Common use of Termination Without Cause or Good Reason Clause in Contracts

Termination Without Cause or Good Reason. Subject to Section 6.4, the Board acting for the Company shall have the right, at any time in its sole discretion, to terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive. The term “termination without Cause” shall mean the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment for any reason other than those expressly set forth in Section 6.1, or no reason at all, and shall also mean the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment under this Agreement (and he hereby has such right) by reason of any act, decision or omission by the Company or the Board that: (A) materially and adversely modifies, reduces, changes, or restricts the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunities, options or other compensation benefits or perquisites, or the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights, and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as described in Section 2.1; (B) relocates the Executive without his consent from the Company’s offices located at 00000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000-0000 to any other location in excess of fifty (50) miles beyond the geographic limits of Irvine, California; (C) deprives the Executive of his titles and positions of President and Chief Executive Officer; (D) if prior to the expiration of the Term results in the Company proffering a new employment agreement to the Executive in order to extend the Term and the terms and conditions of such agreement (i) as they relate to the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunity and benefits (assuming the Executive qualifies for such benefits) are not at least as favorable in all material respects to the Executive as the most favorable salary, bonus opportunity and benefits payable to the Executive in any year during the Term or (ii) materially and adversely change the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer as set forth in this Agreement; (E) results in the Executive not being elected to the Board as a Class II Director upon the Commencement Date and/or not being nominated by the Board to stand for election as a Class II Director at the 2006 annual meeting of the Company; (F) results in the Company not maintaining during the Term at least $20 million of liability insurance coverage for directors and officers unless the failure to obtain such insurance is unquestionably a result of any fact or circumstance relating to the Company occurring solely during the Term that is not caused by or results from a fact or circumstance occurring prior to the Commencement Date; or (G) involves or results in any material and adverse failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive (each a “Good Reason”). Notwithstanding anything herein, the Executive must give the Company notice of the condition that gives rise to the Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the condition, and the Company must have at least thirty (30) days to remedy the condition. In the event the Company or the Executive shall exercise the termination right granted pursuant to this Section 6.2, then except as set forth in the proviso below, neither party shall have any rights or obligations under Article 1, Article 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.2, or Articles 4 and 5; provided, however, that the Company shall pay to the Executive (a) an amount equal to twenty four (24) months of the Executive’s Base Salary (determined as the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) plus two times the Bonus (at one hundred percent (100%) of the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) and shall continue to provide all benefits that were non-taxable while the Executive was employed by the Company (or if not allowable under the Company’s then existing policies their substantial equivalents) in accordance with Article 4 at the time they would have been paid had the Executive remained an employee for a period of twenty four (24) months after the effective date of the termination (subject in each case to Section 3.3), except that the Company shall not be required to provide such benefits to the extent that, during such twenty four (24) month period, the Executive receives substantially similar (or better, from the Executive’s perspective) benefits from a new employer, and (b) any amount due and owing as of the termination date pursuant to Section 3.1, Section 3.2 (including a Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (and if so provided the minimum required Bonus for such year pursuant to Section 3.2) prorated to the date of termination based on the performance of the Company in such year as of the date on which the termination occurs versus the performance targets for the Company established by the Board for the entire year in accordance with Section 3.2), Section 4.2 and Article 5 (subject, in each case, to Section 3.3), and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Executive shall inform the Company of any other benefits the Executive is receiving where the Company would have a right to reduce the benefits it is providing to the Executive. After the provision of the benefits during the two year period following such termination as described above, the Executive will be entitled to COBRA rights as provided by applicable law. The amounts and benefits required by clause (a) above shall be provided only if the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company (and not revoked) a release in favor of the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B). The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be in payment for the services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Term, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional amounts in consideration for such services.”

