Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death. (b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason. (c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination. (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination. (e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination. (f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof. (g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy. (h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder. (i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vistra Energy Corp), Employment Agreement (Vistra Energy Corp), Employment Agreement (Vistra Energy Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s The employment under this Agreement of the Executive hereunder and the Employment Term may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give time:
(i) by the Company at least sixty with or without Cause (60as defined herein) days’ advance upon written notice of any voluntary resignation of to the Executive;
(ii) by the Company due to the Executive’s employment hereunder Disability (other than resignation for as hereinafter defined) upon written notice to the Executive;
(iii) by the Executive with Good ReasonReason (as defined herein);
(iv) by the Executive without Good Reason upon thirty (and in such event 30) days written notice to the Company (which notice period may be waived by the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employmentabsolute discretion, it being understood that in which case, such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation effective immediately upon the Company’s receipt of notice thereof from the Executive); or
(v) without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement)action by the Company, the Executive or any other person or entity, immediately upon the Executive’s death. Notwithstanding If the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following is terminated for any termination of Executive’s employment reason under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)Section 7, the obligations of the Company shall be obligated to pay or provide to the Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease(or the Executive’s estate, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (ias applicable) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events a lump sum within thirty (30) days following such termination, or at such other time prescribed by any applicable plan or applicable laws: (A) any base salary payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, accrued up to and including the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in on which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for terminated, less required statutory deductions; (B) accrued and unpaid paid time off (if and as required by applicable law or the Company’s policies then in effect); (C) any reason.
(c) If employee benefits to which the Executive is entitled upon termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by with the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits Company, as in place from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon and (D) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred by the Executive prior to the Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that date of termination pursuant to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such periodSection 5(f) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time(A)-(D) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released PartiesAccrued Amounts”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Americold Realty Trust), Employment Agreement (Americold Realty Trust), Employment Agreement (Americold Realty Trust)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s The employment under this Agreement of the Executive hereunder and the Employment Term may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due as defined herein) on twelve months written notice to death or Disability)the Executive, (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonthe Company with Cause or due to the Executive’s Disability (as defined herein) on written notice to the Executive, or (iii) due to expiration of by the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of Executive for any reason upon thirty (30) days written notice (which notice period may be waived by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1in its discretion, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)which case, Executive such termination shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs effective on any date prior to the second end of such thirty (2nd30) anniversary of day period as selected by the Effective DateCompany), or (yiv) by the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second Executive with Good Reason following a Change in Control (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed as defined in the Company’s fiscal year Change in which the termination occurs through such termination Control Severance Plan for Certain U.S. Officers and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year Executives (the “Prorated BonusCIC Plan”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence on twelve months written notice to the Company, provided that such termination occurs during the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of a Change in Control and ending two years after the date of such Change in Control, or (v) without action by the Company, the Executive or any other person or entity, immediately upon the Executive’s death. If the Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason under this Section 7(a), the Company may alternatively shall be obligated to pay or provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required (or his estate, as applicable): (A) any base salary payable to pay the Executive pursuant to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four this Agreement, accrued up to and including the date on which the Executive’s employment terminates, (24B) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such any employee benefits to which the same extent that active employees Executive is entitled upon termination of his employment with the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, terms and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives conditions of the Company in applicable plans of the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
Company, (dC) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at reimbursement for any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) unreimbursed business expenses incurred by the Company without Cause (other than due Executive prior to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due his date of termination pursuant to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”5(f), and (ivD) the Severance Benefits payment for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be accrued but unused vacation and/or paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, time off as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requestedhis termination, from in accordance with Company policy ((A)-(D) collectively, the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy“Accrued Amounts”).
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (TE Connectivity Ltd.), Employment Agreement (TE Connectivity Ltd.), Employment Agreement (TE Connectivity Ltd.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed business expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiespolicies (including severance benefits following a Change in Control), and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that that, such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that that, to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Healthcare Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month 24)-month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Healthcare Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month 24)-month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 sixty (60) days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination termination, and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.), Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.), Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give with the Company at least sixty shall terminate immediately upon:
(60i) days’ advance Executive’s receipt of written notice from the Company of any voluntary resignation the termination of his employment;
(ii) the Company’s receipt of Executive’s employment hereunder written or oral resignation from the Company;
(other than resignation for Good Reasoniii) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated Disability (as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreementdefined below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon ; or
(iv) Executive’s death.
(b) Following any The date upon which Executive’s termination of Executive’s employment with the Company occurs shall be the “Termination Date.” Provided that, for purposes of the timing of payments triggered by the Termination Date under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)Section 10, the obligations of Termination Date shall not be considered to have occurred until the Company to pay or provide date the Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except reasonably anticipate that (i) Executive will not perform any further services for payment of the Company or any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses other entity considered a single employer with the Company under Section 4(e), in each case accrued 414(b) or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (but substituting 50% for 80% in the application thereof) (the “CodeEmployer Group”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on level of bona fide services Executive will perform for the Employer Group after that date bonuses are paid will permanently decrease to other executives less than 20% of the Company in average level of bona fide services performed over the fiscal year previous 36 months (or if shorter over the duration of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided service). For this purpose, service performed as an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Companyemployee or as an independent contractor is counted, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), except that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues service as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as member of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive an Employer Group entity is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in not counted unless termination benefits under this Employment Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued aggregated with benefits under any benefit plan, program, other Employer Group plan or arrangement agreement in which Executive also participates shall as a director. Executive will not be subject treated as having a termination of his employment while he is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the leave does not exceed six months or, if longer, the period during which Executive has a reemployment right under statute or contract. If a bona fide leave of absence extends beyond six months, Executive’s employment will be considered to terminate on the terms first day after the end of the applicable plan, programsuch six month period, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of on the day after Executive’s employmentstatutory or contractual reemployment right lapses, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreementif later. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement The Company will determine when Executive’s Termination Date occurs based on account of any remuneration attributable to later employmentall relevant facts and circumstances, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executivein accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Texas Roadhouse, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Texas Roadhouse, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Texas Roadhouse, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under The Employment Period shall end upon the first to occur of: (i) the expiration of the term of this Agreement may be terminated pursuant to Section 1 hereof; (ii) termination of Executive's employment by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation on account of Executive’s 's inability to perform the essential functions of Executive's position, with or without reasonable accommodation, due to a physical or mental disability (as determined by the Board in good faith), for a period of more than six consecutive months (“Termination for Disability”); (iii) termination of Executive's employment hereunder by the Company for Cause (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto) (“Termination for Cause”); (iv) termination of Executive's employment by the Company other than resignation a Termination for Disability or a Termination for Cause (“Termination Without Cause”); (v) Executive's death; (vi) termination of Executive's employment by Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto) (“Termination for Good Reason”); or (vii) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Executive's employment by Executive for any reason other than Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathReason.
(b) Following If the Employment Period ends for any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly reason set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreementsSection 4(a), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided belowin this Section 4, Executive shall cease to have any Unpaid Annual Bonus rights to salary, bonus (if any) or benefits hereunder, other than (i) payment of unpaid Base Salary through and including the date of termination or resignation (which in the case of a termination by the Company shall be paid on the final day of employment, and in the case of a resignation shall be paid out on the final day of employment or within seventy-two hours after the resignation, whichever occurs later), (ii) Executive's business expenses that are reimbursable pursuant to Section 3(d) but have not been reimbursed by the Company as defined belowof the date of termination, (iii) is forfeited Executive's annual bonus for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the date of termination occurs, if Executive’s employment is terminated for such bonus has been earned, but has not been paid as of the date of termination, (iv) any reasonaccrued vacation pay to the extent not theretofore paid, and (v) any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided by law or under any plan, program, policy or practice of the Company (“Accrued Compensation and Benefits”).
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Employment Period ends on account of Termination Without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive Termination for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) receive a severance pay in an aggregate amount payment (the “Severance PayPayment”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 one times the sum of (A) Executive's Base Salary at the time of termination (or, in the event of a Termination for Good Reason, the Base Salary prior to the event constituting Good Reason if such Base Salary is higher than the Base Salary at the time of termination) plus (B) Target Bonus Executive's target annual bonus for the year in which Executive's employment terminates. In addition, if the Employment Period ends on account of death, Termination Without Cause, Termination for Good Reason or Termination for Disability, the Company shall pay Executive after such termination of employment (or to Executive's family in the event of his death), on a monthly basis, an amount equal to the monthly amount of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) continuation coverage premium for such month, at the same level and cost to Executive (or Executive's family in the event of his death) as immediately preceding the date of termination, under the Company group medical plan in which Executive participated immediately preceding the date of termination, less the amount of Executive's portion of such monthly premium as in effect immediately preceding the date of termination, until the earlier of (A) 12 months after the date of termination; and (B) the date on which Executive and his family have obtained other substantially similar healthcare coverage or become entitled to Medicare coverage. Subject to Section 16, the Severance Payment shall be paid in a lump sum payment on the sixtieth day following the termination date. As a condition to Executive's receipt of the post-employment payments and benefits set forth in this Section 4(c), Executive must execute, return, not rescind and comply with a commercially reasonable written release agreement in a form prescribed by the Company (the “Release”).
(d) If, during the two year period following a Change in Control (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto), Executive's employment is terminated due to a Termination Without Cause or a Termination for Good Reason, Executive shall receive the benefits set forth in Section 4(c), except that (1) in lieu of the Severance Payment described in Section 4(c), Executive shall receive two times the sum of (A) Executive's Base Salary at the time of such termination or Change in Control, whichever Base Salary level is greater, plus (B) the average of Executive's annual bonuses for the three most recently completed years prior to Executive's termination of employment or Change in Control, whichever average is greater or, if Executive has not been employed for at least three full years, the average of Executive's annual bonuses for all completed years prior to Executive's termination of employment or Change in Control, whichever is greater (the “CIC Severance PayPayment”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction. Subject to Section 16, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus Payment shall be paid in cash in a lump sum payment on the first payroll sixtieth day following the satisfaction termination date. As a condition to Executive's receipt of the Release Conditionpost-employment payments and benefits set forth in this Section 4(d), subject to Section 23(c); providedExecutive must execute, howeverreturn, not rescind and comply with a Release.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Change in Control does not constitute a payment required to be paid under Section 4(d), when considered either alone or with other payments paid or imputed to Executive (the “change in Total Payments”) from the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporationCompany that would be deemed “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v280G(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), is determined by the portion Company, with the assistance of a nationally recognized accounting firm acceptable to Executive, to be a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, then the Total Payments shall be automatically reduced to an amount equal to $1.00 less than three times (3x) the “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(3) of the Code) (the “Reduced Amount”); provided, however, such reduction shall not apply if the sum of (A) the Total Payments less (B) the amount of excise tax payable by the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code with respect to the Total Payments, is greater than the Reduced Amount. Any such reduction shall occur in the following order: (i) by eliminating the acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the fair market value (and if there is more than one option award so outstanding, then the acceleration of the vesting of the most “under water” option shall be reduced first, and so-on); (ii) by reducing the CIC Severance Pay that is Payment and any other cash payments not in excess subject to Section 409A of the Severance Pay Code; (iii) by reducing any benefit continuation payments (and if there be more than one such payment, by reducing the payments in reverse order, with the payments made the earliest being reduced first); (iv), by reducing any cash payments that would are subject to Section 409A of the Code (and if there be more than one such payment, by reducing the payments in reverse order, with the payments made the earliest being reduced first); (v) by reducing the payments of any restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards or similar equity-based awards that have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid awarded to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of by the Company that are subject to performance-based vesting (and if there be more than one such award held by Executive, by reducing the awards in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as reverse order of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requestedtheir award, from with the Board most-recently awarded reduced first and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors oldest award reduced last); (and any committees thereofvi) by reducing the payments of any Affiliate of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards or similar equity-based awards that have been awarded to Executive by the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement that are subject to settime-off for any undisputed amounts owed based vesting (and if there be more than one such award held by Executive, to by reducing the extent permitted awards in the reverse order of the date of their award, with the most-recently awarded reduced first and the oldest award reduced last); and (vii) by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment reducing the acceleration of vesting of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement stock options that are not described in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment), Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveabove.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (UCP, Inc.), Employment Agreement (UCP, Inc.), Employment Agreement (UCP, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a1) ExecutiveThe option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at the Company or any time and subsidiary for any reasonreason whatsoever; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give in the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in event such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except results from (i) for payment the Employee’s retirement with the consent of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment the Company, such option may be exercised within three months of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus Employee’s disability (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v105(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended amended) or death, such option may be exercised by the Employee’s legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. Notwithstanding clause (i) of the “Code”)preceding sentence, the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon Company may terminate and cancel such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments option during the twentythree-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination referred to in accordance with such clause if the optionee engages in employment or activities contrary, in the opinion of the Company’s regular payroll practicesBoard of Directors or the Committee, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and to the portion best interests of the CIC Severance Pay Company or any subsidiary. In addition, the Committee shall, in excess each case in which clause (i) of such amount the second preceding sentence may be applicable, determine whether a termination of employment shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after considered retirement with the consummation consent of the Change in ControlCompany. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on Notwithstanding the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disabilityforegoing, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination such option and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationCommittee.
(f2) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth Nothing contained in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) this Section shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all Employee subsequent to termination shall not extend such periods. Whether leave of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s absence shall constitute a termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination for purposes of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to determined by the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunderCommittee in its sole discretion.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Christopher & Banks Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Christopher & Banks Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Christopher & Banks Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time Employee and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executiveagree that Employee’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated employment occurred effective as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathEffective Date.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this AgreementEmployee acknowledges and agrees that, except as provided under Sections 5(c)for the Section 2 Payments, 5(d)he shall not receive any compensation, bonuses, benefits, or other consideration from the Company in connection with his employment or termination therefrom, and 5(e), he waives all rights to such payments from the obligations of Company.
(c) Employee agrees to waive any rights to reinstatement or to apply for reemployment with the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreementsany and all of its past, present, or future parent, subsidiary, or affiliated companies or divisions). Employee acknowledges and agrees that any application for reinstatement or future employment with the Company (including, other than severance plans without limitation, any and all of its past, present, or policiesfuture parent, subsidiary, or affiliated companies or divisions) will be considered void from its inception, and may be summarily rejected by the Company without explanation or liability.
(iiid) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided belowthe parties hereto acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement (including, any Unpaid Annual Bonus without limitation, Section 3(b) above and Section 5 (as defined Release and Waiver of Claims) below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receiveaffect: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal toterms and conditions or enforceability of that certain Amended and Restated Indemnification Agreement, two times (2x) the sum dated May 19, 2014 and with a retroactive effective date of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target BonusNovember 29, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date2010, between Employee and Xxxx Xxxxxx Holdings Corp., or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonussimilar indemnification rights in favor of Employee provided under any charters, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonbylaws, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c)other corporate governance documents; provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives rights of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives Employee as a stockholder of any of the foregoing Releasee (collectively, the “Released Parties”as hereinafter defined), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”)including, that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”)without limitation, and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued rights under any benefit plancharters, programbylaws, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancystockholders agreements, or other remunerative activity corporate governance documents affecting stockholders of ExecutiveReleasees.
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Samples: Offer of Continued Employment (Jack Cooper Logistics, LLC), Offer of Continued Employment (Jack Cooper Logistics, LLC), Offer of Continued Employment (Jack Cooper Logistics, LLC)
Termination of Employment. 6.1 If, during the term of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated, then the Executive shall be entitled to the following compensation and benefits:
(a) If the Executive’s employment under this Agreement may with the Company shall be terminated (1) by the Company for Cause or Disability, (2) by reason of the Executive’s death, or (3) by the Executive other than for Good Reason, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Compensation only.
(b) If the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be terminated by either party at any time Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section 1.7), then the Executive shall be entitled to each and all of the following:
(i) The Company shall pay the Executive all Accrued Compensation;
(ii) The Company shall pay the Executive a Pro Rata Bonus;
(iii) The Company shall continue to pay the Executive his Base Salary and an amount equal to Bonus Amount divided by the number of payroll periods during the one year severance period for any reasonthe period of one (1) year from the Termination Date in accordance with its normal payroll practices and subject to applicable tax withholding; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give if the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood determines that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes payments would constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations Section 409A of the Company to pay or provide Code, then the Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition agrees to the modifications with respect to timing of such payments and benefits specified in accordance with Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date15 hereof; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and and
(iv) continued health insurance Continue to provide the Executive with medical and dental benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to on the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; terms and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as conditions provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in for a period of one (1) year from the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.Termination Date; and
(dc) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change The Amounts provided for in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(cSections 6.1(a) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i6.1(b)(i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a single lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” cash payment within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(vfive (5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 business days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
Termination Date (e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, andearlier, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed required by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyapplicable law).
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Retention and Severance Agreement, Retention and Severance Agreement (Hologic Inc), Retention and Severance Agreement (Hologic Inc)
Termination of Employment. A. The Company (aor any successor entity resulting from a Change in Control) Executivemay terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, howeverwith or without cause, that Executive shall by providing Employee with at least seven (7) days prior written notice. However, such notice requirement will not apply in the event there is a Termination for Cause under subsection D below.
B. In the event there is a termination of Employee’s employment by reason of an Involuntary Termination of Employee’s employment with the Company (other than Termination for Cause) during the Term, Employee will become entitled to the benefits specified in Section 10 in addition to any unpaid compensation earned by Employee under Section 4.A. for services rendered prior to such termination.
C. Should Employee’s employment with the Company terminate by reason of Employee’s death or disability during the Employment Period, no severance benefits will be payable to Employee under Section 10, and only the limited death or disability benefits provided under Section 9 will be payable.
D. The Company may at any time, upon written notice, terminate Employee’s employment hereunder for any act qualifying as a Termination for Cause or at any time following the expiration of the Term. Such termination will be effective immediately upon such notice.
E. Upon such Termination for Cause or at any time following the expiration of the Term, the Company will only be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of pay Employee any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation unpaid compensation earned by Employee pursuant to Section 4.A. for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred services rendered through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the no termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance or severance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise will be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive Employee under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of ExecutiveSection 10.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp), Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp), Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp)
Termination of Employment. A. The Company (aor any successor entity resulting from a Change in Control) Executive’s may terminate Employee's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, howeverwith or without cause, that Executive by providing Employee with at least seven (7) days prior written notice. However, such notice requirement will not apply in the event there is a Termination for Cause under subsection D below.
B. In the event there is a termination of Employee's employment by reason of disability or an Involuntary Termination of Employee's employment with the Company (other than Termination for Cause) during the Employment Period, Employee will become entitled to the benefits specified in Part Two, Section 9 in addition to any unpaid compensation earned by Employee under Part Two, Section 4 for services rendered prior to such termination. However, in the event of such disability, the Company's obligation to provide benefits under Part Two, Section 9 shall be reduced and offset, dollar-for-dollar, by any income continuation payments provided Employee under any disability income/insurance program funded by the Company on Employee's behalf.
C. Should Employee's employment with the Company terminate by reason of his death during the Employment Period, no severance benefits will be payable to Employee under Part Two, Section 9, and only the limited death benefits provided under Part Two, Section 8 will be payable.
D. The Company may at any time, upon written notice, terminate Employee's employment hereunder for any act qualifying as a Termination for Cause. Such termination will be effective immediately upon such notice.
E. Upon such Termination for Cause, the Company will only be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of pay Employee any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect unpaid compensation earned by him pursuant to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employmentPart Two, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred services rendered through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the no termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance or severance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise will be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive Employee under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employmentPart Two, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of ExecutiveSection 9.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp), Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp), Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reasonshall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) Termination due to Disability (as defined below); provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60ii) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation termination of Executive’s employment hereunder by the Company for Cause; (iii) termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for any reason other than resignation Cause or Termination due to Disability; (iv) Executive’s death; (v) termination of Executive’s employment by Executive for Good Reason or (vi) termination of Executive’s employment by Executive for any reason other than Good Reason) (and in such event . Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company in for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all positions with the Company or any of its sole discretion may elect to accelerate affiliates held by Executive as of the date immediately preceding Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following If Executive’s employment ends for any termination reason, except as otherwise contemplated in this Section 4, Executive shall cease to have any rights to salary, bonus (if any) or other benefits, other than (i) the earned but unpaid portion of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employmentor resignation, payable as soon as practicable (ii) any unpaid expense or other reimbursements due to Executive (provided that such expenses and in all events required substantiation and documentation thereof are submitted within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreementsand that such expenses are reimbursable under Company policy), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death amounts or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practicesor provided by law or under any plan, but no less frequently than monthlyprogram, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death policy or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor practice of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current provided that Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of benefit under any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to severance plan maintained by the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Exicure, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Exicure, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Exicure, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. A. Employee’s employment shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of one (a1) Executiveyear unless terminated by either party, provided, however that the term of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for additional one-year periods (the “Renewal Term”).
B. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party agreement at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company reason by providing Employee with at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employmentprior written notice. However, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly such notice requirement is not required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if ExecutiveEmployee’s employment is terminated for any reasoncause as described in subparagraph 8(D) below.
(c) C. If ExecutiveEmployee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due for cause pursuant to death Subsection 8(B) or Disabilitythe Company’s breach of this employment agreement, and such termination is not for any of the reasons set out in Subsections 8(D), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonthen, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1following such termination, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive Employee shall be entitled to receive: (i) continue to receive the following as severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated ): (i) an amount equal to Employee’s Base Salary, minus any federal, state and local payroll taxes and other withholdings legally required or properly requested by the Company without Cause Employee, for a period of one (other than due to death or Disability)1) year, payable in full within five (5) days of termination; (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu pro rata share of any of Annual Bonus earned by Employee for the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination takes place, minus any federal, state and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), local payroll taxes and other withholdings legally required or properly requested by Employee; and (iviii) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (acceleration of vesting of stock options as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction result of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c)such termination; provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(vEmployee shall receive no Severance Benefits under this Paragraph 8(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid unless Employee executes and delivers to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition form acceptable to the payments Company and benefits specified in Section 5(b)its counsel, Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and a general release of claims in favor of against the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B Company (the “Release”), that has become which Release is not revoked within any time period allowed for revocation under applicable law.
D. The Company may at any time, upon written notice, terminate Employee’s employment hereunder for cause as described in i and ii below. Such termination will be effective immediately upon such notice. For purposes of this agreement, Employee’s employment with the Company will be deemed to have been involuntarily terminated for cause if Employee’s services are terminated by the Company for one or more of the following reasons:
i. acts of fraud or embezzlement or other intentional misconduct which adversely affects the Company's business, or
ii. misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use of the Company's proprietary information.
E. Employee’s employment shall automatically terminate in accordance with its terms within sixty the event of Employee’s death on the date of his death. However, all the “Severance Benefits” described in Section 8(C) shall be extended to Employee's beneficiaries for a period of 12 months.
F. Employee may terminate employment under this agreement at any time for any reason upon thirty (6030) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant prior written notice to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Adherex Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Adherex Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Adherex Technologies Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed business expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiespolicies (including severance benefits following a Change in Control), and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that that, such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that that, to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Healthcare Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month 24)-month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Healthcare Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or 6 effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month 24)-month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 sixty (60) days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination termination, and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.), Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.), Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.)
Termination of Employment. (a) TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT JUST CAUSE, BY VIRTUE OF DEATH OR DISABILITY OF EXECUTIVE, OR RESIGNATION BY THE EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON.
(i) The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment under with the Company pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated Section 6(a) at any time, in accordance with Section 6(d), without “Just Cause” (as defined in Section 6(c)(ii) below) or by either party virtue of Executive’s death or Disability (as defined herein) by giving notice as described in Section 9(a) of this Agreement. The Executive shall have the right to terminate its employment for Good Reason in accordance with Section 6(a)(vi).
(ii) If the Company terminates Executive’s employment at any time and without Just Cause or by virtue of the death or Disability of Executive or Executive terminates its employment with the Company for any reason; provided“Good Reason” (as defined in Section 6(a)(vi) below) , however, that then Executive shall be required entitled to give receive the Accrued Obligations (defined in 6(a)(iv) below). If Executive complies with the obligations in Section 6(a)(iii) below, Executive shall also be eligible to receive the following “Severance Benefits”:
(1) The Company at least will pay Executive an amount equal to the sum of (A) 50% of Executive’s then current Base Salary and (B) 50% of the average annual bonus for each of the prior two completed performance years, such sum to be divided by Six and less all applicable withholdings and deductions, paid in equal installments for six (6) months (the “Severance Period”), commencing on the first payroll date that is more than sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of Executive’s employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For with the avoidance remaining installments occurring on the first day of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reasoneach remaining month of the Severance Period thereafter.
(c2) If a policy is in place when the Severance Period commences, the Company shall pay to the Executive the premiums for the continuation of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated life insurance benefits for a period of six (i6) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount months (the “Severance PayLife Insurance Period”) equal to, two times (2x) from the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year date of termination, subject to any applicable withholdings and (y) a fractiondeductions, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in monthly installments commencing on the Company’s fiscal year in which first regular payroll date that is more than sixty (60) days following the termination occurs through such termination date of termination.
(3) The Company will provide Executive with continued medical and dental benefits for the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect duration of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to Severance Period at the same extent that rate of participant and Company shared costs as in effect for active employees of the Company are required Company.
(4) all stock options (and any other unvested equity incentive award) held by the Executive relating to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms shares of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to its parent will be deemed fully vested and exercisable on the Company, Termination Date and the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage exercise period for such benefits for twenty-four stock options will be increased by a period of two years from the Termination Date
(24iii) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees Executive will be paid all of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with Accrued Obligations on the Company’s regular first payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided date after Executive’s date of termination from employment or earlier if required by law. Executive shall receive the Severance Benefits pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) or Change in Control Severance Benefits pursuant to Section 23(c6(b)(i) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on of this Agreement if by the 60th day following the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid of employment, he has signed, delivered to other executives of the Company and not revoked in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, whole or in the ownership of part a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay mutually agreeable separation agreement that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in includes a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and general release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B Company (the “Release”).
(iv) For purposes of this Agreement, that has become effective “Accrued Obligations” are any accrued but unpaid portion of the applicable Base Salary, plus any accrued but unused vacation time and unpaid expenses (in accordance with its terms within sixty (60Section 2(d)) days following Executive’s termination of employment (that have been earned by the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policytermination.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Services Agreement (Portage Biotech Inc.), Services Agreement (Portage Biotech Inc.), Services Agreement (Portage Biotech Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) 3.1. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Executive’s 's employment with the Company is terminated within one year following a Change in Control under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; providedof the following circumstances, however, that the Executive shall be required entitled to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (following compensation and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathbenefits.
(b) Following any termination of 3.1.1. If the Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is be terminated (i) by the Company without for Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonreason of the Executive's death, or (iii) due to expiration of by the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Executive, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) other than any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the CompanyInvoluntary Termination, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal shall pay to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of all Accrued Compensation.
3.1.2. If the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company terminates Executive without Cause (and otherwise for any reason other than due to death or of Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonincluding, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1without limitation, any Involuntary Termination, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive immediately in a lump sum as severance upon such termination, (ia) all Accrued Compensation, (b) aggregate compensation equal to one (1) times Executive's annual compensation at the Prorated Bonusrate in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control and (c) for certain lost benefits, paid on the date bonuses are paid an amount equal to other executives 10% of the Company Executive's base salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. For purposes of determining compensation which is not fixed (such as a bonus), the annual amount of such unfixed compensation shall be deemed to be equal to the average of such compensation over the three year following period immediately prior to the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
3.1.3. In the event of such termination pursuant to Section 3.1.2, (fA) Executive’s entitlement all rights of Executive pursuant to awards of share grants or options granted by the Company shall be deemed to have vested and shall be released from all conditions and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer pursuant to the payments Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c(B) and 5(d) the Executive shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor deemed to be credited with service with the Company for such remaining Term for the purposes of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors 's benefit plans; (C) the Executive shall be deemed to have retired from the Company and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, shall be entitled as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, programdate, or arrangement in at such later time as he may elect to commence receiving the total combined qualified and non-qualified retirement benefit to which Executive participates shall be subject to he is entitled hereunder, or Executive's total non-qualified retirement benefit hereunder if under the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangementCompany's qualified retirement plan for salaried employees he is not entitled to a qualified benefit, and (D) if any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions provision of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.Section
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Samples: Severance Protection Agreement (Span America Medical Systems Inc), Severance Protection Agreement (Span America Medical Systems Inc), Severance Protection Agreement (Span America Medical Systems Inc)
Termination of Employment. a. The employment period (a“Employment Period”) will commence on the Agreement Commencement Date and will terminate immediately upon the first to occur of: (i) the effective date of Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and resignation for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required (ii) Executive’s death or Disability (as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 22(e)(3)); or (iii) the Company’s election to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of terminate Executive’s employment hereunder at any time for Cause (other than resignation for Good Reasonas defined below) (and in such or without Cause.
b. In the event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
with Company terminates for any reason, Executive will be entitled to any (a) unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the effective date of termination; (b) Following unpaid, but earned and accrued incentive payments if any, payable to Executive according to their terms; (c) pay for accrued but unused vacation calculated based on Executive’s Base Salary on the effective date of termination; (d) benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements, including Equity Awards, if any, or other plans applicable to Executive; and (e) unreimbursed business expenses required to be reimbursed to Executive. In the event Executive’s employment with Company terminates for any reason, Executive will be allowed to exercise their vested stock options to purchase Company common stock, if any, during the time period set forth in, and in accordance with, the plan and governing stock option agreement(s).
c. The Company may offset any amounts Executive owes to Company against any amounts the Company owes Executive hereunder. The termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of with the Company for any reason shall be deemed to pay or provide automatically remove Executive, without any further action, from any and all offices held by Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreementsany office as a member of the Board). Executive agrees to promptly sign and submit notice(s) of resignation, or any other than severance plans or policies, and (iiidocuments reasonably requested in order for the Company to effect the removal of Executive from any offices held by Executive. Any exceptions to this section 3(c) as otherwise expressly required requested by applicable law. For Executive in writing at the avoidance time of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) termination will be considered by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) Board which shall exercise its discretion by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1acting in good faith, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum best interests of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination and in accordance with its fiduciary duties.
d. In the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year event of Executive’s termination of employment, Executive will take all necessary and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid reasonable actions to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year effect a smooth transition of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein duties to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) such person or persons as may be designated by the Company without Cause (other than due to death Board or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration its designee. The fulfillment of this obligation will be a condition of receiving the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, benefits in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(cSections 3(b) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b4(a), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Limeade, Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (Limeade, Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (Limeade, Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) 3.1 If Executive’s employment under terminates for any reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages award or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement Agreement.
