Termination by Either Parent or the Company This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger Transactions abandoned at any time before the Acceptance Time by either Parent or the Company upon written notice to the other party:
(a) at any time after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on February 29, 2024 (the “Outside Date”) if the Acceptance Time shall not have occurred on or before the Outside Date; provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.2(a) shall not be available to any party to this Agreement if the failure of such party to perform any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement has been a principal cause of the failure of the Acceptance Time to occur by the Outside Date; or
(b) if any Order having the effect set forth in paragraph (b) of Annex I shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable, except that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.2(b) shall not be available to any party to this Agreement whose breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement has been the proximate cause of, or resulted in, the issuance, promulgation, enforcement or entry of any such Order.
(c) if the Offer (as it may have been extended pursuant to this Agreement) shall have expired as a result of the non-satisfaction of one or more Offer Conditions or is terminated or withdrawn prior to the Acceptance Time (to the extent permitted under the terms of this Agreement) without the acceptance for payment by Merger Sub of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Offer, except that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.2(c) shall not be available to a party if that party’s failure to perform any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement has been a principal cause of the failure of the Acceptance Time to occur by the Outside Date.
Termination by Either Party This Agreement may be terminated upon 60 days written notice without cause or penalty by either the Company (acting through the Conflicts Committee) or the Advisor. The provisions of Articles 1, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 16 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Termination by the Company This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger Transactions abandoned at any time before the Acceptance Time by the Company:
(a) in order to enter into an Acquisition Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Section 5.3(c), so long as concurrently with such termination the Company pays the Expense Reimbursement under Section 7.6(b)(i);
(b) if Parent or Merger Sub breaches any of their respective representations or warranties, or fails to perform any of their respective covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, and which breach or failure (i) would, individually or when aggregated with any such other breaches of failures, result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect and (ii) by its nature cannot be cured or has not been cured by Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, by the earlier of (A) the Outside Date and (B) the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after Xxxxxx’s receipt of written notice of such breach from the Company, but only so long as the Company is not then in material breach of its representations or warranties or materially failing to perform its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement in a manner that would allow Parent to terminate this Agreement under Section 7.3(b); or
(c) upon prior written notice to Parent, if Xxxxxx Sub fails to commence the Offer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement hereof on or prior to the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following the date hereof or if Merger Sub fails to consummate the Offer when required to do so in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.4(c) shall not be available to the Company if the Company is in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement that has been the proximate cause of, or resulted in, Merger Sub’s failure to commence or consummate the Offer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Termination by the Company for Cause Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Company may terminate immediately the employment of Executive without notice and without pay in lieu of notice:
(i) if Executive commits an act of theft, fraud or material dishonesty or misconduct involving the property or affairs of the Company or the carrying out of Executive’s duties; or
(ii) if Executive commits a material breach or material non-observance of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement provided that Executive is given written notice of any such breach or non-observance and fails to remedy the same within 15 days of receipt of such notice; or
(iii) if Executive is convicted of a felony; or
(iv) if Executive refuses or fails to implement any reasonable directive issued by the Company’s Board of Directors and Executive fails to remedy the refusal or failure within 15 days of receipt of written notice thereof; or
(v) if Executive or any member of his family makes any personal profit arising out of or in connection with a transaction to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or with which it is associated without making disclosure to and obtaining prior written consent of the Company. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to this Subsection (a), this Agreement and the employment of Executive hereunder shall be wholly terminated. Upon any such termination, Executive shall have no claim against the Company in respect of his employment for damages or otherwise except in respect of payment of base salary earned, due and owing and unused vacation time to the date of termination.
Indemnification by the Company The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents, and each person, if any, who controls an Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each, an “Investor Indemnified Party”), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration; and the Company shall promptly reimburse the Investor Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Investor Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by such selling holder expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any Underwriter of the Registrable Securities, their officers, affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification provided above in this Section 4.1.
Termination by Parent This Agreement may be terminated and the Mergers may be abandoned at any time prior to the First Effective Time by action of the Board of Directors of Parent if:
(a) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have made a Company Change in Recommendation; provided, however, that Parent will not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.04(a) if the Company Requisite Vote has been obtained; or
(b) there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that Sections 6.02(a) or 6.02(b) would not be satisfied and such breach or failure to be true is not curable or, if curable, is not cured following notice to the Company from Parent of such breach or failure by the earlier of (x) the 30th day following such notice and (y) the Termination Date; provided that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.04(b) if Parent is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under this Agreement in a manner such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.03(a) or Section 6.03(b) would not be satisfied (unless capable of being cured within 30 days).
(c) at any time prior to the Parent Requisite Vote being obtained, (i) if the Board of Directors of Parent authorizes Parent, to the extent permitted by and subject to complying with the terms of Section 5.03, to enter into an Alternative Parent Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Parent Superior Proposal that did not result from a material breach of this Agreement, (ii) concurrently with the termination of this Agreement, Parent, subject to complying with the terms of Section 5.03, enters into an Alternative Parent Acquisition Agreement providing for a Parent Superior Proposal that did not result from a material breach of this Agreement and (iii) prior to or concurrently with such termination, Parent pays to the Company in immediately available funds any fees required to be paid pursuant to Section 7.05(c).
