Common use of Incentive Compensation Recoupment Clause in Contracts

Incentive Compensation Recoupment. (a) In the event of a restatement of the Partnership’s (or any of its Subsidiaries’) financial results that would reduce (or would have reduced) the amount of any previously awarded Phantom Units to Grantee, any related outstanding Phantom Units will be cancelled or reduced accordingly as determined by the Board or Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. For Phantom Units that have been paid, the Grantee shall be obligated and required to pay over to the Partnership an amount equal to any gain realized by Grantee in respect of such Phantom Units. (b) The Board or the Committee may at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion, cancel, declare forfeited, rescind, or require the return of any outstanding Phantom Units (or a portion thereof) upon the Board or Committee determining, at any time (whether before or after the Grant Date), that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission) or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given the Partnership or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause. In addition, at any time following any payment in respect of the Phantom Units, the Board or Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, rescind any such payment and require the repayment of such amounts (or a portion thereof) upon the Board or Committee determining, at any time (whether before or after the payment date), that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission) or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given the Partnership or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause. (c) The Board’s or Committee’s determination that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission), or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given the Partnership or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause, and its decision to require rescission of any payment made in respect of the Phantom Units, shall be conclusive, binding, and final on all parties. The Board’s or Committee’s determination that the Grantee has violated the terms of this Agreement (or any other agreement between Grantee and the Partnership or any of its affiliates), and the Board’s or Committee’s decision to cancel, declare forfeited, or rescind the Phantom Units (or any portion thereof) or to require rescission of any payment made in respect thereof shall be conclusive, binding, and final on all parties. In connection with any cancellation, forfeiture or rescission contemplated by this Section 10, the terms of repayment by the Grantee shall be determined in the Board’s and/or Committee’s sole and absolute discretion, which may include, among other terms, the repayment being required to be made (i) in one or more installments or payroll deductions or deducted from future bonus payments or (ii) immediately in a lump sum in the event that the Grantee incurs a termination of employment. (d) To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, the Partnership, in its sole and absolute discretion, will have the right to set off (or cause to be set off) any amounts otherwise due to the Grantee from the Partnership (or any of its affiliates) in satisfaction of any repayment obligation of the Grantee hereunder, provided that any such amounts are exempt from, or set off in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of, Section 409A of the Code. (e) If the Partnership subsequently determines that it is required by law to apply a “clawback” or alternate recoupment provision to the Phantom Units granted hereunder, under the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise, then such clawback or recoupment provision also shall apply to such Phantom Units, as if it had been included on the effective date of this Agreement.

Appears in 11 contracts

Samples: Employee Phantom Unit Agreement (CVR Partners, Lp), Employee Phantom Unit Agreement (CVR Partners, Lp), Employee Phantom Unit Agreement (CVR Energy Inc)

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Incentive Compensation Recoupment. (a) In the event of a restatement of the PartnershipCompany’s (or any of its Subsidiaries’) financial results that would reduce (or would have reduced) the amount of any previously awarded Phantom Incentive Units to Grantee, any related outstanding Phantom Incentive Units will be cancelled or reduced accordingly as determined by the Board or Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. For Phantom Incentive Units that have been paid, the Grantee shall be obligated and required to pay over to the Partnership Company an amount equal to any gain realized by Grantee in respect of such Phantom Incentive Units. (b) The Board or the Committee may at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion, cancel, declare forfeited, rescind, or require the return of any outstanding Phantom Incentive Units (or a portion thereof) upon the Board or Committee determining, at any time (whether before or after the Grant Date), that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission) or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given the Partnership Company or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause. In addition, at any time following any payment in respect of the Phantom Incentive Units, the Board or Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, rescind any such payment and require the repayment of such amounts (or a portion thereof) upon the Board or Committee determining, at any time (whether before or after the payment date), that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission) or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given the Partnership Company or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause. (c) The Board’s or Committee’s determination that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission), or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given the Partnership Company or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause, and its decision to require rescission of any payment made in respect of the Phantom Incentive Units, shall be conclusive, binding, and final on all parties. The Board’s or Committee’s determination that the Grantee has violated the terms of this Agreement (or any other agreement between Grantee and the Partnership Company or any of its affiliates), and the Board’s or Committee’s decision to cancel, declare forfeited, or rescind the Phantom Incentive Units (or any portion thereof) or to require rescission of any payment made in respect thereof shall be conclusive, binding, and final on all parties. In connection with any cancellation, forfeiture or rescission contemplated by this Section 10, the terms of repayment by the Grantee shall be determined in the Board’s and/or Committee’s sole and absolute discretion, which may include, among other terms, the repayment being required to be made (i) in one or more installments or payroll deductions or deducted from future bonus payments or (ii) immediately in a lump sum in the event that the Grantee incurs a termination of employment. (d) To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, the PartnershipCompany, in its sole and absolute discretion, will have the right to set off (or cause to be set off) any amounts otherwise due to the Grantee from the Partnership Company (or any of its affiliates) in satisfaction of any repayment obligation of the Grantee hereunder, provided that any such amounts are exempt from, or set off in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of, Section 409A of the Code. (e) If the Partnership Company subsequently determines that it is required by law to apply a “clawback” or alternate recoupment provision to the Phantom Incentive Units granted hereunder, under the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise, then such clawback or recoupment provision also shall apply to such Phantom Incentive Units, as if it had been included on the effective date of this Agreement.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Incentive Unit Agreement (CVR Energy Inc), Incentive Unit Agreement (CVR Energy Inc), Incentive Unit Agreement (CVR Energy Inc)