3.2 During the Initial Term, the employment relationship may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except follows: (i) by Executive for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and reason or for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Good Reason (as defined in Section 4(e3.6 below), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within upon at least thirty (30) days following days’ written notice to the Company, effective as of the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, such notice or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiessuch earlier date determined by the Company following such notice, and subject to Section 3.4 below; (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (iii) by the Company without Cause (other than due as defined in Section 3.5 below), upon at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to Executive, effective as of the date set forth in such notice or such earlier date determined by Executive following such notice, and subject to Section 3.4 below; and (iii) by the Company for Cause with immediate effect; and (iv) upon Executive’s death or Disability (as defined in Section 3.7 below) with immediate effect. Following the Initial Term, the employment relationship may be terminated by Executive or the Company in accordance with the notice policies of the Company in existence at the time of termination.
3.3 If Executive’s employment terminates for any reason at any time, including but not limited to Executive’s voluntary election to terminate his employment with or without Good Reason, termination by the Company with or without Cause, or upon Executive’s death or Disability), Executive (iior Executive’s estate in the case of death) by Executive will receive payment(s) for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration all salary and unpaid vacation accrued as of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result date of Executive’s termination of employment, and shall be entitled to all accrued benefits and to any additional benefits pursuant to the Company delivering a notice plans or policies in effect at the time of non-renewal termination or as contemplated required by Section 1law, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), less all required withholdings. Executive shall be entitled to receiveseparation benefits in the event of termination of his employment only as provided in Section 3.4 below.
3.4 If during the Initial Term the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause other than in circumstances of Executive’s death or Disability, or if during the Initial Term Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, provided Executive signs a general release of all claims against the Company and related parties within thirty (30) days of such termination, Executive will be entitled to receive the following separation benefits: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal tocontinuation of Executive’s then current monthly base salary, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonusless applicable withholding taxes, if such termination any, for a period of employment occurs prior to the second six (2nd6) anniversary of the Effective Datemonths, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonusor, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in at the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) monthsoption, subject to Executive’s a lump sum payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four six (246) months of Executive’s then current annual base salary, less applicable withholding taxes, if any, effective as of the effective date of Executive’s execution of the general release of claims. All separation benefits provided under this Section 3.4 will commence (assuming or be payable if payable in a lump sum) on or before ten (10) business days after the effective date of Executive’s general release of all claims.
3.5 For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” for Executive’s termination will exist at any time after the happening of one or more of the following events:
(A) Executive’s continued failure to substantially perform Executive’s duties, including Executive’s refusal to comply in any material respect with the legal directives of the Board of Directors so long as such directives are not inconsistent with the Executive’s position and duties, and such refusal to comply is not remedied within ten (10) working days after written notice from the Board of Directors, which written notice shall state that COBRA continuation coverage were available failure to remedy such conduct may result in termination for such periodCause; or
(B) (minus the cost of such benefits Executive’s dishonest or fraudulent conduct, or deliberate attempt to do an injury to the same extent Company or any of its subsidiaries, or conduct that active employees materially discredits the Company or any of its subsidiaries or is materially detrimental to the reputation of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to timeor any of its subsidiaries, including conviction of a felony; or
(C) Executive’s breach of any element of the Confidentiality Agreement (the “Severance Benefits”as defined in Section 4 below), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following including without limitation, Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to theft or other executives during the fiscal year misappropriation of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives proprietary information of the Company in the year following the fiscal year or any of Executive’s terminationits subsidiaries.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein 3.6 For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” for Executive to the contrary, terminate his employment shall exist if at any time Executive voluntarily resigns within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by after having provided the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a with written notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(cfollowing circumstances within thirty (30) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives initial existence of any of the foregoing following circumstances:
(collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially A) a material reduction in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination job position or responsibilities to a position or to responsibilities substantially lower than the position and responsibilities assigned to Executive upon commencement of the employment relationship pursuant to this Agreement which has not been cured by the Company within thirty (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g30) Upon termination calendar days after notice of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether such occurrence is given by Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors ;
(and any committees thereofB) of any Affiliate of a failure by the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in comply with any provision of Section 2 of this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed which has not been cured within thirty (30) calendar days after notice of such noncompliance has been given by Executive, Executive to the extent permitted Company or if such failure is not capable of being cured in such time, a cure shall not have been diligently initiated by Section 409A the Company within such thirty (as defined below30) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.calendar day period; and
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Asian Financial Inc), Chief Financial Officer Employment Agreement (Yuhe International, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Asian Financial Inc)
Termination of Employment. A. The Company (aor any successor entity resulting from a Change in Control) Executive’s may terminate Employee's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, howeverwith or without cause, that Executive shall by providing Employee with at least seven (7) days prior written notice. However, such notice requirement will not apply in the event there is a Termination for Cause under subsection D below.
B. In the event there is a termination of Employee's employment by reason of an Involuntary Termination of Employee's employment with the Company (other than Termination for Cause) during the Term, Employee will become entitled to the benefits specified in Part Two, Section 10 in addition to any unpaid compensation earned by Employee under Part Two, Section 4.A. for services rendered prior to such termination.
C. Should Employee's employment with the Company terminate by reason of Employee's death or disability during the Employment Period, no severance benefits will be payable to Employee under Part Two, Section 10, and only the limited death or disability benefits provided under Part Two, Section 9 will be payable.
D. The Company may at any time, upon written notice, terminate Employee's employment hereunder for any act qualifying as a Termination for Cause or at any time following the expiration of the Term. Such termination will be effective immediately upon such notice.
E. Upon such Termination for Cause or at any time following the expiration of the Term, the Company will only be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of pay Employee any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation unpaid compensation earned by Employee pursuant to Part Two, Section 4.A. for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred services rendered through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the no termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance or severance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise will be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive Employee under any of the provisions of this AgreementPart Two, Section 10. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.PART THREE - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp), Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp), Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under The Employment Period shall end upon the first to occur of: (i) the expiration of the term of this Agreement may be terminated pursuant to Section 1 hereof; (ii) termination of Executive's employment by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation on account of Executive’s 's inability to perform the essential functions of Executive's position, with or without reasonable accommodation, due to a physical or mental disability (as determined by the Board in good faith), for a period of more than six consecutive months (“Termination for Disability”); (iii) termination of Executive's employment hereunder by the Company for Cause (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto) (“Termination for Cause”); (iv) termination of Executive's employment by the Company other than resignation a Termination for Disability or a Termination for Cause (“Termination Without Cause”); (v) Executive's death; (vi) termination of Executive's employment by Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto) (“Termination for Good Reason”); or (vii) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Executive's employment by Executive for any reason other than Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathReason.
(b) Following If the Employment Period ends for any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly reason set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreementsSection 4(a), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided belowin this Section 4, Executive shall cease to have any Unpaid Annual Bonus rights to salary, bonus (if any) or benefits hereunder, other than (i) payment of unpaid Base Salary through and including the date of termination or resignation (which in the case of a termination by the Company shall be paid on the final day of employment, and in the case of a resignation shall be paid out on the final day of employment or within seventy-two hours after the resignation, whichever occurs later), (ii) Executive's business expenses that are reimbursable pursuant to Section 3(d) but have not been reimbursed by the Company as defined belowof the date of termination, (iii) is forfeited Executive's annual bonus for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the date of termination occurs, if Executive’s employment is terminated for such bonus has been earned, but has not been paid as of the date of termination, (iv) any reasonaccrued vacation pay to the extent not theretofore paid, and (v) any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided by law or under any plan, program, policy or practice of the Company (“Accrued Compensation and Benefits”).
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Employment Period ends on account of Termination Without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive Termination for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) receive a severance pay in an aggregate amount payment (the “Severance PayPayment”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 two times the sum of (A) Executive's Base Salary at the time of termination (or, in the event of a Termination for Good Reason, the Base Salary prior to the event constituting Good Reason if such Base Salary is higher than the Base Salary at the time of termination) plus (B) Target Bonus Executive's target annual bonus for the year in which Executive's employment terminates. In addition, if the Employment Period ends on account of death, Termination Without Cause, Termination for Good Reason or Termination for Disability, the Company shall pay Executive after such termination of employment (or to Executive's family in the event of his death), on a monthly basis, an amount equal to the monthly amount of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) continuation coverage premium for such month, at the same level and cost to Executive (or Executive's family in the event of his death) as immediately preceding the date of termination, under the Company group medical plan in which Executive participated immediately preceding the date of termination, less the amount of Executive's portion of such monthly premium as in effect immediately preceding the date of termination, until the earlier of (A) 24 months after the date of termination; and (B) the date on which Executive and his family have obtained other substantially similar healthcare coverage or become entitled to Medicare coverage. Subject to Section 16, the Severance Payment shall be paid in a lump sum payment on the sixtieth day following the termination date. As a condition to Executive's receipt of the post-employment payments and benefits set forth in this Section 4(c), Executive must execute, return, not rescind and comply with a commercially reasonable written release agreement in a form prescribed by the Company (the “Release”).
(d) If, during the two year period following a Change in Control (as defined in Exhibit A attached hereto), Executive's employment is terminated due to a Termination Without Cause or a Termination for Good Reason, Executive shall receive the benefits set forth in Section 4(c), except that (1) in lieu of the Severance Payment described in Section 4(c), Executive shall receive three times the sum of (A) Executive's Base Salary at the time of such termination or Change in Control, whichever Base Salary level is greater, plus (B) the average of Executive's annual bonuses for the three most recently completed years prior to Executive's termination of employment or Change in Control, whichever average is greater or, if Executive has not been employed for at least three full years, the average of Executive's annual bonuses for all completed years prior to Executive's termination of employment or Change in Control, whichever is greater (the “CIC Severance PayPayment”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction. Subject to Section 16, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus Payment shall be paid in cash in a lump sum payment on the first payroll sixtieth day following the satisfaction termination date. As a condition to Executive's receipt of the Release Conditionpost-employment payments and benefits set forth in this Section 4(d), subject to Section 23(c); providedExecutive must execute, howeverreturn, not rescind and comply with a Release.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Change in Control does not constitute a payment required to be paid under Section 4(d), when considered either alone or with other payments paid or imputed to Executive (the “change in Total Payments”) from the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporationCompany that would be deemed “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v280G(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), is determined by the portion Company, with the assistance of a nationally recognized accounting firm acceptable to Executive, to be a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, then the Total Payments shall be automatically reduced to an amount equal to $1.00 less than three times (3x) the “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(3) of the Code) (the “Reduced Amount”); provided, however, such reduction shall not apply if the sum of (A) the Total Payments less (B) the amount of excise tax payable by the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code with respect to the Total Payments, is greater than the Reduced Amount. Any such reduction shall occur in the following order: (i) by eliminating the acceleration of vesting of any stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the fair market value (and if there is more than one option award so outstanding, then the acceleration of the vesting of the most “under water” option shall be reduced first, and so-on); (ii) by reducing the CIC Severance Pay that is Payment and any other cash payments not in excess subject to Section 409A of the Severance Pay Code; (iii) by reducing any benefit continuation payments (and if there be more than one such payment, by reducing the payments in reverse order, with the payments made the earliest being reduced first); (iv), by reducing any cash payments that would are subject to Section 409A of the Code (and if there be more than one such payment, by reducing the payments in reverse order, with the payments made the earliest being reduced first); (v) by reducing the payments of any restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards or similar equity-based awards that have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid awarded to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of by the Company that are subject to performance-based vesting (and if there be more than one such award held by Executive, by reducing the awards in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as reverse order of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requestedtheir award, from with the Board most-recently awarded reduced first and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors oldest award reduced last); (and any committees thereofvi) by reducing the payments of any Affiliate of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards or similar equity-based awards that have been awarded to Executive by the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement that are subject to settime-off for any undisputed amounts owed based vesting (and if there be more than one such award held by Executive, to by reducing the extent permitted awards in the reverse order of the date of their award, with the most-recently awarded reduced first and the oldest award reduced last); and (vii) by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment reducing the acceleration of vesting of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement stock options that are not described in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment), Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveabove.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (UCP, Inc.), Employment Agreement (UCP, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) ExecutiveEmployee and the Company agree that Employee’s employment under this Agreement is at-will and that either Employee or the Company may be terminated by either party terminate Employee’s employment, at any time time, with or without any cause, with no prior notice. In the event of any termination of Employee’s employment, the Company shall pay Employee (i) any unpaid Salary accrued prior to the termination on the Company’s next regular payday, and (ii) any unpaid Bonus amounts earned for the year prior to the year in which termination of employment occurs. The Company shall also reimburse Employee in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Company’s expense reimbursement practices for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Employee on behalf of the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s on or before the date on which his employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (terminates, and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathreported and properly documented on expense reports.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s Notwithstanding the at-will employment under this Agreementrelationship, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except if (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If ExecutiveEmployee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (for a reason other than due to death or Disability(A) for “Cause” (as defined below), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiB) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of Employee’s death or “disability” (as defined below), or (ii) Employee voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company delivering a notice of for “Good Reason” (as defined below), then, subject to Employee continuing to fulfill his obligations hereunder that survive such termination, or under any other confidentiality, non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1solicitation and/or non-competition agreement with the Company to which Employee is or may become a party, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive Employee shall be entitled to receive: receive continued Salary payments specified in Section 3(a) for no less than six (i6) severance pay in an aggregate amount months following termination of employment (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated BonusPeriod”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of , which shall be paid pro-rata over the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) Severance Period (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during If Employee is eligible for and elects to continue group health coverage under the twenty-four Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability“COBRA”), (ii) by Executive Employee may do so at Employee’s expense. In order to resign for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) Employee shall give the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, Company a written notice providing reasonable notice and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction detail of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms alleged Good Reason within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination the initial existence of employment the condition that constitutes the alleged Good Reason, (ii) the “Release Condition”)Company shall have thirty (30) days following such notice to cure such Good Reason, and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof(iii) such resignation actually occurs within two (2) years following the initial existence of the condition that constitutes Good Reason.
(gc) Upon termination Unless the agreement governing the grant of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Companyan equity award specifically provides otherwise, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as occurrence of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for Change in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A Control (as defined below) (x) the restrictions on any and all shares of restricted stock awards shall lapse immediately, (y) any and all outstanding unvested stock options, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other equity based awards granted to Employee under any Company clawback policy.
equity incentive plan that are subject to vesting requirements shall immediately become exercisable in full, and (hz) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates and all performance units and other performance-based equity incentives shall be subject to the terms deemed earned at 100% of the applicable plantarget level thereof. For purposes of this Agreement, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
“Change in Control” means (i) Following the acquisition, directly or indirectly, following the date hereof by any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation person (as such term is defined in Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the amounts payable to Executive under any Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of securities of the provisions Company representing in excess of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities if such person (or his, her or its affiliate(s)) does not own in excess of 50% of such voting power on the date of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or (ii) the future disposition by the Company (whether direct or indirect, by sale of assets or stock, merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or series of related transactions (in each case other remunerative activity than (i) a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of Executivechanging the domicile of the Company, (ii) financing activities in the ordinary course in which the Company sells its equity securities, or (iii) a transfer to a person or entity that, immediately after the transfer, is or is controlled by a person or entity that controlled the Company before the transfer, within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(B) of the Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 409A (as hereinafter defined).
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. a. TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT JUST CAUSE, BY VIRTUE OF DEATH OR DISABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE, OR RESIGNATION BY THE EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON.
i. The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Section 6(a) at any time, in accordance with Section 6(d), without “Just Cause” (as defined in Section 6(c)(ii) below) or by virtue of the Executive’s death or Disability (as defined herein) by giving notice as described in Section 9(a) of this Agreement. The Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment for Good Reason in accordance with Section 6(a)(vi).
ii. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment at any time without Just Cause or by virtue of the death or Disability of the Executive or Executive terminates his employment with the Company for “Good Reason” (as defined in Section 6(a)(vi) below) and provided that such termination constitutes a “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any alternative definition thereunder, a “Separation from Service”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Obligations (defined in 6(a)(iv) below). If Executive complies with the obligations in Section 6(a)(iii) below, Executive shall also be eligible to receive the following “Severance Benefits”:
1. The Company will pay Executive an amount equal to one and one/half (1-1/2) times the sum of (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time then current Base Salary and for any reason(b) Executive’s annual Bonus Percentage, paid to Executive in substantially equal installments over eighteen (18) months following his Separation from Service (the “Severance Period”), less all applicable withholdings and deductions; provided, however, that each such installment payable before the Release Effective Date (as defined in Section 6(a)(iii) below) shall not be paid until the first payroll following the Release Effective Date.
2. If Executive shall be required to give timely elects continued coverage under COBRA or, if applicable, state insurance laws, for himself and his covered dependents under the Company’s group health plans following such termination, then the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of shall pay the COBRA premiums or, if applicable, premiums for continuation coverage under state insurance laws, necessary to continue Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation and his covered dependents’ health insurance coverage in effect for Good Reason) himself (and his covered dependents) on the termination date until the earliest of: (i) eighteen (18) months following the termination date (the “COBRA Severance Period”); (ii) the date when Executive becomes eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment; or (iii) the date Executive ceases to be eligible for COBRA or state continuation coverage (or, with respect to his covered dependents, the date they cease to be eligible for COBRA or state continuation coverage) for any reason, including plan termination (such event period from the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s termination date through the earlier of termination of employment(i)-(iii), it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement(the “COBRA Payment Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company determines that its payment of COBRA premiums or, if applicable, premiums for continuation coverage under state insurance laws, on Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
behalf would result in a violation of applicable law (b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementincluding, except but not limited to, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as provided under Sections 5(camended by the 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act), 5(d)then in lieu of paying such premiums pursuant to this Section, and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to pay Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment on the last day of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration remaining month of the Term on the Expiration Date as COBRA Payment Period, a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination fully taxable cash payment equal to the product COBRA premium or, if applicable, premiums for continuation coverage under state insurance laws, for such month, subject to applicable tax withholding (such amount, the “Special Severance Payment”), for the remainder of the COBRA Payment Period. Nothing in this Agreement shall deprive Executive of his rights under COBRA or ERISA for benefits under plans and policies arising under his employment by the Company.
3. Payment, if any, of a pro-rata Bonus Payment for the year that includes the Executive’s termination date, determined and made in the sole discretion of the Board, equal to the actual Bonus Payment (xif any) the amount of Annual Bonus that which would have been payable awarded to Executive if he had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual remained employed for the applicable performance measured through the fiscal year of terminationperiod, and (y) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in of termination during which the termination occurs through such termination Executive was employed, and the denominator of which is 365 and payable at the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year similarly situated senior executives, but no later than March 15 of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationtermination date.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein 4. The Company shall pay to the contrary, if at any time within Executive the premiums for the continuation of the Executive’s life insurance benefits for a period of eighteen (18) months following a Change in Controlfrom the date of termination, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due subject to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executiveany applicable withholdings and deductions, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in monthly installments commencing on the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first regular payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay date that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently more than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination the date of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereoftermination.
(g) Upon termination 5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any applicable equity incentive plans or award agreements, effective as of Executive’s employment for any reasontermination date, the vesting and regardless exercisability of whether Executive continues as a consultant all outstanding equity awards, including without limitation, unvested shares subject to the CompanyRSUs and Options shall accelerate such that all shares subject to the then outstanding equity awards, including without limitation, RSUs and Options shall become immediately vested upon such termination and Options shall remain exercisable, if applicable, for twenty-four months following Executive’s termination.
iii. Executive will be paid all of the Accrued Obligations on the Company’s request first payroll date after Executive’s date of termination from employment or earlier if required by law. Executive agrees shall receive the Severance Benefits pursuant to resignSection 6(a)(ii) or Change in Control Severance Benefits pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) of this Agreement if by the 60th day following the date of Executive’s Separation from Service, he has signed and delivered to the Company a reasonable separation agreement that includes a general release in favor of the Company (the “ Release”), which cannot be revoked in whole or part by such date (the date that the Release can no longer be revoked is referred to as the “Release Effective Date”).
iv. For purposes of this Agreement, “Accrued Obligations” are any accrued but unpaid portion of the applicable Base Salary, plus any accrued but unused vacation time and unpaid expenses (in accordance with Section 2(d) and hereof) that have been earned by the Executive as the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policytermination.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Biohaven Research Ltd.), Employment Agreement (Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd.)
Termination of Employment. (a) 3.1 If Executive’s 's employment under terminates for any reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages award or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee.
3.2 During the Initial Term, the employment relationship may be terminated as follows: (i) by Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section 3.5 below), upon at least ninety (90) days' written notice to the Company, effective as of the date set forth in such notice or such earlier date determined by the Company following such notice; (ii) by the Company without Cause (as defined in Section 3.4 below), upon at least ninety (90) days' written notice to Executive, effective as of the date set forth in such notice or such earlier date determined by Executive following such notice; (iii) by the Company for Cause with immediate effect; or (iv) upon Executive's death or Disability (as defined in Section 3.6 below) with immediate effect. Following the Initial Term, the employment relationship may be terminated by either party Executive or the Company at any time and for any reason; providedprovided that, however, that Executive either party shall be required to give the Company other party at least sixty (60) days’ 90 days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation termination of Executive’s 's employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in unless such event termination is effectuated by the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically with Cause or upon Executive’s deathdeath or Disability, each of which requires no advance notice.
(b) Following 3.3 If Executive's employment terminates for any reason at any time, including but not limited to either party's failure to renew the Agreement in accordance with Section 1.1, Executive's voluntary election to terminate his/her employment with or without Good Reason, termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of by the Company to pay with or provide without Cause, or upon Executive's death or Disability, Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and (or Executive's estate in the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (icase of death) will receive payment(s) for payment all salary and unpaid vacation accrued as of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, vested equity awards as of the date of such Executive's termination of employment subject to Executive’s written agreement with the Company with respect to such equity awards, and shall be entitled to all accrued benefits and to any additional benefits pursuant to the Company plans or policies in effect at the time of termination or as required by law, less all required withholdings.
3.4 For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" for Executive's termination will exist at any time after the happening of one or more of the following events as reasonably and solely determined by the Board of Directors:
(a) Executive's continued failure to substantially perform Executive's duties, including Executive's refusal to comply in any material respect with the legal directives of the Board of Directors so long as such other date requesteddirectives are not inconsistent with the Executive's position and duties, and such refusal to comply is not remedied within ten (10) working days after written notice from the Board and of Directors, which written notice shall state that failure to remedy such conduct may result in termination for Cause; or
(b) Executive's dishonest or fraudulent conduct, or deliberate attempt to do an injury to the Company or any committees thereofof its subsidiaries, and, if applicable, from or conduct that materially discredits the board Company or any of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate its subsidiaries or is materially detrimental to the reputation of the Company to or any of its subsidiaries, including conviction of a felony; or
(c) Executive's breach of any obligation under Section 4 below, including without limitation, Executive's theft or other misappropriation of proprietary information of the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for Company or any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyof its subsidiaries.
(h) The payment 3.5 For purposes of any amounts accrued under any benefit planthis Agreement, program, or arrangement in which "Good Reason" for Executive participates to terminate his employment shall be subject to exist if Executive voluntarily resigns after having provided the terms Company with required written notice of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions following circumstances:
(a) a material reduction in Executive's job position or responsibilities to a position or to responsibilities substantially lower than the position and responsibilities assigned to Executive upon commencement of the employment relationship pursuant to this Agreement which has not been cured by the Company within ninety (90) calendar days after notice of such occurrence is given by Executive to the Company;
(b) a failure by the Company to comply with any provision of Section 2 of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Agreement which has not been cured within ninety (90) calendar days after notice of such noncompliance has been given by Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executivethe Company.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd.), Employment Agreement (Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd.)
Termination of Employment. (a) a. Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementb. Upon termination, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations irrespective of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall ceasereason, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except pay Executive: (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred salary earned through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, termination; (ii) compensation at the rate of the salary for any vacation time earned but not used as explicitly set forth of the date Executive’s employment terminates in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees accordance with Company policies as then in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and effect; (iii) reimbursement, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, for business expenses incurred by Executive but not yet paid as otherwise expressly required by of the date employment terminates; and (iv) all other payments, benefits or fringe benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of the applicable law. For arrangements and/or applicable law (all of the avoidance of doubtforegoing clauses (i)-(iv) collectively, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reasonthe “Accrued Obligations”).
(c) c. If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause Cause, (other than ii) due to death or Disability)disability, (iiiii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiiv) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled also receive the following termination payments and benefits on or beginning with the first payroll whose cutoff date follows the date Executive’s employment ends or according to receive: such timing as otherwise set forth below (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (collectively, the “Severance PayBenefits”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination ):
i. an amount equal to the product greater of (x) the amount sum of Annual Bonus that would have been payable twelve (12) months’ Base Salary, at the rate in effect immediately prior to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through termination (or, if higher, the fiscal year of termination, highest rate in effect within the preceding six months) and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium total amount of Base Salary that Executive would otherwise have been entitled to receive had Executive continued to be required employed through the Expiration Date, payable in a single lump sum on the next payroll date whose cutoff follows the day the Release (as defined below) becomes irrevocable (or, if earlier, within five business days folloing irrevocability), except where payment is delayed according to the timing relating to the Release Period as set forth below or pursuant to Section 409A (as defined below) (such date, the “Severance Payment Date”);
ii. any bonus that the Company had definitively determined to pay to obtain Executive and which was authorized and approved in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures but which had not yet been paid to as of the date of termination, payable in a lump sum at the same date as provided under clause (i) above;
iii. the Initial Equity Award Acceleration; and
iv. the employer portion of COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits Executive and any covered dependents will continue to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthlyso long as the Executive has not become actually covered by the medical plan of a subsequent employer during any such month and are otherwise entitled to COBRA continuation coverage, and commencing as provided in Section 23(cwith such payments for up to a maximum of twelve (12) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on months following the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) d. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen twelve (1812) months following a Change in ControlControl (as defined in the Plan as of the date thereof) or in anticipation of a Change of Control towards which material steps have been taken at the time of such termination and such Change of Control actually occurs, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause Cause, (other than ii) due to death or Disability)disability, (iiiii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiiv) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits Severance Benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive the following:
i. An amount equalt to two (i2) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (Ax) Executive’s Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator Annual Bonus (including any amounts deferred or satisfied through the grant of which is equity awards) most recently awarded to Executive for completed fiscal years of the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash Company payable in a single lump sum on the first payroll following Severance Payment Date;
ii. any bonus that the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject Company had definitively determined to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid pay to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination and which was authorized and approved in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, policies and procedures but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing which had not yet been paid to as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess date of such amount shall be paid to Executive termination, payable in a lump sum 60 days after at the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the same date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment as provided under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive clause (i) above;
iii. the Prorated BonusInitial Equity Award Acceleration; and
iv. the benefits described in Section 5(c)(iv) above.
e. For avoidance of doubt, all payments owed to the Executive under Section 5 of this Agreement will be paid in a single lump sum on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationSeverance Payment Date.
