Upon a Change of Control In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control while the Executive is employed by the Company:
Termination for Change of Control At Sharp’s option, Sharp may terminate her employment within 90 days following a “Change of Control” which occurs during the term of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” shall mean any of the following: (i) Texas Petrochemicals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TPI”) is dissolved or is liquidated; (ii) TPI sells, leases or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity; or (iii) any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than one or more of the persons who hold, beneficially and of record, shares of voting stock of TPI on January 8, 2007 (the “Permitted Holders”), is or becomes a beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13c-3 and 13c-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except that a person will be deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of all shares that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock of TPI, provided that the Permitted Holders beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of the total voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock of TPI than such other person. Under such circumstances, Sharp shall be entitled to the severance benefits set forth in Section 4(d) and any benefits granted her in the Company’s Equity Plan.
Termination on Change of Control By delivering 15 days’ written notice to the Company, the Employee may terminate his employment for Good Reason under this Agreement at any time within one year after a Change in Control.
Termination Pursuant to a Change of Control If there is a Change of Control, as defined below, during the Term of Employment, the provisions of this Section 6(g) shall apply and shall continue to apply throughout the remainder of the Term (as extended by any Renewal Term). Upon a Change of Control, the Executive will become fully vested in any outstanding stock options, Restricted Stock or other stock grants awarded and become fully vested in all Company contributions made to the Executive’s 401(k), Profit Sharing or other retirement account(s). In addition, within thirty (30) days of the Change of Control, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum equal to the Executive’s pro rata target cash bonus for the year in which the Change of Control occurred (as such may be set forth in the Company’s bonus plan for such year and calculated assuming target achievement of corporate and personal goals); such pro rata amount to be determined based on the actual date of the closing of such Change of Control transaction. If, within two (2) years following a Change of Control, the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (in accordance with Section 5(e) above) or by the Executive for “Good Reason” (as defined in Section 6(g)(ii) below), in lieu of any severance and other benefits payable under Section 6(e) or Section 6(f), subject to the Executive signing a general release of claims in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company and the lapse of any statutory revocation period, the Company shall pay to the Executive (or the Executive’s estate, if applicable) a lump sum amount equal to 1.5 times the sum of (x) the Executive’s Base Salary at the rate then in effect pursuant to Section 4(a), plus (y) an amount equal to the Executive’s cash bonus, if any, received in respect of the year immediately preceding the year of termination pursuant to Section 4(b) within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the cash severance payment to the Executive is considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, and if the Change of Control does not constitute a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, such cash severance shall be payable in installments over the same period as provided in Section 6(e). The Company shall also pay 100% of the costs to provide up to twelve (12) months of outplacement support services at a level appropriate for the Executive’s title and responsibility and provide the Executive with health and dental insurance continuation at a level consistent with the level and type the Executive had in place at the time of termination for a period of twelve (12) months from the Date of Termination.
Upon a Change in Control If a Change in Control shall have occurred at any time during the period in which this Agreement is effective, this Agreement shall continue in effect for (i) the remainder of the month in which the Change in Control occurred and (ii) a term of 12 months beyond the month in which such Change in Control occurred (such entire period hereinafter referred to as the "Protected Period"). Note that in certain circumstances defined and set forth below, provisions of this Agreement shall survive for longer than the period described above.
