Expenses and Services. 5.1 Consultant is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in carrying out his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, including, without limitation, expenses for travel (at the fare class no less favorable than that of other executive officers of the Company), cellular telephone (including access charges and business calls), electronic market data services consisting of a full office-based and portable Bloomberg information services, the cost associated with accessing office facilities and administrative assistance outside of the Company’s principal executive offices at such times that the Consultant is attending to matters within the scope of this Agreement and business entertainment. Additionally, the Consultant is authorized to incur reasonable expenses for the attendance of conferences in fields relate to technology of interest to the Company, finance of biotechnology ventures, and similar events related to Consultant’s duties and responsibilities as Consultant deems necessary. Company will reimburse Consultant for all such expenses upon presentation by Consultant of appropriately itemized accounts of such expenditures or the Company will pay such expenses directly. 5.2 During the Term, the Company will at its sole expense provide the Consultant with computing hardware and software tools, office facilities and qualified, access to Company information and financial records and an experienced administrative assistant and such legal and accounting support services as is deemed appropriate by the Consultant. Such services and facilities will not be diminished without the Consultant’s prior consent. 5.3 In the event this Agreement is terminated other than for Cause or voluntarily by the Consultant, the Company, in addition to any other termination benefit, will make a lump sum payment to Consultant equal to the amount of reimbursable expenses accrued for the services and accommodations set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 during the 12 full calendar months preceding the date of termination. In the event 12 full calendar months of the Term shall not have elapsed as of the date of termination, the lump sum payment shall equal the average monthly expenses accrued for the full calendar months of the Term completed as of the date of termination times 12. Such lump sum payments shall be made no later than 30 days after termination. In the event of a disagreement between the Company as to the amount of such lump sum payment, the Company shall pay the amount as to which there is no dispute, pending the settlement of any amounts as to which there is a dispute.
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Expenses and Services. 5.1 Consultant is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in carrying out his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, including, without limitation, expenses for travel (at the fare class no less favorable than that of other executive officers of the Company), cellular telephone (including access charges and business calls), electronic market data services consisting of a full office-based and portable Bloomberg information services, the cost associated with accessing office facilities and administrative assistance outside of the Company’s principal executive offices at such times that the Consultant is attending to matters within the scope of this Agreement and business entertainment. Additionally, the Consultant is authorized to incur reasonable expenses for the attendance of conferences in fields relate to technology of interest to the Company, finance of biotechnology ventures, and similar events related to Consultant’s duties and responsibilities as Consultant deems necessary. Company will reimburse Consultant for all such expenses upon presentation by Consultant of appropriately itemized accounts of such expenditures or the Company will pay such expenses directly.
5.2 During the Term, the Company will at its sole expense provide the Consultant with computing hardware and software tools, office facilities and qualified, access to Company information and financial records and an experienced administrative assistant and such legal and accounting support services as is deemed appropriate by the Consultant. Such services and facilities will not be diminished without the Consultant’s prior consent.
5.3 In the event this Agreement is terminated other than for Cause or voluntarily by the Consultant, the Company, in addition to any other termination benefit, will make a lump sum payment to Consultant equal to the higher of the aggregate amount of reimbursable expenses accrued for the sum of average monthly cost during the three full months immediately preceding such termination of providing the services and accommodations to Consultant set forth in Sections Section 5.1 and Consultant’s reimbursed expenses set forth in Section 5.2 for the then remaining term of this Agreement or twelve times the sum of average monthly cost during the 12 three full calendar months immediately preceding such termination of providing the date of termination. In the event 12 full calendar months of the Term shall not have elapsed as of the date of termination, the lump sum payment shall equal the average monthly services to Consultant set forth in Section 5.1 and Consultant’s reimbursed expenses accrued for the full calendar months of the Term completed as of the date of termination times 12set forth in Section 5.2. Such lump sum payments shall be made no later than 30 days after termination. In the event of a disagreement between the Company as to the amount of such lump sum payment, the Company shall pay the amount as to which there is no dispute, pending the settlement of any amounts as to which there is a dispute.
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Samples: Consulting Agreement (Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)