Change in Terms We may change the terms and charges for the services shown in this Agreement and may amend this Agreement from time to time upon proper notice to You.
Prior to a Change in Control Termination by Executive for Good Reason; Termination by the Company Other Than for Poor Performance, Cause or Disability. If, prior to a Change in Control and during the Executive’s Employment Period, the Company terminates Executive’s employment other than for Poor Performance, Cause or Disability, or Executive terminates employment for Good Reason within a period of 90 days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to Good Reason, then (and with respect to the payments and benefits described in clauses (ii) through (vii) below, only if Executive executes a Release in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “Release”)):
(i) the Company will pay to Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid, and (B) any accrued vacation pay to the extent not theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (A) and (B) will be hereinafter referred to as the “Accrued Obligations”); and
(ii) for the longer of six months or until Executive becomes employed with a subsequent employer, but in no event to exceed the lesser of (A) 18 months from the Date of Termination or (B) the remaining term of Executive’s Employment Period (the “Normal Severance Period”), the Company will continue to pay Executive an amount equal to his monthly Base Salary, payable in equal monthly or more frequent installments as are customary under the Company’s payroll practices from time to time; provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to make or continue such payments will cease if Executive violates any of the Restrictive Covenants (as defined in Section 13(b) of this Agreement) and fails to remedy such violation to the satisfaction of the Board within 10 days of notice of such violation; and
(iii) during the Normal Severance Period, if and to the extent Executive timely elects COBRA continuation coverage, the Company will pay for the full premium amount of such COBRA continuation coverage and will impute taxable income to the Executive equal to the full premium amount; provided, however that the Company’s obligation to provide such benefits will cease if Executive violates any of the Restrictive Covenants (as defined in Section 13(b) of this Agreement) and fails to remedy such violation to the satisfaction of the Board within 10 days of notice of such violation; provided further, that to the extent Executive continues COBRA continuation coverage beyond his Normal Severance Period, Executive will be responsible for paying the full cost of the COBRA continuation coverage in accordance with the procedures of the Company generally applicable to all qualified beneficiaries receiving COBRA continuation coverage; and
(iv) not later than 30 days after the Date of Termination, Executive will be paid a bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs in a lump sum cash amount equal to 100% of his Bonus Opportunity (prorated through the Date of Termination) adjusted up or down by reference to his year-to-date performance at the Date of Termination in relation to the prior established performance objectives under Executive’s bonus plan for such year; provided, however that the bonus payment described in this Section 8(b)(iv) will be reduced by the amount (if any) of the Bonus Opportunity that Executive had previously elected to receive in the form of restricted stock of the Company; and
(v) all grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units and similar Company stock-based awards (“Restricted Stock”) held by Executive as of the Date of Termination will become immediately vested as of the Date of Termination; and
(vi) all of Executive’s options to acquire Common Stock of the Company, stock appreciation rights in Common Stock of the Company and similar Company stock-based awards (“Options”) that would have become vested (by lapse of time) within the 24-month period following the Date of Termination had Executive remained employed during such period will become immediately vested as of the Date of Termination; and
(vii) notwithstanding the provisions of the applicable Option agreement, all of Executive’s vested but unexercised Options as of the Date of Termination (including those with accelerated vesting pursuant to Section 8(b)(vi) above) will remain exercisable through the earlier of (A) the original expiration date of the Option, or (B) the 90th day following the end of the Normal Severance Period; and
(viii) to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company will timely pay or provide to Executive his Other Benefits.
Description of Change in Terms A. Modification(s)
Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End Since the Most Recent Fiscal Year End and except as described herein and in the attached exhibits, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, financial condition, operations, results of operations, or future prospects of Sewcal. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, since that date:
(i) Sewcal has not sold, leased, transferred, or assigned any of its assets, tangible or intangible, other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) Sewcal has note entered into any agreement, contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) involving more than $10,000.00 outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) Sewcal has not accelerated, terminated, modified, or canceled any agreement, contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) involving more than $10,000.00 to which Sewcal is a party.
