Purpose of the Agreement The purpose of this Agreement is to advance the interests of the Company by providing the Executive with an assurance of equitable treatment, in terms of compensation and economic security, in the event of an acquisition or other Change in Control of the Company. An assurance of equitable treatment will enable the Executive to maintain productivity and focus during a period of significant uncertainty that is inherent in an acquisition or other Change in Control. Further, the Company believes that agreements of this kind will aid it in attracting and retaining the highly qualified, high performing professionals who are essential to its success.
Purpose of Agreement I understand that the Company is engaged in a continuous program of research, development, production and marketing in connection with its business and that it is critical for the Company to preserve and protect its “Proprietary Information” (as defined in Section 7 below), its rights in “Inventions” (as defined in Section 2 below) and in all related intellectual property rights. Accordingly, I am entering into this Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement (this “Agreement”) as a condition of my employment with the Company, whether or not I am expected to create inventions of value for the Company.
Confirmation of the Agreement Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
Amendment of the Agreement The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement Each of the following is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement:
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to and contingent upon the fulfillment of each and every one of the following conditions:
EFFECTIVENESS, TERMINATION, AND AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT (a) This Agreement shall become effective on the date set forth below and may be terminated at any time by any party upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other parties, and may be terminated earlier by the Fund, the Participant or the Distributor at any time in the event of a material breach by another party of any provision of this Agreement.
Termination of the Agreement The Employment may be terminated as follows:
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment This Amendment shall not become effective until all of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in the sole discretion of Agent or waived by Agent:
Amendments of the Agreement This Agreement may be amended by a writing signed by both parties hereto, provided that no material amendment to this Agreement shall be effective until approved (i) by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of Xxxxx Xxxxx or the Trust cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (ii) if required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