(f) Executive’s entitlement f. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the payments and contrary, the Company’s obligation to pay the benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) described herein shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable on the receipt of a customary release and waiver and release of all claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has ) in a form substantially consistent with the Company’s form separation agreement. Such release and waiver must be executed and become effective in accordance with its terms irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the date Executive’s employment ends (the”Release Period”). If such Release Period ends in the calendar year subsequent to the calendar year in which Executive’s employment ends and any Severance Benefits or the Change in Control Bonus is subject to Section 409A, payment of such covered amounts will not be made earlier than the first business day of that subsequent year.
g. To the extent (i) any payments to which Executive becomes entitled under this agreement, or any agreement or plan referenced herein, in connection with Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees constitute deferred compensation subject to resign, as Section 409A of the date Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”) and (ii) Executive is deemed at the time of such termination of employment to be a “specified” employee under Section 409A, then such payment or such other date requested, payments shall not be made or commence until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the 6-month period measured from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, date of Executive’s “separation from service” (as such term is at the board of directors (and any committees thereoftime defined in regulations under Section 409A) of any Affiliate of with the Company and (ii) the date of Executive’s death following such separation from service, provided, however, that such deferral shall be effected only to the extent required to avoid adverse tax treatment to Executive, including (without limitation) the additional twenty-percent (20%) tax for which Executive would otherwise be liable under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) in the absence of such deferral. Upon the expiration of the applicable deferral period, any payments which would have otherwise been made during that period (whether in a single sum or in installments) in the absence of this paragraph shall be paid to Executive or Executive’s beneficiary in one lump sum (without interest). To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is then serving thereonambiguous as to its exemption or compliance with Section 409A, the provision will be read in such a manner so that (i) all payments hereunder are exempt from Section 409A to the maximum permissible extent and, (ii) for any payments where such construction is not tenable, so that those payments comply with Section 409A to the maximum permissible extent. The Company’s obligations Payments pursuant to make the payments provided for this Agreement (or referenced in this Agreement Agreement), and each installment thereof, are subject intended to set-off constitute separate payments for any undisputed amounts owed by Executivepurposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the regulations under Section 409A. All references to termination of employment or similar terms shall be deemed to mean separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, except to the extent permitted by any expense, reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided pursuant to this Agreement does not constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A 409A: (as defined belowx) and the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Executive in any other calendar year, (y) the Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment will reimburse Executive for expenses for which Executive is entitled to be reimbursed on or before the last day of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable planexpense is incurred or, programif earlier, or arrangementwithin 30 days after Executive has substantiated the expense, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(iz) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation the right to seek other employment payment or take reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executivebenefit.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) The Executive’s employment under and this Agreement may be terminated as set forth in this Section 4. Any reference to the date of the Executive’s Disability or death, as applicable, or the date of delivery of a notice of termination or resignation by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice or the Executive in this Section 4, shall constitute the “Date of any voluntary resignation Termination” unless otherwise set forth herein. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event with the Company in for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from the Board if a member at such time and all other positions with the Employer or any of its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s Affiliates (defined below) held by Executive as of the date of immediately preceding his termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following If Executive’s employment ends for any termination reason, except as otherwise contemplated in this Section 4, Executive shall cease to have any rights to salary, bonus (if any) or other benefits, other than (i) the earned but unpaid portion of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) any annual, long-term, or other incentive award that relates to a completed fiscal year or performance period, as applicable, and is payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30but not yet paid) days following on or before the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year terms of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”)such award, (iii) the product a lump-sum payment in respect of accrued but unused vacation days at Executive’s per-business-day Base Salary rate, (xiv) the Target Bonusany unpaid expense or other reimbursements due to Executive, and (yv) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall any other amounts or benefits required to be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Conditionor provided by law or under any plan, subject to Section 23(c); providedprogram, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership policy or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor practice of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current provided that Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agentsbenefit under any Company severance plan, or representatives of any of the foregoing replacement or successor plan (collectivelysubsections 4(b)(i)-(v), the “Released PartiesAccrued Benefits”). The Accrued Benefits shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable following the Date of Termination, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following ExecutiveEmployer’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”)policy and applicable law, and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) all required payroll deductions and any Company clawback policywithholdings.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (National CineMedia, Inc.), Employment Agreement (National CineMedia, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed business expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiespolicies (including severance benefits following a Change in Control), and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target BonusBonus , if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vistra Energy Corp.), Employment Agreement (Vistra Energy Corp.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Either Employer or Executive may terminate Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; providedtime, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty with or without Cause (60defined below) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without or Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(cdefined below), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of on eight weeks' prior written notice by Executive to Employer if such termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employmentis without Good Reason, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable on eight weeks' prior written notice by Employer to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, if such termination is without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good ReasonCause, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a immediately upon written notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which case of a termination for Cause or Good Reason. In the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent event that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good ReasonReason or by Employer without Cause, or Employer will pay Executive severance pay of one year's salary at the salary rate then in effect payable in 24 equal semi-monthly installments (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1"SEVERANCE PAYMENTS"); PROVIDED, then that Executive, in lieu of any of other than the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Severance Payments, shall not be entitled to receive (i) any further benefits from the Unpaid Annual BonusEmployer; PROVIDED, (ii) 2.99 times FURTHER that Executive agrees that if he fails to abide by the sum provisions of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Section 8, that Executive waives his rights to any and all remaining Severance Pay”)Payments, (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonusthat Employer may suspend all remaining Severance Payments, and that all other covenants, promises, duties, obligations, releases or privileges owed to or received by Employer within this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to inure to the benefit of Employer. In the event that the employment is terminated by Executive without Good Reason or by Employer for Cause, Employer shall have no further obligation to provide any benefits or make any payments (yincluding Severance Payments) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company except to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed required by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policylaw.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Objectspace Inc), Employment Agreement (Objectspace Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s The Bank reserves the right to terminate the employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party of the Executive at any time and for any reason; provided, however, prior to retirement. In the event that the employment of the Executive shall be required terminate prior to give the Company at least sixty him attaining age sixty-five (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements65), other than severance plans by reason of his disability or policieshis death, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal tofollowing benefits under the following circumstances:
4.1.1. If the Executive is terminated with Reasonable Cause, two times (2x) Executive shall receive no benefit under this Agreement and shall lose any right to any benefit vested at the sum time of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of termination.
4.1.2. If the Executive voluntarily terminates employment occurs with the Bank prior to the second age of fifty-five (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b55), Executive shall be entitled receive no benefit under this Agreement and shall lose any right to receive any benefit vested at the time of termination. If the Executive voluntarily terminates employment with the Bank prior to retirement after Executive has attained the age of fifty-five (i55) and Executive has been employed by the Prorated Bonus, paid on Bank for a period of at least six (6) continuous years from the date bonuses are paid to other executives of this Agreement, the Company Executive will be considered vested in the year following amount set out in Section 3.2 by the fiscal year percentage set out in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof. In the event of Executive’s voluntary termination as described herein, the Bank will pay such amount to the Executive over the time period and (ii) subject to the Unpaid Annual Bonusconditions applicable to Section 3.2, paid on provided however, the date bonuses are paid Bank shall have the right to other executives of the Company prepay this obligation in the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationfull.
(f) Executive’s entitlement 4.1.3. Anything hereinabove to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of contrary notwithstanding, if the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of Bank terminates the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment involuntarily for any reasonreason other than “reasonable cause,” defined below, and regardless or if the Bank undertakes any action or course of whether action designed to induce the Executive continues to terminate his employment (e.g., reducing the Executive’s title or responsibilities, reducing the Executive’s compensation disproportionately as a consultant compared to reductions for other Bank executives), the Bank shall pay to the CompanyExecutive the retirement benefits described in 3.2. The benefits shall be paid commencing on the Executive’s 65th birthday. “Reasonable cause” means the Executive’s gross negligence, upon fraud or conviction for any willful violation of any law or significant regulatory policy, committed in connection with the CompanyExecutive’s request Executive agrees employment and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Bank. “Reasonable cause” shall not include ordinary negligence or failure to resignact, as of the date of such termination of employment whether due to an error in judgment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, andotherwise, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of Executive has exercised substantial efforts in good faith to perform the Company duties reasonably assigned or appropriate to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyposition.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Executive Salary Continuation and Participation Agreement (Southeastern Bank Financial CORP), Executive Salary Continuation and Participation Agreement (Southeastern Bank Financial CORP)
Termination of Employment. (a) a. Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementb. Upon termination, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations irrespective of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall ceasereason, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except pay Executive: (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred salary earned through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, termination; (ii) compensation at the rate of the salary for any vacation time earned but not used as explicitly set forth of the date Executive’s employment terminates in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees accordance with Company policies as then in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and effect; (iii) reimbursement, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, for business expenses incurred by Executive but not yet paid as otherwise expressly required by of the date employment terminates; and (iv) all other payments, benefits or fringe benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of the applicable law. For arrangements and/or applicable law (all of the avoidance of doubtforegoing clauses (i)-(iv) collectively, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reasonthe “Accrued Obligations”).
(c) c. If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause Cause, (other than ii) due to Executive’s death or Disability), (iiiii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiiv) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled also receive the following termination payments and benefits on or beginning with the first payroll whose cutoff date follows the date Executive’s employment ends or according to receive: such timing as otherwise set forth below (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (collectively, the “Severance PayBenefits”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination ):
i. an amount equal to the product greater of (x) the amount sum of Annual Bonus that would have been payable twelve (12) months’ Base Salary, at the rate in effect immediately prior to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through termination (or, if higher, the fiscal year of termination, highest rate in effect within the preceding six months) and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium total amount of Base Salary that Executive would otherwise have been entitled to receive had Executive continued to be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for employed through the Expiration Date (such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (amount, the “Severance BenefitsAmount”), commencing as provided payable in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives a single lump sum within 30 days of the Company in day the year Release (as defined below) becomes irrevocable (or, if earlier, within five business days following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein irrevocability), except where payment is delayed according to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition timing relating to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (Release Period as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current below or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant pursuant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) (such date, the “Severance Payment Date”);
ii. any bonus that the Company had definitively determined to pay to Executive and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement which was authorized and approved in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures but which Executive participates shall be subject had not yet been paid to the terms as of the applicable plandate of termination, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
payable in a lump sum at the same date as provided under clause (i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.above;
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a1) ExecutiveThe option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty or any subsidiary for “cause” as that term is defined in the Plan unless the Employee is a party to an employment (60or similar) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event agreement with the Company or any subsidiary that defines the word “cause,” in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that which case such termination definition shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason apply for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding If the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if ExecutiveEmployee’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments Employee’s permanent and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: total disability (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v22(e)( 3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended) or death, the portion option granted pursuant to this Agreement may be exercised by the Employee’s legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. If the CIC Severance Pay that Employee’s employment is not in excess terminated for any reason other than cause, permanent and total disability or death, such option may be exercised within ninety (90) days following the date of termination. Notwithstanding the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon preceding sentence, the Company may terminate and cancel such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments option during the twenty-four ninety (2490) month day period following Executive’s termination referred to in accordance with the preceding sentence if the Company’s regular payroll practicesBoard of Directors or the Committee has determined that the Employee has, but no less frequently than monthlybefore or after the termination of employment, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) belowmaterially breached the terms of any agreement with the Company including any employment, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive confidentiality, or noncompete agreement, violated in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change material way any Company policy or engaged in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall any other act that can be paid on the date bonuses are paid reasonably expected to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death cause substantial economic or Disability, in addition reputational injury to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination such option and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationCommittee.
(f2) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth Nothing contained in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) this Section shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all Employee subsequent to termination shall not extend such periods. Whether leave of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s absence shall constitute a termination of employment (for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the “Release Condition”)Committee in its sole discretion, and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination in the event the Committee has so determined, the Committee shall provide written notice of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant its determination to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyEmployee.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Christopher & Banks Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Christopher & Banks Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) As stated in Section 2 above, Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary base salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed business expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiespolicies (including severance benefits following a Change in Control), and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), or (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary Executive’s annualized base salary plus (B) (x) Executive’s target bonus under the Company’s Executive Annual Incentive Plan (“EAIP”) for the year in which the termination occurs (“Target Bonus”), if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s annual bonus actually paid to Executive under the EAIP (“Annual Bonus”), if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), or (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary Executive’s base salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vistra Energy Corp.), Employment Agreement (Vistra Energy Corp.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason, which shall be subject to the notice provisions set forth in Section 2(f)) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, to two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) the Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Healthcare Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month 24)-month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Healthcare Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month 24)-month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 sixty (60) days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination termination, and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.), Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.)
Termination of Employment. A. The Company (aor any successor entity resulting from a Change in Control) Executivemay terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, howeverwith or without cause, that Executive shall by providing Employee with at least seven (7) days prior written notice. However, such notice requirement will not apply in the event there is a Termination for Cause under subsection D below.
B. In the event there is a termination of Employee’s employment by reason of an Involuntary Termination of Employee’s employment with the Company (other than Termination for Cause) during the Term, Employee will become entitled to the benefits specified in Section 10 in addition to any unpaid compensation earned by Employee under Section 4.A. for services rendered prior to such termination.
C. Should Employee’s employment with the Company terminate by reason of Employee’s death or permanent disability during the Employment Period, no severance benefits will be payable to Employee under Section 10, and only the limited death or disability benefits provided under Section 9 will be payable.
D. The Company may at any time, upon written notice, terminate Employee’s employment hereunder for any act qualifying as a Termination for Cause or at any time following the expiration of the Term. Such termination will be effective immediately upon such notice.
E. Upon such Termination for Cause or at any time following the expiration of the Term, the Company will only be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of pay Employee any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation unpaid compensation earned by Employee pursuant to Section 4.A. for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred services rendered through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the no termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance or severance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise will be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive Employee under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of ExecutiveSection 10.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp), Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement hereunder for any reason (including due to a Non-Renewal) during the Employment Period upon not less than 15 days’ written notice to the Executive (other than in the event of a termination by the Company for Cause), and the Executive may be terminated voluntarily terminate his employment hereunder for any reason (including due to a Non-Renewal) during the Employment Period upon not less than 15 days’ written notice to the Company (subject, in each case, to the longer notice requirements in connection with a termination of employment by either party at the Executive for Good Reason as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(iii)) (the date on which the Executive’s employment terminates for any time and reason is herein referred to as the “Termination Date”). Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall be entitled to (i) payment of any Base Salary earned but unpaid through the date of termination, (ii) earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for any fiscal year completed prior to the Termination Date (payable in the ordinary course pursuant to Section 2.2), (iii) unused vacation, if any, days paid out at the per-business-day Base Salary rate, (iv) vested benefits (if any) in accordance with the applicable terms of applicable Company arrangements and (v) any unreimbursed expenses in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof (collectively, the “Accrued Amounts”); provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give if the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event is terminated by the Company for Cause, then any Annual Bonus earned pursuant to Section 2.2 in its sole discretion may elect respect of a prior fiscal year, but not yet paid or due to accelerate be paid, shall be forfeited. For all purposes under this Employment Agreement and any agreement related to stock or stock options purchased by or granted to the Executive, a termination of the Executive’s date employment upon expiration of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination the Employment Period following a notice provided by the Company pursuant to Section 1.1 shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationCause.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.), Employment Agreement (Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.)
Termination of Employment. (a) 3.1 If Executive’s employment under terminates for any reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages award or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement Agreement.
3.2 During the Initial Term, the employment relationship may be terminated as follows: (i) by either party at any time and Executive for any reason; providedreason or for Good Reason (as defined in Section 3.6 below), however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company upon at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event to the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employmentCompany, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated effective as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, such notice or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiessuch earlier date determined by the Company following such notice, and subject to Section 3.4 below; (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (iii) by the Company without Cause (other than due as defined in Section 3.5 below), upon at least sixty (60) days’ written notice to Executive, effective as of the date set forth in such notice or such earlier date determined by Executive following such notice, and subject to Section 3.4 below; and (iii) by the Company for Cause with immediate effect; and (iv) upon Executive’s death or Disability (as defined in Section 3.7 below) with immediate effect. Following the Initial Term, the employment relationship may be terminated by Executive or the Company in accordance with the notice policies of the Company in existence at the time of termination.
3.3 If Executive’s employment terminates for any reason at any time, including but not limited to Executive’s voluntary election to terminate his employment with or without Good Reason, termination by the Company with or without Cause, or upon Executive’s death or Disability), Executive (iior Executive’s estate in the case of death) by Executive will receive payment(s) for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration all salary and unpaid vacation accrued as of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result date of Executive’s termination of employment, and shall be entitled to all accrued benefits and to any additional benefits pursuant to the Company delivering a notice plans or policies in effect at the time of non-renewal termination or as contemplated required by Section 1law, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), less all required withholdings. Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay separation benefits in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum event of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of his employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing only as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments 3.4 below.
3.4 If during the twenty-four (24) month period following Initial Term the Company terminates Executive’s termination employment without Cause other than in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year circumstances of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by or if during the Initial Term Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration provided Executive signs a general release of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of all claims against the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms related parties within sixty (60) days of such termination, Executive will be entitled to receive the following separation benefits: (i) continuation of Executive’s then current monthly base salary, less applicable withholding taxes, if any, for a period of twelve (12) months, or, at the Company’s option, a lump sum payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of Executive’s then current annual base salary, less applicable withholding taxes, if any, effective as of the effective date of Executive’s execution of the general release of claims. All separation benefits provided under this Section 3.4 will commence (or be payable if payable in a lump sum) on or before ten (10) business days after the effective date of Executive’s general release of all claims.
3.5 For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” for Executive’s termination will exist at any time after the happening of employment one or more of the following events:
(the “Release Condition”), and A) Executive’s continued compliance failure to substantially perform Executive’s duties, including Executive’s refusal to comply in any material respect with Sections 6 the legal directives of the Board of Directors so long as such directives are not inconsistent with the Executive’s position and 7 hereofduties, and such refusal to comply is not remedied within ten (10) working days after written notice from the Board of Directors, which written notice shall state that failure to remedy such conduct may result in termination for Cause; or
(B) Executive’s dishonest or fraudulent conduct, or deliberate attempt to do an injury to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or conduct that materially discredits the Company or any of its subsidiaries or is materially detrimental to the reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including conviction of a felony; or
(C) Executive’s breach of any element of the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in Section 4 below), including without limitation, Executive’s theft or other misappropriation of proprietary information of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
3.6 For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” for Executive to terminate his employment shall exist if Executive voluntarily resigns after having provided the Company with written notice of any of the following circumstances within thirty (g30) Upon termination days of the initial existence of any of the following circumstances:
(A) a material reduction in Executive’s job position or responsibilities to a position or to responsibilities substantially lower than the position and responsibilities assigned to Executive upon commencement of the employment for any reason, and regardless relationship pursuant to this Agreement which has not been cured by the Company within thirty (30) calendar days after notice of whether such occurrence is given by Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors ;
(and any committees thereofB) of any Affiliate of a failure by the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in comply with any provision of Section 2 of this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed which has not been cured within fifteen (15) calendar days after notice of such noncompliance has been given by Executive, Executive to the extent permitted Company or if such failure is not capable of being cured in such time, a cure shall not have been diligently initiated by Section 409A Company within such fifteen (as defined below15) and any Company clawback policycalendar day period.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (China Automotive Systems Inc), Employment Agreement (China Automotive Systems Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reasonshall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the expiration of the term of this Agreement pursuant to Section 1 hereof; provided, however, that Executive shall be required (ii) Termination due to give the Company at least sixty Disability (60as defined below); (iii) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (by the Company for any reason other than resignation Termination due to Disability; (iv) Executive’s death; or (v) termination of Executive’s employment by Executive for Good Reason) (and in such event any reason. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company in for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all positions with the Company or any of its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s affiliates held by Executive as of the date of immediately preceding his termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following If Executive’s employment ends for any termination reason, except as otherwise contemplated in this Section 4, Executive shall cease to have any rights to salary, bonus (if any) or other benefits, other than (i) the earned but unpaid portion of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) any annual, long-term, or other incentive award that relates to a completed fiscal year or performance period, as applicable, and is payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30but not yet paid) days following on or before the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year terms of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”)such award, (iii) a lump-sum payment in respect of accrued but unused vacation days at the product of Executive’s per-business-day Base Salary rate, (xiv) the Target Bonusany unpaid expense or other reimbursements due to Executive, and (yv) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall any other amounts or benefits required to be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Conditionor provided by law or under any plan, subject to Section 23(c); providedprogram, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership policy or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor practice of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current provided that Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of benefit under any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to severance plan maintained by the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Exicure, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Exicure, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. A. The Company (aor any successor entity resulting from a Change in Control) Executivemay terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, howeverwith or without cause, that Executive shall by providing Employee with at least seven (7) days prior written notice. However, such notice requirement will not apply in the event there is a Termination for Cause under subsection D below.
B. In the event there is a termination of Employee’s employment by reason of an Involuntary Termination of Employee’s employment with the Company (other than Termination for Cause) during the Term, Employee will become entitled to the benefits specified in Section 10 in addition to any unpaid compensation earned by Employee under Section 4.B. for services rendered prior to such termination.
C. Should Employee’s employment with the Company terminate by reason of Employee’s death or permanent disability during the Employment Period, no severance benefits will be payable to Employee under Section 10, and only the limited death or disability benefits provided under Section 9 will be payable.
D. The Company may at any time, upon written notice, terminate Employee’s employment hereunder for any act qualifying as a Termination for Cause or at any time following the expiration of the Term. Such termination will be effective immediately upon such notice.
E. Upon such Termination for Cause or at any time following the expiration of the Term, the Company will only be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of pay Employee any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation unpaid compensation earned by Employee pursuant to Section 4.B. for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred services rendered through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the no termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance or severance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise will be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive Employee under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of ExecutiveSection 10.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp), Employment Agreement (Quadramed Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the employment of Executive hereunder shall terminate on the first to occur of the following dates:
(i) the date of Executive’s death or adjudicated incompetency;
(ii) the date on which Executive shall have experienced a Disability (as defined below), and the Company terminates Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give on account of Disability;
(iii) the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of date on which Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event is terminated by the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date for Cause (as defined below);
(iv) the expiration of termination of employmentthe Term (and, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding , the foregoing, expiration of the Term shall be considered a termination of Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon by the Company);
(v) the date on which Executive’s deathemployment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than the reasons set forth in (i) through (iv) above;
(vi) the date on which Executive resigns his employment for Good Reason (as defined below); or
(vii) the date on which Executive resigns his employment for a reason other than Good Reason.
(b) Following any termination For purposes of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c)“Disability” shall mean an illness, 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay injury or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date incapacitating condition as a result of which Executive is substantially unable to perform the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition services required to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: performed under this Agreement for (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days during the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, Term; or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus period or periods aggregating more than two hundred forty (240) days in respect any period of twelve (12) consecutive months during the fiscal year of termination equal Term. In the event the Company seeks to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had terminate Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior due to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the CompanyDisability, the Company may alternatively provide shall give notice to Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Disability. Executive agrees to resignsubmit to such medical examinations as may be necessary to determine whether a Disability exists, pursuant to such reasonable requests made by the Company from time to time. Any determination as to the existence of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from a Disability shall be made by a physician approved by the Board of Directors and any committees thereof, andby Executive (or, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations unable to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed give such approval, by Executive’s representative), to which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment Board of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, Directors or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Dasan Zhone Solutions Inc), Employment Agreement (Dasan Zhone Solutions Inc)
Termination of Employment. The parties acknowledge that Executive’s employment relationship with the Company is at-will, meaning either the Company or Executive may terminate Executive’s employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. The provisions in this Section govern the amount of compensation, if any, to be provided to Executive upon termination of employment and do not alter this at-will status.
6.1 Termination by the Company without Cause or for Good Reason.
(a) The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment under with the Company pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated Section 6.1 at any time, in accordance with Section 6.6, without “Cause” (as defined in Section 6.3(b) below) by either party giving notice as described in Section 7.1 of this Agreement. A termination pursuant to Section 6.5 below is not a termination without “Cause” for purposes of receiving the benefits described in Sections 6.1 or Section 6.2.
(b) If the Company terminates Executive’s employment at any time without Cause or Executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason and provided that such termination constitutes a “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any alternative definition thereunder, a “Separation from Service”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Obligations (defined below). If Executive complies with the obligations in Section 6.1(c) below, Executive shall also be eligible to receive the following “Severance Benefits”:
(i) The Company will pay Executive an amount equal to Executive’s then current Base Salary for twelve (12) months, less all applicable withholdings and deductions, paid in equal installments on the Company’s normal payroll schedule following the termination date, with the first payment beginning on the Severance Pay Commencement Date (as defined in Section 6.1(c) below), and the remaining installments occurring on the Company’s regularly scheduled payroll dates thereafter; provided that on the Severance Pay Commencement Date, the Company will pay in a lump sum the aggregate amount of the cash severance payments that the Company would have paid Executive through such date had the payments commenced on the effective date of termination through the Severance Pay Commencement Date.
(ii) The Company will pay a bonus equivalent to Executive’s full Target Amount, for the performance year in which Executive’s termination occurs. This bonus will be payable subject to standard federal and state payroll withholding requirements in a lump sum payment on the Severance Pay Commencement Date.
(iii) If Executive timely elects continued coverage under COBRA for himself and his covered dependents under the Company’s group health plans following such termination, then the Company shall pay the COBRA premiums necessary to continue Executive’s and his covered dependents’ health insurance coverage in effect for himself (and his covered dependents) on the termination date until the earliest of: (i) twelve (12) months following the termination date (the “COBRA Severance Period”); (ii) the date when Executive becomes eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment; or (iii) the date Executive ceases to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason; provided, howeverincluding plan termination (such period from the termination date through the earlier of (i)-(iii), that Executive shall be required to give (the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement“COBRA Payment Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company determines that its payment of COBRA premiums on Executive’s behalf would result in a violation of applicable law (including, but not limited to, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act), then in lieu of paying COBRA premiums pursuant to this Section, the Company shall pay Executive on the last day of each remaining month of the COBRA Payment Period, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the COBRA premium for such month, subject to applicable tax withholding (such amount, the “Special Severance Payment”), for the remainder of the COBRA Payment Period. Nothing in this Agreement shall deprive Executive of his rights under COBRA or ERISA for benefits under plans and policies arising under his employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathby the Company.
(biv) Following Notwithstanding the terms of any termination equity plan or award agreement to the contrary, the time-based vesting conditions applicable to fifty percent (50%) of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except stock options and/or other equity awards subject to time-based vesting requirements that are outstanding and not vested as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), of Executive’s termination date shall accelerate and 5(e), the obligations deemed to be satisfied as of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable lawExecutive’s termination. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise the accelerated vesting provided below, under this Section 6.1(b)(iv) shall not apply to any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if liquidity event or performance-based vesting conditions applicable to any of Executive’s employment is terminated for any reasonoutstanding stock options, including the Performance Options, or other equity awards as of the date of termination.
(c) If Executive will be paid all of the Accrued Obligations on the Company’s first payroll date after Executive’s date of termination from employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) or earlier if required by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), law. Executive shall be entitled receive the Severance Benefits pursuant to receiveSection 6.1(b) or the Change in Control Severance Benefits (defined below) pursuant to 6.2(a) of this Agreement, as applicable, if: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, executes and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute revoke a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporationseparation agreement containing an effective, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and general release of claims in favor of the CompanyCompany and its affiliates and representatives, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of in a form acceptable to the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B Company (the “Release”) and the Release is enforceable and effective as provided in the Release on or before the date that is the sixtieth (60th) day following the effective date of termination (such 60th day, the “Severance Pay Commencement Date”); (ii) he holds any other positions with the Company, that has become he resigns such position(s) to be effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following no later than the date of Executive’s termination of employment date (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from as requested by the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors Board); (and any committees thereofiii) of any Affiliate of the he returns all Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s property; (iv) he complies with his post-termination obligations to make the payments provided for in under this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to and the extent permitted by Section 409A Proprietary Information Agreement; and (as defined belowv) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to he complies with the terms of the applicable planRelease, program, or arrangement, including without limitation any non-disparagement and any elections Executive has made thereunderconfidentiality provisions contained in Release.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, “Accrued Obligations” are (i) Following any termination of Executive’s employmentaccrued but unpaid salary through the date of termination, (ii) any unreimbursed business expenses incurred by Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of payable in accordance with the amounts payable Company’s standard expense reimbursement policies, and (iii) benefits owed to Executive under any of qualified retirement plan or health and welfare benefit plan in which Executive was a participant in accordance with applicable law and the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executivesuch plan.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. In the event Employee’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, Employee will be entitled to any (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the effective date of termination; (b) unpaid, but earned and accrued annual incentive for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice completed fiscal year as of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of his termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason ; (c) pay for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Datevacation; (iid) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of the any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four to Employee; (24e) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are unreimbursed business expenses required to pay for such benefits from time be reimbursed to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plansEmployee; and provided, further, that (f) rights to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted indemnification Employee may have under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practicesCertificate of Incorporation, but no less frequently than monthlyBylaws, and commencing this Agreement, and/or separate indemnification agreement, as provided in Section 23(c) belowapplicable. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on In the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executiveevent Employee’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of employment with the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at terminates for any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause reason (other than due to death or DisabilityCause), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall Employee will be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum exercise any outstanding vested stock options for a period of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) three months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date later of such termination of employment or such the date upon which Employee ceases to provide any other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of services to the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for or any of its affiliates, whether as a director, independent contractor or otherwise, but in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of no event later than the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
scheduled expiration date of such award (i) Following in the absence of any termination of Executive’s employment) as set forth in the award agreement. For purposes of clarity, Executive the term “expiration date” shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation be the scheduled expiration of the amounts payable to Executive under any of option agreement and not the provisions of this Agreement. There period that Employee shall be no offset against entitled to exercise such option. In addition, if the termination is by the Company without Cause or Employee resigns for Good Reason, Employee will be entitled to the amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveand benefits specified in Section 7.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Limelight Networks, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Limelight Networks, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) ExecutiveThis Agreement and Employee’s employment under this Agreement hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time upon the parties’ mutual written agreement. With or without cause, either party may also terminate this Agreement and for Employee’s employment hereunder at any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty time by giving two (602) days’ weeks advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (termination to the other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in party. Upon such event event, Employer shall have the Company in option, at its sole discretion may discretion, to do either or both of the following after receiving or providing such notice of termination: (i) request Employee to continue his or her present duties, with the termination being effective on the last day of the two (2) week notice period; or (ii) elect for the termination to accelerate Executive’s date become immediately effective when such notice is received or provided, or at any time during such two (2) week notice period. In either event, Employer shall pay Employee his or her base salary or other regular rate of termination of employment, it being understood that pay for such two (2) week notice period unless such termination is for any “cause” reason as defined below or as otherwise defined by applicable state law, which shall still result in a forfeiture of such payment. Such cause reasons include but are not limited to, any of the following as may be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason determined in the sole discretion of Employer: embezzlement, fraud, theft, malfeasance, or any act of willful misconduct; possession or use of illegal drugs or violation of any substance abuse policy of Employer; or any arrest or conviction for such acts or for any crime involving moral turpitude; or any act or omission which would warrant immediate termination under Employer’s policies and procedures. Employer shall also notify Employee of any rights to elect continued group health insurance coverage in accordance with applicable federal or state law. For the purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding , the foregoing, Executivetermination of Employee’s employment with Employer for any reason shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any be considered a termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), unless the obligations of parties agree otherwise in writing the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of this Agreement shall be considered a termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if ExecutiveEmployee’s employment is terminated for any reasonwith Employer.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Sonida Senior Living, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Sonida Senior Living, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) 3.1. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Executive’s 's employment with the Company is terminated within one year following a Change in Control under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; providedof the following circumstances, however, that the Executive shall be required entitled to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (following compensation and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathbenefits.