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Inc)

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Termination Without Cause or Good Reason. Subject to Section 6.4, the Board acting for the Company shall have the right, at any time in its sole discretion, to terminate the Executive’s employment Employment under this Modified Agreement without Cause upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive. The term “termination Termination without Cause” shall mean the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment Employment for any reason other than those expressly set forth in Section 6.1, or no reason at all, and shall also mean the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment Employment under this Modified Agreement (and he hereby has such right) by reason of any act, decision or omission by the Company or the Board that: (A) materially and adversely modifies, reduces, changes, or restricts the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunities, options or other compensation benefits or perquisites, or the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights, and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer Employee of the Company as described in Section 2.1; (B) relocates the Executive without his consent from certain of the Company’s offices located at 00000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, or near 0000 XX 00xx Xxxxxx, XxxxxxxxxxXxxxx, 00000-0000 XX 00000 to any other location in excess of fifty twenty-five (5025) miles beyond the geographic limits of IrvineOcala, CaliforniaFL; (C) deprives the Executive of his titles and positions of President and Chief Executive OfficerEmployee except by promotion or increase to higher office that he shall accept; (D) if prior to the expiration of the Term results in the Company proffering a new employment agreement to the Executive in order to extend the Term and the terms and conditions of such agreement (i) as they relate to the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunity and benefits (assuming the Executive qualifies for such benefits) are not at least as favorable in all material respects to the Executive as the most favorable salary, bonus opportunity and benefits payable to the Executive in any year during the Term or (ii) materially and adversely change the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer Employee as set forth in this Modified Agreement; (E) results in the Executive not being elected to the Board as a Class II Director upon the Commencement Date and/or not being nominated by the Board to stand for election as a Class II Director at the 2006 annual meeting of the Company; (F) results in the Company not maintaining during the Term at least $20 million of liability insurance coverage for directors and officers unless the failure to obtain such insurance is unquestionably a result of any fact or circumstance relating to the Company occurring solely during the Term that is not caused by or results from a fact or circumstance occurring prior to the Commencement Date; or (GE) involves or results in any material and adverse failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Modified Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive (each a “Good Reason”). Notwithstanding anything herein, the Executive must give the Company notice of the condition that gives rise to the Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the condition, and the Company must have at least thirty (30) days to remedy the condition. In the event the Company or the Executive shall exercise the termination right granted pursuant to this Section 6.2, then except as set forth in the proviso below, neither party Party shall have any rights or obligations under Article 1, Article 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.23.1, or Articles 4 and 5; provided, however, that the Company shall pay to the Executive (a) an amount equal to twenty four five (245) months of times the Executive’s Base Annual Salary (determined as the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) plus two times the Bonus (at one hundred percent (100%) of the Executive’s highest annual Base Annual Salary during the Term prior to such termination) and shall continue to provide all benefits that were non-taxable made available to Executive while the Executive was employed by the Company (or if not allowable under the Company’s then existing policies their substantial equivalents) in accordance with Article Articles 3, 4 and 5 at the time they would have been paid had the Executive remained an employee for a period of twenty four (24) months after the effective date of the termination (subject in each case to Section 3.33.2), except that the Company shall not be required to provide such benefits to the extent that, during such twenty four (24) month period, the Executive receives substantially similar (or better, from the Executive’s perspective) benefits from a new employer, and (b) any amount due and owing as of the termination date pursuant to Section 3.1Articles 3, Section 3.2 (including a Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (4, and if so provided the minimum required Bonus for such year pursuant to Section 3.2) prorated to the date of termination based on the performance of the Company in such year as of the date on which the termination occurs versus the performance targets for the Company established by the Board for the entire year in accordance with Section 3.2), Section 4.2 and Article 5 (subject, in each case, to Section 3.33.2), and the remaining provisions of this Modified Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Executive shall inform the Company of any other benefits the Executive is receiving where the Company would have a right to reduce the benefits it is providing to the Executive. After the provision of the benefits during the two two-year period following such termination as described above, the Executive will be entitled to COBRA or Medicare rights as provided by applicable law. The amounts and benefits required by clause (a) above shall be provided only if the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company (and not revoked) a release in favor of the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B). The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be in payment for the services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Modified Agreement during the Term, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional amounts in consideration for such services.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc.)

