Forfeiture and Repayment. If, directly or indirectly:
(a) during the course of the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation, the Grantee engages in conduct or it is discovered that the Grantee engaged in conduct that is materially adverse to the interests of the Corporation, including failures to comply with the Corporation’s rules or regulations, fraud, or conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities;
(b) during the course of the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation and, unless the Grantee has post‑termination obligations or duties owed to the Corporation or its Affiliates pursuant to an individual agreement set forth in subsection (d) below, for one year thereafter, the Grantee engages in solicitation and/or diversion of customers or employees;
(c) during the course of the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation, the Grantee engages in competition with the Corporation or its Affiliates;
(d) following termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Corporation for any reason, with or without Cause, the Grantee violates any post-termination obligations or duties owed to the Corporation or its Affiliates or any agreement with the Corporation or its Affiliates, including without limitation, any employment agreement, confidentiality agreement or other agreement restricting post‑employment conduct; or
(e) any compensation that the Corporation has promised or paid to the Grantee is required to be forfeited and/or repaid to the Corporation pursuant to applicable regulatory requirements; the Corporation may cancel all or any portion of this award with respect to the PSUs subject to restrictions on Disposition and/or require repayment of any shares (or the value thereof) or amounts which were acquired from the award. The Corporation shall have sole discretion to determine what constitutes grounds for forfeiture and/or repayment under this Section 5.6, and, in such event, the portion of this award that shall be cancelled and the sums or amounts that shall be repaid. For purposes of the foregoing, Grantee expressly and explicitly authorizes the Corporation to issue instructions, on Grantee’s behalf, to any brokerage firm and/or third party administrator engaged by the Corporation to hold the shares of Common Stock and other amounts acquired under the Plan to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such shares and/or other amounts to the Corporation.
Forfeiture and Repayment. In the event Employee breaches any of the covenants of paragraphs 3(a), 3(b) and/or 3(c) above, Employee agrees and understands that the Corporation may require Employee to repay certain awards that have been granted under the Plan, as is more fully set forth in paragraph 4 below.
Forfeiture and Repayment. (a) In the event the Participant incurs a separation from service for a reason other than those described in Article 4 herein during the Performance Period this entire award will be forfeited, unless the separation from service follows a Change in Control.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Article 6(a), the Company reserves the right to cancel all Performance Shares awarded hereunder, whether or not vested, and require the Participant to repay all income or gains previously realized in respect of such Performance Shares, in the event of the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) termination of Participant’s employment for Cause;
(ii) within one year following any termination of Participant’s employment, the Board determines that the Participant engaged in conduct before the Participant’s termination date that would have constituted the basis for a termination of employment for Cause;
(iii) at any time during the Participant’s employment or the twelve month period immediately following any termination of employment, Participant:
(x) publicly disparages the Company, any of its affiliates or any of its or their officers, directors or senior executive employees or otherwise makes any public statement that is materially detrimental to the interests or reputation of the Company, any of its affiliates or such individuals; or
(y) violates in any material respect any policy or any code of ethics or standard of behavior or conduct generally applicable to Participant, including the Code of Conduct; or
(iv) Participant engages in any fraudulent, illegal or other misconduct involving the Company or any of its affiliates, including but not limited to any breach of fiduciary duty, breach of a duty of loyalty, or interference with contract or business expectancy.
Forfeiture and Repayment. The Participant may be required to repay to the Company the proceeds received in connection with, or return to the Company, the Award: (i) if during the course of employment the Participant engages in conduct, or it is discovered that the Participant has engaged in conduct, that is (x) materially adverse to the interest of the Company, which include failures to comply with the Company’s written rules or regulations and material violations of any agreement with the Company, (y) fraud, or (z) conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities occurring during or after employment; (ii) if during the course of employment, the Participant competes with, or engages in the solicitation and/or diversion of customers, vendors or employees of, the Company or it is discovered that the executive employee has engaged in such conduct; (iii) if following termination of employment, the Participant violates any post-termination obligations or duties owed to, or any agreement with, the Company, which includes this Agreement, any employment agreement and other agreements restricting post-employment conduct; (iv) if following termination of employment, the Company discovers facts that would have supported a termination for Cause had such facts been known to the Company before the termination of employment; and (v) if compensation that is promised or paid to the Participant is required to be forfeited and/or repaid to the Company pursuant to applicable regulatory requirements as in effect from time to time and/or such forfeiture or repayment affects amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement.