(b) Following any termination of 3.1.1. If the Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is be terminated (i) by the Company without for Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonreason of the Executive's death, or (iii) due to expiration of by the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of Executive, other than any Involuntary Termination, the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition shall pay to the payments Executive all Accrued Compensation.
3.1.2. If the Company terminates Executive without Cause and benefits specified in Section 5(b)otherwise for any reason other than death or Disability, including, without limitation, any Involuntary Termination, then Executive shall be entitled to receive: receive immediately in a lump sum as severance upon such termination, (ia) severance pay all Accrued Compensation, (b) aggregate compensation equal to one (1) times Executive's annual compensation at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control and (c) for certain lost benefits, an aggregate amount equal to 10% of the Executive's base salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. For purposes of determining compensation which is not fixed (such as a bonus), the “Severance Pay”) annual amount of such unfixed compensation shall be deemed to be equal toto the average of such compensation over the three year period immediately prior to the termination.
3.1.3. In the event of such termination pursuant to Section 3.1.2, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus all rights of Executive pursuant to awards of share grants or options granted by the Company shall be deemed to have vested and shall be released from all conditions and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (B) (x) Target Bonus, if the Executive shall be deemed to be credited with service with the Company for such termination of employment occurs prior to remaining Term for the second (2nd) anniversary purposes of the Effective DateCompany's benefit plans; (C) the Executive shall be deemed to have retired from the Company and shall be entitled as of the termination date, or (y) at such later time as he may elect to commence receiving the prior year’s Annual Bonustotal combined qualified and non-qualified retirement benefit to which he is entitled hereunder, or Executive's total non-qualified retirement benefit hereunder if such termination of employment occurs on or after under the second (2nd) anniversary terms of the Effective Date; (ii) Company's qualified retirement plan for salaried employees he is not entitled to a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of terminationqualified benefit, and (yD) a fractionif any provision of this Section 3.1.2 cannot, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year whole or in which the termination occurs through such termination part, be implemented and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits carried out under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) monthscompensation, subject to Executive’s payment benefit, or other plan or arrangement of the cost Company because the Executive has ceased to be an actual employee of the Company, because the Executive has insufficient or reduced credited service based upon Executive's actual employment by the Company, because the plan or arrangement has been terminated or amended after the effective date of this Agreement, or because of any other reason, the Company itself shall pay or otherwise provide the equivalent of such rights, benefits and credits for such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required Executive, Executive's dependents, beneficiaries and estate. Subject to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein legal limits to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Controlincluding, Executive’s employment without limitation, limits applicable to incentive stock options under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then ExecutiveCode, in lieu the event of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject pursuant to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)3.1.2, Executive shall be entitled to receive have one (i1) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of from the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and to exercise any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyoutstanding stock options.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Severance Protection Agreement (Span America Medical Systems Inc), Severance Protection Agreement (Span America Medical Systems Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reasonshall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the expiration of the term of this Agreement pursuant to Section 1 hereof; provided, however, that Executive shall be required (ii) Termination due to give the Company at least sixty Disability; (60iii) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (by the Company for any reason other than resignation Termination due to Disability; (iv) Executive’s death; or (v) termination of Executive’s employment by Executive for Good Reason) (and in such event any reason. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company in for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from the Board if a member at such time and all other positions with the Employer or any of its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s Affiliates (defined below) held by Executive as of the date of immediately preceding his termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following If Executive’s employment ends for any termination reason, except as otherwise contemplated in this Section 4, Executive shall cease to have any rights to salary, bonus (if any) or other benefits, other than (i) the earned but unpaid portion of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) any annual, long-term, or other incentive award that relates to a completed fiscal year or performance period, as applicable, and is payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30but not yet paid) days following on or before the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year terms of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”)such award, (iii) a lump-sum payment in respect of accrued but unused vacation days at the product of Executive’s per-business-day Base Salary rate, (xiv) the Target Bonusany unpaid expense or other reimbursements due to Executive, and (yv) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall any other amounts or benefits required to be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Conditionor provided by law or under any plan, subject to Section 23(c); providedprogram, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership policy or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor practice of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current provided that Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agentsbenefit under any Company severance plan, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B replacement or successor plan (the “ReleaseAccrued Benefits”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement (National CineMedia, LLC)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reasonshall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the expiration of the term of this Agreement pursuant to Section 1 hereof; provided, however, that Executive shall be required (ii) Termination due to give the Company at least sixty Disability (60as defined below); (iii) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (by the Company for any reason other than resignation Termination due to Disability; (iv) Executive’s death; or (v) termination of Executive’s employment by Executive for Good Reason) (and in such event any reason. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company in its sole discretion may elect for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to accelerate Executive’s have resigned from the Board and all other positions with the Employers or any of their affiliates held by Executive as of the date of immediately preceding his termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following If Executive’s employment ends for any termination reason, except as otherwise contemplated in this Section 4, Executive shall cease to have any rights to salary, bonus (if any) or other benefits, other than (i) the earned but unpaid portion of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) any annual, long-term, or other incentive award that relates to a completed fiscal year or performance period, as applicable, and is payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30but not yet paid) days following on or before the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year terms of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”)such award, (iii) a lump-sum payment in respect of accrued but unused vacation days at the product of Executive’s per-business-day Base Salary rate, (xiv) the Target Bonusany unpaid expense or other reimbursements due to Executive, and (yv) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall any other amounts or benefits required to be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Conditionor provided by law or under any plan, subject to Section 23(c); providedprogram, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership policy or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor practice of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current provided that Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon benefit under the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, programSeverance Plan, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable any replacement or successor plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement (United Airlines, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. The following provision supplements Section 9(g) of the Agreement: In the event of the Optionee’s termination of employment for any reason (a) Executivewhether or not later found invalid or in breach of local employment laws or the terms of the Optionee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at agreement, if any), any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive unvested portion of the Option shall be required immediately forfeited without consideration. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Optionee’s right to give vest in the Company at least sixty Option will terminate effective as of the earlier of the following dates: (60i) days’ advance the date on which the Optionee’s employment is terminated; (ii) the date the Optionee receives written notice of any voluntary resignation termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event from the Company in or one of its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, Subsidiaries; or (iii) due the date the Optionee is no longer actively providing services to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a or one of its Subsidiaries. The right to vest in and exercise the Option (as discussed above) will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., active service would not include any contractual, statutory or common law notice period or period during which the Optionee is in receipt of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum lieu of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Datenotice or severance pay, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination any period of employment occurs on “garden leave” or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits similar period mandated under Canadian laws or the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans Optionee’s employment or service agreement, if any). The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Optionee is no longer actively providing services for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment purposes of the cost Optionee (including whether the Optionee may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of such benefits to the same extent that active employees absence). The following provision supplements Section 13 of the Agreement: The Optionee hereby authorizes the Company are required and the Company’s representatives to pay for such benefits discuss with and obtain all relevant information from time to time; providedall personnel, howeverprofessional or not, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; involved in the administration and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms operation of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to Plan. The Optionee further authorizes the Company, the Company any Affiliated Companies and any stock plan service provider that may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) selected by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due assist with the Plan to expiration of disclose and discuss the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of Plan with their respective advisors. The Optionee further authorizes the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, and any Affiliated Companies to record such information and to keep such information in lieu of any of the amounts Optionee’s employee file. The following terms and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition conditions apply to the payments and benefits specified Optionee if resident in Section 5(b)Quebec: The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonusas well as all documents, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonusnotices, and (y) a fractionlegal proceedings entered into, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationEnglish.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Sysco Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Sysco Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) If the Company wishes to terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) and all Affiliates without Cause prior to January 1, 2007 it shall provide Executive with 180 days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d“Notice”), and 5(eExecutive’s termination of employment shall occur on the 181st day following the Notice (the “Termination Date”), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide . Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except also receive (i) for payment 12 monthly installments of severance, at the then rate of base salary prior to any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employmentdeductions, payable as soon as practicable to Executive beginning on the Termination Date and paid in all events within thirty (30) days following accordance with the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiesCompany’s normal payroll system, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect pro rata target cash bonus for the year of the fiscal Notice, when bonuses for that year of termination equal are otherwise paid to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of terminationexecutives generally, and (y) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal current calendar year in which before the termination occurs through such termination date of the Notice and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year 365 (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) monthscollectively, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance BenefitsPayments”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change no payments will be made hereunder in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning violation of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v409A(2)(b)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended amended.
(b) If before the “Code”Severance Payments are made, Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined in the CIC Agreement), under circumstances in which the portion benefits of the CIC Agreement are applicable, Executive will receive the severance benefits provided under the CIC Agreement, but not the Severance Pay Payments. If after the Severance Payments are begun, it is determined that is not the circumstances result in excess the benefits of the CIC Agreement being applicable, Executive will receive the severance benefits provided under the CIC Agreement, but reduced by the amount of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationPayments actually made.
(ec) If Executive’s employment under terminates for any reason other than as described in paragraph (a) or (b) above, no Severance Payments will be paid to Executive, and this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, shall not in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to way affect the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunderCIC Agreement.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Retention Agreement (Radian Group Inc), Retention Agreement (Radian Group Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) 3.1. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated within one year following a Change in Control under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; providedof the following circumstances, however, that the Executive shall be required entitled to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of following compensation and benefits.
3.1.1. If the Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is be terminated (i) by the Company without for Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonreason of the Executive’s death, or (iii) due to expiration of by the Term on the Expiration Date Executive, other than as a result of an Involuntary Termination, the Company delivering shall pay to the Executive all Standard Compensation Due.
3.1.2. If the Company terminates Executive without Cause and otherwise for any reason other than death or Disability, including, without limitation, any Involuntary Termination, and provided Executive enters a notice separation agreement within thirty (30) days thereof in a form reasonably satisfactory to Company, including a release of claims and an acknowledgment of certain continuing obligations such as non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(bdisclosure of confidential information (“Termination Without Cause”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) receive as severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required sum of the following (“Ordinary Severance”); (i) all Standard Compensation Due; (ii) an amount equal to pay one (1) times Executive’s annual base salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four the Change in Control; and (24iii) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus any amount payable as of the cost date of such benefits to Termination Without Cause under the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Company’s objectives-based incentive plan. Such Ordinary Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments during beginning in the twenty-four (24) month period following after such Termination Without Cause. To the extent payment of the Executive’s termination in accordance with Ordinary Severance under this Section 3.1.2. does not constitute separation pay due to involuntary separation of service within the Company’s regular payroll practicesmeaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(a)(9)(iii), but no less frequently than monthlyor any successor regulation, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during Executive is, at the fiscal year time of Executive’s his termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of employment, a specified employee of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (amended, the “Code”payments of such Ordinary Severance, which do not constitute pay on account of involuntary separation of service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), shall not be made under this Section 3.1.2. until the portion first day of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) seventh full consecutive month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year immediately following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) month in which the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment occurs. As of the first day of such seventh month, the Executive shall be paid, in a single, lump sum payment, an amount equal to payments which cannot be paid during the first six consecutive months immediately following the Executive’s Termination Without Cause, increased by interest, compounded daily at the prime rate published in the Wall Street Journal, on the amounts which cannot be so paid from the dates such amounts would have been paid but for the immediately preceding sentence to the date of payment on the first day of the seventh month. Thereafter, the Executive shall be paid the monthly amount of Ordinary Severance for each month during the balance of the term of the twelve month payment period specified above.
3.1.3. In the event of a termination pursuant to Section 3.1.2, (A) all rights of Executive pursuant to awards of shares or options granted by the “Release Condition”)Company shall immediately vest completely and shall be released from all conditions and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 (B) the Executive shall be deemed to have retired from the Company and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resignshall be entitled, as of the termination date or at such later time as he may elect, to commence receiving the total combined qualified and non-qualified retirement benefit to which he is entitled in accord with any Company plan. Subject to applicable legal limits to the contrary, including without limitation limits applicable to incentive stock options under the Code, in the event of termination pursuant to Section 3.1.2, Executive shall have up to one (1) year from the date of such termination of employment or to exercise any outstanding stock options, except as such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive exercise is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed limited by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunderaward agreement.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (Synergetics Usa Inc), Change in Control Agreement (Synergetics Usa Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) A. The Corporation, acting by majority vote of the Board, may terminate Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, howeverwith or without cause, that Executive shall be required to give the Company by giving at least sixty (60) days’ advance days prior written notice of any voluntary resignation such termination to the Executive. However, such sixty (60)-day notice requirement shall not apply to the termination of Executive’s 's employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that Cause under Paragraph C below. If such termination notice is given to Executive, the Corporation may, if it so desires, immediately relieve Executive of some or all of her duties.
B. Executive may terminate her employment under this Agreement at anytime by giving the Corporation at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of such termination.
C. The Corporation, acting by majority vote of the Board, may at any time, upon written notice, terminate the Executive's employment with the Corporation hereunder for Cause. Such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for effective Immediately upon such notice. For purposes of this Agreement), termination for Cause shall mean the termination of the Executive's employment for any of the following reasons: (i) Executive's conviction of a felony or her embezzlement of the Corporation's funds, (ii) a material breach by Executive of one or more of her obligations under Paragraph 7, 8 or 9 of this Agreement, (iii) any intentional misconduct by Executive which has a materially adverse effect upon the Corporation's business or reputation, (iv) Executive's material dereliction of the major duties, functions and responsibilities of her executive position after written warning from the Corporation or (v) a material breach by Executive of any of Executive's fiduciary obligations as an officer of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoingHowever, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following prior to any termination of Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(efor a Cause event defined in clauses (ii) through (v), the obligations Corporation shall give written notice to Executive of the Company actions or omissions deemed to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall ceaseconstitute the Cause event, and the Company Executive shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment a period of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following in which to cure the date of specified default in her performance.
D. Upon the termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s 's employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by reason during the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured paid all salary and unused vacation earned through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination. The following provisions shall govern the treatment of Executive's outstanding stock options and unvested shares upon her termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.:
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Digital Island Inc), Employment Agreement (Digital Island Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except for as provided for under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)this Section 5, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) for payment of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus, if any, for the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which such termination of employment occurs, (iii) continued indemnification pursuant to Section 4(f), (iv) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, policies and (iiiv) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) for the year of termination of employment is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause Cause, (other than ii) due to death or Disability), (iiiii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiiv) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: receive (iA) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance PayAmount”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product greater of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had one (1) times Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, Base Salary and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior an amount equal to the fiscal year total amount of termination (Base Salary that Executive would have been entitled to receive had Executive continued to be employed through the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”)Expiration Date; and (ivB) continued health health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24x) monthstwelve (12) months or (y) the period from Executive’s termination of employment through the Expiration Date, whichever is longer (the “Benefits Continuation Period”), subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment (the “COBRA Cash Payment”) in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) period (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay Amount (and the COBRA Cash Payment, if applicable) shall be paid in equal installments during cash in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives execution of the Company in the year following the fiscal year Release (defined below) that has become irrevocable by its terms, subject to any required delay of Executive’s terminationpayment pursuant to Section 23.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen sixty (1860) days before, or twenty-four (24) months following following, a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause Cause, (other than ii) due to death or Disability), (iiiii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiiv) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits Severance Amount described in Section 5(c5(c)(A) shall be entitled to receive two and a half (2.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary and (B) the Annual Bonus (including any amounts deferred or satisfied through the grant of equity awards) most recently awarded to Executive for completed fiscal years of the Company (the “CIC Severance Amount”), and for purposes of the benefits continuation under Section 5(c)(B), the Benefits Continuation Period shall be extended to (i) twenty-four (24) months or (ii) the period from Executive’s termination of employment through the Expiration Date, whichever is longer, and for two (2) years following termination of Executive’s employment, the Company shall reimburse Executive for Executive’s lease of first-class office space and salary and benefit expenses for a secretarial or administrative assistant, consistent with those provided to him immediately prior to his termination. The CIC Severance Amount shall be paid in addition cash in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following the execution of the Release that has become irrevocable by its terms, subject to any required delay of payment pursuant to Section 23. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b). For purposes of determining the Severance Amount and CIC Severance Amount, Base Salary shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) as in effect prior to any reduction giving rise to a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationGood Reason.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments payment and benefits and certain rights set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s Executive having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B C (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following terms. Simultaneous with the delivery of the signed Release by Executive, the Company shall deliver an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of Executive and his heirs, agents and representatives substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, and if the Company fails to timely deliver its release, Executive’s termination obligation to deliver the Release shall lapse and be void for all purposes hereof, including for purposes of employment (the “Release Condition”Company’s obligation to pay or provide the payments and benefits under Sections 5(c) and 5(d), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(gf) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company (other than the Board) to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(hg) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, program or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, program or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder. The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other claim, right or action that the Company may have against Executive or others.
(ih) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, consultancy or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a1) ExecutiveThe option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty or any subsidiary for “cause” as that term is defined in the Plan unless the Employee is a party to an employment (60or similar) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event agreement with the Company or any subsidiary that defines the word “cause,” in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that which case such termination definition shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason apply for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding If the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if ExecutiveEmployee’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments Employee’s permanent and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: total disability (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)amended) or death, the portion option granted pursuant to this Agreement may be exercised by the Employee’s legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. If the CIC Severance Pay that Employee’s employment is not in excess terminated for any reason other than cause, permanent and total disability or death, such option may be exercised within ninety (90) days following the date of termination. Notwithstanding the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon preceding sentence, the Company may terminate and cancel such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments option during the twenty-four ninety (2490) month day period following Executive’s termination referred to in accordance with the preceding sentence if the Company’s regular payroll practicesBoard of Directors or the Committee has determined that the Employee has, but no less frequently than monthlybefore or after the termination of employment, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) belowmaterially breached the terms of any agreement with the Company including any employment, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive confidentiality, or noncompete agreement, violated in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change material way any Company policy or engaged in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall any other act that can be paid on the date bonuses are paid reasonably expected to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death cause substantial economic or Disability, in addition reputational injury to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination such option and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationCommittee.
(f2) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth Nothing contained in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) this Section shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all Employee subsequent to termination shall not extend such periods. Whether leave of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s absence shall constitute a termination of employment (for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the “Release Condition”)Committee in its sole discretion, and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination in the event the Committee has so determined, the Committee shall provide written notice of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant its determination to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyEmployee.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Christopher & Banks Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Christopher & Banks Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed business expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiespolicies (including severance benefits following a Change in Control), and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the 5 Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that that, such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that that, to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Healthcare Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month 24)-month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Healthcare Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month 24)-month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 sixty (60) days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination termination, and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.), Employment Agreement (Vistra Corp.)
Termination of Employment. (aSubject to the vesting requirements set forth in Section 2(b) Executive’s above, if Optionee's employment with the Company terminates, the unexercised portion of any of the Options granted under this Agreement may be terminated by either party shall automatically and without notice terminate and become null and void at any the time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required of the earliest to give occur of the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.following:
(b1) Following any termination The expiration of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), seven (7) years from the obligations Date of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except Grant;
(i2) for payment The expiration of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through three months from the date of termination of employmentOptionee's employment by the Company (other than a termination described in subparagraph (3), payable as soon as practicable (4) or (5) below); PROVIDED, that, if Optionee shall die during such three-month period, the time of termination of the unexpired portion of any such Option shall be determined under the provision of subparagraph (4) below;
(3) The expiration of one year from the date of termination of the employment of an Optionee due to permanent and total disability (other than a termination described in all events within thirty subparagraph (305) days below);
(4) The expiration of eighteen (18) months following the issuance of letters testamentary or letters of administration to the personal representative, executor or administrator of a deceased Optionee, if Optionee's death occurs either during his employment by the Company or during the three-month period following the date of termination of employment, such employment (iiother than a termination described in subparagraph (5) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreementsbelow), other but in no event later than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.two years after Optionee's death;
(c5) If Executive’s The date of termination of Optionee's employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination constitutes or is attributable to a breach by Optionee of an employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to agreement with the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage or its parent, if any, or if Optionee has been discharged for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) cause. The Compensation Committee (the “Severance Benefits”"Committee"), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Plan, shall be entitled have the right to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, determine whether Optionee has been discharged for cause and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or discharge, and such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate determination of the Company Committee shall be final and conclusive. Neither this Agreement nor any Option granted hereunder shall confer on Optionee any right to continue in the Company's employ, or limit in any respect the Company's right (in the absence of a specific written agreement to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations contrary) to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for terminate Optionee's employment at any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policytime with or without cause.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Precision Response Corp), Employment Agreement (Precision Response Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except for as provided for under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)this Section 5, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) for payment of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus, if any, for the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which such termination of employment occurs, (iii) continued indemnification pursuant to Section 4(f), (iv) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, policies and (iiiv) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) for the year of termination of employment is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause Cause, (other than ii) due to death or Disability), (iiiii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiiv) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: receive (iA) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance PayAmount”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product greater of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had one (1) times Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, Base Salary and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior an amount equal to the fiscal year total amount of termination (Base Salary that Executive would have been entitled to receive had Executive continued to be employed through the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”)Expiration Date; and (ivB) continued health health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24x) monthstwelve (12) months or (y) the period from Executive’s termination of employment through the Expiration Date, whichever is longer (the “Benefits Continuation Period”), subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment (the “COBRA Cash Payment”) in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) period (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay Amount (and the COBRA Cash Payment, if applicable) shall be paid in equal installments during cash in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives execution of the Company in the year following the fiscal year Release (defined below) that has become irrevocable by its terms, subject to any required delay of Executive’s terminationpayment pursuant to Section 23.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen sixty (1860) days before, or twenty-four (24) months following following, a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause Cause, (other than ii) due to death or Disability), (iiiii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiiv) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits Severance Amount described in Section 5(c5(c)(A) shall be entitled to receive two and a half (2.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary and (B) the Annual Bonus (including any amounts deferred or satisfied through the grant of equity awards) most recently awarded to Executive for completed fiscal years of the Company (the “CIC Severance Amount”), and for purposes of the benefits continuation under Section 5(c)(B), the Benefits Continuation Period shall be extended to (i) twenty-four (24) months or (ii) the period from Executive’s termination of employment through the Expiration Date, whichever is longer. The CIC Severance Amount shall be paid in addition cash in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following the execution of the Release that has become irrevocable by its terms, subject to any required delay of payment pursuant to Section 23. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b). For purposes of determining the Severance Amount and CIC Severance Amount, Base Salary shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) as in effect prior to any reduction giving rise to a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationGood Reason.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments payment and benefits and certain rights set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s Executive having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B C (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following terms. Simultaneous with the delivery of the signed Release by Executive, the Company shall deliver an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of Executive and his heirs, agents and representatives substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, and if the Company fails to timely deliver its release, Executive’s termination obligation to deliver the Release shall lapse and be void for all purposes hereof, including for purposes of employment (the “Release Condition”Company’s obligation to pay or provide the payments and benefits under Sections 5(c) and 5(d), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(gf) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(hg) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, program or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, program or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder. The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other claim, right or action that the Company may have against Executive or others.
(ih) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, consultancy or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty thirty (6030) days’ days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this AgreementAgreement and Company shall pay Executive for the entirety of the notice period). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(ba) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementfor Cause, except as provided under Sections 5(c)because of Executive’s Death or Disability, 5(d), and 5(e)or if Executive terminates his employment for any reason other than for Good Reason, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) hereunder except:
i. for payment of (A) any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination, (B) any earned and any accrued but unused vacation unpaid Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year in which termination occurs, and for payment of (C) any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (;
ii) . as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, and (; and
iii) . as otherwise expressly required by applicable lawlaw (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”). For the avoidance of doubtProvided, except as otherwise provided belowfurther, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited that if Executive’s employment is terminated for due to Executive’s Death or Disability, (A) all grants and awards under the LTIP then subject to restriction or a vesting period shall become immediately vested and, to the extent applicable, exercisable; and (B) any reasongrant or award subject to performance conditions shall be deemed vested, and such conditions deemed satisfied based on achievement of target performance in the year of Executive’s termination.
(cb) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (iI) by the Company without Cause Cause, or (other than due to death or Disability), (iiII) by the Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1then Executive, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Accrued Obligations, Executive shall be entitled to receive: receive (iA) severance pay Executive’s Base Salary and Target Bonus Amount (defined below), both as in an aggregate amount effect on the date of termination, paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments during the twelve (12) month period immediately following such termination (the “Severance PayPayment”) equal to), two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated an Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would otherwise have been payable to Executive had under Section 4(b) above for the year in which Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year terminates had Executive remained employed, a prorated portion of termination, and that Annual Bonus amount (y) prorated by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed in the Company’s fiscal calendar year in which as of the termination occurs through such termination date of employment termination, and the denominator of which is 365), payable at the number of days in such fiscal year (time the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus would otherwise have been payable had Executive remained employed, and (C) if Executive and/or his dependents timely elect to continue group medical, dental or vision coverage within the meaning of Code Section 4980B(f)(2) with respect to a plan sponsored by the Company (other than a health flexible spending account under a self-insured medical reimbursement plan described in respect Code Section 125), the amount of the fiscal year prior applicable continuation coverage premium as well as an additional amount sufficient to gross up Executive for any amounts Executive would recognize as additional income tax attributable to the fiscal year payment of termination the applicable premium, payable on the first day of each month, for the lesser of twelve (12) months or the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”)period of such coverage as determined in accordance with Code Section 4980B. In addition, in the event Executive’s employment is terminated for any of the reasons described in this Section 5(b) and notwithstanding any provision of the LTIP to the contrary, (A) all grants and awards under the LTIP then subject to restriction or a vesting period shall become immediately vested and, to the extent applicable, exercisable; and (ivB) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, any grant or award subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay performance conditions shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthlydeemed vested, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid such conditions deemed satisfied, based on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year achievement of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company target performance in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reasonshall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) Termination due to Disability (as defined below); provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60ii) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (by the Company for any reason other than resignation Termination due to Disability; (iii) Executive’s death; or (iv) termination of Executive’s employment by Executive for Good Reason) (and in such event any reason. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company in for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all positions with the Company or any of its sole discretion may elect to accelerate affiliates held by Executive as of the date immediately preceding Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following If Executive’s employment ends for any termination reason, except as otherwise contemplated in this Section 5, Executive shall cease to have any rights to salary, bonus (if any) or other benefits, other than (i) the earned but unpaid portion of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) any annual, long-term, or other incentive award that relates to a completed fiscal year or performance period, as applicable, and is payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30but not yet paid) days following on or before the date of termination of employmentor resignation, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year terms of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”)such award, (iii) a lump-sum payment in respect of accrued but unused vacation days at the product of Executive’s per-business-day Base Salary rate, (xiv) the Target Bonusany unpaid expense or other reimbursements due to Executive, and (yv) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall any other amounts or benefits required to be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Conditionor provided by law or under any plan, subject to Section 23(c); providedprogram, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership policy or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor practice of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current provided that Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of benefit under any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to severance plan maintained by the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Exicure, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Exicure, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) 3.1. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated within one year following a Change in Control under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; providedof the following circumstances, however, that the Executive shall be required entitled to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of following compensation and benefits.
3.1.1. If the Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is be terminated (i) by the Company without for Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonreason of the Executive’s death, or (iii) due to expiration of by the Term on the Expiration Date Executive, other than as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the CompanyInvoluntary Termination, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal shall pay to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of all Standard Compensation Due.