Termination Without Cause or Good Reason. Subject to Section 6.4, the Board acting for the Company shall have the right, at any time in its sole discretion, to terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive. The term “termination without Cause” shall mean the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment for any reason other than those expressly set forth in Section 6.1, or no reason at all, and shall also mean the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment under this Agreement (and he hereby has such right) by reason of any act, decision or omission by the Company or the Board that: (A) materially and adversely modifies, reduces, changes, or restricts the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunities, options or other compensation benefits or perquisites, or the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights, and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as described in Section 2.1; (B) relocates the Executive without his consent from certain of the Company’s offices located at 00000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, or near 0000 XX 00xx Xxxxxx, XxxxxxxxxxXxxxx, 00000-0000 XX 00000 to any other location in excess of fifty twenty-five (5025) miles beyond the geographic limits of IrvineOcala, CaliforniaFL; (C) deprives the Executive of his titles and positions of President and Chief Executive OfficerOfficer except by promotion or increase to higher office; (D) if prior to the expiration of the Term results in the Company proffering a new employment agreement to the Executive in order to extend the Term and the terms and conditions of such agreement (i) as they relate to the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunity and benefits (assuming the Executive qualifies for such benefits) are not at least as favorable in all material respects to the Executive as the most favorable salary, bonus opportunity and benefits payable to the Executive in any year during the Term or (ii) materially and adversely change the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer as set forth in this Agreement; or (E) results in the Executive not being elected to the Board as a Class II Director upon the Commencement Date and/or not being nominated by the Board to stand for election as a Class II Director at the 2006 annual meeting of the Company; (F) results in the Company not maintaining during the Term at least $20 million of liability insurance coverage for directors and officers unless the failure to obtain such insurance is unquestionably a result of any fact or circumstance relating to the Company occurring solely during the Term that is not caused by or results from a fact or circumstance occurring prior to the Commencement Date; or (G) involves or results in any material and adverse failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive (each a “Good Reason”). Notwithstanding anything herein, the Executive must give the Company notice of the condition that gives rise to the Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the condition, and the Company must have at least thirty (30) days to remedy the condition. In the event the Company or the Executive shall exercise the termination right granted pursuant to this Section 6.2, then except as set forth in the proviso below, neither party shall have any rights or obligations under Article 1, Article 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.2, or Articles 4 and 5; provided, however, that the Company shall pay to the Executive (a) an amount equal to twenty four five (245) months of times the Executive’s Base Salary (determined as the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) plus two five (5) times the Annual Bonus (at one hundred thirty five percent (10035%) of the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) and shall continue to provide all benefits that were non-taxable made available to Executive while the Executive was employed by the Company (or if not allowable under the Company’s then existing policies their substantial equivalents) in accordance with Article 4 at the time they would have been paid had the Executive remained an employee for a period of twenty four (24) months after the effective date of the termination (subject in each case to Section 3.3), except that the Company shall not be required to provide such benefits to the extent that, during such twenty four (24) month period, the Executive receives substantially similar (or better, from the Executive’s perspective) benefits from a new employer, and (b) any amount due and owing as of the termination date pursuant to Section 3.1, Section 3.2 (including a an Annual Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (and if so provided the minimum required Annual Bonus for such year pursuant to Section 3.2) prorated to the date of termination based on the performance of the Company in such year as of the date on which the termination occurs versus the performance targets for the Company established by the Board for the entire year in accordance with Section 3.2), Section 4.2 and Article 5 (subject, in each case, to Section 3.3), and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Executive shall inform the Company of any other benefits the Executive is receiving where the Company would have a right to reduce the benefits it is providing to the Executive. After the provision of the benefits during the two two-year period following such termination as described above, the Executive will be entitled to COBRA rights as provided by applicable law. The amounts and benefits required by clause (a) above shall be provided only if the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company (and not revoked) a release in favor of the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit BA). The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be in payment for the services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Term, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional amounts in consideration for such services.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc.)

