Common use of Separation from Service without Cause or for Good Reason Clause in Contracts

Separation from Service without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event of Employee’s separation from service from the Company without Cause or for Good Reason, and provided that Employee delivers to the Company a signed separation agreement and release in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company, which shall include, without limitation, a general release of claims against the Company and all related persons and entities, a reaffirmation of all of the Employee’s Continuing Obligations (as defined below), and, in the Company’s sole discretion, a one-year post-employment non-competition restriction in a form substantially similar to the Non-Competition Restriction (as defined in the Restrictive Covenants Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A) (the “Separation Agreement and Release”), and (ii) the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable all within sixty (60) days following Employee’s separation from service (or such shorter period as set forth in the Separation Agreement and Release), which shall include a seven (7) business day revocation period, then, in addition to the Accrued Compensation, Employee shall be entitled to the following: (i) A lump sum payment equal to twelve (12) months (the “Severance Period”) of the Employee's then current Base Salary payable on the sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service; (ii) A lump sum payment for Target Annual Bonus payable on the sixty- first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service (collectively, with the payment provided for in Section 9.2(i), the “Severance Amount”); (iii) Notwithstanding in the foregoing, in the event Employee is entitled to any payments pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, the Severance Amount will be reduced by the amount Employee is paid pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement; (iv) Provided Employee timely elects to continue health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), reimbursement for any monthly COBRA premium payments made by Employee for Employee and his eligible dependents until the earliest of (a) the expiration of the Severance Period; (b) Employee’s eligibility for group medical plan benefits under any other employer’s group medical plan; or (c) the cessation of Employee’s continuation rights under COBRA; provided, however, if the Company determines that it cannot pay such amounts to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider (if applicable) without potentially violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then the Company shall convert such payments to payroll payments directly to Employee for the time period specified above. Such payments shall be subject to tax-related deductions and withholdings and paid on the Company’s regular payroll dates. For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments described above may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, continuation coverage under COBRA; and, (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5, all unvested and earned equity awards held by Employee at the time of such separation from service shall accelerate in vesting and, as applicable, become fully exercisable and all stock options will remain exercisable thereafter in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement.

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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Allovir, Inc.)

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Separation from Service without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event of Employee’s separation from service from the Company without Cause or for Good Reason, and provided that Employee delivers to the Company a signed separation agreement and release in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company, which shall include, without limitation, a general release of claims against the Company and all related persons and entities, a reaffirmation of all of the Employee’s Continuing Obligations (as defined below), and, in the Company’s sole discretion, a one-year post-employment non-competition restriction in a form substantially similar to the Non-Competition Restriction (as defined in the Restrictive Covenants Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A) (the “Separation Agreement and Release”), and (ii) the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable all within sixty (60) days following Employee’s separation from service (or such shorter period as set forth in the Separation Agreement and Release), which shall include a seven (7) business day revocation period, then, in addition to the Accrued Compensation, Employee shall be entitled to the following: (i) A lump sum payment equal to twelve (12) months (the “Severance Period”) of the Employee's then current Base Salary payable on the sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service; (ii) A lump sum payment for Target Annual Bonus payable on the sixty- sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service (collectively, with the payment provided for in Section 9.2(i), the “Severance Amount”); (iii) Notwithstanding in the foregoing, in the event Employee is entitled to any payments pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, the Severance Amount will be reduced by the amount Employee is paid pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement; (iv) Provided Employee timely elects to continue health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), reimbursement for any monthly COBRA premium payments made by Employee for Employee and his eligible dependents until the earliest of (a) the expiration of the Severance Period; (b) ACTIVE/106737552.1 Employee’s eligibility for group medical plan benefits under any other employer’s group medical plan; or (c) the cessation of Employee’s continuation rights under COBRA; provided, however, if the Company determines that it cannot pay such amounts to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider (if applicable) without potentially violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then the Company shall convert such payments to payroll payments directly to Employee for the time period specified above. Such payments shall be subject to tax-related deductions and withholdings and paid on the Company’s regular payroll dates. For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments described above may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, continuation coverage under COBRA; and, (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5, all unvested and earned equity awards held by Employee at the time of such separation from service shall accelerate in vesting and, as applicable, become fully exercisable and all stock options will remain exercisable thereafter in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement.

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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Allovir, Inc.)

Separation from Service without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event of Employee’s separation from service from the Company without Cause or for Good Reason, and provided that Employee delivers to the Company a signed separation agreement and release in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company, which shall include, without limitation, a general release of claims against the Company and all related persons and entities, a reaffirmation of all of the Employee’s Continuing Obligations (as defined below), and, in the Company’s sole discretion, a one-year post-employment non-competition restriction in a form substantially similar to the Non-Competition Restriction (as defined in the Restrictive Covenants Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A) (the “Separation Agreement and Release”), and (ii) the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable all within sixty (60) days following Employee’s separation from service (or such shorter period as set forth in the Separation Agreement and Release), which shall include a seven (7) business day revocation period, then, in addition to the Accrued Compensation, Employee shall be entitled to the following: (i) A lump sum payment equal to twelve (12a) twenty-four (24) months so long as the Company is a privately-owned company or (b) thirty-six (36) months if the Company becomes a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ or NYSE (in either case, the “Severance Period”) of the Employee's ’s then current Base Salary payable on the sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service; (ii) A lump sum payment for Target Annual Bonus payable on the sixty- sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service (collectively, with the payment provided for in Section 9.2(i10.2(i), the “Severance Amount”); (iii) Notwithstanding in the foregoing, in the event Employee is entitled to any payments pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, the Severance Amount will be reduced by the amount Employee is paid pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement; (iv) Provided Employee timely elects to continue health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), reimbursement for any monthly COBRA premium payments made by Employee for Employee and his eligible dependents until the earliest of (a) the expiration of the Severance Period; (b) Employee’s eligibility for group medical plan benefits under any other employer’s group medical plan; or (c) the cessation of Employee’s continuation rights under COBRA; provided, however, if the Company determines that it cannot pay such amounts to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider (if applicable) without potentially violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then the Company shall convert such payments to payroll payments directly to Employee for the time period specified above. Such payments shall be subject to tax-related deductions and withholdings and paid on the Company’s regular payroll dates. For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments described above may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, continuation coverage under COBRA; and, (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56, all unvested and earned equity awards held by Employee at the time of such separation from service shall accelerate in vesting and, as applicable, become fully exercisable and all stock options will remain exercisable thereafter in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement.