3.1.2. If the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company terminates Executive without Cause (and otherwise for any reason other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, including, without limitation, any Involuntary Termination, and provided Executive enters a separation agreement within thirty (30) days thereof in addition a form reasonably satisfactory to the payments Company, including a release of claims and benefits specified in Section 5(ban acknowledgment of certain continuing obligations such as non-disclosure of confidential information (“Termination Without Cause”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive the following as severance: (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination all Standard Compensation Due and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, amount payable as of the date of such Termination Without Cause under the Company’s objectives-based incentive plan, the sum of which shall be paid in a lump sum immediately upon such Termination Without Cause; and (ii) an amount equal to one (1) times Executive’s annual base salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, to be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments beginning in the month after such Termination Without Cause.
3.1.3. In the event of a termination pursuant to Section 3.1.2, (A) all rights of employment Executive pursuant to awards of shares or such other date requestedoptions granted by the Company shall immediately vest completely and shall be released from all conditions and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (B) the Executive shall be deemed to have retired from the Board Company and any committees thereofshall be entitled, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate as of the termination date or at such later time as he may elect, to commence receiving the total combined qualified and non-qualified retirement benefit to which he is entitled in accord with any Company plan. Subject to applicable legal limits to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations contrary, including without limitation limits applicable to make incentive stock options under the payments provided for Code, in this Agreement are subject the event of termination pursuant to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment3.1.2, Executive shall have no obligation up to seek other employment or take one (1) year from the date of such termination to exercise any other action outstanding stock options, except as such exercise is limited by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveapplicable award agreement.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (Synergetics Usa Inc), Change in Control Agreement (Synergetics Usa Inc)
Termination of Employment. In the event Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, Executive will be entitled to any (a) unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the effective date of termination; (b) unpaid, but earned and accrued annual incentive for any completed fiscal year as of his termination of employment; (c) pay for accrued but unused vacation; (d) benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to Executive; (e) unreimbursed business expenses required to be reimbursed to Executive; and (f) rights to indemnification Executive may have under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and this Agreement as applicable. In the event Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and with the Company terminates for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder reason (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(bCause), Executive shall will be entitled to receiveexercise any outstanding vested stock options until the first to occur of: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year that is three months following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date later of such termination of employment or such other the date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company upon which Executive ceases to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A be a Service Provider (as defined belowin the Plan), (ii) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
scheduled expiration date of such award (i) Following in the absence of any termination of Executiveemployment) as set forth in the award agreement, or (iii) the ten (10) year anniversary of the award’s employmentoriginal date of grant. For purposes of clarity, the term “expiration date” shall be the scheduled expiration of the option agreement and not the period that Executive shall be entitled to exercise such option. In addition, if the termination is by the Company without Cause, Executive shall have no obligation will be entitled to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveand benefits specified in Section 7.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Limelight Networks, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Limelight Networks, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) 3.1 If Executive’s employment under terminates for any reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any severance payments, benefits, damages award or compensation other than as specified in this Agreement Agreement.
3.2 During the Initial Term and any annual renewal period, the employment relationship may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except follows: (i) by Executive for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and reason or for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Good Reason (as defined in Section 4(e3.6 below), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within upon at least thirty (30) days following days’ written notice to the Company, effective as of the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, such notice or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiessuch earlier date determined by the Company following such notice, and subject to Section 3.3 below; (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (iii) by the Company without Cause (other than due as defined in Section 3.5 below), upon at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to Executive, effective as of the date set forth in such notice or such earlier date determined by Executive following such notice, and subject to Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 below; and (iii) by the Company for Cause with immediate effect, and subject to Section 3.3 below; and (iv) upon Executive’s death or Disability (as defined in Section 3.7 below) with immediate effect, and subject to Section 3.3 below. 4 To be negotiated between the Company and Executive and to be revised as necessary. 5 To be negotiated between the Company and Executive and to be revised as necessary. 6 To the extent participation in employee benefits plans is permitted, consider including this provision.
3.3 [If Executive’s employment terminates for any reason at any time, including but not limited to Executive’s voluntary election to terminate his employment with or without Good Reason, termination by the Company with or without Cause, or upon Executive’s death or Disability), Executive (iior Executive’s estate in the case of death) by Executive will receive payment(s) for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration all salary and unpaid vacation accrued as of the Term on date of Executive’s termination of employment, and shall be entitled to all accrued benefits and to any additional benefits pursuant to Company plans or policies in effect at the Expiration Date time of termination or as a result required by law, less all required withholdings. Such payments shall be paid within ten (10) business days of the effective date of termination. Executive shall be entitled to the Severance Benefit (as defined in Section 3.4) in the event of termination of his employment only as provided in Section 3.4 below.]7
3.4 [In the event that the Company delivering a notice of non-terminates Executive’s employment without Cause during the Initial Term or any annual renewal as contemplated by Section 1term, the Company shall, in addition to the payments and benefits specified provided for in Section 5(b)3.3, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable provide to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium base salary that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of receive from the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with of [___] months preceding the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release ConditionSeverance Benefit”). In the Company’s sole discretion, the Severance Benefit may be paid by the Company in a lump sum payment within ten (10) business days of the termination of employment, or may be paid in [___] monthly installments beginning on the last day of the month following the termination of employment. Such Severance Benefit shall constitute liquidated damages for early termination of this Agreement and will be in lieu of any compensation, damages or remedy that Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive. Such Severance Benefit is, further, conditioned on Executive’s full and faithful compliance with the covenants contained in Section 4 of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement as therein defined. If Executive fails to comply in any way with such covenants, Executive will immediately forfeit any rights to, and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 the Company shall immediately be relieved of any obligation to provide, any further payments of the Severance Benefit and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination shall, at the sole discretion of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of reimburse the Company for any Severance Benefits previously paid, within 10 days after delivery to the extent Executive is then serving thereonof a demand therefor. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for forfeiture of benefits set forth in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates 3.4 shall be subject in addition to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of remedies at law or equity that the provisions Company would otherwise have.]8
3.5 For purposes of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account , “Cause” for Executive’s termination will exist at any time after the happening of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, one or other remunerative activity more of Executive.the following events:
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that that, during the Term, Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty ninety (6090) days’ advance written notice (the “Notice Period”) of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and hereunder, and, in such event event, the Company in its sole discretion may elect shall be required to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement)pay Executive through the Notice Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death. The Company reserves the right to require Executive not to be in the offices of the Company or any of its Affiliates and/or not to undertake all or any of Executive’s duties and/or not to contact clients, colleagues or advisors of the Company or any of its Affiliates (unless otherwise instructed) during all or part of any period of notice of Executive’s termination of service. During the Notice Period, Executive’s terms and conditions of service and duties of fidelity and confidentiality to the Company remain in full force and effect and, during any such Notice Period, Executive will remain a service provider to the Company and shall not be employed or engaged in any other business.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementemployment, except as otherwise provided for under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)this Section 4, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred incurred, through the date of termination of employmentemployment and timely submitted for reimbursement, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable (including vacation pay) to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, policies and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For law (the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason“Accrued Entitlements”).
(c) If (x) the Company elects Non-Renewal on at least ninety (90) days’ advance written notice to Executive or (y) the Company terminates Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to before the expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Term, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) Base Salary through the Prorated Bonus, paid on Initial Term Expiration Date or the date bonuses are paid to other executives expiration of the Company Renewal Term, as applicable (in equal installments at the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, same time that he would ordinarily have been paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationhis Base Salary if he remained employed).
(fd) If the Company elects Non-Renewal but has not provided Executive with at least 90 days’ advance written notice of the Non-Renewal, then Executive shall be entitled to receive Base Salary for six (6) months following such termination (in equal installments at the same time that he would ordinarily have been paid his Base Salary if he remained employed). For the avoidance of doubt, (x) if the Company gives Executive at least ninety (90) days’ advance written notice of a Non-Renewal, the Executive shall only be entitled to receive the Accrued Entitlements and (y) no payment shall be due under this Section 4(d) or 4(c) if the Company elects to extend the Term by the Renewal Term.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive’s entitlement to the payments payment and benefits and certain rights set forth in Sections 5(cSection 4(c) and 5(dor 4(d) above shall be (A) conditioned upon Executive’s Executive having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B A to be negotiated in good faith (the a “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty fifty-five (6055) days following the termination of Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and (B) subject to Executive’s continued compliance in all material respects with Sections 6 the terms of this Agreement and 7 hereof(C) subject to Section 24.
(gf) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request request, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from any positions that the Board Executive holds with the Company and any committees thereofof its Affiliates (whether as an employee, andofficer, if applicabledirector, from the board of directors (and any committees thereofconsultant, trustee, committee member or otherwise) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make ; provided that the payments indemnification and insurance provided for herein shall remain in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) full force and any Company clawback policyeffect.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(ig) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreementemployment. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, consultancy or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination death during the Term. Either the Company or Executive may terminate Executive’s employment in the event of Executive’s employment under this AgreementDisability during the Term, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of that Executive or the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment delivers a Notice of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus Termination (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
in accordance with Section 11(d) hereof at least fourteen (c14) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs days prior to the second (2nd) anniversary “Date of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year Termination” (the date on which Executive incurs a “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of separation from service” from the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h))). Upon a termination of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess employment by reason of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive (or his estate) shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on remaining salary payments through the date bonuses are paid to other executives end of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination Term, and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Retention Bonus, paid on payable in a single cash lump sum within ten (10) days following the date bonuses are paid to other executives Date of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationTermination.
(fb) The Company may terminate Executive’s entitlement to employment during the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing Term for Cause (collectively, the “Released Parties”as defined below), substantially in provided that the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective Company delivers a Notice of Termination in accordance with its terms within sixty Section 11(d) hereof at least seven (607) days following Executive’s termination prior to the Date of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereofTermination.
(gc) Upon Executive may terminate Executive’s employment during the Term for any reason, provided that Executive delivers a Notice of Termination in accordance with Section 11(d) hereof at least fourteen (14) days prior to the Date of Termination.
(d) Any termination by the Company for Cause or by reason of the Executive’s Disability, or by the Executive for any reason, shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the other parties hereto given in accordance with Section 23(e) hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment for under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the Date of Termination is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the Date of Termination (which date shall be not more than thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any reason, and regardless fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of whether Executive continues as a consultant to Cause shall not waive any right of the Company, upon Company hereunder or preclude the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive’s or the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyrights hereunder.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s The Bank reserves the right to terminate the employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party of the Executive at any time and prior to his Retirement Date. In the event that Executive's retirement is terminated for any reason; providedcause, howeveras defined above, that then Executive shall not be required entitled to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect benefits pursuant to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding In the foregoing, Executive’s event that the employment of the Executive shall terminate automatically upon prior to the Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)'s Retirement Date, other than severance plans by reasons of Executive's disability or policiesdeath, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under then this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier terminate upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment employment. Provided, however, that in the event of termination prior to the Executive's Retirement Date, other than by reasons of Executive's disability, death or such other date requestedcause, then Executive shall be entitled to the benefits described below under the following circumstances.
a. The Executive will be considered to be vested in 40% of the retirement benefit payments described in Section 3.2 of this Agreement after four (4) years from the Board Executive's date of employment. The Executive shall become vested thereafter in an additional 30% of said retirement benefit payments for each full succeeding year thereafter that Executive remains an employee of the Bank and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, shall be fully vested after six (6) continuous years from the board Executive's date of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of employment. If the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereonemployed by the Bank for a period of less than four (4) continuous years, the Executive shall not be considered to be vested in any benefit hereunder and shall be entitled to no benefits under this Agreement. The Company’s obligations to make If the payments Executive's employment is terminated under the provisions of Section 5.1, the Bank will pay Executive's vested amount upon the terms and conditions provided for in this Agreement are subject to setand upon Executive attaining age sixty-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, eight (68).
b. Anything hereinabove to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) contrary notwithstanding, if the Executive is not fully vested in the amount set forth in Schedule A, he will become fully vested in said amount in the event of a Change of Control of the Bank and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject entitled to the full amount set forth in Schedule A, upon the terms of the applicable planand conditions thereof, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any if termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive thereafter occurs under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of ExecutiveSection 5.1.
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Samples: Executive Salary Continuation Agreement (Capital Corp of the West)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party Executive at any time for any reason. In the event of Executive’s death, this Agreement shall terminate. All options shall immediately vest on a pro-rata basis and a Company financial representative shall contact and assist Executive’s heirs in the transition of stock and accrued Company benefits.
(b) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company during the Term for any reasona reason or disability other than for Cause (as defined in Section 3.2 hereof), then:
(i) the Company shall continue to pay Executive throughout the remaining Term, as separation pay, which Executive has not earned and to which Executive is not otherwise entitled, an amount equal to (A) the Base Salary in effect as of the date of termination and (B) the applicable bonus amounts otherwise required to be paid to Executive hereunder through the end of the Term, such payment to be made in the same manner as if Executive had remained continuously employed throughout the Term; and
(ii) all portions of the Option that remain unvested as of the date of termination shall immediately vest in their entirety.
(c) If Any termination shall be effective as of the date specified by the party initiating the termination in a written notice delivered to the other party, which date shall not be earlier than the date such notice is delivered to the other party. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this section or applicable law, Executive’s rights to pay, bonuses and benefits shall cease on the date his employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to timeterminates; provided, however, that in the event Executive is terminated for Cause (as defined in Section 3.2 hereof) and such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon termination is the subject of a dispute between the parties, all pay and bonuses, if applicable, will be held in an interest-bearing trust account until the dispute is finally resolved. If the dispute is resolved in favor of Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that all amounts held in such trust account will be released to the extent that the provision Executive within ten (10) days of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationfinal resolution.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to In the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this section 3.1, Executives restrictions under 5.1 (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereofcease to exist.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. In the event Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, Executive will be entitled to any (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the effective date of termination; (b) unpaid Annual Bonus accrued up to the effective date of termination; (c) unpaid, but earned and accrued annual incentive for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice completed fiscal year as of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of his termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason ; (d) pay for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Datevacation; (iie) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of the any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive; (f) unreimbursed business expenses required to be reimbursed to Executive; and (g) rights to indemnification Executive may have under the Company’s payment Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, this Agreement, and/or separate indemnification agreement, as applicable. In the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of event Executive’s employment with the Company are required terminates for any reason (other than Cause), Executive will be entitled to pay exercise any outstanding stock options for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for at least twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date later of such termination of employment or such the date upon which Executive ceases to provide any other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of services to the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for or any of its affiliates, whether as a director, independent contractor or otherwise, but in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of no event later than the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
scheduled expiration date of such award (i) Following in the absence of any termination of Executive’s employment) as set forth in the award agreement. For purposes of clarity, the term “expiration date” shall be the scheduled expiration of the option agreement and not the period that Executive shall be entitled to exercise such option. In addition, if the termination is by the Company without Cause or Executive resigns for Good Reason, Executive shall have no obligation will be entitled to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveand benefits specified in Section 8.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4, either the Company or Executive may terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; providedtime, howeverwith or without Cause (as defined in Section 4(g)), that Executive shall be required to give during the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement)Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any Any termination of Executive’s employment under during the Term shall be communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other party (“Notice of Termination”). The Notice of Termination shall indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), Agreement relied upon in effecting the termination and 5(e), the obligations a written statement of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (ireason(s) for payment the termination. A Notice of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and Termination provided by either party shall not be effective for payment a period of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following after receipt of such Notice of Termination by the other party. In the event the Executive’s employment terminates under Subsection 4(a) (Severance upon Involuntary Termination without Cause, Termination by Executive with Good Reason or Termination by Executive after Retention), Subsection 4(b) (Severance upon Change in Control), Subsection 4(c) (Effect of Death or Disability) or Executive is terminated by Company for Cause, the Company shall pay to Executive upon Executive’s termination of employment: (i) the prorated Base Salary earned as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment, plus (ii) the accrued but unused vacation as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and of the date of Executive’s termination of employment plus (iii) as otherwise expressly required a pro rata amount of Executive’s STI payment for the year in which Executive’s employment terminates based on the number of days Executive was employed by applicable law. For the avoidance Company during such year (provided that in the event of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus Executive’s voluntary resignation during the Retention Period (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay a pro rata amount of Executive’s STI as set forth below in an aggregate amount (Section 4(a)(i)). Any unvested equity interests held by Executive shall be forfeited upon the “Severance Pay”) equal toemployment termination date, two times (2x) except as otherwise provided herein. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4 or in any other agreement between the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target BonusCompany and Executive, if such termination of employment occurs prior the Company shall have no further obligation to make or provide to Executive, and Executive shall have no further right to receive or obtain from the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective DateCompany, any payments or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus benefits in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of with the Company to during the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyTerm of Employment.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement 12.1 The Employment may be terminated by either party the Company with "Cause" (as defined below) at any time upon written notice. Except as otherwise agreed in writing or as otherwise provided by this Agreement as due and for any reason; providedpayable (or as required by law), however, that Executive shall be required to give upon termination of the Employment by the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employmentwith Cause, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations obligation to provide Employee under this Agreement by way of compensation or benefits to Executive hereunderotherwise, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses Employee's obligations under Section 4(e)Sections 6 through 10, in each case accrued or incurred through the date of inclusive, shall continue after said termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date Employment.
12.2 Absent a Change of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus Control (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is ), the Employment may be terminated for at any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated time (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death as defined below) by giving Employee thirty (30) days' advance written notice of such termination or Disability), (ii) by Executive Employee for Good Reason (as defined below) by giving the Company thirty (30) days' advance written notice of such termination. In the event that the Company terminates the Employment without Cause or Employee terminates the Employment for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”)Employee, commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular 's customary payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthlythe base salary component of the Compensation, and commencing as provided (ii) provide the same health and life insurance benefits, in each case until the earliest to occur of (A) the last day of the term of this Agreement specified in Section 23(c1.2 above, (B) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the expiration of twelve (12) calendar months after the effective date of such termination of the Employment, (C) the date bonuses are paid upon which Employee becomes employed on a full-time basis (including but not limited to self-employment, but only if Employee holds herself out to the public as being a self-employed consultant or other executives during businesswoman), or (D) the date upon which Employee violates any of Sections 6 through 10, inclusive. In addition, the Company shall pay Employee the pro-rated portion of any incentive compensation (as described in Exhibit A attached hereto) to which Employee was entitled for the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and or quarter, as applicable, in which the Prorated Bonus Employment was terminated. If the Company's medical and/or life insurance plans do not allow Employee's continued participation in such plan or plans during the period described above, then the Company shall be paid on pay to Employee, in monthly installments, from the date bonuses are paid to other executives on which Employee's participation in such medical and/or life insurance, as applicable, is prohibited for the remainder of the Company time period described in the year following second sentence of this Section 12.2, the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationmonthly premium or premiums which had been payable by the Company with respect to Employee for such discontinued medical and/or life insurance, as applicable.
12.3 If, within twelve (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (1812) months following a Change in Controlof Control (as defined below), Executive’s employment under this Agreement the Employment is terminated (i) by the Company (or any successor company) without Cause (other than due to death Cause, or Disability), (ii) by Executive the Employee for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash pay to Employee in a lump sum on an amount equal to the first payroll following the satisfaction base salary component of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if Compensation for the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of from the date of such termination of employment Employment through the earlier to occur of (A) the last day of the term of this Agreement specified in Section 1.2 above and (B) twelve (12) calendar months after the effective date of such termination of Employment, and (ii) provide the same health and life insurance benefits until the earlier to occur of (A) the last day of the term of this Agreement specified in Section 1.2 above and (B) the expiration of eighteen (18) calendar months after the Change of control or twelve (12) calendar months after the effective date of such other date requestedtermination of the Employment, whichever is later. If the Company's medical and/or life insurance plans do not allow Employee's continued participation in such plan or plans during the period described above, then the Company shall pay to Employee, in monthly installments, from the Board date on which Employee's participation in such medical and/or life insurance, as applicable, is prohibited for the remainder of the time period described in the first sentence of this Section 12.3, the monthly premium or premiums which had been payable by the Company with respect to Employee for such discontinued medical and/or life insurance, as applicable.
12.4 Employee may terminate the Employment without Good Reason at any time by giving the Company thirty (30) days' advance written notice of such termination. Upon Employee's termination of the Employment without Good Reason, the Company shall have no further obligation to Employee under this Agreement by way of compensation or otherwise (except for the obligations to (i) pay the base salary component of the Compensation to which Employee may be entitled at the time of such termination and (ii) provide the benefits required to be made available under applicable law), but Employee's obligations under Sections 6 through 10, inclusive, shall continue after said termination of the Employment.
12.5 The Employment will terminate immediately upon Employee's death. In such event, the Company shall (i) pay to Employee's estate, in accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices, the base salary and any committees thereof, anddependents' health benefits, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate components of the Company Compensation until the earlier to occur of (A) the extent Executive is then serving thereonlast day of the term of this Agreement specified in Section 1.2 above or (B) the expiration of twelve (12) calendar months after the effective date of such termination. The Company’s obligations to make Except for the payments expressly provided for in this Section 12.5, the Company shall have no further obligation to Employee's estate under this Agreement are subject to set-off for by way of compensation or otherwise.
12.6 The Company may terminate the Employment at any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A time if Employee becomes Disabled (as defined below) and any by giving Employee thirty (30) days' advance written notice of such termination. In the event that the Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit planterminates the Employment because Employee has become Disabled, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates the Company shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any pay to Employee, in accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices, the base salary component of the Compensation and (ii) provide the same health and life insurance benefits, in each case until the earliest to occur of (A) the last day of the term of this Agreement specified in Section 1.2 above, (B) the expiration of twelve (12) calendar months after the effective date of such termination of Executive’s the Employment, (C) the date upon which Employee becomes employed on a full-time basis (including but not limited to self-employment, Executive but only if Employee holds herself out to the public as being a self-employed consultant or other businesswoman), or (D) the date upon which Employee violates any of Sections 6 through 10, inclusive. If the Company's medical and/or life insurance plans do not allow Employee's continued participation in such plan or plans during the period described above, then the Company shall pay to Employee, in monthly installments, from the date on which Employee's participation in such medical and/or life insurance, as applicable, is prohibited for the remainder of the time period described in the second sentence of this Section 12.6, the monthly premium or premiums which had been payable by the Company with respect to Employee for such discontinued medical and/or life insurance, as applicable.
12.7 As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.meanings indicated:
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Sm&A)
Termination of Employment. (a) ExecutiveIf Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company or a subsidiary because of Optionee’s employment discharge for cause, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, this Option shall expire concurrently with such cessation of employment. As used herein, the term “subsidiary” shall mean any present or future corporation which would be a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) Before the Optionee is eligible to retire under this Agreement may a Company sponsored retirement plan (as defined below), if Optionee ceases to be terminated employed by either party at any time and the Company or a subsidiary for any reasonreason other than for (i) termination for cause, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, or (ii) Optionee’s death or Total and Permanent Disability (as defined below), then this Option, subject to earlier termination pursuant to Paragraph 2 hereof, shall expire ninety days thereafter, and during such period after Optionee ceases to be an employee, this Option shall be exercisable only as to those shares, if any, with respect to which the Optionee could have exercised the option as of the date of such cessation of employment.
(c) After the Optionee is eligible to retire, defined herein as reaching age 55 with 10 or more years of service with the Company, its parent, or a subsidiary, and, if Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company or a subsidiary for any reason other than (i) termination for cause, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, or (ii) Optionee’s death or Total and Permanent Disability (as defined below), then during such period after Optionee ceases to be an employee, this Option shall be exercisable only as to those shares, if any, (A) with respect to which the Optionee could have exercised as of the date of such cessation of employment and (B) for each twelve full months during which Optionee was in the employ of the Company, or a subsidiary an additional 5% of the shares granted, (total exercisable shares not to exceed original grant amount), of this Option, provided all rights under such Option shall expire, in any event, on the date specified in Paragraph 2 hereof.
(d) If Optionee shall die while in the employment of the Company or a subsidiary, and such deceased Optionee shall not have suffered Total and Permanent Disability within ninety days prior to death, then this Option shall be exercisable by the person or persons to whom Optionee’s rights under the Options all have passed by will or by applicable laws of descent and distribution, as to all shares granted to Optionee without regard to exercise limitations as set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof; provided, however, that Executive all rights under such Option shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth expire in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid event on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationParagraph 2 hereof.
(e) If ExecutiveOptionee shall suffer Total and Permanent Disability while in the employment of the Company or a subsidiary, this Option shall be exercisable only as to those shares which Optionee could exercise as of twelve months following the Optionee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated first day of absence from work with the Company or a subsidiary due to death or Total and Permanent Disability, provided, however, that all rights under such Option shall expire in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid any event on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company specified in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination Paragraph 2 hereof. “Total and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues Permanent Disability” is defined as a consultant physical or mental condition that results in a total and permanent disability to such extent that the Company, upon Participant is eligible for disability benefits under the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyfederal Social Security Act.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s The employment under this Agreement of the Executive hereunder and the Employment Term may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due as defined herein) on twelve months written notice to death or Disability)the Executive, (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonthe Company with Cause or due to the Executive’s Disability (as defined herein) on written notice to the Executive, or (iii) due to expiration of by the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of Executive for any reason upon thirty (30) days written notice (which notice period may be waived by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1in its discretion, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)which case, Executive such termination shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs effective on any date prior to the second end of such thirty (2nd30) anniversary of day period as selected by the Effective DateCompany), or (yiv) by the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second Executive with Good Reason following a Change in Control (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed as defined in the Company’s fiscal year Change in which the termination occurs through such termination Control Severance Plan for Certain U.S. Officers and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year Executives (the “Prorated BonusCIC Plan”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence on twelve months written notice to the Company, provided that such termination occurs during the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of a Change in Control and ending two years after the date of such Change in Control, or (v) without action by the Company, the Executive or any other person or entity, immediately upon the Executive’s death. If the Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason under this Section 7(a), the Company may alternatively shall be obligated to pay or provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required (or his estate, as applicable): (A) any base salary payable to pay the Executive pursuant to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four this Agreement, accrued up to and including the date on which the Executive’s employment terminates, (24B) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such any employee benefits to which the same extent that active employees Executive is entitled upon termination of his employment with the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, terms and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives conditions of the Company in applicable plans of the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
Company, (dC) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at reimbursement for any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) unreimbursed business expenses incurred by the Company without Cause (other than due Executive prior to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due his date of termination pursuant to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”5(f), and (ivD) the Severance Benefits payment for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be accrued but unused vacation and/or paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, time off as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requestedhis termination, from in accordance with Company policy ((A)-(D) collectively, the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon“Accrued Amounts”). The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that during the Term Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) 90 days’ advance written notice (the “Notice Period”) of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement); provided, further, that the Notice Period in the event of the Company’s termination of Executive’s employment without Cause shall be at least 30 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death. The Company reserves the right to require Executive not to be in the offices of the Company or any of its Affiliates and/or not to undertake all or any of Executive’s duties and/or not to contact clients, colleagues or advisors of the Company or any of its Affiliates (unless otherwise instructed) during all or part of any period of notice of Executive’s termination of service. During the Notice Period, Executive’s terms and conditions of service and duties of fidelity and confidentiality to the Company remain in full force and effect and, during any such Notice Period, Executive will remain a service provider to the Company and shall not be employed or engaged in any other business.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementduring the Term, except as otherwise provided for under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)this Section 4, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred incurred, through the date of termination of employmentemployment and timely submitted for reimbursement, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) 30 days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable (including vacation pay) to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, policies and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) for the year of termination of employment is forfeited if during the Term Executive voluntarily terminates his employment (other than for Good Reason), is terminated by the Company with Cause, or is terminated due to death or Disability during such year; provided, however, that with respect to the annual bonus payable under Section 3(b) for the period of his services in the year in which such event occurs, in the event of a Change in Control or an Anticipatory CIC Termination, Executive shall be treated no less favorably than other participants in the applicable Company annual bonus plan who are employed on the date of the Change in Control with respect to their services in the same year. Except as specifically provided otherwise in the grant agreement or this Agreement, all unvested Options, RSUs (including the Supplemental RSUs) and PSUs shall terminate immediately upon termination of Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason, and all vested Options shall terminate immediately upon termination of Executive’s employment by the Company with Cause during the Term.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) or terminated by Executive for Good ReasonReason (x) prior to January 1, 2018 or (iiiy) due in any event after the occurrence of a Change in Control and prior to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Date, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), then Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) receive severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance PayAmount”) equal to, two :
(i) Two times (2x) the sum of (Ax) Executive’s then-current Base Salary plus (By) Executive’s Target Bonus (xthe “Cash Severance Benefit”), such Cash Severance Benefit to be payable in substantially equal installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices during the twenty-four (24) Target Bonus, month period immediately following such termination if such termination of employment occurs prior to a Change in Control that qualifies as a change in the second (2nd) anniversary ownership or effective control of the Effective DateCompany or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company pursuant to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (and such other Treasury or (y) the prior year’s Annual BonusInternal Revenue Service guidance), and to be payable in a single lump sum if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; within 12 months following such a Change in Control.
(ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect Continuation of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, any health and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health dental insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to the Company’s continuing to provide such insurance benefits for its employees and to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the CompanyCompany under the recently enacted healthcare reform law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) or other applicable law, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) period (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the benefits provided by this clause (ii) are referred to as the “Severance Continued Benefits”), commencing as provided .
(iii) The bonus described in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay 3(f) shall become vested and payable, and shall be paid at the same time and on the same basis as such amount would have been paid as specified in equal installments during Section 3(f) had Executive remained employed through December 31, 2017.