Termination Without Cause or Good Reason. Subject to Section 6.4, the Board acting for the Company shall have the right, at any time in its sole discretion, to terminate If the Executive’s employment under this Agreement without by the Company is terminated by the Company other than for Cause upon not less or by the Executive for Good Reason, the Company shall pay or provide the Executive with the following, subject to the provisions of Section 23 hereof: (i) the Accrued Benefits; (ii) subject to the Executive’s continued compliance with the obligations in Sections 8, 9 and 10 hereof, any unpaid Annual Bonus for the completed fiscal year ending immediately prior to termination; (iii) subject to the Executive’s continued compliance with the obligations in Sections 8, 9 and 10 hereof, an amount equal to the Executive’s monthly Base Salary rate as in effect on the date of termination, paid monthly for a period of six (6) months following such termination (the “Severance Period”), provided that any such payment scheduled to occur during the first thirty (30) days (or sixty (60) days, if the Executive is entitled to more than thirty (30) days prior written notice to consider the Executive. The term “termination without Cause” shall mean release required in Section 8 hereof) following the termination by of employment shall not be paid until the Company of first regularly scheduled pay period following the Executive’s employment for any reason other than those expressly set forth in Section 6.1thirtieth (30th) day (or sixtieth (60th) day, or no reason at all, and shall also mean the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment under this Agreement (and he hereby has such right) by reason of any act, decision or omission by the Company or the Board that: (A) materially and adversely modifies, reduces, changes, or restricts the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunities, options or other compensation benefits or perquisites, or the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights, and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as described in Section 2.1; (B) relocates if the Executive without his consent from the Company’s offices located at 00000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000-0000 is entitled to any other location in excess of fifty (50) miles beyond the geographic limits of Irvine, California; (C) deprives the Executive of his titles and positions of President and Chief Executive Officer; (D) if prior to the expiration of the Term results in the Company proffering a new employment agreement to the Executive in order to extend the Term and the terms and conditions of such agreement (i) as they relate to the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunity and benefits (assuming the Executive qualifies for such benefits) are not at least as favorable in all material respects to the Executive as the most favorable salary, bonus opportunity and benefits payable to the Executive in any year during the Term or (ii) materially and adversely change the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer as set forth in this Agreement; (E) results in the Executive not being elected to the Board as a Class II Director upon the Commencement Date and/or not being nominated by the Board to stand for election as a Class II Director at the 2006 annual meeting of the Company; (F) results in the Company not maintaining during the Term at least $20 million of liability insurance coverage for directors and officers unless the failure to obtain such insurance is unquestionably a result of any fact or circumstance relating to the Company occurring solely during the Term that is not caused by or results from a fact or circumstance occurring prior to the Commencement Date; or (G) involves or results in any material and adverse failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, other more than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive (each a “Good Reason”). Notwithstanding anything herein, the Executive must give the Company notice of the condition that gives rise to the Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the condition, and the Company must have at least thirty (30) days to remedy consider the condition. In the event the Company or the Executive release required in Section 8 hereof) following such termination and shall exercise the termination right granted pursuant include payment of any amount that was otherwise scheduled to this Section 6.2, then except as set forth in the proviso below, neither party shall have any rights or obligations under Article 1, Article 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.2, or Articles 4 and 5be paid prior thereto; provided, however, that the Company shall pay (iv) subject to the Executive (a) an amount equal to twenty four (24) months of the Executive’s Base Salary (determined as continued compliance with the obligations in Sections 8, 9 and 10 hereof, during the portion of the Severance Period during which the Executive and the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during eligible dependents are eligible for COBRA coverage, reimbursement for the Term prior to such termination) plus two times the Bonus (at one hundred percent (100%) of Executive and the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) and shall continue to provide all benefits that were non-taxable while the Executive was employed by the Company (or if not allowable eligible dependents for their COBRA premiums for coverage under the Company’s then existing policies their substantial equivalents) medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans; provided that, in accordance with Article 4 at the time they would have been paid had event that the Executive remained an employee obtains other employment that offers group health benefits, such reimbursement by the Company under this Section 7(c)(iv) shall immediately cease. Payments and benefits provided in this Section 7(c) shall be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for a period of twenty four (24) months after which the effective date Executive may be eligible under any of the termination (subject in each case to Section 3.3)plans, except that the Company shall not be required to provide such benefits to the extent that, during such twenty four (24) month period, the Executive receives substantially similar (policies or better, from the Executive’s perspective) benefits from a new employer, and (b) programs of any amount due and owing as of the termination date pursuant to Section 3.1, Section 3.2 (including a Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (and if so provided the minimum required Bonus for such year pursuant to Section 3.2) prorated to the date of termination based on the performance member of the Company in such year as Group or under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act of the date on which the termination occurs versus the performance targets for the Company established by the Board for the entire year in accordance with Section 3.2), Section 4.2 and Article 5 (subject, in each case, to Section 3.3), and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Executive shall inform the Company of 1988 or any other benefits the Executive is receiving where the Company would have a right to reduce the benefits it is providing to the Executive. After the provision of the benefits during the two year period following such termination as described above, the Executive will be entitled to COBRA rights as provided by applicable law. The amounts and benefits required by clause (a) above shall be provided only if the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company (and not revoked) a release in favor of the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B). The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be in payment for the services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Term, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional amounts in consideration for such servicessimilar state statute or regulation.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Redwire Corp)

