Termination Fees (a) In the event that (i) this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(ii) or Section 8.01(c)(iii); or (ii) this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(iv), then Parent shall pay to the Company the Parent Termination Fee (A) as promptly as possible (but in any event within three (3) Business Days) following such termination in the case of a termination pursuant to clause (i) above; or (B) upon termination of this Agreement in the case of a termination pursuant to clause (ii) above. Other than with respect to claims for, or arising out of or in connection with an Intentional and Material Breach hereunder or Fraud, the one-time payment of the Parent Termination Fee from Parent as provided in this Section 8.03(a), together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.03(f) (if any), shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the Company against Parent or any of its former, current or future equityholders, Affiliates, or Representatives with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in the event that this Agreement is terminated under the circumstances in which the Parent Termination Fee is payable under this Section 8.03(a), and, upon such payment of the Parent Termination Fee, together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.03(f) (if any), none of Parent’s or any of its former, current or future equityholders, Affiliates, or Representatives shall have any further liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may seek specific performance to cause Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 9.12 or the payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.03, but in no event shall the Company be entitled to both (x) equitable relief ordering Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 9.12 and (y) the payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.03. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in no event shall Parent be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion, whether pursuant to this Section 8.03(a), Section 8.03(d) or otherwise. (b) In the event that (i) this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(ii) or Section 8.01(b)(iii); or (ii) this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(iv), then the Company shall pay to Parent the Company Termination Fee (A) as promptly as possible (but in any event within three (3) Business Days) following such termination in the case of a termination pursuant to clause (i) above; or (B) upon termination of this Agreement in the case of a termination pursuant to clause (ii) above. Other than with respect to claims for, or arising out of or in connection with an Intentional and Material Breach hereunder or Fraud, the one-time payment of the Company Termination Fee from the Company as provided in this Section 8.03(b), together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.03(f) (if any), shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to Parent against the Company or any of its former, current or future equityholders, Affiliates, or Representatives with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in the event that this Agreement is terminated under the circumstances in which the Company Termination Fee is payable under this Section 8.03(b), and, upon such payment of the Company Termination Fee, together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.03(f) (if any), none of the Company’s or any of its former, current or future equityholders, Affiliates, or Representatives shall have any further liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent may seek specific performance to cause the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 9.12 or the payment of the Company Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.03, but in no event shall Parent be entitled to both (x) equitable relief ordering the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 9.12 and (y) the payment of the Company Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.03. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion, whether pursuant to this Section 8.03(b), Section 8.03(c) or otherwise. (c) In the event that (i) at or prior to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(iii)) or at or prior to the time of such termination (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(i) or Section 8.01(d)(ii)), an Acquisition Proposal with respect to the Company is publicly proposed, disclosed or known, and this Agreement is terminated (A) by Parent pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(i) or (B) by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii) or Section 8.01(d)(iii); provided, that in the case of termination by the Company, only if at such time Parent would not be prohibited from terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii); (ii) such Acquisition Proposal is not irrevocably and publicly withdrawn without qualification at or prior to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(iii), or at or prior to the time of termination, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(i) or Section 8.01(d)(ii); and (iii) concurrently with or within twelve (12) months after any such termination, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries enters into a definitive agreement (which is ultimately consummated, whether during such twelve (12) month period or thereafter) with respect to, or otherwise consummates, any Acquisition Proposal with respect to the Company (substituting fifty percent (50%) for the twenty percent (20%) threshold set forth in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” for all purposes under this Section 8.03(c)), then the Company shall pay to Parent the Company Termination Fee as promptly as possible (but in any event within three (3) Business Days) following the consummation of such Acquisition Proposal. Other than with respect to claims for, or arising out of or in connection with an Intentional and Material Breach hereunder or Fraud, the one-time payment of the Company Termination Fee from the Company as provided in this Section 8.03(c), together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.03(f) (if any), shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to Parent against the Company or any of its former, current or future equityholders, Affiliates, or Representatives with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in the event that this Agreement is terminated under the circumstances in which the Company Termination Fee is payable under this Section 8.03(c), and, upon such payment of the Company Termination Fee, together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.03(f) (if any), none of the Company’s or any of its former, current or future equityholders, Affiliates, or Representatives shall have any further liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent may seek specific performance to cause the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 9.12 or the payment of the Company Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.03, but in no event shall Parent be entitled to both (x) equitable relief ordering the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 9.12 and (y) the payment of the Company Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.03. