Without Cause or with Good Reason After a Change. in-Control of the Company. If, within twelve (12) months after a Change-in-Control of the Company, Executive shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.6 or the Company shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.4, then in any such event, subject to the general release requirement in Section 4.5: (i) unless otherwise required by law to be paid on a different date, the Company shall pay Executive the following amounts as severance pay (without regard to the provisions of any benefit plan) in a lump sum in cash within ten (10) business days after the release of claims described in Section 4.5 becomes effective, provided however, if the sixty (60) day deadline described in Section 4.5 crosses into a subsequent tax year, no payment will be made before the first business day of the subsequent tax year: (a) the sum of (A) Executive’s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, plus (B) the Annual Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, if earned and unpaid, plus (C) the product of (1) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount, and (2) the Pro Ration Percentage, plus (D) any accrued but unused vacation pay; and (b) the amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination, plus (B) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount. (ii) if Executive is eligible to receive and elects to continue receiving any group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage under COBRA, the Company shall reimburse the monthly COBRA premium (on a fully grossed up basis, if such reimbursement is taxable to Executive) in an amount equal to the portion of such premium that the Company pays on behalf of active and similarly situated employees receiving the same type of coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the eighteen (18) month period following the Date of Termination or (b) the date on which Executive becomes eligible to receive group medical, dental and vision insurance benefits from another employer that are substantially equivalent (including, without limitation, equivalent as to benefits, premiums and co-pay amounts) to those provided by the Company as of the Date of Termination (Executive agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon becoming eligible to receive such group medical, dental and vision insurance from another employer); (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable stock option or restricted stock unit agreement, the exercisability of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights and other equity participation rights then held by Executive with respect to the common stock of the Company (or securities exchanged for such common stock in connection with the Change-in-Control of the Company) shall accelerate in full and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any such options or other awards or equity appreciation rights until eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination; and (iv) the Company shall provide Executive, at the Company’s sole cost, with executive outplacement assistance in accordance with the Company’s then-current executive outplacement program, provided that no outplacement benefits shall be provided after the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.)
Without Cause or with Good Reason After a Change. in-Control of the Company. If, within twelve (12) months after a Change-in-Control of the Company, Executive shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.6 or the Company shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.4, then in any such event, subject to the general release requirement in Section 4.5:
(i) unless otherwise required by law to be paid on a different date, the The Company shall pay Executive the following amounts as severance pay (without regard to the provisions of any benefit plan) in a lump sum in cash within ten no more than thirty (1030) business days after following the release Date of claims described in Section 4.5 becomes effectiveTermination, provided however, if the sixty (60) day deadline described in Section 4.5 crosses into a subsequent tax year, no payment will be made before the first business day of the subsequent tax yearfollowing amounts:
(a) the sum of (A) Executive’s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, plus (B) the Annual Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, if earned and unpaid, plus (C) the product of (1) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount, and (2) the Pro Ration Percentage, plus (D) any accrued but unused vacation pay; and
(b) the amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination, plus (B) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount.
(ii) if If Executive is eligible to receive and elects to continue receiving any group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance coverage under COBRA, the Company shall reimburse the monthly COBRA premium (on a fully grossed up basis, if such reimbursement is taxable to Executive) in an amount equal to the portion of such premium that the Company pays on behalf of active and similarly situated employees receiving the same type of coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the date that is eighteen (18) month period following months after the Date of Termination or (b) the date on which Executive becomes eligible to receive group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance benefits from another employer that are substantially equivalent (including, without limitation, equivalent as to benefits, premiums and co-pay amounts) to those provided by the Company as of the Date of Termination (Executive agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon becoming eligible to receive such group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance from another employer);
(iii) notwithstanding Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable stock option or restricted stock unit agreementagreement (including, without limitation, the agreements evidencing the Stock Option and the Restricted Stock Unit Grant), the exercisability of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights and other equity participation rights (including the right to receive restricted stock pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant or other instrument) then held by Executive with respect to the common stock of the Company (or securities exchanged for such common stock in connection with the Change-in-Control of the Company) shall accelerate in full and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any such options or other awards or equity appreciation rights until eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination; and
(iv) the The Company shall provide Executive, at the Company’s sole cost, with executive outplacement assistance in accordance with the Company’s then-current executive outplacement program, provided that no outplacement benefits shall be provided after the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.), Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology Inc)
Without Cause or with Good Reason After a Change. in-Control of the Company. If, within twelve (12) months after a Change-in-Control of the Company, Executive shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.6 or the Company shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.4, then in any such event, subject to the general release requirement in Section 4.5:
(i) unless otherwise required by law to be paid on a different date, the The Company shall pay Executive the following amounts as severance pay (without regard to the provisions of any benefit plan) in a lump sum in cash within ten no more than thirty (1030) business days after following the release Date of claims described in Section 4.5 becomes effectiveTermination, provided however, if the sixty (60) day deadline described in Section 4.5 crosses into a subsequent tax year, no payment will be made before the first business day of the subsequent tax yearfollowing amounts:
(a) the sum of (A) Executive’s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, plus (B) the Annual Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, if earned and unpaid, plus (C) the product of (1) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount, and (2) the Pro Ration Percentage, plus (D) any accrued but unused vacation pay; and
(b) the amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination, plus (B) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount.