Termination Without Cause or Good Reason. Subject to Section 6.4, the Board acting for the Company shall have the right, at any time in its sole discretion, to terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive. The term “termination Termination without Cause” shall mean the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment for any reason other than those expressly set forth in Section 6.1, or no reason at all, and shall also mean the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment under this Agreement (and he hereby has such right) by reason of any act, decision or omission by the Company or the Board that: (A) materially and adversely modifies, reduces, changes, or restricts the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunities, options or other compensation benefits or perquisites, or the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights, and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as described in Section 2.1; (B) relocates the Executive without his consent from certain of the Company’s offices located at 00000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, or near 0000 XX 00xx Xxxxxx, XxxxxxxxxxXxxxx, 00000-0000 XX 00000 to any other location in excess of fifty twenty-five (5025) miles beyond the geographic limits of IrvineOcala, CaliforniaFL; (C) deprives the Executive of his titles and positions of President and Chief Executive OfficerOfficer except by promotion or increase to higher office; (D) if prior to the expiration of the Term results in the Company proffering a new employment agreement to the Executive in order to extend the Term and the terms and conditions of such agreement (i) as they relate to the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunity and benefits (assuming the Executive qualifies for such benefits) are not at least as favorable in all material respects to the Executive as the most favorable salary, bonus opportunity and benefits payable to the Executive in any year during the Term or (ii) materially and adversely change the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer as set forth in this Agreement; or (E) results in the Executive not being elected to the Board as a Class II Director upon the Commencement Date and/or not being nominated by the Board to stand for election as a Class II Director at the 2006 annual meeting of the Company; (F) results in the Company not maintaining during the Term at least $20 million of liability insurance coverage for directors and officers unless the failure to obtain such insurance is unquestionably a result of any fact or circumstance relating to the Company occurring solely during the Term that is not caused by or results from a fact or circumstance occurring prior to the Commencement Date; or (G) involves or results in any material and adverse failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive (each a “Good Reason”). Notwithstanding anything herein, the Executive must give the Company notice of the condition that gives rise to the Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the condition, and the Company must have at least thirty (30) days to remedy the condition. In the event the Company or the Executive shall exercise the termination right granted pursuant to this Section 6.2, then except as set forth in the proviso below, neither party shall have any rights or obligations under Article 1, Article 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.2, or Articles 4 and 5; provided, however, that the Company shall pay to the Executive (a) an amount equal to twenty four five (245) months of times the Executive’s Base Salary (determined as the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) plus two five (5) times the Annual Bonus (at one hundred thirty five percent (10035%) of the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) and shall continue to provide all benefits that were non-taxable made available to Executive while the Executive was employed by the Company (or if not allowable under the Company’s then existing policies their substantial equivalents) in accordance with Article 4 at the time they would have been paid had the Executive remained an employee for a period of twenty four (24) months after the effective date of the termination (subject in each case to Section 3.3), except that the Company shall not be required to provide such benefits to the extent that, during such twenty four (24) month period, the Executive receives substantially similar (or better, from the Executive’s perspective) benefits from a new employer, and (b) any amount due and owing as of the termination date pursuant to Section 3.1, Section 3.2 (including a an Annual Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (and if so provided the minimum required Annual Bonus for such year pursuant to Section 3.2) prorated to the date of termination based on the performance of the Company in such year as of the date on which the termination occurs versus the performance targets for the Company established by the Board for the entire year in accordance with Section 3.2), Section 4.2 and Article 5 (subject, in each case, to Section 3.3), and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Executive shall inform the Company of any other benefits the Executive is receiving where the Company would have a right to reduce the benefits it is providing to the Executive. After the provision of the benefits during the two two-year period following such termination as described above, the Executive will be entitled to COBRA or Medicare rights as provided by applicable law. The amounts and benefits required by clause (a) above shall be provided only if the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company (and not revoked) a release in favor of the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit BA). The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be in payment for the services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Term, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional amounts in consideration for such services.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc.)