(iv) (A) Options and RSUs (other than the twentySupplemental RSUs, which will be governed by the terms of the Supplemental RSU Agreement) granted prior to the date of termination that would have vested over the two-four (24) month year period following Executive’s such termination in accordance with shall automatically vest upon the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the effective date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination of employment; (B) all vested Options shall remain exercisable for a twelve month period following the date of termination and (C) with respect to each outstanding PSU grant (other than the PSUs granted to Executive on May 5, 2016 (the “Supplemental PSUs”) pursuant to the Performance Share Unit Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2016, between Executive and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid Company (the “Supplemental PSU Agreement”)) that is unvested on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of termination, a prorated number of PSUs (a “Prorated PSU Amount”) shall vest after the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contraryapplicable performance period, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) determined by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of multiplying (x) the Target Bonus, and number of PSUs in such grant that would have vested based on actual performance of the applicable performance period had Executive then continued to be employed by the Company by (y) a fraction, the numerator ratio of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) applicable performance period during which Executive was employed by the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and Company compared to the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction total number of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change days in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationapplicable performance period.
(ev) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives Payment of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on if any, for the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal calendar year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement prior to the payments and benefits set forth calendar year in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of which such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyoccurs.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give with the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of shall terminate, the following conditions set forth herein shall apply with respect to Executive’s compensation and benefits hereunder. Either party may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder (with the Company during the Term by written notice to the other than resignation for Good Reason) (and party effective as of the date specified in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, notice and Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon in the event of Executive’s death.
(b) Following any . Upon termination of Executive’s employment under during or at the end of the Term of this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations rights of the Company parties under this Agreement shall be determined solely pursuant to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under this Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of 6. Upon termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by during or at the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration end of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (a payment for all accrued and unused vacation through the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year date of termination equal to at the product rate of (x) Base Compensation in effect on the amount date of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(cpaid time off (“PTO”) belowpolicy. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on In the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year event of Executive’s termination and of employment during the Prorated Bonus Term, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, Executive’s rights, if any, under any of the Company’s defined contribution, benefit, incentive or other plans of any nature shall be paid on governed by the date bonuses are paid respective terms of such plans. Notwithstanding any provision to other executives the contrary in this Agreement, no payment or distribution under this Agreement which constitutes an item of the Company in the year following the fiscal year deferred compensation under Section 409A and becomes payable by reason of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein termination of employment with the Company will be made to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive unless Executive’s termination of employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute constitutes a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporationseparation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended amended, or any successor provision (the “CodeSection 409A”)). In addition, no such payment or distribution will be made to Executive prior to the portion earlier of (a) the expiration of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four six (246) month period following measured from the date of Executive’s termination “separation from service,” or (b) the date of Executive’s death, to the extent such delayed commencement is required in accordance with order to avoid additional taxes under Section 409A. All payments and benefits which had been delayed pursuant to the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount immediately preceding sentence shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation upon expiration of the Change in Controlsuch six (6) month period (or if earlier upon Executive’s death). The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall Each amount to be paid on the date bonuses are paid or benefit to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment be provided under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A. The payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from, Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement or to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Companyextent subject thereto, its Affiliatesto comply with, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereofSection 409A, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executiveaccordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit planpermitted, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates the Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunderinterpreted in accordance therewith.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) ExecutiveEmployee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and Employee for any reason; provided, however, that Executive Employee shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of ExecutiveEmployee’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) any reason (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate ExecutiveEmployee’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason by Employee for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, ExecutiveEmployee’s employment shall terminate automatically upon ExecutiveEmployee’s death. Nothing herein shall limit the Company’s right to place Employee on paid administrative leave for any portion of the Term.
(b) Following any termination of ExecutiveEmployee’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)for Cause or due to resignation of Employee without Good Reason, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive Employee with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive Employee hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e4(c), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or policies, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive Employee participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements, but excluding any severance plan, program, or policy whether written or unwritten), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If ExecutiveEmployee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than or due to Employee’s Disability or death or Disability), (ii) by Executive if Employee resigns for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive Employee shall be entitled to receive: receive (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum continued payment of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to through the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Expiration Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; ;
(ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect all then-unpaid installments of the fiscal year of termination equal to Sign-On Bonus described in Section 4(b) on the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”)schedule set forth therein; (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect distribution of the fiscal year prior to warrants described in Section 4(e) on the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”)schedule set forth therein; and (iv) continued health insurance benefits for Employee and Employee’s spouse and any dependents under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) monthsthrough the Expiration Date, subject to ExecutiveEmployee’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon ExecutiveEmployee’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive Employee with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive Employee would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four twelve (2412) months (assuming to the extent that Employee timely elects and maintains COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c23(b). The Severance Pay In the event of Employee’s death, all payments and distributions that would be payable to Employee shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executiveto Employee’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationestate.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) ExecutiveEmployee’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections Section 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon ExecutiveEmployee’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B A (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following ExecutiveEmployee’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and ExecutiveEmployee’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(he) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive Employee participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive that Employee has made thereunder.
(if) Following any termination of ExecutiveEmployee’s employment, Executive Employee shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive Employee under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive Employee under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of ExecutiveEmployee.
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Samples: Employment Agreement
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, hereunder except (i) for payment of (w) any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination, (x) any earned and any accrued but unused vacation unpaid Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year in which termination occurs, and for payment of (y) any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For law (collectively, the avoidance of doubt, except “Accrued Obligations”).
(c) Except as otherwise provided belowherein, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (iI) by the Company without Cause (other than or due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of contemplated under Section 1(a), or (II) by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Executive for Good Reason, then Executive, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Accrued Obligations, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of receive (A) Executive’s Base Salary plus as in effect on the date of termination paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments during the twelve (12) month period immediately following such termination, and (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated an Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would otherwise have been payable to Executive had under Section 3(b) above for the year in which Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year terminates had Executive remained employed, a prorated portion of termination, and that Annual Bonus amount (y) prorated by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed in the Company’s fiscal calendar year in which as of the termination occurs through such termination date of employment termination, and the denominator of which is 365), payable at the number of days in such fiscal year (time the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four have been payable had Executive remained employed (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (collectively, the “Severance BenefitsPayments”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18Any payments or benefits under Section 4(c) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (conditioned upon Executive and the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product Company having executed an irrevocable waiver and general release of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed claims in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the customary form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), ) that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination after the date of employment termination, (the “Release Condition”), and B) subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 the terms of this Agreement and 7 hereof(C) subject to Section 26.
(ge) Upon termination For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means: (A) the Executive’s employment for any reason, substantial and regardless of whether Executive continues repeated failure to perform duties as reasonably directed by the Board (not as a consultant consequence of Disability) after written notice thereof and failure to cure within ten (10) days; (B) the Executive’s misappropriation or fraud with regard to the CompanyCompany or its Affiliates or their respective assets; (C) conviction of, upon or the Company’s request Executive agrees to resignpleading of guilty or nolo contendere to, as a felony, or any other crime involving either fraud or a breach of the date Executive’s duty of such termination of employment loyalty with respect to the Company or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees Affiliates thereof, and, if applicable, from or any of its customers or suppliers that results in material injury to the board Company or any of directors its Affiliates; (and any committees thereofD) the Executive’s violation of any Affiliate the written policies of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or other misconduct in connection with the performance of his duties that in either case results in material injury to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The CompanyCompany or any of its Affiliates, after written notice thereof and failure to cure within ten (10) days; or (E) the Executive’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment breach of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions material provision of this Agreement, including without limitation the confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions and the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions to which the Executive is subject, including without limitation Sections 5 and 6 hereof. There shall be For the avoidance of doubt, Executive will have no offset against amounts due cure right if Executive under this Agreement on account is not reasonably capable of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveprompt cure.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) 90 days’ advance written notice (the “Notice Period”) of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good ReasonReason or Non-Renewal) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement); provided, further, that the Notice Period in the event of the Company’s termination of Executive’s employment without Cause shall be at least 30 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death. The Company reserves the right to require Executive not to be in the offices of the Company or any of its Affiliates and/or not to undertake all or any of Executive’s duties and/or not to contact clients, colleagues or advisors of the Company or any of its Affiliates (unless otherwise instructed) during all or part of any period of notice of Executive’s termination of service. During the Notice Period, Executive’s terms and conditions of service and duties of fidelity and confidentiality to the Company remain in full force and effect and, during any such Notice Period, Executive will remain a service provider to the Company and shall not be employed or engaged in any other business.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementemployment, except as otherwise provided for under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)this Section 4, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred incurred, through the date of termination of employmentemployment and timely submitted for reimbursement, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) 30 days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable (including vacation pay) to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, policies and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) for the year of termination of employment is forfeited if Executive voluntarily terminates his employment (other than for Good Reason), is terminated by the Company with Cause, or is terminated due to death or Disability during such year. Except as specifically provided otherwise in the grant agreement or below, all unvested Options and RSUs shall terminate immediately upon termination of Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason, and all vested Options shall terminate immediately upon termination of Executive’s employment by the Company with Cause.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to upon the expiration of any Renewal Term in connection with a timely Non-Renewal by the Term on the Expiration Date as Company, which shall be deemed a result of termination by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1without Cause, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), then Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) receive severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance PayAmount”) equal to, two :
(i) Two times (2x) the sum of (Ax) Executive’s then-current Base Salary plus (By) Executive’s Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year of termination (xor Executive’s target Annual Bonus level (i.e., 100% of Base Salary) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs during the 2013 fiscal year), such sum to be payable in substantially equal installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following such termination if such termination occurs prior to the second a Change in Control (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed as defined in the Company’s fiscal year 2013 Equity Incentive Plan) that qualifies as a change in which the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, and to be payable in a single lump sum if such termination occurs through on or within 12 months following such termination a Change in Control.
(ii) Continuation of any health and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health dental insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to the Company’s continuing to provide such insurance benefits for its employees and to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation Continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the CompanyCompany under the recently enacted healthcare reform law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) or other applicable law, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) period (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the benefits provided by this clause (ii) are referred to as the “Severance Continued Benefits”).
(iii) Payment of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus, commencing as provided if any, for the calendar year prior to the calendar year in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during which such termination of employment occurs.
(iv) Accelerated vesting of Options and RSUs granted prior to the twentydate of termination that would have vested over the one-four (24) month year period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) belowsuch termination. The Unpaid Annual Bonus All vested Options shall be paid on remain exercisable for a 90-day period following the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(dv) Notwithstanding anything herein Pro-rata vesting of PSUs with respect to that portion of the PSUs performance period that has elapsed prior to the contrarydate of termination, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment determined by multiplying the number of shares issuable under this Agreement is terminated (i) each PSU by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed worked by Executive in the CompanyPSU’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination performance period and the denominator of which is the 1,095 in order to determine a target number of days shares issuable under each PSU, with the actual number of shares to be issued pursuant to such PSUs to be determined based on actual Company performance through the end of the PSUs’ performance period within which the Executive terminates employment. For the avoidance of doubt, in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) no event shall Executive be entitled to the Severance Benefits for twentyAmount upon a termination upon the expiration of the Initial Term in connection with a timely Non-four (24Renewal by the Company, which shall be deemed a voluntary termination by Executive under Section 4(b) months (above. In the event that Executive’s employment terminates upon the expiration of the Term in connection with a timely Non-Renewal by the Company as of the end of the Initial Term or a timely Non-Renewal by Executive at any time, Executive shall be entitled solely to the accrued amounts described above and commencing in Section 4(b) as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in upon a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction voluntary termination of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to employment by Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationwithout Good Reason.
(ed) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or by the Company due to Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), then Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary, (ii) an amount equal to the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid Annual Bonus that would have been otherwise payable to other executives of the Company in the year following Executive for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs (based on pro-forma performance over the entire fiscal year extrapolated from the performance run rate through the date of Executive’s termination termination), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days worked in such year and the denominator of which is 365, (iii) the Continued Benefits (including vacation pay), and (iiiv) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on payment of any unreimbursed expenses incurred through the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(fe) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive’s entitlement to the payments payment and benefits and certain rights set forth in Sections 5(cSection 4(c) and 5(d4(d) shall be (A) conditioned upon Executive’s Executive having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”)A to be negotiated in good faith, that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) 55 days following the termination of Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and (B) subject to Executive’s continued compliance in all material respects with Sections 6 the terms of this Agreement and 7 hereof(C) subject to Section 25.
(gf) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request request, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from any positions that the Board Executive holds with the Company and any committees thereofof its Affiliates (whether as an employee, andofficer, if applicabledirector, from the board of directors (and any committees thereofconsultant, trustee, committee member or otherwise) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(ig) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreementemployment. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, consultancy or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executivei. If the Grantee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give with the Company at least sixty and its Subsidiaries terminates because of the Grantee’s death or Disability (60as such term is defined in the Grantee’s employment agreement or separation agreement, or if the Grantee does not have an employment agreement or separation agreement, as such term is defined in the Plan), (A) days’ advance written notice any unvested portion of the Option shall terminate (without payment of any voluntary resignation consideration therefor) and (B) any vested portion of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s Option held by the Grantee as of the date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes remain exercisable until the earlier of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(bx) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except one (i1) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days year following the date of such termination of employment, and (iiy) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiesthe Expiration Date, and the Option shall thereafter terminate (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable lawwithout payment of any consideration therefor).
ii. For If the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if ExecutiveGrantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries is terminated for Cause, the Option, whether or not then vested and exercisable, shall terminate on the date of such termination of employment (without payment of any reasonconsideration therefor).
(c) If Executiveiii. [In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Grantee’s [employment] [separation] agreement, if the Grantee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) is involuntarily terminated by the Company without Cause (other than due to on account of death or Disability) within twenty-four months after a Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Grantee’s employment or separation agreement, as applicable), or (ii) is terminated by Executive the Grantee [for Good Reason, or Reason (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which term is the number of days elapsed defined in the CompanyGrantee’s fiscal year applicable employment agreement)] [in which a Constructive Termination (as such term is defined in the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”Grantee’s applicable separation agreement); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for ] within twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment months after a Change of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the CompanyControl, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay Option granted hereunder shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, 100% vested as of the date of such termination of employment or and shall be exercisable until the earlier of (x) 120 days following the date of such other date requestedtermination of employment and (y) the Expiration Date, from and the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors Option shall thereafter terminate (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The without payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit planconsideration therefor).] [Upon a Change of Control, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any unvested portion of the Option shall immediately terminate and be of no further force and effect (without payment of any consideration therefor) and (ii) any vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable for the earlier of (A) 120 days following the date of such Change of Control and (B) the Expiration Date, and the Option shall thereafter terminate (without payment of any consideration therefor).]
iv. If the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates (including by reason of the Subsidiary which employs the Grantee ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Company) other than as described in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) above, as applicable, (A) any portion of the Option granted to the Grantee that is vested and exercisable as of the date of such termination of Executive’s employmentemployment shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (x) 120 days following the date of such termination of employment and (y) the Expiration Date, Executive and the Option shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take thereafter terminate (without payment of any other action by way of mitigation consideration therefor), and (B) any portion of the amounts payable Option granted to Executive under any such Grantee which is not vested and exercisable as of the provisions date of this Agreement. There such termination of employment shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account terminate upon the date of such termination of employment (without payment of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveconsideration therefor).
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Samples: Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Primus Telecommunications Group Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party the Company or by Executive at any time and for any reason. The termination shall be effective as of the date specified by the party initiating the termination in a written notice delivered to the other party. In the case of a notice given by Executive to the Company, the termination date shall not be earlier than 60 days following the date such notice is delivered to the Company. Executive’s rights to pay and benefits shall cease on the date his employment under this Agreement terminates; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (for a reason other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Cause, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum exchange for a full release of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in claims against the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive the following payments:
(a) Executive shall receive his base salary in effect as of the date of termination for a period of 24 months from his date of termination. The benefit under this subsection (a) shall be paid as follows: (i) Executive shall receive a lump sum payment equal to 12 months of base salary, which shall be paid as soon as administratively feasible after the later of the date of termination or the date the release of claims has become irrevocable; and (ii) commencing on the first regular payroll date which occurs at least 12 months following the date of termination, Executive shall receive his regular base salary per pay period until the remaining 12 months of base salary has been paid.
(b) In addition, Executive shall receive a pro-rata bonus based on (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives number of the Company months worked in the year following the fiscal year of in which Executive’s termination employment is terminated by the Company for reason other than Cause; and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, Company’s actual performance against annual objectives. This pro-rata bonus shall be paid on the later of (I) the date bonuses are paid to other executives that is six months after the date Executive’s employment terminates, or (II) as soon as the Company determines whether the objectives for such bonus have been met for that fiscal year and determines the amount of the Company pro-rata bonus. This Agreement shall terminate in its entirety immediately upon the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor death of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination . Termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant pursuant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive Article III shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive effect on Executive’s obligations under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of ExecutiveArticle IV.
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Termination of Employment. (ai) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ 60 days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, hereunder except (i) for payment of (w) any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and through the date of termination, (x) any unpaid Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year in which termination occurs, (y) any accrued but unused vacation days, and for payment of (z) any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) 30 days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable lawlaw (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”). For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, (A) any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) for the year of termination of employment is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or resignation by Executive other than for Good Reason, and (B) in the case of Executive’s death, any reasonpayments to be made to Executive in accordance with this Section 4 shall be paid to Executive’s beneficiaries, devisees, heirs, legates or estate, as applicable.
(ci) If Except as otherwise provided herein, if Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (iI) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability (as defined below), or due to the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as contemplated under Section 1(a)), or (II) by the Executive for Good Reason, then Executive, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount equal to (A) the sum of (x) Executive’s Base Salary and (y) the Target Bonus (the “Severance Payment”), plus (B) the product of (x) the actual Annual Bonus that Executive would have been entitled to receive for the year of termination had Executive continued to be employed through the end of the calendar year in which such termination occurs, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days Executive was employed in the calendar year of termination, and the denominator of which is 365 (the “Pro Rata Bonus”). The Severance Payment shall be paid during the 12-month period immediately following such termination in substantially equal installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices, and the Pro Rata Bonus shall be paid on the date that other executives are paid their annual bonuses in respect of the year in which Executive’s termination occurs.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within 60 days before, or 12 months following, a Change in Control, Executive’s employment is terminated (I) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of contemplated under Section 1(a)), or (II) by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Executive for Good Reason, then Executive, in addition to the Accrued Obligations but in lieu of the payments and benefits specified described in Section 5(b4(c)(i), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in receive an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of to (A) Base Salary two times the Severance Payment plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Target Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through for the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days elapsed Executive was employed in the Company’s fiscal calendar year in which the termination occurs through such termination of termination, and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c)365. The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, if Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by under Section 11(a), then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Accrued Obligations, shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24Payment. All payments described in this Section 4(c)(ii) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll within 30 business days following the satisfaction execution of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c)that has become irrevocable by its terms; provided, however, if that to the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial extent any portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of such lump sum payment would violate Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 409A (as amended (the “Code”defined below), the then such portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty12-four (24) month period immediately following Executive’s such termination in accordance substantially equal installments consistent with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(eiii) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or by the Company due to Disability, or due to the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration date of the Term on the Expiration Date as contemplated under Section 1(a), then Executive, in addition to the payments and benefits specified Accrued Obligations, shall be entitled to receive payment of the Pro Rata Bonus, payable no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs. In addition to the foregoing, if Executive’s employment is terminated due to the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as contemplated under Section 5(b)1(a) prior to a Change in Control, then Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year continued payment of Executive’s termination and (ii) Base Salary during the Unpaid Annual Bonus6-month period immediately following such termination, paid on in substantially equal installments consistent with the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of ExecutiveCompany’s terminationpayroll practices.
(fiv) Executive’s entitlement to the Any payments and or benefits set forth in Sections 5(cunder Section 4(c)(i), 4(c)(ii) and 5(dor 4(c)(iii) shall be (A) conditioned upon Executive’s Executive and the Company having provided an executed a mutual, irrevocable waiver and general release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the a form attached hereto as Exhibit B C (the “Release”), ) that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty terms, (60B) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 the terms of this Agreement and 7 hereof(C) subject to Section 25.
(gv) Upon termination For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means: (A) Executive’s willful refusal to perform his duties for the Company, which refusal or failure remains uncured for 15 days after he receives written notice from the Board demanding cure; (B) in carrying out his duties under the employment for any reasonagreement, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant engages in willful misconduct, or gross neglect, that in either case causes material economic harm to the Company’s business or reputation; or (C) Executive is convicted of, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony and such conviction or plea has a material adverse effect on his ability to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of perform his duties for the Company or causes material harm to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyor its Affiliates.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s This Option expires upon a termination of Optionee's employment for cause. If the Optionee is terminated for cause, all rights under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive Option shall be required expire immediately upon the giving to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written Optionee of notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement)termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except ISO-2 Next Page Except as otherwise provided below, if the Optionee's employment is involuntarily terminated without cause, or voluntarily terminates for Good Reason (as defined in any Unpaid Annual Bonus change in control, severance or employment agreement between the Optionee and the Company which is in effect immediately prior to such employment termination), this Option shall continue to vest; provided in such case all rights under this Option (except in the case of death) shall expire on the later of one year after (a) the vesting date or (b) the date of employment termination, but in no event later than the Expiration Date. If the Optionee voluntarily terminates employment for any reason other than death, Good Reason, a Pre-Age 65 Service Retirement (as defined below), a Retirement (as defined below) or a Post-Age 65 Service Retirement (as defined below), then the Optionee shall have ninety (90) days after such termination of employment to exercise this Option to the extent it is forfeited if Executive’s otherwise exercisable on the date of employment termination; provided this Option shall only be exercisable during the Exercise Period. If the Optionee's employment is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated other than for any reason.
cause or death prior to age 65 and the Optionee's age plus years of service is equal to or greater than ninety (c90) If Executive’s employment ("Pre-Age 65 Service Retirement"), this Option shall continue to vest. All rights under this Agreement Option will then expire one (1) year after the later of (a) the vesting date or (b) the date of the Pre-Age 65 Service Retirement, but in no event later than the Expiration Date. If the Optionee's employment is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated other than for cause or death on or after age 65 and the Optionee's age plus years of service is less than ninety (i90) (a "Retirement"), then this Option to the extent not otherwise exercisable shall become immediately exercisable and shall remain exercisable for a period of one year after Retirement, but in no event later than the Expiration Date. If the Optionee's employment is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated other than for cause or death on or after age 65 and the Optionee's age plus years of service is equal to or greater than ninety (90) ("Post-Age 65 Service Retirement"), then this Option to the extent not otherwise exercisable shall become exercisable and shall remain exercisable until the later of (a) one year after the date of the Post-Age 65 Service Retirement or (b) one year after the date this Option would have become exercisable (the vesting date) had its exercise not been accelerated, but in no event later than the Expiration Date. In the event of the death of the Optionee while employed by the Company or following any of an involuntary termination of employment without Cause (other than due to death or Disability)cause, (ii) by Executive a termination of employment for Good Reason, a Pre-Age 65 Service Retirement, a Retirement or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of nonPost-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs Age 65 Service Retirement but prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive date this Option would otherwise be required expire, then in any such event the person to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus whom the cost Option has been transferred by will or by the laws of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, descent and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if distribution may exercise this Option at any time within eighteen (18) months one year following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on Optionee, but in no event after the Expiration Date as a result Date. ISO-3 Next Page Nothing herein is intended to diminish the rights of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of Optionee under the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, Plan if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s Optionee's employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Mb Financial Inc /Md)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s The employment under this Agreement of the Executive hereunder and the Employment Term may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due as defined herein) on twelve months written notice to death or Disability)the Executive, (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonthe Company with Cause or due to the Executive’s Disability (as defined herein) on written notice to the Executive, or (iii) due to expiration of by the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of Executive for any reason upon thirty (30) days written notice (which notice period may be waived by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1in its discretion, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)which case, Executive such termination shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs effective on any date prior to the second end of such thirty (2nd30) anniversary of day period as selected by the Effective DateCompany), or (yiv) by the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second Executive with Good Reason following a Change in Control (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed as defined in the Company’s fiscal year Change in which the termination occurs through such termination Control Severance Plan for Certain U.S. Officers and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year Executives (the “Prorated BonusCIC Plan”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence on twelve months written notice to the Company, provided that such termination occurs during the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of a Change in Control and ending two years after the date of such Change in Control, or (v) without action by the Company, the Executive or any other person or entity, immediately upon the Executive’s death. If the Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason under this Section 7(a), the Company may alternatively shall be obligated to pay or provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required (or his estate, as applicable): (A) any base salary payable to pay the Executive pursuant to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four this Agreement, accrued up to and including the date on which the Executive’s employment terminates, (24B) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such any employee benefits to which the same extent that active employees Executive is entitled upon termination of his employment with the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, terms and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives conditions of the Company in applicable plans of the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
Company, (dC) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at reimbursement for any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) unreimbursed business expenses incurred by the Company without Cause (other than due Executive prior to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due his date of termination pursuant to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”5(f), and (ivD) the Severance Benefits payment for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be accrued but unused vacation and/or paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, time off as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requestedhis termination, from in accordance with Company policy ((A)-(D) collectively, the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy“Accrued Amounts”).
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 7, either Company or Executive may terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party with Employer at any time and for any reason; providedtime, howeverwith or without Cause (as defined in Section 7.10), that Executive shall be required to give during the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement)Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any Any termination of Executive’s employment under during the Term shall be communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other party (“Notice of Termination”). The Notice of Termination shall indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), Agreement relied upon in effecting the termination and 5(e), the obligations a written statement of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (ireason(s) for payment the termination. In the case of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and a Notice of Termination provided by Executive to Employer, such Notice of Termination shall not be effective for payment a period of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following after receipt of such Notice of Termination by Employer. In the case of a Notice of Termination provided by Company to Executive, such Notice of Termination shall not be effective for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of such Notice of Termination by Executive; provided that Company may require Executive to leave the Company’s premises and refrain from any further business activities on behalf of the Company as of the date designated by Company in the Notice of Termination. If Executive’s employment is terminated by either party, for any reason, during the Term, Employer shall pay to the Executive the accrued and unpaid Base Salary and accrued but unused vacation as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment. Further, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated by either party, for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) reason other than a termination by the Company without for Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) termination by Executive for without Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of during the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Term, in addition Employer shall pay to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (xa) the amount Bonus referenced in Section 7.1(a)(ii) of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and this Agreement multiplied by (yb) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed in between the Company’s beginning of the fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such and the date of termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through occurs, such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year payment to be made no later than thirty (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (6030) days following Executive’s termination the date of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to Executive’s execution of a general release in favor of Company, and all subsidiary and related entities, and their officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents to the terms fullest extent permitted by law, drafted by Company and in a form reasonably satisfactory to Company. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7 and its subsections, Employer shall have no further obligation to make or provide to Executive, and Executive shall have no further right to receive or obtain from Employer, any payments or benefits in respect of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of with Employer during the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of ExecutiveTerm.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (STAG Industrial, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. In the event Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, Executive will be entitled to any (a) unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the effective date of termination; (b) unpaid, but earned and accrued annual incentive for any completed fiscal year as of his termination of employment; (c) pay for accrued but unused vacation; (d) benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to Executive; (e) unreimbursed business expenses required to be reimbursed to Executive; and (f) rights to indemnification Executive may have under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, this Agreement, and/or separate indemnification agreement, as applicable. In the event Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and with the Company terminates for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall will be required entitled to give exercise any outstanding stock options for at least twelve (12) months after the later of such termination of employment or the date upon which Executive ceases to provide any other services to the Company at least sixty or any of its affiliates, whether as a director, independent contractor or otherwise, but in no event later than the applicable scheduled expiration date of such award (60) days’ advance written notice in the absence of any voluntary resignation termination of employment) as set forth in the award agreement. In the event Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event with the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than terminates due to death or Disability), then there will be acceleration of vesting of any then unexpired and unvested equity awards (iiincluding, but not limited to, awards of stock appreciation rights or restricted stock units) held by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term based on the Expiration Date as a result vesting that Executive would have achieved had Executive remained in the employ of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: for an additional twelve (i12) severance pay in an aggregate amount months (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonusprovided that, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through with the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year Company terminates due to death or Disability prior to the fiscal year of termination (the January 2, 2007, then “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay ” will be substituted for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result “twelve (12) months” in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(cthis sentence). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contraryIn addition, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement the termination is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive resigns for Good Reason, or (iii) due Executive will be entitled to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination7.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Atmel Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall automatically and immediately terminate upon Executive’s death. Executive’s employment may be terminated by either party the Company at any time and because of Disability (defined below), or for Cause (defined below), or for any reason other than Cause or Disability (“Without Cause”), by delivering notice of such termination, and may be terminated by Executive at any time for Good Reason (defined below) or for any other reason; , provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ 60 days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation resignation, and the Company shall be required to give Executive at least 30 days advance written notice of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation any termination Without Cause. The Company may, in its discretion, require Executive to cease performing services for Good Reason) (and the Company, in such whole or part, during any portion of the applicable notice period, in which event the Company in its sole discretion may elect will continue to accelerate Executive’s date pay Base Salary, if any, and provide benefits and calculate bonuses, if any, through the end of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathapplicable notice period.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall ceasecease as of the Termination Date, except as otherwise provided herein, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, hereunder except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary Salary, if any, and any accrued but unused vacation PTO and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or ) incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employmentTermination Date, (ii) as explicitly set forth in for the payment of any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus awarded in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which termination of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms employment occurs but unpaid as of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four Termination Date (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of which will be paid when such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive Annual Bonus would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”payable), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonusas set forth in any other benefit plans, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”)Executive participates, and (iv) as otherwise expressly required by applicable statute. Notwithstanding any provision to the Severance Benefits for twenty-four contrary in this Agreement (24) months (as described including the above and commencing as provided in Section 23(cprovisions of this paragraph)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or if Executive resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial be entitled to receive any previously unpaid portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executivecurrent or any prior fiscal year’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationBonus.