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Incentive Compensation Recoupment. (a) To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, may seek reimbursement of any payment made to Grantee in respect of the Phantom Units granted hereunder if (A) Grantee is currently or was previously designated as an “officer” by the Board for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such designation, “Officer”), and (B) Grantee, in the judgment of the Board, commits misconduct or a gross dereliction of duty that results in a material violation of Partnership policy and causes significant harm to the Partnership or its Subsidiaries or Parents while serving in his or her capacity as an Officer. In such event, (x) if Grantee is a current Officer, the Board may seek reimbursement of all or a portion of any such payment made to Grantee during the one-year period preceding the date on which such misconduct or dereliction of duty was discovered by the Partnership or its Subsidiaries or Parents, or (y) if Grantee is a former Officer, the Board may seek reimbursement of all or a portion of any such payment made to Grantee during the one-year period preceding the last date on which Grantee was an Officer. (b) To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, if Grantee is an Officer, the Board may, in its sole discretion, seek reimbursement of any payment made to Grantee in respect of the Phantom Units granted hereunder in the event of a restatement of the Partnership’s (or any of its Subsidiaries’ or Parents’) financial results (occurring due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirements under applicable securities laws) that would reduce (or would have reduced) reduced a previously granted payment made to Grantee in respect of the Phantom Units granted hereunder. In that event, the Board will seek to recover the amount of any previously awarded Phantom Units such payment made to Grantee, any related outstanding Phantom Units will be cancelled or reduced accordingly as determined by Grantee that exceeded the Board or Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. For Phantom Units amount that would have been paid, paid based on the Grantee shall be obligated and required to pay over to the Partnership an amount equal to any gain realized by Grantee in respect of such Phantom Unitsrestated financial results. (bc) The Board or the Committee may at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion, cancel, declare forfeited, rescind, or require the return of any outstanding Phantom Units (or a portion thereof) upon the Board or Committee determining, at any time (whether before or after the Grant Date), that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission) or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given If the Partnership or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause. In addition, at any time following any payment in respect of the Phantom Units, the Board or Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, rescind any such payment and require the repayment of such amounts (or a portion thereof) upon the Board or Committee determining, at any time (whether before or after the payment date), that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission) or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given the Partnership or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause. (c) The Board’s or Committee’s determination that the Grantee has engaged in misconduct (including by omission), or that an event or condition has occurred, which, in each case, would have given the Partnership or its Subsidiaries the right to terminate the Grantee’s employment for Cause, and its decision to require rescission of any payment made in respect of the Phantom Units, shall be conclusive, binding, and final on all parties. The Board’s or Committee’s determination that the Grantee has violated the terms of this Agreement (or any other agreement between Grantee and the Partnership or any of its affiliates), and the Board’s or Committee’s decision to cancel, declare forfeited, or rescind the Phantom Units (or any portion thereof) or to require rescission of any payment made in respect thereof shall be conclusive, binding, and final on all parties. In connection with any cancellation, forfeiture or rescission contemplated by this Section 10, the terms of repayment by the Grantee shall be determined in the Board’s and/or Committee’s sole and absolute discretion, which may include, among other terms, the repayment being required to be made (i) in one or more installments or payroll deductions or deducted from future bonus payments or (ii) immediately in a lump sum in the event that the Grantee incurs a termination of employment. (d) To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, the Partnership, in its sole and absolute discretion, will have the right to set off (or cause to be set off) any amounts otherwise due to the Grantee from the Partnership (or any of its affiliates) in satisfaction of any repayment obligation of the Grantee hereunder, provided that any such amounts are exempt from, or set off in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of, Section 409A of the Code. (e) If the Partnership Parents subsequently determines that it is required by law to apply a “clawback” or alternate recoupment provision to the Phantom Units granted hereunder, under the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise, then such clawback or recoupment provision also shall apply to such Phantom Units, as if it had been included on the effective date of this Agreement.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Employee Phantom Unit Agreement (CVR Refining, LP), Employee Phantom Unit Agreement (CVR Partners, Lp), Employee Phantom Unit Agreement (CVR Energy Inc)

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