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Termination Without Cause or Good Reason. Subject to Section 6.4, the Board acting for the Company shall have the right, at any time in its sole and subjective discretion, to terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive. The term “termination without Cause” shall mean the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment for any reason other than those expressly set forth in Section 6.1, or no reason at all, and shall also mean the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment under this Agreement (and he hereby has such right) by reason of any act, decision or omission by the Company or the Board that: (A) materially and adversely modifies, reduces, changes, or restricts the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunities, options or other compensation benefits or perquisites, or the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights, and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Financial Officer of the Company as described in Section 2.12.1 hereof; (B) relocates the Executive without his consent from the Company’s offices located at 00000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000-0000 to any other location in excess of fifty (50) miles beyond the geographic limits of Irvine, California; (C) deprives the Executive of his titles and positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer; (D) if prior to the expiration of the Term results in the Company proffering a new employment agreement to the Executive in order to extend the Term and the terms and conditions of such agreement (i) as they relate to the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunity and benefits (assuming the Executive qualifies for such benefits) are not at least as favorable in all material respects to the Executive as the most favorable salary, bonus opportunity and benefits payable to the Executive in any year during the Term or (ii) materially and adversely change the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Financial Officer as set forth in this Agreement; (E) results in the Executive not being elected to the Board as a Class II Director upon the Commencement Date and/or not being nominated by the Board to stand for election as a Class II Director at the 2006 annual meeting of the Company; (F) results in the Company not maintaining during the Term at least $20 million of liability insurance coverage for directors and officers unless the failure to obtain such insurance is unquestionably a result of any fact or circumstance relating to the Company occurring solely during the Term that is not caused by or results from a fact or circumstance occurring prior to the Commencement Date; or (GD) involves or results in any material and adverse failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive (each a “Good Reason”). Notwithstanding anything herein, the Executive must give the Company notice of the condition that gives rise to the Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the condition, and the Company must have at least thirty (30) days to remedy the condition. In the event the Company or the Executive shall exercise the termination right granted pursuant to this Section 6.2, then except as set forth in the proviso belowto this Section 6.2, neither party shall have any rights or obligations under Article 1, Article 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.2, or Articles 4 and 5; provided, however, that that, subject to Section 3.5, the Company shall pay to the Executive (a) an amount equal to twenty four twelve (2412) months of the Executive’s Base Salary (determined as in effect at the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) time of termination plus two times the Bonus (at one hundred percent (100%) of the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such terminationTarget level) and shall continue to provide all benefits that were non-taxable while the Executive was employed by the Company (or if not allowable under the Company’s then existing policies their substantial equivalents) in accordance with Article Section 4 at the time they would have been paid had the Executive remained an employee for a period of twenty four twelve (2412) months after the effective date of the termination (subject in each case to Section 3.3), except that the Company shall not be required to provide such benefits to the extent that, during such twenty four twelve (2412) month period, the Executive receives substantially similar (or better, from the Executive’s perspective) benefits from a new employer, and (b) any amount due and owing as of the termination date pursuant to Section 3.1, Section 3.2 (including a Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (and if so provided the minimum required Bonus for such year pursuant to Section 3.2) prorated to the date of termination based on the performance of the Company in such year as of the date on which the termination occurs versus the performance targets for the Company established by the Board for the entire year year, and using such factors as the Board shall determine in accordance with Section 3.2its sole discretion (e.g., revenue, EBITDA, net income, etc.), Section 4.2 ) and Article 5 (subject, in each case, to Section 3.3), and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Executive shall inform the Company of any other benefits the Executive is receiving where the Company would have a right to reduce the benefits it is providing to the Executive. After the provision of the benefits during the two year period following such termination as described above, the Executive will be entitled to COBRA rights as provided by applicable law. The amounts and benefits required by clause (a) above shall be provided only if the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company (and not revoked) a release in favor of the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit BA). The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be in payment for the services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Term, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional amounts in consideration for such services.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Inc)