Termination by Seller Subject to any limitations imposed by Law, Seller may terminate this Agreement for any of the following grounds.
(1) Buyer’s failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement, which provision is both reasonable and of material significance to the relationship under this Agreement;
(2) Buyer’s failure to exert good faith efforts to carry out the provisions of this Agreement;
(3) The occurrence of an event which is relevant to the relationship under this Agreement and as a result of which termination of this Agreement is reasonable, including, without limitation, the following events:
(i) Buyer’s fraud or criminal misconduct relevant to the operation of Buyer’s business, Buyer’s Marketing Premises, or Buyer’s Outlets;
(ii) Buyer’s declaration of bankruptcy or judicial determination of insolvency of Buyer;
(iii) Buyer’s continuing severe physical or mental disability if Buyer is an individual, or if Buyer is a partnership or corporation, the disability of any individual who is currently in “control” of the ownership interest (“control” being the authority to direct the operations of Buyer and to have or exercise management responsibility) of at least 3 months that renders Buyer unable to provide for the continued proper operation of Buyer’s Marketing Premises or Buyer’s Outlets;
(iv) Loss of Seller’s right to grant the right to use the Identifications, which are the subject of the franchise;
(v) Buyer’s failure to pay to Seller in a timely manner when due all sums to which Seller is legally entitled;
(vi) Buyer’s failure to operate Buyer’s Marketing Premises for 7 consecutive days, or such lesser period which under the facts and circumstances constitutes an unreasonable period of time;
(vii) Buyer’s willful adulteration, mislabeling, or misbranding of motor fuels or other trademark violations;
(viii) Buyer’s knowing failure to comply with the Laws relevant to the operation of Buyer’s business, Buyer’s Marketing Premises, or Buyer’s Outlets;
(ix) Buyer’s conviction of any felony involving moral turpitude;
(x) Subject to Article 22(b), Buyer’s death if Buyer is an individual, or if Buyer is a partnership or corporation, the death of any individual who is currently in “control” of the ownership interest of Buyer (“control” being the authority to direct the operations of Buyer and to have or exercise management responsibility); and
(xi) Buyer’s failure to comply with Buyer’s obligations relating to Insurance set forth in Article 21.
(4) A determination is made by Seller in good faith and in the normal course of business to withdraw from marketing of motor fuel through retail outlets in the relevant geographic market area in which Buyer’s Outlets are located;
(5) Termination by Seller for cause of any other agreement between Buyer and Seller pertaining to this facility.
(6) Any other ground for which termination is provided for in this Agreement or is otherwise allowed by the PMPA or other applicable Law.
For Cause by the Company The Company may terminate the Employee's employment hereunder for cause immediately and with prompt notice to the Employee, which cause shall be determined in good faith solely by the Board of Directors. "Cause" for termination shall include, but is not limited to, the following conduct of the Employee:
Termination for Cause by the Company The Company may terminate your employment hereunder for “Cause” at any time after providing a written notice of termination for Cause to you. For purposes of this Agreement, you shall be treated as having been terminated for Cause if and only if you are terminated as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(i) any willful and wrongful conduct or omission by you that demonstrably and materially injures the Company or its affiliates;
(ii) any act by you of fraud, dishonesty, gross negligence, or intentional misrepresentation or embezzlement, misappropriation or conversion of assets of the Company or any affiliate;
(iii) you being convicted of, confessing to, pleading nolo contendere to, or becoming the subject of proceedings that provide a reasonable basis for the Company to believe that you have engaged in a felony or any crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(iv) your willful and material violation of any written policies or procedures of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s code of business conduct, code of ethics and xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy;
(v) your willful and continuous failure to substantially perform your duties or responsibilities hereunder (other than as a result of physical or mental illness), including, but not limited to: (A) significant and/or repeated gross underperformance of the overall area of aggregate responsibilities then under your supervision; or (B) the failure to follow the lawful directions of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, or if you do not report directly to the Chief Executive Officer, of your supervising officer, in a manner consistent with this Agreement; or
(vi) your material, and intentional or willful, violation of any restrictive covenant provided for under this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company to which you are a party. For purposes of this Agreement an act or failure to act shall be considered “willful” only if done or omitted to be done without your good faith reasonable belief that such act or failure to act was in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not be treated as having been terminated as a result of an event described in subsection (i), (iv), (v) or (vi) unless the Company notifies you in writing of the event not more than ninety (90) days after the Company knows, or with the exercise of reasonable diligence would have known, of the occurrence of such event, and you fail within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to cure such event to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company’s failure to notify you of the occurrence of any event constituting Cause, or to terminate you as a result of such event, be construed as a consent to the occurrence of future events, whether or not similar to the initial occurrence, or a waiver of the Company’s right to terminate you for Cause as a result thereof.
Termination by the Company for Good Cause The Company shall have the right to terminate the employment of the Executive for Good Cause (as such term is defined herein) by written notice to the Executive specifying the particulars of the circumstances forming the basis for such Good Cause.
