Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release”), which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. In no event will severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release actually becomes effective and irrevocable. (i) In the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could become effective in the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below) will be paid on the first payroll date to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c). (ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable.
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Samples: Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Endocyte Inc), Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Endocyte Inc)
Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits in Section 3 pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement that includes, if requested by the Company, a non-competition covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment and a release of claims in a the form acceptable to provided by the Company (the “Release”)Company, which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release such separation agreement does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. Any cash severance payments or benefits otherwise payable to Executive in a lump sum or otherwise between the termination date and the Release Deadline will be paid on or within fifteen (15) days (or, such earlier date for such payment to qualify as a short-term deferral for purposes of Section 409A) following the Release Deadline, or, if later, such time as required by Section 5(a) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable equity plan or award agreement, to the extent permitted under Section 409A, any equity awards that become vested in connection with Executive’s termination of employment under this Agreement shall not be settled or become exercisable, as applicable, until the separation agreement becomes effective in accordance with its terms. In no event will any severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release separation agreement actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In irrevocable and, if the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could separation agreement does not become effective in accordance with its terms on or prior to the calendar year following the calendar year in which Release Deadline, Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below) will be paid on the first payroll date entitlement to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date under this Agreement shall be forfeited on the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocableDeadline for no consideration payable to Executive.
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Samples: Change of Control and Severance Agreement (Cerence LLC), Change of Control and Severance Agreement (Cerence LLC)
Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release”), which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. In no event will severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could become effective in the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 4 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c5(b) below) will be paid on the first payroll date to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii5(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c5(b).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 4 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable.
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Samples: Change of Control Severance Agreement (Isilon Systems, Inc.), Change of Control Severance Agreement (Isilon Systems, Inc.)
Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “"Release”" ), which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s 's termination of employment (the “"Release Deadline”)Deadline ") . If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. In no event will severance payments payment s or benefits be paid or provided until the Release actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could become effective in the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s 's termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments payment s and benefits benefit s under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c4(b) below) will be paid on the first payroll date to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c4(b).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s Executive 's termination of employment and the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable.
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Samples: Separation Agreement (Endocyte Inc)
Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits pursuant to this Agreement Agreement, other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Accrued Benefits, is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release”), which shall contain, among other provisions, a mutual release of claims provision pursuant to which Executive is released from claims arising out of acts undertaken by him in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, provided that such release does not include any claims arising out of or related to any fraudulent, criminal, or willful misconduct by Executive. The Release must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release does not become effective , and irrevocable by the Release Deadlineif not, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. To become effective, the Release must be executed by Executive and any revocation periods (as required by statute, regulation, or otherwise) must have expired without Executive having revoked the Release. In addition, in no event will severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In the event effective. If the termination of employment occurs at a time during the calendar year when where the Release Deadline could become effective occur in the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year)occurs, then any severance payments and or benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below7(c)(i)) will be paid on the first payroll date to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) or such later time as required by (i) the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii)6, (ii) the date the Release becomes effective, or (Ciii) such time as required by Section 4(c7(c)(ii).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be ; provided that the first payment shall include all amounts that would have been paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between to Executive if payment had commenced on the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocableemployment.
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Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits in Section 3 pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement that includes without limitation, if requested by the Company, a non-competition covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, non-disparagement obligations of Executive and a release of claims claims, all in a the form acceptable to provided by the Company (the “Release”)Company, which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release such separation agreement does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. Any cash severance payments or benefits otherwise payable to Executive in a lump sum or otherwise between the termination date and the Release Deadline will be paid on or within fifteen (15) days (or such earlier date for such payment to qualify as a short-term deferral for purposes of Section 409A) following the Release Deadline, or, if later, such time as required by Section 5(a) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable equity plan or award agreement, to the extent permitted under Section 409A, any equity awards that become vested in connection with Executive’s termination of employment under this Agreement shall not be settled or become exercisable, as applicable, until the separation agreement becomes effective in accordance with its terms. In no event will any severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release separation agreement actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In irrevocable and, if the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could separation agreement does not become effective in accordance with its terms on or prior to the calendar year following the calendar year in which Release Deadline, Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below) will be paid on the first payroll date entitlement to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date under this Agreement shall be forfeited on the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocableDeadline for no consideration payable to Executive.
