Common use of Rights of Company Prior to the Change of Control Clause in Contracts

Rights of Company Prior to the Change of Control. This Change in Control Agreement shall not effect the right of the Company or Employee to terminate the foregoing Agreement or the employment of Employee in accordance thereof; provided, however, that any termination or reduction in salary or benefits that takes place after discussions have commenced that result in a Change in Control shall be presumed (without clear and convincing evidence to the contrary) to be a violation of this Change in Control Agreement entitling Employee to the benefits hereof, so that any termination by Company shall be deemed to be a wrongful termination, and all references in this Change in Control Agreement to Salary shall be deemed to mean the Salary, as defined herein, based on the earnings Employee would have had prior to any reduction thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Summit Financial Group Inc), Employment Agreement (South Branch Valley Bancorp Inc)

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Rights of Company Prior to the Change of Control. This Change in Control Agreement shall not effect affect the right of the Company or Employee Maddy to terminate the foregoing Employment Agreement or the employment of Employee Maddy in accordance thereof; provided, however, that any termination or reduction in salary or benefits that takes place after discussions have commenced that result in a Change in of Control shall be presumed (without clear and convincing evidence to the contrary) to be Good Reason and a violation of this Change in Control Agreement entitling Employee Maddy to the benefits hereof, so that any termination by Company shall be deemed to be a wrongful terminationWrongful Termination, and all references in this Change in Control Agreement to Salary shall be deemed to mean the Salary, as defined herein, based on the earnings Employee Maddy would have had prior to any reduction thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Change in Control Agreement (Summit Financial Group Inc), Employment Agreement (Summit Financial Group Inc)

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Rights of Company Prior to the Change of Control. This Change in ------------------------------------------------------ Control Agreement shall not effect the right of the Company or Employee to terminate the foregoing Agreement or the employment of Employee in accordance thereof; provided, however, that any termination or reduction in salary or benefits that takes place after discussions have commenced that result in a Change in Control shall be presumed (without clear and convincing evidence to the contrary) to be a violation of this Change in Control Agreement entitling Employee to the benefits hereof, so that any termination by Company shall be deemed to be a wrongful termination, and all references in this Change in Control Agreement to Salary shall be deemed to mean the Salary, as defined herein, based on the earnings Employee would have had prior to any reduction thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (South Branch Valley Bancorp Inc)

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