(ii) if If Executive is eligible to receive and elects to continue receiving any group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage under COBRA, the Company shall reimburse the monthly COBRA premium (on a fully grossed up basis, if such reimbursement is taxable to Executive) in an amount equal to the portion of such premium that the Company pays on behalf of active and similarly situated employees receiving the same type of coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the date that is eighteen (18) month period following months after the Date of Termination or (b) the date on which Executive becomes eligible to receive group medical, dental and vision insurance benefits from another employer that are substantially equivalent (including, without limitation, equivalent as to benefits, premiums and co-pay amounts) to those provided by the Company as of the Date of Termination (Executive agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon becoming eligible to receive such group medical, dental and vision insurance from another employer);
(iii) notwithstanding Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable stock option or restricted stock unit agreementagreement (including, without limitation, the agreements evidencing the Stock Option and the Restricted Stock Unit Grant), the exercisability of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights and other equity participation rights (including the right to receive restricted stock pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant or other instrument) then held by Executive with respect to the common stock of the Company (or securities exchanged for such common stock in connection with the Change-in-Control of the Company) shall accelerate in full and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any such options or other awards or equity appreciation rights until eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination; and
(iv) the The Company shall provide Executive, at the Company’s sole cost, with executive outplacement assistance in accordance with the Company’s then-current executive outplacement program, provided that no outplacement benefits shall be provided after the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.)
Without Cause or with Good Reason After a Change. in-Control of the Company. If, within twelve (12) months after a Change-in-Control of the Company, Executive shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.6 or the Company shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.4, then in any such event, subject to the general release requirement in Section 4.5:
(i) unless otherwise required by law to be paid on a different date, the Company shall pay Executive the following amounts as severance pay (without regard to the provisions of any benefit plan) in a lump sum in cash within ten (10) business days after the release of claims described in Section 4.5 becomes effective, provided however, if the sixty (60) day deadline described in Section 4.5 crosses into a subsequent tax year, no payment will be made before the first business day of the subsequent tax year:
(a) the sum of (A) Executive’s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, plus (B) the Annual Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, if earned and unpaid, plus (C) the product of (1) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount, and (2) the Pro Ration Percentage, plus (D) any accrued but unused vacation pay; and
(b) the amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination, plus (B) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount.
(ii) if Executive is eligible to receive and elects to continue receiving any group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance coverage under COBRA, the Company shall reimburse the monthly COBRA premium (on a fully grossed up basis, if such reimbursement is taxable to Executive) in an amount equal to the portion of such premium that the Company pays on behalf of active and similarly situated employees receiving the same type of coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the eighteen (18) month period following the Date of Termination or (b) the date on which Executive becomes eligible to receive group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance benefits from another employer that are substantially equivalent (including, without limitation, equivalent as to benefits, premiums and co-pay amounts) to those provided by the Company as of the Date of Termination (Executive agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon becoming eligible to receive such group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance from another employer);
(iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable stock option or restricted stock unit agreementagreement (including, without limitation, the agreements evidencing the Stock Option and the Restricted Stock Unit Grant), the exercisability of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights and other equity participation rights (including the right to receive restricted stock pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant or other instrument) then held by Executive with respect to the common stock of the Company (or securities exchanged for such common stock in connection with the Change-in-Control of the Company) shall accelerate in full and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any such options or other awards or equity appreciation rights until eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination; and
(iv) the Company shall provide Executive, at the Company’s sole cost, with executive outplacement assistance in accordance with the Company’s then-current executive outplacement program, provided that no outplacement benefits shall be provided after the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
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Without Cause or with Good Reason After a Change. in-Control of the Company. If, within twelve (12) months after a Change-in-Control of the Company, Executive shall terminate Executive’s 's employment pursuant to Section 4.1.6 or the Company shall terminate Executive’s 's employment pursuant to Section 4.1.4, then in any such event, subject to the general release requirement in Section 4.5:
(i) unless otherwise required by law to be paid on a different date, the Company shall pay Executive the following amounts as severance pay (without regard to the provisions of any benefit plan) in a lump sum in cash within ten (10) business days after the release of claims described in Section 4.5 becomes effective, provided however, if the sixty (60) day deadline described in Section 4.5 crosses into a subsequent tax year, no payment will be made before the first business day of the subsequent tax year:
(a) the sum of (A) Executive’s 's accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, plus (B) the Annual Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Date Xxxx of Termination occurs, if earned and unpaid, plus (C) the product of (1) Executive’s 's Termination Bonus Amount, and (2) the Pro Ration Percentage, plus (D) any accrued but unused vacation pay; and
(b) the amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s 's Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination, plus (B) Executive’s 's Termination Bonus Amount.