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Samples: Change of Control and Severance Agreement (Cerence Inc.)
Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in a the form acceptable to the Company attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”), which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. In no event will severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could become effective in the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 4 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c5(c) below) will be paid on the first payroll date to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii5(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c5(c).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 4 of this Agreement will be paid or provided unless and until the Release becomes effective is signed by Executive, delivered to the Company and irrevocableif applicable, and any such seven day revocation period contained in the Release expires without Executive revoking the Release. Any severance payments and benefits otherwise payable to Executive between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date the Release is delivered to the Company and becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective is delivered to the Company (if the Release contains no seven day revocation period) or on the date that the seven day revocation period expires (if the Release contains a seven day revocation period). In the event of Executive’s death before all of the severance payments and irrevocablebenefits under Section 4 have been paid, such unpaid amounts will be paid in a lump sum payment promptly following such event to Executive’s designated beneficiary, if living, or otherwise to the personal representative of Executive’s estate.
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Samples: Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Realnetworks Inc)
Release of Claims Agreement. The Other than in the event of a termination due to Executive’s death, the receipt of any severance payments or benefits under Section 2 pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement that includes without limitation, if requested by the Company, a non-competition covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, a non-solicitation covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, non-disparagement and reasonable post-termination cooperation obligations of Executive and a release of claims claims, all in a the form acceptable to provided by the Company (the “Release”)Company, which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If Notwithstanding anything to the Release does not contrary in the applicable equity plan or award agreement, to the extent permitted under Section 409A, any equity awards that become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits vested in connection with Executive’s termination of employment under this AgreementAgreement shall not be settled or become exercisable, as applicable, until the separation agreement becomes effective in accordance with its terms. In no event will any severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release separation agreement actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In irrevocable and, if the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could separation agreement does not become effective in accordance with its terms on or prior to the calendar year following the calendar year in which Release Deadline, Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then entitlement to any severance payments and such benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would shall be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below) will be paid forfeited on the first payroll date Release Deadline for no consideration payable to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c)Executive.
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable.
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Samples: Change of Control Equity Acceleration Agreement (Cerence Inc.)
Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release”), which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. In no event will severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could become effective in the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c4(b) below) will be paid on the first payroll date to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c4(b).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable.
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Samples: Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Endocyte Inc)
Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits in Section 3 pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement that includes without limitation, if requested by the Company, a non- competition covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, a non-solicitation covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, non-disparagement and reasonable post-termination cooperation obligations of Executive and a release of claims claims, all in a the form acceptable to provided by the Company (the “Release”)Company, which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release such separation agreement does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. Any cash severance payments or benefits otherwise payable to Executive in a lump sum or otherwise between the termination date and the Release Deadline will be paid on or within fifteen (15) days (or such earlier date for such payment to qualify as a short-term deferral for purposes of Section 409A) following the Release Deadline, or, if later, such time as required by Section 5(a) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable equity plan or award agreement, to the extent permitted under Section 409A, any equity awards that become vested in connection with Executive’s termination of employment under this Agreement shall not be settled or become exercisable, as applicable, until the separation agreement becomes effective in accordance with its terms. In no event will any severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release separation agreement actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In irrevocable and, if the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could separation agreement does not become effective in accordance with its terms on or prior to the calendar year following the calendar year in which Release Deadline, Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below) will be paid on the first payroll date entitlement to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date under this Agreement shall be forfeited on the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocableDeadline for no consideration payable to Executive.
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Samples: Change of Control and Severance Agreement (Cerence Inc.)
