Involuntary Termination Following a Change of Control. If within eighteen (18) months following a Change of Control (X)(i) Executive terminates his or her employment with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary of the Company) for Good Reason or (ii) the Company (or any parent or subsidiary of the Company) terminates Executive's employment for other than Cause, and (Y) Executive signs and does not revoke a standard release of claims with the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, then Executive shall receive the following severance from the Company: (i) Severance Payment. Executive will be entitled to (i) receive continuing payments of severance pay (less applicable withholding taxes) at a rate equal to his base salary rate, as then in effect, for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of such termination, to be paid periodically in accordance with the Company's normal payroll policies; and (B) a lump-sum payment equal to 100% of Executive's target annual bonus as of the date of such termination.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Cytokinetics Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (Cytokinetics Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (Cytokinetics Inc)
Involuntary Termination Following a Change of Control. If within eighteen (18) months following a Change of Control (X)(i) Executive terminates his or her employment with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary of the Company) for Good Reason or (ii) the Company (or any parent or subsidiary of the Company) terminates Executive's employment for other than Cause, and (Y) Executive signs and does not revoke a standard release of claims with the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, then Executive shall receive the following severance from the Company:
(i) Severance Payment. Executive will be entitled to (i) receive continuing payments of severance pay (less applicable withholding taxes) at a rate equal to his base salary rate, as then in effect, for a period of eighteen twenty-four (1824) months from the date of such termination, to be paid periodically in accordance with the Company's normal payroll policies; and (B) a lump-sum payment equal to 100% of Executive's target annual bonus as of the date of such termination.
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