(ii) if Executive is eligible to receive and elects to continue receiving any group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance coverage under COBRA, the Company shall reimburse the monthly COBRA premium (on a fully grossed up basis, if such reimbursement is taxable to Executive) in an amount equal to the portion of such premium that the Company pays on behalf of active and similarly situated employees receiving the same type of coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the eighteen (18) month period following the Date of Termination or (b) the date xxxx on which Executive becomes eligible to receive group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance benefits from another employer that are substantially equivalent (including, without limitation, equivalent as to benefits, premiums and co-pay amounts) to those provided by the Company as of the Date of Termination (Executive agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon becoming eligible to receive such group medical, medical and dental and vision insurance from another employer);
(iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable stock option or restricted stock unit agreementagreement (including, without limitation, the agreements evidencing the Stock Option and the Restricted Stock Unit Grant), the exercisability of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights and other equity participation rights (including the right to receive restricted stock pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant or other instrument) then held by Executive with respect to lo the common stock of the Company (or securities exchanged for such common stock in connection with the Change-in-Control of the Company) shall accelerate in full and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any such options or other awards or equity appreciation rights until eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination; and
(iv) the Company shall provide Executive, at the Company’s 's sole cost, with executive outplacement assistance in accordance with the Company’s 's then-current executive outplacement program, provided that no outplacement benefits shall be provided after the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.)
Without Cause or with Good Reason After a Change. in-Control of the Company. If, within twelve (12) months after a Change-in-Control of the Company, Executive shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.6 or the Company shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.4, then in any such event, subject to the general release requirement in Section 4.5:
(i) unless otherwise required by law to be paid on a different date, the The Company shall pay Executive the following amounts as severance pay (without regard to the provisions of any benefit plan) in a lump sum in cash within ten no more than thirty (1030) business days after following the release Date of claims described in Section 4.5 becomes effectiveTermination, provided however, if the sixty (60) day deadline described in Section 4.5 crosses into a subsequent tax year, no payment will be made before the first business day of the subsequent tax yearfollowing amounts:
(a) the sum of (A) Executive’s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, plus (B) the Annual Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, if earned and unpaid, plus (C) the product of (1) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount, and (2) the Pro Ration Percentage, plus (D) any accrued but unused vacation pay; and
(b) the amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination, plus (B) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount.
(ii) if If Executive is eligible to receive and elects to continue receiving any group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage under COBRA, the Company shall reimburse the monthly COBRA premium (on a fully grossed up basis, if such reimbursement is taxable to Executive) in an amount equal to the portion of such premium that the Company pays on behalf of active and similarly situated employees receiving the same type of coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the date that is eighteen (18) month period following months after the Date of Termination or (b) the date on which Executive becomes eligible to receive group medical, dental and vision insurance benefits from another employer that are substantially equivalent (including, without limitation, equivalent as to benefits, premiums and co-pay amounts) to those provided by the Company as of the Date of Termination (Executive agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon becoming eligible to receive such group medical, dental and vision insurance from another employer);
(iii) notwithstanding Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable stock option or restricted stock unit agreementagreement (including, without limitation, the agreements evidencing the Stock Option and the Restricted Stock Unit Grant), the exercisability of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights and other equity participation rights then held by Executive with respect to the common stock of the Company (or securities exchanged for such common stock in connection with the Change-in-Control of the Company) shall accelerate in full and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any such options or other awards or equity appreciation rights until eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination; and
(iv) the The Company shall provide Executive, at the Company’s sole cost, with executive outplacement assistance in accordance with the Company’s then-current executive outplacement program, provided that no outplacement benefits shall be provided after the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.)
