulting Services for purposes of this Section 6. The Parties contemplate that, when appropriate, the Consulting Services shall be performed at Executive’s office or residence and at the Company’s executive offices in Houston, Texas and may be performed at such other locations only as they may mutually agree upon. Executive shall be properly reimbursed for all travel and other expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in rendering the Consulting Services.
Amendment to Employment Agreement 2 of the Employment Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Whole Agreement The General Provisions, Special Provisions, and Attachments, as provided herein, constitute the complete Agreement (“Agreement”) between the parties hereto, and supersede any and all oral and written agreements between the parties relating to matters herein. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement cannot be modified without written consent of the parties.
