Following Change in Control. If, following a Change in Control of the Company, the Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause or Disability (it being understood that a purported termination for Cause or Disability which is disputed and finally determined not to have been proper shall be a termination by the Company in breach of this Agreement), or the Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason, then the Company shall pay the Executive, not later than the fifth day following the Date of Termination, the aggregate of the following amounts: (A) his full Base Salary and accrued vacation pay through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, or the Date of Termination where no Notice of Termination is required hereunder, and any other amounts which the Executive is entitled under any plan, policy, practice or program of the Company or otherwise at the time such payment is due; (B) the product of (x) the Recent Bonus, times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365; (C) in lieu of any further salary or bonus payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination, and as a severance benefit to the Executive, a lump sum amount equal to three times the Executive's annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such termination or, if greater, at the time of the Change in Control, plus three times the Recent Bonus; and (D) commencing on the date two years after the Date of Termination, the payments that would have been made to the Executive pursuant to Section 9(d) had the Executive terminated his employment due to Retirement on such date.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Equitrac Corporation), Employment Agreement (Equitrac Corporation), Employment Agreement (Equitrac Corporation)
Following Change in Control. If, If the Executive elects to terminate his employment within thirty (30) days following a Change in Control in accordance with Section 4(d), such termination by the Executive shall be treated as a termination by the Company without Cause, and the Executive shall be entitled to the compensation provided in Section 5(c); provided, however, that Executive's Base Salary, annual Bonus, Additional Salary and Section 3(d) additional benefits shall continue to be paid only until the first to occur of (i) the remaining period of the Term (or twelve (12) months following the expiration of the Post-Term Period (as defined below)) or (ii) such time as the Executive breaches the provisions of Sections 6 or 7 of this Agreement. In no event, however, shall Executive receive less than twelve (12) months Base Salary and annual Bonus following the expiration of the Post-Term Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may require that the Executive continue to remain in the employ of the Company for up to a maximum of thirty (30) days following the Change in Control (the "Post-Term Period"). The Company shall place the maximum cash payments payable pursuant to Section 5(c) in escrow with a commercial bank or trust company mutually acceptable to the Company and the Executive as soon as practicable following the Change in Control. For the Post-Term Period, the Company shall make the cash payments that would otherwise be required pursuant to Section 3 (all such cash payments to be deducted from the amount placed in escrow). At the expiration of the Post-Term Period, the Executive shall receive all cash amounts due the Executive from the remaining amount held in escrow ratably monthly over the Non-Competition Period (as defined below), with the balance (if any) returned to the Company. If the Company does not require that the Executive remain in the employ of the Company, the Company shall terminate pay the Executive's Executive all cash amounts payable pursuant to Section 5(c) ratably monthly over the Non-Competition Period (all such cash payments to be deducted from the amount placed in escrow) with the balance (if any) returned to the Company. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for herein by seeking other employment or otherwise, and if the Executive does obtain other than for Cause or Disability (it being understood that a purported termination for Cause or Disability which is disputed and finally determined not to have been proper shall be a termination employment, all amounts payable by the Company in breach of under this Agreement), or the Executive Agreement shall terminate his employment for Good Reason, then the Company shall pay the Executive, not later than the fifth day following the Date of Termination, the aggregate of the following amounts:
(A) his full Base Salary remain fully due and accrued vacation pay through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, or the Date of Termination where no Notice of Termination is required hereunder, and any other amounts which the Executive is entitled under any plan, policy, practice or program of the Company or otherwise at the time such payment is due;
(B) the product of (x) the Recent Bonus, times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365;
(C) in lieu of any further salary or bonus payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination, and as a severance benefit to the Executive, a lump sum amount equal to three times the Executive's annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such termination or, if greater, at the time of the Change in Control, plus three times the Recent Bonus; and
(D) commencing on the date two years after the Date of Termination, the payments that would have been made to the Executive pursuant to Section 9(d) had the Executive terminated his employment due to Retirement on such datepayable.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Rayovac Corp), Employment Agreement (Rayovac Corp)