Release of Claims Agreement. The Other than in the event of a termination due to Executive’s death, the receipt of any severance payments or benefits under Section 3 pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement in a form provided by the Company that is fair and reasonable and will contain standard provisions relative to the Executive’s departure, and covenants not to exceed those in the CIIN that includes, without limitation, if requested by the Company, a non-competition covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, a non-solicitation covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, non-disparagement and reasonable post-termination cooperation obligations of Executive and a release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company (the “ReleaseSeparation Agreement”), which . The Separation Agreement must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release such Separation Agreement does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. Any cash severance payments or benefits otherwise payable to Executive in a lump sum or otherwise between the termination date and the Release Deadline will be paid on or within fifteen (15) days (or such earlier date for such payment to qualify as a short-term deferral for purposes of Section 409A) following the Release Deadline. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable equity plan or award agreement, to the extent permitted under Section 409A, any equity awards that become vested in connection with Executive’s termination of employment under this Agreement shall not be settled or become exercisable, as applicable, until the Separation Agreement becomes effective in accordance with its terms. In no event will any severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release Separation Agreement actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In irrevocable and, if the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could Separation Agreement does not become effective in accordance with its terms on or prior to the calendar year following the calendar year in which Release Deadline, Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then entitlement to any severance payments and such benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would shall be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below) will be paid forfeited on the first payroll date Release Deadline for no consideration payable to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c)Executive.
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable.
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Samples: Change of Control and Severance Agreement (Cerence Inc.)
Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments or benefits pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in a the form acceptable to the Company attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”), which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth thirtieth (60th30th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments or benefits under this Agreement. In no event will severance payments or benefits be paid or provided until the Release actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could become effective in the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below) will be paid on the first payroll date to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided unless and until the Release becomes effective is signed by Executive, delivered to the Company and irrevocableif applicable, and any such seven day revocation period contained in the Release expires without Executive revoking the Release. Any severance payments and benefits otherwise payable to Executive between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date the Release is delivered to the Company and becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective is delivered to the Company (if the Release contains no seven day revocation period) or on the date that the seven day revocation period expires (if the Release contains a seven day revocation period). In the event of Executive’s death before all of the severance payments and irrevocablebenefits under Section 3 have been paid, such unpaid amounts will be paid in a lump sum payment promptly following such event to Executive’s designated beneficiary, if living, or otherwise to the personal representative of Executive’s estate.
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Release of Claims Agreement. The receipt of any severance payments payments, benefits or benefits accelerated vesting in Section 3 pursuant to this Agreement is subject to Executive signing and signing, not revoking and complying with a separation agreement that includes without limitation, if requested by the Company, a non-competition and non-solicitation covenant that applies for up to twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, non-disparagement and reasonable post-termination cooperation obligations of Executive, and a release of claims claims, all in a the form acceptable to provided by the Company (the “Release”)Company, which must become effective and irrevocable no later than the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Deadline”). If the Release such separation agreement does not become effective and irrevocable by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit any right to severance payments, benefits or accelerated vesting under this Agreement. Any cash severance payments or benefits otherwise payable to Executive in a lump sum or otherwise between the termination date and the Release Deadline will be paid on or within fifteen (15) days (or such earlier date for such payment to qualify as a short-term deferral for purposes of Section 409A) following the Release Deadline, or, if later, such time as required by Section 5(a) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable equity plan or award agreement, to the extent permitted under Section 409A, any equity awards that become vested in connection with Executive’s termination of employment under this AgreementAgreement shall not be settled or become exercisable, as applicable, until the separation agreement becomes effective in accordance with its terms. In no event will any severance payments payments, benefits or benefits accelerated vesting be paid or provided until the Release separation agreement actually becomes effective and irrevocable.
(i) In irrevocable and, if the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could separation agreement does not become effective in accordance with its terms on or prior to the calendar year following the calendar year in which Release Deadline, Executive’s termination of employment occurs (whether or not it actually becomes effective in the following year), then any severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement that would be considered Deferred Payments (as defined in Section 4(c) below) will be paid on the first payroll date entitlement to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (A) the date the Release actually becomes effective, (B) such time as required by the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii), or (C) such time as required by Section 4(c).
(ii) No severance payments and benefits under Section 3 of this Agreement will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective and irrevocable, and any such severance payments payments, benefits and benefits otherwise payable between the date of Executive’s termination of employment and the date accelerated vesting under this Agreement shall be forfeited on the Release becomes effective and irrevocable will be paid on the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocableDeadline for no consideration payable to Executive.
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Samples: Change of Control and Severance Agreement (Cerence Inc.)