Common use of Termination for Cause/Violation of Noncompetition or Nonsolicitation Covenant/Material Violation of Other Restrictive Covenants Clause in Contracts

Termination for Cause/Violation of Noncompetition or Nonsolicitation Covenant/Material Violation of Other Restrictive Covenants. In the event of either: (x) a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service by the Company for Cause, or (y) the Participant’s violation of any noncompetition or nonsolicitation covenant or material violation of any other restrictive covenant by which the Participant may be bound, including, but not limited to, those set forth in the Employment Agreement, then, in each case, all Performance Stock Units, whether or not vested, shall be forfeited and cancelled without consideration; provided, that, in the event of either (x) or (y) following either a Change in Control or the date on which the Permitted Holders beneficial ownership of outstanding shares of Common Stock in the aggregate falls below ten percent (10%), only unvested Performance Stock Units shall be forfeited and cancelled without consideration and any Fully Vested Performance Stock Units shall remain outstanding until settled in accordance with Section 4. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3(e) to the contrary, the forfeiture provisions of this Section 3(e)(i) shall continue to apply to all Performance Stock Units, whether or not vested, following a termination of Continuous Service (in addition to during a Participant’s Continuous Service) until the earliest of a Change in Control, the date on which the Permitted Holders beneficial ownership of outstanding shares of Common Stock in the aggregate falls below ten percent (10%), or settlement in accordance with Section 4.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (Superior Energy Services Inc), Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (Superior Energy Services Inc), Employment Agreement (Superior Energy Services Inc)

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