Without Cause or with Good Reason After a Change. in-Control of the Company. If, within twelve (12) months after a Change-in-Control of the Company, Executive shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.6 or the Company shall terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4.1.4, then in any such event, subject to the general release requirement in Section 4.5:
(i) unless otherwise required by law to be paid on a different date, the Company shall pay Executive the following amounts as severance pay (without regard to the provisions of any benefit plan) in a lump sum in cash within ten (10) business days after the release of claims described in Section 4.5 becomes effective, provided however, if the sixty (60) day deadline described in Section 4.5 crosses into a subsequent tax year, no payment will be made before the first business day of the subsequent tax year:
(a) the sum of (A) Executive’s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, plus (B) the Annual Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, if earned and unpaid, plus (C) the product of (1) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount, and (2) the Pro Ration Percentage, plus (D) any accrued but unused vacation pay; and
(b) the amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination, plus (B) Executive’s Termination Bonus Amount.
(ii) if Executive is eligible to receive and elects to continue receiving any group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage under COBRA, the Company shall reimburse the monthly COBRA premium (on a fully grossed up basis, if such reimbursement is taxable to Executive) in an amount equal to the portion of such premium that the Company pays on behalf of active and similarly situated employees receiving the same type of coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the eighteen (18) month period following the Date of Termination or (b) the date on which Executive becomes eligible to receive group medical, dental and vision insurance benefits from another employer that are substantially equivalent (including, without limitation, equivalent as to benefits, premiums and co-pay amounts) to those provided by the Company as of the Date of Termination (Executive agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon becoming eligible to receive such group medical, dental and vision insurance from another employer);
(iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable stock option or restricted stock unit agreementagreement (including, without limitation, the agreements evidencing the Stock Option and the Restricted Stock Unit Grant), the exercisability of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights and other equity participation rights (including the right to receive restricted stock pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant or other instrument) then held by Executive with respect to the common stock of the Company (or securities exchanged for such common stock in connection with the Change-in-Control of the Company) shall accelerate in full and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any such options or other awards or equity appreciation rights until eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination; and
(iv) the Company shall provide Executive, at the Company’s sole cost, with executive outplacement assistance in accordance with the Company’s then-current executive outplacement program, provided that no outplacement benefits shall be provided after the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.)
Without Cause or with Good Reason After a Change. in-Control of the Company. If, within twelve (12) months after a Change-in-Control of the Company, Executive shall terminate Executive’s 's employment pursuant to Section 4.1.6 or the Company shall terminate Executive’s 's employment pursuant to Section 4.1.4, then in any such event, subject to the general release requirement in Section 4.5:
(i) unless otherwise required by law to be paid on a different date, the Company shall pay Executive the following amounts as severance pay (without regard to the provisions of any benefit plan) in a lump sum in cash within ten (10) business days after the release of claims described in Section 4.5 becomes effective, provided however, if the sixty (60) day deadline described in Section 4.5 crosses into a subsequent tax year, no payment will be made before the first business day of the subsequent tax year:
(a) the sum of (A) Executive’s 's accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, plus (B) the Annual Incentive Bonus for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, if earned and unpaid, plus (C) the product of (1) Executive’s 's Termination Bonus Amount, and (2) the Pro Ration Percentage, plus (D) any accrued but unused vacation pay; and
(b) the amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (A) Executive’s 's Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination, plus (B) Executive’s 's Termination Bonus Amount.. \
(ii) if Executive is eligible to receive and elects to continue receiving any group medical, dental and vision insurance coverage under COBRA, the Company shall reimburse the monthly COBRA premium (on a fully grossed up basis, if such reimbursement is taxable to Executive) in an amount equal to the portion of such premium that the Company pays on behalf of active and similarly situated employees receiving the same type of coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the eighteen (18) month period following the Date of Termination or (b) the date on which Executive becomes eligible to receive group medical, dental and vision insurance benefits from another employer that are substantially equivalent (including, without limitation, equivalent as to benefits, premiums and co-pay amounts) to those provided by the Company as of the Date of Termination (Executive agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon becoming eligible to receive such group medical, dental and vision insurance from another employer);
(iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the applicable stock option or restricted stock unit agreement, the exercisability of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights and other equity participation rights then held by Executive with respect to the common stock of the Company (or securities exchanged for such common stock in connection with the Change-in-Control of the Company) shall accelerate in full and Executive shall be entitled to exercise any such options or other awards or equity appreciation rights until eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination; and
(iv) the Company shall provide Executive, at the Company’s 's sole cost, with executive outplacement assistance in accordance with the Company’s 's then-current executive outplacement program, provided that no outplacement benefits shall be provided after the end of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Avid Technology, Inc.)