PAYMENTS UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL (a) The term “
Termination Upon a Change of Control If Executive’s employment by the Employer, or any Affiliate or successor of the Employer, shall be subject to a Termination within a Covered Period, then, in addition to Minimum Payments, the Employer shall provide Executive the following benefits:
Change of Control Severance In addition to the rights of the Employee under the Company's employee benefit plans (paragraphs C of Section 3 above) but in lieu of any severance payment under paragraph F of this Section 4 above, if there is a Change in Control of the Company (as defined below) and the employment of the Employee is concurrently or subsequently terminated (a) by the Company without cause, (b) by the expiration of the Term of this Employment Agreement, or (c) by the resignation of the Employee because he has reasonably determined in good faith that his titles, authorities, responsibilities, salary, bonus opportunities or benefits have been materially diminished, that a material adverse change in his working conditions has occurred, that his services are no longer required in light of the Company's business plan, or the Company has breached this Employment Agreement, the Company shall pay the Employee, as a severance payment, at the time of such termination, the amount of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000) together with the value of any accrued but unused vacation time, and the amount of all accrued but previously unpaid base salary through the date of termination and shall provide him with all of this benefits under paragraph C of Section 3 above for the longer of six (6) months or the full unexpired Term of this Employment Agreement. If any such termination occurs at or after the substantial completion of the liquidation of the assets of the Company, the severance payment shall be increased by adding Eighty-One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($81,250) to such amount. The Company shall promptly reimburse the Employee for the amount of any expenses incurred prior to such termination by the Employee as required under paragraph F of Section 3 above. For the purpose of this Employment Agreement, a Change in Control of the Company has occurred when: (a) any person (defined for the purposes of this paragraph G to mean any person within the meaning of Section 13 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")), other than Neoprobe or an employee benefit plan created by its Board of Directors for the benefit of its employees, either directly or indirectly, acquires beneficial ownership (determined under Rule 13d-3 of the Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of securities issued by Neoprobe having fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting power of all the voting securities issued by Neoprobe in the election of Directors at the next meeting of the holders of voting securities to be held for such purpose; (b) a majority of the Directors elected at any meeting of the holders of voting securities of Neoprobe are persons who were not nominated for such election by the Board of Directors or a duly constituted committee of the Board of Directors having authority in such matters; (c) the stockholders of Neoprobe approve a merger or consolidation of Neoprobe with another person other than a merger or consolidation in which the holders of Neoprobe's voting securities issued and outstanding immediately before such merger or consolidation continue to hold voting securities in the surviving or resulting corporation (in the same relative proportions to each other as existed before such event) comprising eighty percent (80%) or more of the voting power for all purposes of the surviving or resulting corporation; or (d) the stockholders of Neoprobe approve a transfer of substantially all of the assets of Neoprobe to another person other than a transfer to a transferee, eighty percent (80%) or more of the voting power of which is owned or controlled by Neoprobe or by the holders of Neoprobe's voting securities issued and outstanding immediately before such transfer in the same relative proportions to each other as existed before such event. The parties hereto agree that for the purpose of determining the time when a Change of Control has occurred that if any transaction results from a definite proposal that was made before the end of the Term of this Employment Agreement but which continued until after the end of the Term of this Employment Agreement and such transaction is consummated after the end of the Term of this Employment Agreement, such transaction shall be deemed to have occurred when the definite proposal was made for the purposes of the first sentence of this paragraph G of this Section 4.
Termination Due to Change of Control A “Termination Due to Change of Control” shall occur if within the 24 month period beginning with the date a Change of Control occurs (i) the Executive’s employment with the Corporation is involuntarily terminated (other than by reason of death, disability or Cause) or (ii) the Executive’s employment with the Corporation is voluntarily terminated by the Executive subsequent to (A) any reduction in the total of the Executive’s annual base salary (exclusive of fringe benefits) and the Executive’s target bonus in comparison with the Executive’s annual base salary and target bonus immediately prior to the date the Change of Control occurs, (B) a significant diminution in the responsibilities or authority of the Executive in comparison with the Executive’s responsibility and authority immediately prior to the date the Change of Control occurs or (C) the imposition of a requirement by the Corporation that the Executive relocate to a principal work location more than 50 miles from the Executive’s principal work location immediately prior to the date the Change of Control occurs.
Termination Apart from a Change of Control If the Employee's employment with the Company terminates other than as a result of an Involuntary Termination within the twelve (12) months following a Change of Control, then the Employee shall not be entitled to receive severance or other benefits hereunder, but may be eligible for those benefits (if any) as may then be established under the Company's then existing severance and benefits plans and policies at the time of such termination.
