Retention Period Unless earlier terminated as hereinafter provided, this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date hereof and shall end on March 31, 2016 (the “Retention Period”). This Agreement shall not be considered an employment agreement and in no way guarantees Executive the right to continue in the employment of the Employer or its affiliates. Executive’s employment is considered employment at will, subject to Executive’s right to receive payments upon certain terminations of employment as provided below.
Consulting Period The consulting relationship will commence on the Separation Date and continue until March 31, 2014 unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 4(k) below or extended as specifically provided herein or by agreement of you and the Company (the “Consulting Period”).
Duration Termination This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first set forth above. Unless terminated in accordance with this Section 9, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years from the date hereof. Subsequent to such initial period of effectiveness, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for period(s) of one (I) year thereafter unless terminated by either party upon ten (10) days' written notice to the other.
Severance Period For purposes of this Agreement, “Severance Period” means the period of time commencing immediately after Executive’s separation of service from the Company through the date that is six (6) months following such separation date, plus an additional two (2) months for every fully completed Year of Service; provided, however, that in all cases the Severance Period will end no later than on the twelve (12)-month anniversary of the date of Executive’s termination of employment.
Expiration/Termination The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and expire at the end of the period specified in the “Term” Section of the Business Terms Exhibit, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9 or extended by mutual written agreement of the parties (the “Term”). Civitas may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Consultant (a) at any time for Cause (as defined below) or (b) at any time after Consultant’s commencement of employment with a 3rd party for greater than twenty (20) hours per week. Consultant may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Civitas. Any expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to any obligation of either party that has accrued prior to the effective date of expiration or termination, provided that, if Civitas terminates this Agreement without Cause, then all consulting fees that would have been paid during the Term had Civitas not terminated the Agreement without Cause, shall be paid to Consultant in one lump sum upon the effective date of the termination of this Agreement. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, neither Consultant nor Civitas will have any further obligations under this Agreement, except that (a) Consultant will terminate all Consulting Services in progress in an orderly manner as soon as practicable and in accordance with a schedule agreed to by Civitas, unless Civitas specifies in the notice of termination that Consulting Services in progress should be completed; (b) Consultant will deliver to Civitas all Work Product made through expiration or termination; (c) Civitas will pay Consultant any monies due and owing Consultant under this Agreement and all authorized expenses actually incurred; (d) Consultant will immediately return to Civitas all Civitas Materials and other Confidential Information and copies thereof provided to Consultant under this Agreement; and (e) the terms, conditions and obligations under Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean Consultant’s conviction of, or guilty plea to, a felony, (ii) Consultant’s commission of a fraudulent, illegal or materially dishonest act in connection with Consultant’s engagement by Civitas, as reasonably determined by Civitas’ Board of Directors acting in good faith, or (iii) Consultant’s willful and repeated failure or refusal to attempt to perform Consultant’s duties to Civitas or material breach of this Agreement or any other agreement between Civitas and Consultant.
Transition Period Upon termination of this Agreement, and for 90 consecutive calendar days thereafter (the “TRANSITION PERIOD”), Executive agrees to make himself available to assist the Company with transition projects assigned to him by the Board. Executive will be paid at a reasonable, agreed upon hourly rate for any work performed for the Company during the Transition Period.
Severance Allowance In the event of a Control Termination of this Agreement, Executive may elect, within 60 days after such Control Termination, to be paid a lump sum severance allowance, in lieu of the termination payments provided for in Section 11 above, in an amount which is equal to the sum of the amounts determined in accordance with the following clauses (a) and (b):
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Termination of Consulting Period Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Consulting Period and Consultant’s services as a consultant hereunder shall terminate, and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement shall terminate:
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