(ec) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death by the Company Without Cause or Disabilityby Executive for Good Reason (defined below), then, in addition to the payments and benefits specified entitlements described in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the severance payments and benefits set forth under the position of “CEO” in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successorsaccordance with, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of, the Company’s Severance Guidelines in effect as of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions Termination Date. For purposes of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.:
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time by the Board of Directors of Company (and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give by the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice Board of Directors of any voluntary resignation of subsidiary or affiliated organization for employment with those entities), with or without Cause. Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathis “at-will.”
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date may terminate as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified described in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination2.
(dc) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated shall terminate upon his retirement, resignation or death.
(id) Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall terminate upon written notice by the Company without Cause (other than to Executive of a termination due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment terminates for Cause or for any reason other than as set forth in Sections 10(f) or (g), Company shall be obligated only to continue to pay Executive’s base salary and, to the extent earned, accrued and unpaid, annual incentive bonus and furnish the then existing benefits under this Agreement Section 8 up to the date of termination; provided, that if Executive’s employment is terminated due as a result of Executive’s Disability, Executive shall remain eligible for benefits under any long-term disability program of Company, as amended from time to death time, as long as his Disability continues.
(f) If Executive’s employment is terminated by Company without Cause or Disabilityupon expiration of the Term without extension or upon constructive termination, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in amounts payable under Section 5(b10(e), Executive shall be entitled to receive his base salary, and medical and other insurance benefits under Section 8(a) for a period of twelve (i12) months at the Prorated Bonustimes and frequency regularly paid. In addition, paid on all options granted to Executive shall vest and become immediately exercisable. As a condition to the date bonuses are paid salary and benefit continuation under this Section 10(f), Executive must first execute and deliver to Company, in a form prepared by Company, a release of all claims against Company and other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year appropriate parties, excluding Company’s performance under this Section 10(f) and of Executive’s termination vested rights under any Company sponsored retirement plans, 401(k) plans and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonusstock ownership plans. In addition, paid on the date bonuses are paid all options granted to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments Executive shall vest and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereofimmediately exercisable.
(g) Upon termination of If Executive’s employment for any reasonis terminated by the Company within three (3) months before or after a Change in Control, and regardless or Executive resigns as the result of whether Executive continues as a consultant material reduction in his duties or constructive termination following a Change in Control, in addition to the Companyamounts payable under Section 10(e), upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as execution and delivery of the date release of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for all claims described in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment10(f), Executive shall have no obligation be entitled to seek receive his base salary, plus annual bonus, and medical and other employment or take any other action by way insurance benefits under Section 8(a) for a period of mitigation of the amounts payable twenty-four (24) months. In addition, all options granted to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executivevest and become immediately exercisable.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Dyntek Inc)
Termination of Employment. 2.1 Termination at Expiration of the Term of this Agreement. -------------------------------------------------------
(a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give At the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations by reason of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result original or any extended term of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due pursuant to death or Disability), (ii) an election by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by under Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c))1.1. The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) Executive's theretofore unpaid base salary and incentive compensation for the Prorated Bonusperiod of employment, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonuscompensation for accrued but unused vacation time. Executive and his spouse will be entitled to medical coverage, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, at his and/or their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executiveexpense, to the extent permitted required by the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA"). To the extent allowed by the pertinent insurers, the Executive shall be entitled to continue, at his expense, such supplemental life and disability insurance in effect at the time of termination. If, however, termination occurs by reason of the expiration of the original or any extended term of this Agreement pursuant to an election by Executive under Section 409A 1.1, and if Executive is age 65 or older at that time, Executive shall be deemed to have retired and he and his spouse shall be entitled to medical coverage benefits as if he had retired at age 65, under Section 2.2.
(b) At the termination of employment by reason of the expiration of the original or any extended term of this Agreement pursuant to an election by Employer under Section 1.1, Executive may, at his option and upon written notice to the Secretary of the Company delivered at least thirty (30) days prior to such expiration of the original or any extended term of this Agreement, either (i) complete the then remaining term of his employment under this Agreement and receive upon the expiration of such term (A) an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of his then current Annual Compensation (defined to include his current annual base salary plus the average annual bonus compensation, if any, received by Executive in the three years preceding termination), (B) Executive's theretofore unpaid base salary and incentive compensation for the period of employment, and (C) compensation for accrued but unused vacation time or, (ii) provided he first assists, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Boards of Directors of the Employer and the Company, in an orderly transition to his successor as President of the Company and the Employer, terminate his employment and receive (A) an amount equal to three times his then current Annual Compensation, (B) Executive's theretofore unpaid base salary and incentive compensation, if any, for the period of employment, and (C) compensation for accrued but unused vacation time. Executive shall be owed and Employer shall be obligated to pay to Executive the aggregate amount provided in clauses (i) B or (ii) B, as the case may be and (i) C or (ii) C above, as the case may be, (other than incentive compensation which shall be payable when earned as provided in Section 1.3 hereof), within fifteen (15) days after the termination of Executive pursuant to this Section 2.1(b), and until such amounts are paid in full to Executive. Employer and the Company shall be obligated to pay the Executive the entire amount, provided in clause (i) (A) or (ii) A above, as the case may be, in the amounts and at the time it would have been required to make such payments had Executive's employment not been terminated. Furthermore, at Employer's cost, Employer shall continue to provide Executive with the following benefits, consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1.5 hereof: (i) life insurance and medical, dental and optical insurance, to the extent the same can be provided under the arrangements in effect at the time of termination, and (ii) any other benefits to which Executive is entitled by law or the specific terms of Employer's policies in effect at the time of his termination of employment. Benefits will be continued pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination of employment, unless Executive becomes employed by another company and becomes eligible for employment benefits substantially similar to those which would otherwise be provided under this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive and his spouse and dependent children will, if then participating in Employer's plan, be entitled, at the expense of Employer, to further medical coverage to the extent required by COBRA which shall, in this case, be deemed to commence upon expiration of the twelve (12) month period set forth in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if Executive becomes unable to perform each of the material duties of his employment under this Agreement prior to his termination of employment pursuant to this paragraph (b), and Executive thereafter, as a result of the same condition, becomes Totally and Permanently Disabled as defined in Section 2.3, Executive will be entitled to the Full Disability Benefits (as defined belowin Section 2.3) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement provided for in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any Section 2.3 upon his termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) In the event Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and with the Company terminates for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (reason other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect a termination pursuant to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b4(c)(iii), Executive shall be entitled to receive: all (ia) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) her unpaid Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior accrued up to the second date of termination, (2ndb) anniversary her unpaid, but earned Bonus for any completed fiscal year as of the Effective Datedate of termination, or (yc) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus pay in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination unused vacation, (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (ivd) continued health insurance benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to Executive and under which she has a vested right (including any right that vests in connection the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four termination of her employment), (24e) months, subject incurred but unreimbursed expenses to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits which Executive is entitled to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted reimbursement under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence Company’s expense reimbursement policy, and (f) rights to indemnification Executive may have under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Company Bylaws, this Agreement, or separate indemnification agreement, as applicable, including any rights Executive may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) have under directors’ and officers’ insurance policies (the “Severance Accrued Compensation and Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contraryIn addition, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement the termination is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due Executive shall be entitled to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination8.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(gb) Upon the termination of Executive’s employment for any reasonreason other than a termination pursuant to Section 4(c)(iii),, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from the Board (and regardless any boards of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Companysubsidiaries) voluntarily, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resignwithout any further required action by Executive, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination end of Executive’s employmentemployment and Executive, Executive at the Board’s request, shall have no obligation execute any documents necessary to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executivereflect her resignation.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may 5.1 The Executive will be terminated by either party an "at will" employee during the entire time of the Employment. Either the Company or the Executive can terminate the Employment at any time and time, for any reason or no reason; provided, howeverwith or without cause. If the Employee resigns from the Company, that Executive shall be required to the Employee will give the Company at least sixty two (602) days’ advance written weeks' prior notice of resignation. The Employment will end on the termination date stated in the Company's notice of termination to the Executive or in the Executive's notice of resignation to the Company, as applicable. The Company may in its discretion waive any voluntary resignation notice period stated in the Employee's notice of Executive’s employment hereunder (resignation, in which case the Employment will end immediately upon such waiver.
5.2 If the Employment is terminated for any reason other than resignation death, to help the Company protect its intellectual property rights and other interests, the Executive shall cooperate in such exit-interview procedures as may be reasonably requested by the Company, including but not limited to providing the Company with reasonably complete and accurate information about any plans the Executive may have for Good Reasonfuture employment.
5.3 Any amounts payable under Section 4 which shall have been earned but not yet paid, including but not limited to vacation pay and any unpaid installments of the sign-on bonus, but excluding contingent bonus amounts under Section 4.2(a) (and which are addressed in such event Section 6.3 below), shall be paid by the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate the Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
5.4 If the Employment is terminated because of (bi) Following the death of the Executive, or (ii) by the Company because of the Executive's Disability, then the Company will pay to the Executive, or to the Executive's heirs, assigns, successors-in-interest, or legal representatives, any termination of Executive’s employment and all salary, other benefits or incentive payments earned, accrued or provided to or by the Executive under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), or granted to the obligations Executive by the officers and/or board of directors of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall ceaseCompany, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of the Executive's death or disability and not already paid.
5.5 Promptly after any termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated Employment for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) , the Executive shall pay any amount or amounts then owed by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that . Except to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company(if any) prohibited by EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 12/31/2001 PAGE 6 EXECUTIVE: EDWARD L. PIERCE applicable law, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal offset any xxxx xxxxxx(x) against any amounts owed to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with by the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Bindview Development Corp)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s 's employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s 's date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s 's employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s 's death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under 's employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, hereunder except (i) for payment of any (w) accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination, (x) any earned and any accrued but unused vacation unpaid Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year in which termination occurs, and for payment of (y) any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For law (collectively, the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason"Accrued Obligations").
(c) If Except as otherwise provided herein, if Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement is terminated (iI) by the Company without Cause (other than or due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due the Company's election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of contemplated under Section !(a), or (II) by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Executive for Good Reason, then Executive, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Accrued Obligations, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of receive (A) Executive's Base Salary plus as in effect on the date of termination paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments during the twelve (12) month period immediately following such termination, and (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated an Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would otherwise have been payable to Executive under Section 3(b) above for the year in which Executive's employment terminates had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year Executive remained employed, a prorated portion of termination, and that Annual Bonus amount (y) prorated by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed in the Company’s fiscal calendar year in which as of the termination occurs through such termination date of employment termination, and the denominator of which is 365), payable at the number of days in such fiscal year (time the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination would otherwise have been payable had Executive remained employed (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Companycollectively, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “"Severance Benefits”Payments"), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment Any payments or benefits under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b4(c), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination conditioned upon Executive and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided executed an irrevocable waiver and general release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the 's customary form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “"Release”), ") that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60sixty(60) days following after the date of termination, (B) subject to Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s 's continued compliance with Sections 6 the terms of this Agreement and 7 hereof(C) subject to Section 26.
(ge) Upon termination For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" means: (A) the Executive’s employment for any reason, 's substantial and regardless of whether Executive continues repeated failure to perform duties as reasonably directed by the Board (not as a consultant consequence of Disability) after written notice thereof and failure to cure within ten (10) days; (B) the Executive's misappropriation or fraud with regard to the CompanyCompany or its Affiliates or their respective assets; (C) conviction of, upon or the Company’s request Executive agrees to resignpleading of guilty or nolo contendere to, as a felony, or any other crime involving either fraud or a breach of the date Executive's duty of such termination of employment loyalty with respect to the Company or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees Affiliates thereof, and, if applicable, from or any of its customers or suppliers that results in material injury to the board Company or any of directors its Affiliates; (and any committees thereofD) the Executive's violation of any Affiliate the written policies of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or other misconduct in connection with the performance of his duties that in either case results in material injury to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations Company or any of its Affiliates, after written notice thereof and failure to make cure within ten (l0) days; or (E) the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment 's breach of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions material provision of this Agreement, including without limitation the confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions and the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions to which the Executive is subject, including without limitation Sections 5 and 6 hereof. There shall be For the avoidance of doubt, Executive will have no offset against amounts due cure right if Executive under this Agreement on account is not reasonably capable of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executiveprompt cure.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a1) Executive’s employment under this Agreement The Appointment may be terminated by either party by notice given in accordance with Clause 2. The Company may in its absolute discretion decide to terminate the employment by making a payment of Base Salary in lieu of any unexpired period of notice and, if any payment by the Company is appropriate, to make the payment either in one lump sum on termination or for payment to be made in equal monthly installments on the usual salary payment dates over the notice period. During the period of payment of these monthly installments the Executive will be expected to mitigate the position by seeking alternative employment. Should the Executive secure alternative employment which commences while the monthly installments are being paid the Executive will be required to notify the Company. Should the Executive’s new gross monthly pay be the same or more than the monthly installments the Company will cease to be liable to the Executive in respect of the remainder of the installments. Should the Executive’s new gross monthly pay be less than the monthly installments the monthly installments will continue but may be reduced to take account of the Executive’s new gross monthly pay.
(2) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement and without prejudice to the rights and remedies of the Company for any breach of this Agreement, and to the Executive’s continuing obligations under Clauses 8 and 11, the Company shall at any time and for be entitled by notice in writing to the Executive to terminate the Appointment immediately in any reason; providedof the following circumstances, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty namely:
(60a) days’ advance written notice if she is or becomes bankrupt or has a receiving order made against her or compounds with her creditors or otherwise takes advantage of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation statute for Good Reason) (and the time being in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason force offering relief for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.insolvent debtors; or
(b) Following if she is guilty of serious misconduct or behavior such as to bring any termination company in the Prudential Group into disrepute (including but without limitation the commission of Executive’s employment a criminal offence (excluding Road Traffic offences for which a non custodial sentence is imposed) or commits any serious breach of any of her obligations to the Company or any other company in the Prudential Group (whether under this AgreementAgreement or otherwise); or
(c) if she refuses or neglects to comply with any lawful orders or directions reasonably given to her by the Company or the Board and that failure to comply has material adverse consequences for the Prudential Group; or
(d) if she fails, except as provided refuses or neglects to perform substantially the duties of the position which she holds under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), this Agreement or engages in willful or reckless conduct injurious to or damaging to the obligations reputation of the Company or any other company within the Prudential Group; or
(e) if she is prevented from carrying out her duties by reason of a personal disqualification by an industry regulator, caused by reasons attributable to pay the Executive; or
(f) if she commits any serious or provide repeated breach of any of her obligations under this Agreement or the Appointment.
(3) The Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations claim against the Company for damages or otherwise by reason of termination pursuant to provide compensation clause 9(2). Any delay or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment forbearance by the Company in exercising any such right of termination shall not constitute a waiver of its rights in respect of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and subsequent occurrence giving rise to such a right.
(4) Without prejudice to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, if at any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through time during this Agreement the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death reason of reconstruction or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result amalgamation of the Company delivering a notice and the Executive is offered employment with any concern or undertaking resulting from such reconstruction or amalgamation upon terms and conditions no less favourable than the terms of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to this Agreement and of similar status then the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (have no claim against the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus Company in respect of the fiscal year termination of termination equal the Appointment.
(5) The Executive shall promptly deliver to the product Company upon the date of termination:
(xa) any property provided by the amount Company or any other company within the Prudential Group; and
(b) all lists of Annual Bonus that would clients or customers, correspondence, books, and all other documents, papers and records which may have been payable prepared by her or have come into her possession in the course of her employment and the Executive shall not be entitled to Executive had Executive’s employment and shall not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, retain any copies thereof: title and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed copyright therein shall at all times remain in the Company’s fiscal year . The Company will on request make available copies of board minutes and supporting documents which the Executive reasonably requires in connection with any legal or regulatory proceedings in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which she is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationbecome involved.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) If the Company wishes to terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) and all Affiliates without Cause prior to January 1, 2007 it shall provide Executive with 180 days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d“Notice”), and 5(eExecutive’s termination of employment shall occur on the 181st day following the Notice (the “Termination Date”), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide . Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except also receive (i) for payment 6 monthly installments of severance, at the then rate of base salary prior to any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employmentdeductions, payable as soon as practicable to Executive beginning on the Termination Date and paid in all events within thirty (30) days following accordance with the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policiesCompany’s normal payroll system, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect pro rata target cash bonus for the year of the fiscal Notice, when bonuses for that year of termination equal are otherwise paid to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of terminationexecutives generally, and (y) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal current calendar year in which before the termination occurs through such termination date of the Notice and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year 365 (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) monthscollectively, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance BenefitsPayments”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change no payments will be made hereunder in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning violation of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v409A(2)(b)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended amended.
(b) If before the “Code”Severance Payments are made, Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined in the CIC Agreement), under circumstances in which the portion benefits of the CIC Agreement are applicable, Executive will receive the severance benefits provided under the CIC Agreement, but not the Severance Pay Payments. If after the Severance Payments are begun, it is determined that is not the circumstances result in excess the benefits of the CIC Agreement being applicable, Executive will receive the severance benefits provided under the CIC Agreement, but reduced by the amount of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationPayments actually made.
(ec) If Executive’s employment under terminates for any reason other than as described in paragraph (a) or (b) above, no Severance Payments will be paid to Executive, and this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, shall not in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to way affect the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunderCIC Agreement.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (ai) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required Notwithstanding anything to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and contrary in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon with the Company during the Employment Period is at-will and may be terminated at any time, with or without Cause (as defined in that certain Amended and Restated Severance Benefits Agreement by and among Executive’s death, the Company and Leap dated March 1, 2008 (the “Severance Benefits Agreement”)) or advance notice, by either Executive or the Company.
(bii) Following Upon any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementthe Employment Period, except as provided under Sections 5(c)Cricket shall issue Executive his final paycheck, 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued reflecting his fully earned but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e)base salary, in each case accrued or incurred when due, through the date of termination of employmentemployment at the rate then in effect, payable as soon as practicable plus all accrued but unused vacation and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, amounts or arrangements applicable benefits to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans is entitled under any compensation or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For benefit plan of Cricket at the avoidance time of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practicesterms of such plans.
(iii) In the event that the Employment Period terminates for any reason prior to the Employment Termination Date, but no less frequently than monthly, this Agreement shall terminate and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid of no further force or effect and there shall be no Consulting Period. Based on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year circumstances of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)employment, Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) applicable benefits set forth in the Prorated Bonus, paid on Severance Benefits Agreement. In the date bonuses are paid to other executives of event Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by Executive without Good Reason (as defined in the year following Severance Benefits Agreement), he will be entitled to no further compensation or benefits under this Agreement or the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and Severance Benefits Agreement (iiother than as set forth in Section 4(a)(ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationabove).
(fiv) Executive’s entitlement In the event that the Employment Period terminates on the Employment Termination Date pursuant to this Agreement, and the Consulting Period commences immediately thereafter, the Severance Benefits Agreement shall terminate and Executive shall be entitled only to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(cSection 3(b) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereofabove.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Retirement and Employment Transition Agreement (Leap Wireless International Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) ExecutiveThe Company shall have the right, upon delivery of written notice to Employee, to terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party hereunder at any time and prior to the expiration of the Employment Term (i) pursuant to a Termination for Cause or (ii) pursuant to a Without Cause Termination. Employee shall have the right, upon delivery of written notice to the Company, to terminate his employment hereunder at any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required time prior to give the expiration of the Employment Term pursuant to a Constructive Termination or otherwise by providing the Company at least sixty (60) with not less than 30 days’ advance prior written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathnotice.
(b) Following any termination of ExecutiveIn the event that the Company terminates Employee’s employment under this Agreementpursuant to a Without Cause Termination, except as provided under Sections 5(c)or if Employee voluntarily terminates his employment pursuant to a Constructive Termination, 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and then the Company shall have no further obligations be obligated to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receivepay Employee: (i) severance pay within 30 days of the date of Employee’s termination, in an aggregate amount a lump-sum, his Base Salary, any unpaid bonus awards (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs not including any bonus award for a plan year that has ended prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of - 3 - time employment terminated where the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or award was scheduled to be paid after the second (2nd) anniversary of date employment terminated), reimbursable expenses and benefits owing to Employee through the Effective Date; day on which Employee’s employment terminated, and (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal (subject to the product provisions and conditions of (xsubparagraph 9(e)) 60 days after the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executivedate Employee’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of terminationterminates, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior severance payment to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment Employee in an amount equal to 12 months of Base Salary. Subject to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise provisions and conditions of subparagraph 9(e), Employee shall also be required entitled to pay benefits pursuant to obtain COBRA continuation coverage paragraph 7 hereof for such benefits for twentythe one-four year period commencing on the date of termination (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus with the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of any medical coverage which is self-funded by the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the being included by Company in the year following the fiscal year taxable income of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein Employee). Further, subject to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disabilityprovisions and conditions of subparagraph 9(e), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonall equity awards, or (iii) due including stock option grants and/or restricted stock grants, previously awarded to expiration Employee that would otherwise vest during such one-year severance period will continue to vest, regardless of the Term on satisfaction of any conditions contained therein, and the Expiration Date rest shall be forfeited. Except as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as otherwise contemplated by Section 1this Agreement, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall Employee will not be entitled to receive any other compensation upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph 9(b). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (iincluding but not limited to the provisions of subparagraph 9(b) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (iior paragraph 10) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the if Employee is a “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (specified employee,” as described above and commencing as provided defined in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the portion of regulations thereunder, on the CIC Severance Pay date Employee’s employment is terminated, then amounts that is not in excess of the Severance Pay constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A that would otherwise have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twentysix-four (24) month period immediately following Executivethe date Employee’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus employment terminated shall be paid on the first regular payroll date bonuses are paid to other executives during immediately following the fiscal year six-month anniversary of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executivethe date Employee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disabilityterminates, in addition to with interest on each amount for the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives period of the Company in delay at the year following rate of yield on U.S. Treasury Bills with the fiscal year earliest maturity date that occurs at least six months after such date of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (as reported in the “Release Condition”Wall Street Journal) from the such date of employment termination to the date of actual payment. Reimbursements or payments directly to the service provider for health care expenses incurred during such six-month period, plus reimbursements and in kind benefits in an amount up to the applicable dollar limit on elective deferrals to a 401(k) plan under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code ($22,500 for 2023), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereofother amounts that do not constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, shall not be subject to this six-month delay requirement.
(gc) Upon In the event that the Company terminates Employee’s employment hereunder due to a Termination for Cause or Employee voluntarily terminates employment with the Company for any reason (other than a termination of Executive’s employment by Employee pursuant to a Constructive Termination), Employee shall not be entitled to any severance, except that the Company shall be obligated to pay Employee his Base Salary, any unpaid bonus awards (not including any bonus award for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant plan year that has ended prior to the Companytime employment terminated where the award was scheduled to be paid after the date employment terminated), upon reimbursable expenses and benefits owing to Employee through the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of day on which Employee is terminated in a lump sum payment within 30 days after the date of such Employee’s termination of employment or such employment. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, Employee will not be entitled to any other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board compensation upon termination of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject pursuant to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policythis subparagraph 9(c).
(hd) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions For purposes of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.the following terms have the following meanings:
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall automatically and immediately terminate upon Executive’s death. Executive’s employment may be terminated by either party the Company at any time and because of Disability (defined below), or for Cause (defined below), or for any reason other than Cause or Disability (“Without Cause”), by delivering notice of such termination, and may be terminated by Executive at any time for Good Reason (defined below) or for any other reason; , provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ 30 days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation resignation, and the Company shall be required to give Executive at least 30 days advance written notice of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation any termination Without Cause. The Company may, in its discretion, require Executive to cease performing services for Good Reason) (and the Company, in whole or part, during any portion of such 30 day notice period, in which event the Company in its sole discretion may elect will continue to accelerate Executive’s date pay Base Salary, if any, and provide benefits (including, but not limited to, continued vesting of termination equity grants that would otherwise have vested during such 30 day notice period) and calculate bonuses, if any, through the end of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death30 day period.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall ceasecease as of the Termination Date, except as otherwise provided herein, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, hereunder except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary Salary, if any, and any accrued but unused vacation PTO and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or 4(f) incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employmentTermination Date, (ii) as explicitly set forth in for the payment of any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum deferred cash portion of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual any discretionary Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus awarded in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which termination of termination employment occurs but unpaid as of the Termination Date (which will be paid when such non-deferred cash portion of the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”discretionary Bonus would otherwise be payable); , (iii) as set forth in any other benefit plans, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates, and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under as otherwise expressly required by applicable statute. Notwithstanding any provision to the terms contrary in this Agreement (including the above provisions of this paragraph), if Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or if Executive resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any previously unpaid portion of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executivecurrent or any prior fiscal year’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationdiscretionary Bonus.
(dc) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disabilitythen, in addition to the payments and benefits specified entitlements described in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the severance payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successorsaccordance with, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of, the Company’s Severance Guidelines in effect as of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunderTermination Date.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ 60 days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, hereunder except (i) for payment of (w) any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and through the date of termination, (x) any unpaid Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year in which termination occurs, (y) any accrued but unused vacation days, and for payment of (z) any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) 30 days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable lawlaw (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”). For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, (A) any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) for the year of termination of employment is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or resignation by Executive other than for Good Reason, and (B) in the case of Executive’s death, any reasonpayments to be made to Executive in accordance with this Section 4 shall be paid to Executive’s beneficiaries, devisees, heirs, legates or estate, as applicable.
(ci) If Except as otherwise provided herein, if Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (iI) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), Disability (iias defined below) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of contemplated under Section 1(a)), or (II) by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Executive for Good Reason, then Executive, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Accrued Obligations, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in receive an aggregate amount equal to (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2xA) the sum of (Ax) Executive’s Base Salary and (y) the Target Bonus (the “Severance Payment”), plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of actual Annual Bonus that Executive would have been payable entitled to receive for the year of termination had Executive had continued to be employed through the end of the calendar year in which such termination occurs, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days Executive was employed in the calendar year of termination, and the denominator of which is 365 (the “Pro Rata Bonus”). The Severance Payment shall be paid during the 12-month period immediately following such termination in substantially equal installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices, and the Pro Rata Bonus shall be paid on the date that other executives are paid their annual bonuses in respect of the year in which Executive’s termination occurs.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within 60 days before, or 12 months following, a Change in Control, Executive’s employment is terminated (I) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability or due to the Company’s election not so terminated based to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on actual performance measured through the fiscal Expiration Date as contemplated under Section 1(a)), or (II) by the Executive for Good Reason, then Executive, in addition to the Accrued Obligations but in lieu of the payments described in Section 4(c)(i), shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount equal to (A) two times (2x) the Severance Payment plus (B) the product of (x) the Target Bonus for the year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days elapsed Executive was employed in the Company’s fiscal calendar year in which the termination occurs through such termination of termination, and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year 365 (the “Prorated Target Pro Rata Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, if Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by under Section 11(a), then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Accrued Obligations, shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of an aggregate amount equal to (A) Base Salary one and a half times (1.5x) the Severance Payment plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Pro Rata Bonus, and (y. All payments described in this Section 4(c)(ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll within 30 business days following the satisfaction execution of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c)that has become irrevocable by its terms; provided, however, if that to the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial extent any portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of such lump sum payment would violate Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 409A (as amended (the “Code”defined below), the then such portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty12-four (24) month period immediately following Executive’s such termination in accordance substantially equal installments consistent with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(eiii) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or by the Company due to Disability, or due to the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration date of the Term on the Expiration Date as contemplated under Section 1(a), then Executive, in addition to the payments and benefits specified Accrued Obligations, shall be entitled to receive payment of the Pro Rata Bonus, payable no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs. In addition to the foregoing, if Executive’s employment is terminated due to the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as contemplated under Section 5(b)1(a) prior to a Change in Control, then Executive shall be entitled to receive continued payment of Executive’s Base Salary during the 6-month period immediately following such termination, in substantially equal installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices.