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion, whether pursuant to Section 8.03(b), this Section 8.03(c) or otherwise. (d) In the event that (i) at or prior to the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(iv)) or at or prior to the time of such termination (in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i) or Section 8.01(d)(ii)), an Acquisition Proposal with respect to Parent is publicly proposed, disclosed or known, and this Agreement is terminated (A) by Parent pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i) or (B) by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii) or Section 8.01(d)(iv); provided, that, in the case of termination by Parent, only if at such time the Company would not be prohibited from terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii); (ii) such Acquisition Proposal is not irrevocably and publicly withdrawn without qualification at or prior to the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(iv), or at or prior to the time of termination, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i) or Section 8.01(d)(ii); and (iii) concurrently with or within twelve (12) months after any such termination, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries enters into a definitive agreement (which is ultimately consummated, whether during such twelve (12) month period or thereafter) with respect to, or otherwise consummates, any Acquisition Proposal with respect to Parent (substituting fifty percent (50%) for the twenty percent (20%) threshold set forth in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” for all purposes under this Section 8.03(d)), then Parent shall pay to the Company the Parent Termination Fee as promptly as possible (but in any event within three (3) Business Days) following the consummation of such Acquisition Proposal. Other than with respect to claims for, or arising out of or in connection with an Intentional and Material Breach hereunder or Fraud, the one-time payment of the Parent Termination Fee from Parent as provided in this Section 8.03(d), together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.03(f) (if any), shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the Company against Parent or any of its former, current or future equityholders, Affiliates, or Representatives with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in the event that this Agreement is terminated under the circumstances in which the Parent Termination Fee is payable under this Section 8.03(d), and, upon such payment of the Parent Termination Fee, together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.03(f) (if any), none of Parent’s or any of its former, current or future equityholders, Affiliates, or Representatives shall have any further liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company may seek specific performance to cause Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 9.12 or the payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.03, but in no event shall the Company be entitled to both (x) equitable relief ordering Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with Section 9.12 and (y) the payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.03. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion, whether pursuant to Section 8.03(a) this Section 8.03(d) or otherwise. (e) As used in this Agreement, “Parent Termination Fee” shall mean $9,000,000 and “Company Termination Fee” shall mean $7,000,000. (f) The parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 8.03 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, neither the Company nor Parent would enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, if either party fails promptly to pay any amount due pursuant to this Section 8.03 (such party, the “Defaulting Party”), and, in order to obtain such payment, the other party (the “Non-Defaulting Party”) commences a suit which results in a judgment against the Defaulting Party for any payments set forth in this Section 8.03, the Defaulting Party shall pay to the Non-Defaulting Party its costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the Parent Termination Fee or the Company Termination Fee, as applicable, from the date payment was required to be made until the date of such payment at the prime rate published in the Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to a provision that calls for a payment to be made under this Section 8.03, it shall not be a defense to either party’s obligation to pay hereunder that this Agreement could have been terminated under a different provision or could have been terminated at an earlier or later time.
Expenses; Termination Fees (a) Except as set forth in this Section 9.2, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such fees and expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated. (b) If this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(b), then the Company shall pay to Parent the Expense Payment; (i) provided, however, if the only if as of the End Date all of the conditions to the Closing in ARTICLE 7 have been satisfied or waived except those set forth in Sections 7.7 or 7.16, the Company shall not be required to pay to Parent the Expense Payment; (ii) provided, further, however, if (i) as of the End Date all of the conditions to the Closing in ARTICLE 7 have been satisfied or waived except there is a Legal Proceeding described in clause (b) of Section 7.8 pending or threatened (or any other conditions of ARTICLE 7 have not been satisfied solely as a result of such Legal Proceeding and would be immediately satisfied if such Legal Proceeding did not exist, was settled or otherwise dismissed), (ii) the claim(s) with respect to such Legal Proceeding has been timely and duly reported to the carrier for the Company’s directors and officers and/or errors and omissions insurance and (iii) Parent terminates this Agreement, the Company shall not pay to Parent the Expense Payment and Parent shall pay to the Company $400,000. (c) If (i) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 9.1(b) or Section 9.1(d), (ii) at or prior to the time of the termination of this Agreement an Acquisition Proposal shall have been disclosed, announced, commenced, submitted or made, and (iii) on or prior to 12 months after the date of such termination, either an Acquisition Transaction is consummated or a definitive agreement relating to an Acquisition Transaction is entered into, then the Company shall pay to Parent the Expense Payment and a non-refundable fee in the amount of $600,000 (the “Fee”) in cash on or prior to the earlier of the date of consummation of such Acquisition Transaction or the date of execution of such definitive agreement; provided, however, that, solely for purposes of this Section 9.3(b), all references to “15%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” shall be deemed to refer instead to “50%.” (d) If this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(e), or if this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to any other provision of Section 9.1 at any time after the occurrence of a Triggering Event, then the Company shall pay to Parent the Fee and the Expense Payment in cash. (e) If this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(f), then the Company shall pay to Parent the Expense Payment. (f) Unless otherwise provided in this Section 9.3, any fee required to be paid pursuant to this Section 9.3 shall be paid and made within two business days after such termination. (g) Each party acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations contained in this Section 9.3 are an integral part of the Transactions, and that, without these covenants and obligations, such party would not have entered into this Agreement. (h) If either party fails to pay when due any amount payable under this Section 9.3, then: (i) such party shall reimburse the other party for all costs and expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with the collection of such overdue amount and the enforcement by the other party of its rights under this Section 9.3; and (ii) the first party shall pay to the other party interest on such overdue amount (for the period commencing as of the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid and ending on the date such overdue amount is actually paid to the other party in full) at a rate per annum 500 basis points over the “prime rate” (as announced by Bank of America, N.A. or any successor thereto) in effect on the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid.
Timing of Reimbursements and In-kind Benefits If Executive is entitled to be paid or reimbursed for any taxable expenses under this Agreement, and such payments or reimbursements are includible in Executive’s federal gross taxable income, the amount of such expenses reimbursable in any one calendar year shall not affect the amount reimbursable in any other calendar year, and the reimbursement of an eligible expense must be made no later than December 31 of the year after the year in which the expense was incurred. No right of Executive to reimbursement of expenses under this Agreement shall be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.