Qualifying Non-CIC Termination. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment with the Company without Cause or Executive terminates Executive’s employment with the Company for Good Reason, and such termination occurs more than three months prior to the entry into a definitive agreement resulting in, or more than 24 months following, a Change in Control (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) (a “Qualifying Non-CIC Termination”), then Executive shall be entitled to the Accrued Benefits, and, subject to Executive signing and not revoking a Release pursuant to Section 5(f), Executive shall be entitled to the following payments and benefits (the “Non-CIC Severance Benefits”): (i) any Prior Year Bonus, payable at the same time the Annual Bonus would have been paid had Executive continued in employment through the payment date; (ii) a Pro-Rata Bonus, payable within 60 days after the Termination Date; (iii) a severance amount equal to one times the sum of Executive’s (x) then-current annual Base Salary plus (y) then-current Target Bonus (each calculated after giving effect to any adjustment to Base Salary or Target Bonus that has been made since the Effective Date, but disregarding any reduction thereof that has given rise to Good Reason hereunder), which shall be payable over the 12-month period following the Termination Date; (iv) notwithstanding the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, a portion of Executive’s Equity Awards that would have vested during the 12-month period following the Termination Date shall immediately vest; provided that to the extent that the Equity Award is subject to performance criteria or conditions, performance shall be deemed to have been met (x) based on actual performance (as determined after the end of the performance period) if the applicable performance period has ended prior to the Termination Date and (y) based on the greater of actual performance (as determined after the end of the performance period) and target performance if the applicable performance period has not yet ended as of the Termination Date; provided further that (A) if the applicable Award Agreement provides for additional or more favorable vesting or other treatment, Executive shall be entitled to any such additional or more favorable vesting or other treatment and (B) if the applicable Award Agreement specifically provides that this provision of this Agreement does not apply, then the Equity Award will be governed by the Award Agreement; (v) the ability to exercise any outstanding and vested stock options through the earlier of (x) the 12-month anniversary of the Termination Date (or any later date as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement) or (y) the original expiration date of such options; and (vi) a lump sum payment, payable within 60 days after the Termination Date, equal to 12 times the Monthly COBRA Subsidy.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (BTRS Holdings Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (BTRS Holdings Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (BTRS Holdings Inc.)