Forfeiture and Repayment. (a) In the event the Participant incurs a separation from service for a reason other than those described in Article 6 herein during the Performance Period this entire award will be forfeited, unless the separation from service follows a Change in Control.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Article 8(a), the Company reserves the right to cancel the Incentive Award awarded hereunder, whether or not earned, and require the Participant to repay all income or gains previously realized in respect of such Incentive Award, in the event of the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) termination of Participant’s employment for Cause;
(ii) within one year following any termination of Participant’s employment, the Board determines that the Participant engaged in conduct before the Participant’s termination date that would have constituted the basis for a termination of employment for Cause;
(iii) at any time during the Participant’s employment or the twelve month period immediately following any termination of employment, Participant:
Forfeiture and Repayment. If applicable law, including but not limited to the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, requires the Executive to forfeit any compensation or benefits paid to him by the Company, the Executive agrees that he will forfeit and repay such amounts as required by law.
Forfeiture and Repayment. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that amounts and awards payable pursuant to this Agreement or any bonus or incentive plan are subject to forfeiture and recoupment and may be cancelled without payment and/or a demand for repayment of any amounts or gains realized may be made upon the Executive on the basis of the Parent’s or the Company’s forfeiture and recoupment policies, or on the basis of any of the following circumstances: (i) if during the course of employment the Executive engages in conduct that is (x) materially adverse to the interest of the Parent or the Company, which include failures to comply with the Parent’s and the Company’s written rules or regulations and material violations of any agreement with the Parent or the Company, (y) fraud, or (z) conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities; (ii) if during the course of employment, the Executive competes with, or engages in the solicitation and/or diversion of customers or employees of, the Parent or the Company; (iii) if following termination of employment, the Executive violates any post-termination obligations or duties owed to, or any agreement with, the Parent or the Company, which includes this Agreement and other agreements restricting post-employment conduct; and (iv) if compensation that is promised or paid to the Executive is required to be forfeited and/or repaid to the Parent or the Company pursuant to applicable regulatory requirements as in effect from time to time and/or such forfeiture or repayment affects amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement or other plan or arrangement.”
7. Section 3 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Forfeiture and Repayment. If you receive or become entitled to receive a payment under this Award Agreement within six months before you cease to be a Service Provider, the Company, in its sole discretion, may require you to forfeit or return the Award, as the case may be, in the event you: (a) engage in Competitive Activity (as defined below) at any time during your employment or within a two-year period after you cease to be a Service Provider or (b) engage in Improper Use of Confidential Information (as defined below) at any time. The Company also reserves the right to require you to pay back to the Company any amount received under the Award as described in the Company’s Incentive Compensation Clawback Policy, as then in effect (the “Clawback Policy”). Further, in no event will you be entitled to an Award under this Award Agreement if you were terminated as a Service Provider for Cause (as defined below) at any time before the payment date of the Award. Any repayment due under this paragraph will be made by you either in the Shares, or in a dollar amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares determined on the date of repayment, you received under the Award. The Administrator, in its discretion, will determine which method of payment is acceptable. The terms of any repayment required under the Clawback Policy will be made in accordance with the Clawback Policy.
Forfeiture and Repayment. (a) In the event the Participant’s employment is terminated for reasons other than those described in Section 8 herein prior to the Dates of the Lapse of Restrictions, all outstanding Shares of unvested Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall immediately be forfeited by the Participant.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 10(a), the Company reserves the right to cancel all Restricted Stock awarded hereunder, whether or not vested, and require the Participant to repay all income or gains previously realized in respect of such Restricted Stock, in the event of the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) termination of Participant’s employment for Cause;
(ii) within one year following any termination of Participant’s employment, the Board determines that the Participant engaged in conduct before the Participant’s termination date that would have constituted the basis for a termination of employment for Cause;
(iii) at any time during the Participant’s employment or the twelve month period immediately following any termination of employment, Participant:
Forfeiture and Repayment. This section supplements Paragraph 9 and sets forth additional events that result in forfeiture of up to all of your PSUs and Shares at Risk and may require repayment to the Firm of up to all other amounts previously delivered or paid to you under your Award in accordance with Paragraph 10. As with the events described in Paragraph 9, more than one event may apply, in no case will the occurrence of one event limit the forfeiture and repayment obligations as a result of the occurrence of any other event and the Firm reserves the right to (a) suspend delivery of Shares or release of Transfer Restrictions, (b) deliver any Shares or dividends into an escrow account in accordance with Paragraph 13(f)(v) or (c) apply Transfer Restrictions to any Shares in connection with any investigation of whether any of the events that result in forfeiture under this Material Risk Taker Appendix have occurred. With respect to the events described in Paragraphs ([a][b]) through ([d][e]) of this Appendix, the Committee will consider certain factors to determine whether and what portion of your Award will terminate, including the reason for the “Loss Event” (as defined below) or “Risk Event” (as defined below) and the extent to which: (1) you participated in the Loss Event or Risk Event, (2) your compensation for may or may not have been adjusted to take into account the risk associated with the Loss Event, Risk Event, your “Serious Misconduct” (as defined below) or the Serious Misconduct of a “Supervised Employee” (as defined below) and (3) your compensation may be adjusted for the year in which the Loss Event, Risk Event, your Serious Misconduct or a Supervised Employee’s Serious Misconduct is discovered.