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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Allovir, Inc.)

Separation from Service without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event of Employee’s separation from service from the Company without Cause or for Good Reason, and provided that Employee delivers to the Company a signed separation agreement and release in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company, which shall include, without limitation, a general release of claims against the Company and all related persons and entities, a reaffirmation of all of the Employee’s Continuing Obligations (as defined below), and, in the Company’s sole discretion, a one-year post-employment non-competition noncompetition restriction in a form substantially similar to the Non-Competition Noncompetition Restriction (as defined in the Restrictive Covenants Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A) D (the “Separation Agreement and Release”)) , and (ii) the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable all within sixty (60) days following Employee’s separation from service (or such shorter period as set forth in the Separation Agreement and ReleaseRelease Agreement), which shall include a seven (7) business day revocation period, then, in addition to the Accrued Compensation, Employee shall be entitled to the following: (i) A lump sum payment equal to twelve thirty-six (1236) months (the “Severance Period”) of the Employee's ’s then current Base Salary payable on the sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from serviceservice (or, if earlier, on the first payroll date after the Separation and Release Agreement has become irrevocable); (ii) A lump sum payment for Target Annual Bonus payable on the sixty- sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service (collectively, with the payment provided for in Section 9.2(iParagraph 10.2(i), the “Severance Amount”); (iii) Notwithstanding in the foregoing, in the event Employee is entitled to any payments pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, the Severance Amount will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount Employee is paid pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement; provided that any such reduction shall not be effected in any manner that results in any additional taxes under Section 409A; (iv) Provided Employee timely elects to continue health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), reimbursement for any monthly COBRA premium payments made by Employee for Employee and his her eligible dependents until the earliest of (a) the expiration of the Severance Period; (b) Employee’s eligibility for group medical plan benefits under any other employer’s group medical plan; or (c) the cessation of Employee’s continuation rights under COBRA; provided, however, if the Company determines that it cannot pay such amounts to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider (if applicable) without potentially violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then the Company shall convert such payments to payroll payments directly to Employee for the time period specified above. Such payments shall be subject to tax-related deductions and withholdings and paid on the Company’s regular payroll dates. For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments described above may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, continuation coverage under COBRA; and, (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5Paragraph 6 or their otherwise applicable terms, all unvested and earned equity awards held by Employee at the time of such separation from service shall accelerate in vesting full and, as applicable, become fully exercisable and all stock options (and other awards requiring exercise) will remain vested and exercisable thereafter in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement.

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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Allovir, Inc.)

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Separation from Service without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event of Employee’s separation from service from the Company without Cause or for Good Reason, and provided that Employee delivers to the Company a signed separation agreement and release in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company, which shall include, without limitation, a general release of claims against the Company and all related persons and entities, a reaffirmation of all of the Employee’s Continuing Obligations (as defined below), and, in the Company’s sole discretion, a one-year post-employment non-competition restriction in a form substantially similar to the Non-Competition Restriction (as defined in the Restrictive Covenants Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A) (the “Separation Agreement and Release”), and (ii) the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable all within sixty (60) days following Employee’s separation from service (or such shorter period as set forth in the Separation Agreement and Release), which shall include a seven (7) business day revocation period, then, in addition to the Accrued Compensation, Employee shall be entitled to the following: (i) A lump sum payment equal to twelve (12a) eighteen (18) months so long as the Company is a privately-owned company or (b) twenty-four (24) months if the Company becomes a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ or NYSE (in either case, the “Severance Period”) of the Employee's ’s then current Base Salary payable on the sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service; (ii) A lump sum payment for Target Annual Bonus payable on the sixty- sixty-first (61st) day following the date of Employee’s separation from service (collectively, with the payment provided for in Section 9.2(i10.2(i), the “Severance Amount”); (iii) Notwithstanding in the foregoing, in the event Employee is entitled to any payments pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement, the Severance Amount will be reduced by the amount Employee is paid pursuant to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement; (iv) Provided Employee timely elects to continue health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), reimbursement for any monthly COBRA premium payments made by Employee for Employee and his eligible dependents until the earliest of (a) the expiration of the Severance Period; (b) Employee’s eligibility for group medical plan benefits under any other employer’s group medical plan; or (c) the cessation of Employee’s continuation rights under COBRA; provided, however, if the Company determines that it cannot pay such amounts to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider (if applicable) without potentially violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then the Company shall convert such payments to payroll payments directly to Employee for the time period specified above. Such payments shall be subject to tax-related deductions and withholdings and paid on the Company’s regular payroll dates. For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments described above may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, continuation coverage under COBRA; and, (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 56, all unvested and earned equity awards held by Employee at the time of such separation from service shall accelerate in vesting and, as applicable, become fully exercisable and all stock options will remain exercisable thereafter in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Allovir, Inc.)

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