Termination Without Cause or Good Reason. Subject to Section 6.4, the Board acting for the Company shall have the right, at any time in its sole and subjective discretion, to terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive. The term “termination without Cause” shall mean the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment for any reason other than those expressly set forth in Section 6.1, or no reason at all, and shall also mean the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment under this Agreement (and he hereby has such right) by reason of any act, decision or omission by the Company or the Board that: (A) materially and adversely modifies, reduces, changes, or restricts the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunities, options or other compensation benefits or perquisites, or the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights, and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Chief Executive Officer Administrative Officer, and Secretary of the Company as described in Section 2.12.1 hereof; (B) relocates the Executive without his consent from the Company’s offices located at 00000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000-0000 to any other location in excess of fifty (50) miles beyond the geographic limits of Irvine, California; (C) deprives the Executive of his titles and positions of President Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Chief Executive Administrative Officer; (D) if prior to the expiration of the Term results in the Company proffering a new employment agreement to the Executive in order to extend the Term , and the terms and conditions of such agreement (i) as they relate to the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunity and benefits (assuming the Executive qualifies for such benefits) are not at least as favorable in all material respects to the Executive as the most favorable salary, bonus opportunity and benefits payable to the Executive in any year during the Term or (ii) materially and adversely change the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer as set forth in this Agreement; (E) results in the Executive not being elected to the Board as a Class II Director upon the Commencement Date and/or not being nominated by the Board to stand for election as a Class II Director at the 2006 annual meeting Secretary of the Company; (F) results in the Company not maintaining during the Term at least $20 million of liability insurance coverage for directors and officers unless the failure to obtain such insurance is unquestionably a result of any fact or circumstance relating to the Company occurring solely during the Term that is not caused by or results from a fact or circumstance occurring prior to the Commencement Date; or (GD) involves or results in any material and adverse failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive (each a “Good Reason”). Notwithstanding anything herein, the Executive must give the Company notice of the condition that gives rise to the Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the condition, and the Company must have at least thirty (30) days to remedy the condition. In the event the Company or the Executive shall exercise the termination right granted pursuant to this Section 6.2, then except as set forth in the proviso below, neither party shall have any rights or obligations under Article 1, Article 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.2, or Articles 4 and 5; provided, however, that that, subject to Section 3.5, the Company shall pay to the Executive (a) an amount equal to twenty four twelve (2412) months of the Executive’s Base Salary (determined as in effect at the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) time of termination plus two times the Bonus (at one hundred percent (100%) of the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such terminationTarget level) and shall continue to provide all benefits that were non-taxable while the Executive was employed by the Company (or if not allowable under the Company’s then existing policies their substantial equivalents) in accordance with Article Section 4 at the time they would have been paid had the Executive remained an employee for a period of twenty four twelve (2412) months after the effective date of the termination (subject in each case to Section 3.3), except that the Company shall not be required to provide such benefits to the extent that, during such twenty four twelve (2412) month period, the Executive receives substantially similar (or better, from the Executive’s perspective) benefits from a new employer, and (b) any amount due and owing as of the termination date pursuant to Section 3.1, Section 3.2 (including a Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (and if so provided the minimum required Bonus for such year pursuant to Section 3.2) prorated to the date of termination based on the performance of the Company in such year as of the date on which the termination occurs versus the performance targets for the Company established by the Board for the entire year year, and using such factors as the Board shall determine in accordance with Section 3.2its sole discretion (e.g., revenue, EBITDA, net income, etc.), Section 4.2 ) and Article 5 (subject, in each case, to Section 3.3), and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Executive shall inform the Company of any other benefits the Executive is receiving where the Company would have a right to reduce the benefits it is providing to the Executive. After the provision of the benefits during the two year period following such termination as described above, the Executive will be entitled to COBRA rights as provided by applicable law. The amounts and benefits required by clause (a) above shall be provided only if the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company (and not revoked) a release in favor of the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit BA). The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be in payment for the services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Term, and and, subject to Section 3.5, the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional amounts in consideration for such services.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Inc)