(iv) Sewcal has not imposed any Security Interest upon any of its assets, tangible or intangible;
(v) Sewcal has not made any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) either involving more than $5,000.00 outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi) Sewcal has not made any capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans, and acquisitions) either involving more than $5,000.00 outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii) Sewcal has not issued any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation either involving more than $2,500.00 singly or $5,000.00 in the aggregate.
(viii) Sewcal has not delayed or postponed the payment of accounts payable and other Liabilities outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ix) Sewcal has not canceled, compromised, waived, or released any right or claim (or series of related rights and claims) involving more than $2,500.00 outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) Sewcal has not granted any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Intellectual Property;
(xi) Sewcal has not made or authorized any change in its articles of incorporation or bylaws of any of Sewcal or its Subsidiaries;
(xii) Sewcal has not issued, sold, or otherwise disposed of any of its capital stock, or granted any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange, or exercise) any of its capital stock;
(xiii) Sewcal has not declared, set aside, or paid any dividend or made any distribution with respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise acquired any of its capital stock;
(xiv) Sewcal has not experienced any damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property outside the ordinary course of business;
(xv) Sewcal has not made any loan to, or entered into any other transaction with, any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xvi) Sewcal has not entered into any collective bargaining agreements, written or oral, or modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
(xvii) Sewcal has not granted any increase in the base compensation of any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xviii) Sewcal has not adopted, amended, modified, or terminated any bonus, profit-sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit of any of its directors, officers, and employees (or taken any such action with respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
(xix) Sewcal has not made any other change in employment terms for any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xx) Sewcal has not made or pledged to make any charitable or other capital contribution outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xxi) (removed)
(xxii) There has not been any other material occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business involving Sewcal and/or its Subsidiaries; and
Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterparty’s control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Counterparty’s control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a “Payment Obligation”), then Dealer shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below), unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section 8(f) as of the date of such election and (c) Dealer agrees, in its sole discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
Prior to the Agreement Effective Date Prior to the Agreement Effective Date, the Trust will furnish to Distributor the following:
A. copies of the Declaration of Trust and of any amendments thereto, certified by the proper official of the state in which such document has been filed;
B. the Trust’s Bylaws and any amendments thereto;
C. certified copies of resolutions of the Board covering the approval of this Agreement, authorization of a specified officer of the Trust to execute and deliver this Agreement and authorization for specified officers of the Trust to instruct Distributor thereunder;
D. a list of all the officers of the Trust, together with specimen signatures of those officers who are authorized to instruct Distributor in all matters;
E. the Funds’ most recent audited financial statements;
F. the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A and all amendments thereto filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act and the 1940 Act;
G. copies of the current plan of distribution adopted by the Trust under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for each Fund, if applicable;
H. contact information for each Fund’s service providers, including but not limited to, the Fund’s administrator, custodian, transfer agent, independent accountants, legal counsel and chief compliance officer;
I. a copy of procedures adopted by the Trust in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; and
J. any material correspondence or other communication by the SEC, FINRA, any government or self-regulatory organization or its staff relating to the Funds, including any related to examinations of the Trust or the Funds, requests by the SEC for amendments to the Registration Statement or any advertising or sales literature.
Termination Following a Change of Control If the Employee's employment terminates at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change of Control, then, subject to Section 5, the Employee shall be entitled to receive the following severance benefits:
Definition of Change of Control For purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” shall mean:
No Change of Control The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary irrevocable waivers, adopt any required amendments and make all appropriate determinations so that the issuance of the Shares to the Purchasers will not trigger a “change of control” or other similar provision in any of the agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, including without limitation any employment, “change in control,” severance or other agreements and any benefit plan, which results in payments to the counterparty or the acceleration of vesting of benefits.
Change of Control Period “Change of Control Period” means the period beginning on the date three (3) months prior to, and ending on the date that is twelve (12) months following, a Change of Control.