(iiv) If Executive’s employment is terminated (I) by the Prorated BonusCompany without Cause, paid (II) by the Executive for Good Reason, (III) by reason of the Executive’s death or Disability, or (IV) due to the Company’s election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as contemplated under Section 1(a), at any time, then in addition to the benefits described in Section 4(c)(i), 4(c)(ii) or 4(c)(iii), if the Executive is then enrolled in the Company’s medical and dental plans on the date bonuses are paid of termination and the Executive (or his estate or legal representative on behalf of his dependents) elects to other executives continue his participation (if applicable) and that of his eligible dependents in those plans for a period of time under the Company federal law known as “COBRA,” then, (A) if such termination occurs prior to a Change in Control, until the year following the fiscal year 12-month anniversary of Executive’s termination and of employment, or (iiB) if such termination occurs after a Change in Control, until the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year 18-month anniversary of Executive’s terminationtermination of employment (the “Applicable COBRA Period”), or, if earlier, until the date the Executive enrolls in the medical and dental plans offered in connection with his new employment, the Company will pay 100% of all costs of such participation. The Executive is required to notify the Company immediately if he begins new employment during the Applicable COBRA Period and to repay promptly any excess benefits contributions made by the Company. After the Company’s contributions end, the Executive may continue benefits coverage for the remainder of the COBRA period, if any, by paying the full premium cost of such benefits.
(fv) Executive’s entitlement to the Any payments and or benefits set forth in Sections 5(cunder Section 4(c)(i), 4(c)(ii), 4(c)(iii) and 5(dor 4(c)(iv) shall be (A) conditioned upon Executive’s Executive and the Company having provided an executed a mutual, irrevocable waiver and general release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the a form attached hereto as Exhibit B C (the “Release”), ) that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty terms, (60B) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 the terms of this Agreement and 7 hereof(C) subject to Section 25.
(gvi) Upon termination For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means: (A) Executive’s willful refusal to perform his duties for the Company, which refusal or failure remains uncured for 15 days after he receives written notice from the Board demanding cure; (B) in carrying out his duties under the employment for any reasonagreement, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant engages in willful misconduct, or gross neglect, that in either case causes material economic harm to the Company’s business or reputation; or (C) Executive is convicted of, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony and such conviction or plea has a material adverse effect on his ability to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of perform his duties for the Company or causes material harm to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policyor its Affiliates.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) 90 days’ advance written notice (the “Notice Period”) of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good ReasonReason or Non-Renewal) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect shall be required to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employmentpay Executive throughout the Notice Period, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s death. The Company reserves the right to require Executive not to be in the offices of the Company or any of its Affiliates and/or not to undertake all or any of Executive’s duties and/or not to contact clients, colleagues or advisors of the Company or any of its Affiliates (unless otherwise instructed) during all or part of any period of notice of Executive’s termination of service. During the Notice Period, Executive’s terms and conditions of service and duties of fidelity and confidentiality to the Company remain in full force and effect and, during any such Notice Period, Executive will remain a service provider to the Company and shall not be employed or engaged in any other business.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreementemployment, except as otherwise provided for under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e)this Section 4, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred incurred, through the date of termination of employmentemployment and timely submitted for reimbursement, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) 30 days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable (including vacation pay) to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, policies and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is shall be forfeited if Executive’s employment terminates prior to the last day of the year to which such Annual Bonus relates or is terminated by the Company with Cause prior to the payment of such Annual Bonus; provided that Executive shall be entitled to a prorated portion of any Annual Bonus otherwise payable for the year of termination in certain circumstances as set forth in Section 4(c) and (d) below. Except as specifically provided otherwise in the grant agreement or in this Agreement, all unvested Options and RSUs shall terminate immediately upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and all vested Options shall terminate immediately upon termination of Executive’s employment by the Company with Cause.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to upon the expiration of the Term on in connection with a timely Non-Renewal by the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Company, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), then Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) receive severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance PayAmount”) equal to, two times :
(2xi) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination An amount equal to the product of (A) the Severance Multiple times (B) the sum of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and then-current Base Salary plus (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the CompanyExecutive’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (or Executive’s target Annual Bonus level (i.e., 100% of Base Salary) if such termination occurs during the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”2013 fiscal year); , such sum to be payable in substantially equal installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices during the twenty-four (24) month period (or in the case of a Company Non-Renewal at the expiration of the Initial Term, the twelve (12) month period) immediately following such termination. As used in this Section 4(c)(i), the term Severance Multiple shall mean either (x) in the case of a termination by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), by Executive for Good Reason, or upon the expiration of any Renewal Term in connection with a timely Non-Renewal by the Company, two (2), or (y) in the case of a termination upon the expiration of the Initial Term in connection with a timely Non-Renewal by the Company, one (1).
(ii) Continuation of any health and (iv) continued health dental insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months (or in the case of a Company Non-Renewal at the expiration of the Initial Term, twelve (12) months), subject to the Company’s continuing to provide such insurance benefits for its employees and to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the CompanyCompany under the recently enacted healthcare reform law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) or other applicable law, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) period (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the benefits provided by this clause (ii) are referred to as the “Severance Continued Benefits”).
(iii) Payment of any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus, commencing as provided if any, for the calendar year prior to the calendar year in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in which such termination of employment occurs.
(iv) Payment of an amount equal installments during to the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid that would have been otherwise payable to other executives during Executive for the fiscal year of Executive’s in which such termination and occurs (based on pro-forma performance over the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on entire fiscal year extrapolated from the performance run rate through the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) multiplied by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed worked in the Company’s fiscal such year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is 365.
(v) Accelerated vesting of Options and RSUs granted prior to the date of termination that would have vested over the two-year period following such termination, and accelerated vesting of one hundred percent (100%) of the then-unvested RSUs granted to Executive as part of the Sign-on Award, if any. All vested Options shall remain exercisable for a 90-day period following the date of termination.
(vi) Pro-rata vesting of PSUs with respect to that portion of the PSUs performance period that has elapsed prior to the date of termination, determined by multiplying the number of shares issuable under each PSU by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days worked by Executive in the PSU’s performance period and the denominator of which is 1,095 in order to determine a target number of shares issuable under each PSU, with the actual number of shares to be issued pursuant to such fiscal year (PSUs to be determined based on actual Company performance through the “Prorated CIC Bonus”)end of the PSUs’ performance period within which the Executive terminates employment. For the avoidance of doubt, and (iv) in the Severance Benefits for twentyevent that Executive’s employment terminates upon the expiration of the Term in connection with a timely Non-four (24) months (as Renewal by Executive at any time, Executive shall be entitled solely to the accrued amounts described above and commencing in Section 4(b) as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in upon a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction voluntary termination of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to employment by Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationwithout Good Reason.
(ed) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or by the Company due to Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), then Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any earned but unpaid Annual Bonus, paid if any, for the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which such termination of employment occurs, (ii) an amount equal to the Annual Bonus that would have been otherwise payable to Executive for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs (based on pro-forma performance over the entire fiscal year extrapolated from the performance run rate through the date bonuses of termination), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days worked in such year and the denominator of which is 365, (iii) the Continued Benefits (including vacation pay), (iv) payment of any unreimbursed expenses incurred through the date of termination, and (v) accelerated vesting of one hundred percent (100%) of the then-unvested RSUs granted to Executive as part of the Sign-on Award, if any.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon Executive’s Retirement, Executive shall vest in full in one hundred percent (100%) of his then-outstanding and unvested RSUs, PSUs, and Options (the “Accelerated Awards”); provided, however, that if, following such Retirement, Executive breaches any of the covenants set forth in Section 5 below, Executive shall (x) immediately forfeit to the Company for no consideration all securities received by Executive in respect of such Accelerated Awards that are paid then held by Executive, which securities shall be delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days following such breach free and clear of all liens, claims, and other executives encumbrances, and (y) repay to the Company within thirty (30) days following such breach an amount in cash equal to the gross amount of any gains realized by Executive or his immediate family (including any trust or and other estate planning vehicle established by Executive for their benefit) from the sale or transfer of, and any dividends declared after the date of Retirement on, any securities received by him in respect of such Accelerated Awards (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any amounts withheld by the Company in lieu of issuing securities upon the year following vesting or exercise of such Accelerated Awards for the fiscal year payment of Executive’s termination taxes or otherwise, and (ii) any tax benefits realized in connection with the Unpaid Annual Bonusdonation of such securities to any charity) over the amount paid for such securities. For purposes of this Section 4(e), paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of term “Retirement” shall mean Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s voluntary termination of employment without Good Reason after attaining age sixty-two (the “Release Condition”62), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
provided that he shall have provided at least six (g6) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant months’ notice to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason (including due to a Non-Renewal) during the Employment Period upon not less than 15 days’ written notice to the Executive (other than in the event of a termination by the Company for Cause), and the Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment hereunder for any reason (including due to a Non-Renewal) during the Employment Period upon not less than 15 days’ written notice to the Company (the date on which the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason is herein referred to as the “Termination Date”). Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall be entitled to (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at payment of any time and Base Salary earned but unpaid through the Termination Date, (b) earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for any reasonfiscal year completed prior to the Termination Date (payable in the ordinary course pursuant to Section 2.1(b)), (c) unused vacation days paid out at the per-business-day Base Salary rate, (d) vested benefits (if any) in accordance with the applicable terms of applicable Company arrangements and (e) any unreimbursed expenses in accordance with Section 2.3 hereof (collectively, the “Accrued Amounts”); provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give if the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event is terminated by the Company for Cause, then any Annual Bonus earned pursuant to Section 2.1(b) in its sole discretion may elect respect of a prior fiscal year, but not yet paid or due to accelerate be paid, shall be forfeited. For all purposes under this Employment Agreement and any agreement related to stock or stock options purchased by or granted to the Executive, a termination of the Executive’s date employment upon expiration of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination the Employment Period following a notice provided by the Company pursuant to Section 1.1 shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationCause.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s The Company shall have the right, upon delivery of written notice to Employee, to terminate Employee's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party hereunder at any time and prior to the expiration of the Employment Term (i) pursuant to a Termination for Cause or (ii) pursuant to a Without Cause Termination. Employee shall have the right, upon delivery of written notice to the Company, to terminate his employment hereunder at any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required time prior to give the expiration of the Employment Term pursuant to a Constructive Termination or otherwise by providing the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance with not less than 30 days prior written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathnotice.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), In the obligations of event that the Company terminates Employee's employment pursuant to pay a Without Cause Termination, or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall ceaseif Employee voluntarily terminates his employment pursuant to a Constructive Termination, and then the Company shall have no further obligations be obligated to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except pay Employee: (i) within 30 days of the date of Employee's termination, in a lump-sum, his Base Salary, any unpaid bonus awards (not including any bonus award for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(ea plan year that has ended prior to the time employment terminated where the award was scheduled to be paid after the date employment terminated), reimbursable expenses and benefits owing to Employee through the day on which Employee's employment terminated, and (ii) (subject to the provisions and conditions of subparagraph 9(e)) 60 days after the date Employee's employment terminates, a severance payment to Employee in each case accrued or incurred through an amount equal to 12 months of Base Salary. Subject to the provisions and conditions of subparagraph 9(e), Employee shall also be entitled to benefits pursuant to paragraph 7 hereof for the one year period commencing on the date of termination (with the cost of employmentany medical coverage which is self-funded by the Company being included by Company in the taxable income of Employee); provided that all equity awards, payable including stock option grants and/or restricted stock grants, that would otherwise vest during such one year severance period will vest, regardless of the satisfaction of any conditions contained therein, and the rest shall be forfeited. Except as soon otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, Employee will not be entitled to any other compensation upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph 9(b). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including but not limited to the provisions of paragraph 9(b) or paragraph 10) if Employee is a "specified employee," as practicable defined in Code Section 409A and in all events within thirty (30) days the regulations thereunder, on the date Employee's employment is terminated, then amounts that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period immediately following the date Employee's employment terminated shall be paid on the first regular payroll date immediately following the six-month anniversary of the date Employee's employment terminates, with interest on each amount for the period of the delay at the rate of yield on U.S. Treasury Bills with the earliest maturity date that occurs at least six months after such date of termination of employmentemployment (as reported in the Wall Street Journal) from the such date of employment termination to the date of actual payment. Reimbursements or payments directly to the service provider for health care expenses incurred during such six month period, plus reimbursements and in kind benefits in an amount up to the applicable dollar limit on elective deferrals to a 401(k) plan under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements$18,000 for 2017), and other than severance plans or policiesamounts that do not constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reasonshall not be subject to this six month delay requirement.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by In the event that the Company without terminates Employee's employment hereunder due to a Termination for Cause or Employee voluntarily terminates employment with the Company for any reason (other than due a termination of employment by Employee pursuant to death or Disabilitya Constructive Termination), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive Employee shall not be entitled to receive: any severance, except that the Company shall be obligated to pay Employee his Base Salary, any unpaid bonus awards (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs not including any bonus award for a plan year that has ended prior to the second (2nd) anniversary time employment terminated where the award was scheduled to be paid after the date employment terminated), reimbursable expenses and benefits owing to Employee through the day on which Employee is terminated in a lump sum payment within 30 days after the date of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such Employee's termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary employment. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, Employee will not be entitled to any other compensation upon termination of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal this Agreement pursuant to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”this subparagraph 9(c); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions For purposes of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.the following terms have the following meanings:
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s Each option granted to an officer or employee shall, and each stock appreciation right granted to an officer or employee may, in the Committee's sole discretion require a period or periods of continued employment under this Agreement with the Company and/or its subsidiaries before it may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive exercised in whole or in part. No such period shall be required to give less than one year except that the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and Committee may permit a shorter period in such the event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employmentemployment by reason of retirement or death. Termination of the employment with the Company and its subsidiaries of an officer or employee who holds an option shall terminate any remaining rights under options and stock appreciation rights then held by such holder except as hereinafter provided. Each option and stock appreciation right granted to an officer or employee may provide that if employment of the holder with the Company and its subsidiaries terminates after completion of a period of employment so specified, it being understood that the option or stock appreciation right may be exercised (to the extent then exercisable) by the holder (or, in the event of the holder's death, by whoever shall have received the holder's rights under the option or stock appreciation right) during a specified period of time after such termination of employment. Such a specified period of time may not exceed sixty months where termination of employment is caused by retirement or death and sixty days where it results from any other cause; provided that if death occurs after termination of employment but during the period of time so specified, such period may be extended to not more than sixty-six months after retirement, or thirty-eight months after termination of employment for any other cause. In the event that any such option or stock appreciation right granted under the Plan has a specified period for exercise after retirement or death which is less than the maximum period permitted under this section, the Committee may modify such option or right to extend such specified period up to such maximum period. Such options and stock appreciation rights shall still not be treated affected by authorized leaves of absence or by any change of employment so long as the holder continues to be an employee of the Company or a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan or in any such option or stock appreciation right shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of this Agreement)the Company or of any of its subsidiaries to terminate any employee's employment at any time, nor confer upon any employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment the Committee may change the post-termination period of exercisability of an option or stock appreciation right provided that no such change shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), extend the obligations original maximum term of the Company to pay option or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reasonstock appreciation right.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Stock Option Plan (Caterpillar Inc)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ days advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s 's employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s 's date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s 's employment shall automatically terminate automatically upon Executive’s 's death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under 's employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 3 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, hereunder except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination, (x) any earned and any accrued but unused vacation unpaid Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year in which termination occurs, and for payment of (y) any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e3(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements)participates, other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For law (collectively, the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason"Accrued Obligations").
(c) If Except as otherwise provided herein, if Executive’s 's employment under this Agreement is terminated (iI) by the Company without Cause (other than or due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due the Company's election not to extend the Term beyond the scheduled expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of contemplated under Section l(a), or (II) by the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1Executive for Goo d Reason, then Executive, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Accrued Obligations, Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of receive (A) Executive's Base Salary plus as in effect on the date of termination paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments during the twelve ( 12) month period immediately following such termination, and (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated an Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would otherwise have been payable to Executive under Section 3(b) above for the year in which Executive's employment terminates had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year Executive remained employed, a prorated portion of termination, and that Annual Bonus amount (y) prorated by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed in the Company’s fiscal calendar year in which as of the termination occurs through such termination date of employment termination, and the denominator of which is 365), payable at the number of days in such fiscal year (time the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to had Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing remained employed (collectively, the “Released Parties”"Severance Payments"), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc.)
Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party Executive at any time and for any reason. This Agreement shall terminate in its entirety immediately upon the death of Executive.
(b) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except if (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company at any time during the term of this Agreement for a reason other than for death, disability (pursuant to Section 3.3), or “Cause” as defined in Section 3.2, or (ii) Executive resigns for “Good Reason” as defined in Section 3.2, Executive shall continue to receive as a severance payment (the “Severance Payment”), his Base Salary (and continuation of health, dental, life and vision benefits (“Insurance Benefits”) for a period of twelve (12) months following such termination or resignation, and shall not receive any reasonadditional compensation or bonuses; provided however, that if Executive obtains other employment during such twelve (12) months, the Insurance Benefits will cease and the Company shall receive a dollar-for-dollar credit against its severance obligation hereunder with respect to compensation and benefits received by Executive in his new employment.
(c) If If, during the term of this Agreement, Executive’s employment under this Agreement with the Company is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reasonany reason, or no reason, within six (iii6) due to expiration months following a “Change of Control” of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b)Company, Executive shall be entitled continue to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) receive his Base Salary plus and Insurance Benefits for a period of twelve (B12) months following such termination; provided however, that if Executive obtains other employment during such twelve (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (2412) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of Insurance Benefits will cease and the Company are required shall receive a dollar-for-dollar credit against its severance obligation hereunder with respect to pay for such compensation and benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result received by Executive in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationhis new employment.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein Any termination shall be effective as of the date specified by the party initiating the termination in a written notice delivered to the contraryother party, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change which date shall not be earlier than the date such notice is delivered to the other party. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in Controlthis section or applicable law, Executive’s rights to pay and benefits shall cease on the date his employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationterminates.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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Termination of Employment. (a) ExecutiveEmployee and the Company agree that Employee’s employment under this Agreement is at-will and that either Employee or the Company may be terminated by either party terminate Employee’s employment, at any time time, with or without any cause, with no prior notice. In the event of any termination of Employee’s employment, the Company shall pay Employee (i) any unpaid Salary accrued prior to the termination on the Company’s next regular payday, and (ii) any unpaid Bonus amounts earned for the year prior to the year in which termination of employment occurs. The Company shall also reimburse Employee in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Company’s expense reimbursement practices for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Employee on behalf of the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s on or before the date on which her employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (terminates, and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s deathreported and properly documented on expense reports.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s Notwithstanding the at-will employment under this Agreementrelationship, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except if (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If ExecutiveEmployee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (for a reason other than due to death or Disability(A) for “Cause” (as defined below), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iiiB) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal Employee’s death or “disability” (as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(bdefined below), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of Employee voluntarily terminates her employment with the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of Company for “Good Reason” (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of terminationas defined below), and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) monthsthen, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of Employee continuing to fulfill her obligations hereunder that survive such benefits to the same extent that active employees of termination, or under any other confidentiality, non-solicitation and/or non-competition agreement with the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; providedwhich Employee is or may become a party, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Employee shall be entitled to receive (i) continued Salary payments specified in Section 3(a) for no less than six (6) months following termination of employment (the Unpaid Annual Bonus“Severance Period”), (ii) 2.99 times a prorated portion of Employee’s target annual incentive bonus for the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which Employment Period is terminated (based upon the number of days in during such fiscal year that Employee was employed under this Agreement), which shall be paid pro-rata over the Severance Period, and (iii) reimbursement of reasonable fees incurred by Employee for a reputable third-party outplacement organization selected by Employer that is reasonably acceptable to Employee, during the Severance Period or until Employee secures subsequent employment, if sooner (the “Prorated CIC BonusSeverance Benefits”). If Employee is eligible for and elects to continue group health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), Employee may do so at Employee’s expense. In order to resign for Good Reason, (i) Employee shall give the Company a written notice providing reasonable notice and detail of the alleged Good Reason within sixty (60) days following the initial existence of the condition that constitutes the alleged Good Reason, (ii) the Company shall have thirty (30) days following such notice to cure such Good Reason, and (iviii) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four such resignation actually occurs within two (242) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll years following the satisfaction initial existence of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay condition that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s terminationconstitutes Good Reason.
(ec) If ExecutiveUnless the agreement governing the grant of an equity award specifically provides otherwise, if (i) Employee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to by the Company (or its successor) for a reason other than (A) for Cause, or (B) as a result of Employee’s death or Disability“disability”, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and or (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of Employee voluntarily terminates her employment with the Company for Good Reason, in either case (y) within twelve (12) months following the fiscal year occurrence of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth a Change in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A Control (as defined below) or (z) within ninety (90) days prior to a Change in Control, then in addition to the severance benefits provided under Section 5(b) above, upon the occurrence of the Change in Control (x) the restrictions on any and all shares of restricted stock awards shall lapse immediately, (y) any and all outstanding unvested stock options, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other equity based awards granted to Employee under any Company clawback policy.
equity incentive plan that are subject to vesting requirements shall immediately become exercisable in full, and (hz) The payment any and all performance units and other performance-based equity incentives shall be deemed earned at 100% of any amounts accrued the target level thereof. For avoidance of doubt, if Employee’s employment under any benefit plan, programthis Agreement is terminated by the Company (or its successor) for a reason other than for Cause, or arrangement Employee voluntarily terminates her employment with the Company for Good Reason, in either case within ninety (90) days prior to a Change in Control, the portion of Employee’s then-outstanding and unvested equity awards that is eligible to vest and become exercisable pursuant to this Section 5(c) will remain outstanding until ninety (90) days following the date of termination or the occurrence of a Change in Control, whichever is sooner, so that any additional benefits due pursuant to this Section 5(c) may be provided if a Change in Control occurs ninety (90) days following the date of termination; provided that in no event will any of Employee’s stock options remain outstanding beyond the date on which Executive participates shall be subject the original term thereof expires (without regard to the terms termination of the applicable planEmployee’s employment). For purposes of this Agreement, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
“Change in Control” means (i) Following the acquisition, directly or indirectly, following the date hereof by any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation person (as such term is defined in Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the amounts payable to Executive under any Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of securities of the provisions Company representing in excess of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities if such person (or his, her or its affiliate(s)) does not own in excess of 50% of such voting power on the date of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or (ii) the future disposition by the Company (whether direct or indirect, by sale of assets or stock, merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or series of related transactions (in each case other remunerative activity than (i) a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of Executivechanging the domicile of the Company, (ii) financing activities in the ordinary course in which the Company sells its equity securities, or (iii) a transfer to a person or entity that, immediately after the transfer, is or is controlled by a person or entity that controlled the Company before the transfer, within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(B) of the Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 409A (as hereinafter defined).
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Termination of Employment. (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice of any voluntary resignation Termination as a Result of Executive’s 's Death or Disability. Executive's employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
's death and may be terminated by the Employer upon Executive's "Disability" (b) Following any termination as hereinafter defined). If Executive's employment hereunder is terminated by reason of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder, except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment, (ii) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programs, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to 's death or Disability, in addition Executive's (or Executive's estate's) right to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, under this Agreement will terminate as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate all of the Company Employer's obligations hereunder shall immediately cease and terminate, except that (i) Executive or Executive's estate, as the case may be, will be entitled to receive accrued Base Salary and benefits through the extent date of termination and (ii) all outstanding unvested equity awards issued to Executive is then serving thereonby the Employer shall vest in full upon such termination of employment. The Company’s obligations to make As used herein, Executive's "Disability" shall have the payments provided for meaning set forth in this Agreement are subject to setany long-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement term disability plan in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangementparticipates, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employmentin the absence thereof shall mean the determination in good faith by the Board that, due to physical or mental illness, Executive shall have no obligation failed to seek other perform his duties on a full-time basis hereunder for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days and shall not have returned to the performance of his duties hereunder on a full-time basis before the end of such period. If Disability has occurred, termination of Executive's employment or take any other action by way hereunder shall occur within thirty (30) days after written notice of mitigation such termination is given (which notice may be given before the end of the amounts payable one hundred eighty (180) day period described above so as to Executive under any cause termination of employment to occur as early as the provisions last day of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executivesuch period).
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Samples: Employment Agreement
Termination of Employment. In the event Employee’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, Employee will be entitled to any (a) Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the effective date of termination; (b) unpaid, but earned and accrued annual incentive for any reason; provided, however, that Executive shall be required to give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice completed fiscal year as of any voluntary resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (other than resignation for Good Reason) (and in such event the Company in its sole discretion may elect to accelerate Executive’s date of his termination of employment; (c) pay for accrued but unused vacation; (d) benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to Employee; (e) unreimbursed business expenses required to be reimbursed to Employee; and (f) rights to indemnification Employee may have under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, it being understood that such termination shall still be treated as a voluntary resignation without Good Reason for purposes of Bylaws, this Agreement), and/or separate indemnification agreement, as applicable. All further vesting of Employee’s outstanding equity awards will terminate immediately upon termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executivein the event Employee’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
(b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement, except as provided under Sections 5(c), 5(d), and 5(e), the obligations of with the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease, and is terminated by the Company shall have no further obligations without Cause, or by Employee with Good Reason, Employee will be entitled to provide compensation or benefits exercise any outstanding vested stock options until the first to Executive hereunder, except occur of: (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary and any accrued but unused vacation and for payment of any unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(e), in each case accrued or incurred through the date of termination of employment, payable as soon as practicable and in all events within thirty that is twelve (3012) days months following the date later of such termination of employment, (ii) the applicable scheduled expiration date of such award (in the absence of any termination of employment) as explicitly set forth in any other benefit plans, programsthe award agreement, or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates (including, without limitation, equity award agreements), other than severance plans or policies, and (iii) as otherwise expressly required by applicable lawthe ten (10) year anniversary of the award’s original date of grant. For purposes of clarity, the avoidance term “expiration date” shall be the scheduled expiration of doubtthe option agreement and not the period that Employee shall be entitled to exercise such option. In addition, except as otherwise provided below, any Unpaid Annual Bonus (as defined below) if the termination is forfeited if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason.
(c) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive Employee resigns for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, in addition Employee will be entitled to the payments amounts and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive: (i) severance pay in an aggregate amount (the “Severance Pay”) equal to, two times (2x) the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) (x) Target Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs prior to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date, or (y) the prior year’s Annual Bonus, if such termination of employment occurs on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date; (ii) a prorated Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year of termination equal to the product of (x) the amount of Annual Bonus that would have been payable to Executive had Executive’s employment not so terminated based on actual performance measured through the fiscal year of termination, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”); (iii) any accrued but unpaid Annual Bonus in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year of termination (the “Unpaid Annual Bonus”); and (iv) continued health insurance benefits under the terms of the applicable Company benefit plans for twenty-four (24) months, subject to Executive’s payment of the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time; provided, however, that such continuation coverage shall end earlier upon Executive’s becoming eligible for comparable coverage under another employer’s benefit plans; and provided, further, that to the extent that the provision of such continuation coverage is not permitted under the terms of the Company benefit plans or would result in an adverse tax consequence to the Company, the Company may alternatively provide Executive with a monthly cash payment in an amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium that Executive would otherwise be required to pay to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for such benefits for twenty-four (24) months (assuming that COBRA continuation coverage were available for such period) (minus the cost of such benefits to the same extent that active employees of the Company are required to pay for such benefits from time to time) (the “Severance Benefits”), commencing as provided in Section 23(c). The Severance Pay shall be paid in equal installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and the Prorated Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination7.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause (other than due to death or Disability), (ii) by Executive for Good Reason, or (iii) due to expiration of the Term on the Expiration Date as a result of the Company delivering a notice of non-renewal as contemplated by Section 1, then Executive, in lieu of any of the amounts and benefits described in Section 5(c) and in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), shall be entitled to receive (i) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, (ii) 2.99 times the sum of (A) Base Salary plus (B) Target Bonus (the “CIC Severance Pay”), (iii) the product of (x) the Target Bonus, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed in the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurs through such termination and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Prorated CIC Bonus”), and (iv) the Severance Benefits for twenty-four (24) months (as described above and commencing as provided in Section 23(c)). The CIC Severance Pay and the Prorated CIC Bonus shall be paid in cash in a lump sum on the first payroll following the satisfaction of the Release Condition, subject to Section 23(c); provided, however, if the Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the portion of the CIC Severance Pay that is not in excess of the Severance Pay that would have been payable upon such termination if Section 5(c) applied shall be paid to Executive in equal monthly installments during the twenty-four (24) month period following Executive’s termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and commencing as provided in Section 23(c) below, and the portion of the CIC Severance Pay in excess of such amount shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum 60 days after the consummation of the Change in Control. The Unpaid Annual Bonus shall be paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(e) If Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated due to death or Disability, in addition to the payments and benefits specified in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the Prorated Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the year following the fiscal year of Executive’s termination and (ii) the Unpaid Annual Bonus, paid on the date bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company in the fiscal year of Executive’s termination.
(f) Executive’s entitlement to the payments and benefits set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d) shall be conditioned upon Executive’s having provided an irrevocable waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, its Affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents, or representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), that has become effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment (the “Release Condition”), and Executive’s continued compliance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
(g) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof, and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company to the extent Executive is then serving thereon. The Company’s obligations to make the payments provided for in this Agreement are subject to set-off for any undisputed amounts owed by Executive, to the extent permitted by Section 409A (as defined below) and any Company clawback policy.
(h) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program, or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program, or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder.
(i) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall have no obligation to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. There shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to later employment, consultancy, or other remunerative activity of Executive.
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