Termination Without Cause or Good Reason. Subject to Section 6.4, the Board acting for the Company shall have the right, at any time in its sole discretion, to terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Executive. The term “termination without Cause” shall mean the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment for any reason other than those expressly set forth in Section 6.1, or no reason at all, and shall also mean the Executive’s decision to terminate his employment under this Agreement (and he hereby has such right) by reason of any act, decision or omission by the Company or the Board that: (A) materially and adversely modifies, reduces, changes, or restricts the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunities, options or other compensation benefits or perquisites, or the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights, and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as described in Section 2.1; (B) relocates the Executive without his consent from the Company’s offices located at 00000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000-0000 to any other location in excess of fifty (50) miles beyond the geographic limits of Irvine, California; (C) deprives the Executive of his titles and positions of President and Chief Executive Officer; (D) if prior to the expiration of the Term results in the Company proffering a new employment agreement to the Executive in order to extend the Term and the terms and conditions of such agreement (i) as they relate to the Executive’s salary, bonus opportunity and benefits (assuming the Executive qualifies for such benefits) are not at least as favorable in all material respects to the Executive as the most favorable salary, bonus opportunity and benefits payable to the Executive in any year during the Term or (ii) materially and adversely change the Executive’s authority, functions, services, duties, rights and privileges as, or commensurate with the Executive’s position as the President and Chief Executive Officer as set forth in this Agreement; (E) results in the Executive not being elected to the Board as a Class II Director upon the Commencement Date and/or not being nominated by the Board to stand for election as a Class II Director at the 2006 annual meeting of the Company; (F) results in the Company not maintaining during the Term at least $20 million of liability insurance coverage for directors and officers unless the failure to obtain such insurance is unquestionably a result of any fact or circumstance relating to the Company occurring solely during the Term that is not caused by or results from a fact or circumstance occurring prior to the Commencement Date; or (G) involves or results in any material and adverse failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive (each a “Good Reason”). Notwithstanding anything herein, the Executive must give the Company notice of the condition that gives rise to the Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of the condition, and the Company must have at least thirty (30) days to remedy the condition. In the event the Company or the Executive shall exercise the termination right granted pursuant to this Section 6.2, then except as set forth in the proviso below, neither party shall have any rights or obligations under Article 1, Article 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.2, or Articles 4 and 5; provided, however, that the Company shall pay to the Executive (a) an amount equal to twenty four (24) months of the Executive’s Base Salary (determined as the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) plus two times the Bonus (at one hundred percent (100%) of the Executive’s highest annual Base Salary during the Term prior to such termination) and shall continue to provide all benefits that were non-taxable while the Executive was employed by the Company (or if not allowable under the Company’s then existing policies their substantial equivalents) in accordance with Article 4 at the time they would have been paid had the Executive remained an employee for a period of twenty four (24) months after the effective date of the termination (subject in each case to Section 3.3), except that the Company shall not be required to provide such benefits to the extent that, during such twenty four (24) month period, the Executive receives substantially similar (or better, from the Executive’s perspective) benefits from a new employer, and (b) any amount due and owing as of the termination date pursuant to Section 3.1, Section 3.2 (including a Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (and if so provided the minimum required Bonus for such year pursuant to Section 3.2) prorated to the date of termination based on the performance of the Company in such year as of the date on which the termination occurs versus the performance targets for the Company established by the Board for the entire year in accordance with Section 3.2), Section 4.2 and Article 5 (subject, in each case, to Section 3.3), and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Executive shall inform the Company of any other benefits the Executive is receiving where the Company would have a right to reduce the benefits it is providing to the Executive. After the provision of the benefits during the two year period following such termination as described above, the Executive will be entitled to COBRA rights as provided by applicable law. The amounts and benefits required by clause (a) above shall be provided only if the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company (and not revoked) a release in favor of the Company (which release shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B). The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be in payment for the services rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement during the Term, and the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional amounts in consideration for such services.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Inc)

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