Termination by Company for Cause Subject to Section 3.2, the Company may terminate Employee’s employment and all of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement at any time “For Cause” (as defined below) by giving notice to Employee stating the basis for such termination, effective immediately upon giving such notice or at such other time thereafter as the Company may designate. “For Cause” shall mean any of the following: (i) Employee’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform the reasonably assigned duties with the Company which are consistent with Employee’s position and job description referred to in this Agreement, other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness, after a written notice is delivered to Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which Employee has not substantially performed the assigned duties and allowing Employee thirty (30) days after receipt by Employee of such notice to cure such failure to perform, (ii) material breach of this or any other written agreement between Employee and the Company which is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Employee from the Company of written notice of such breach, (iii) any material violation of any written policy of the Company which is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt by Employee from the Company of written notice of such violation, (iv) Employee’s willful misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company, (v) Employee’s conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction of, or his pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony, or (vi) Employee’s commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation against the Company or any breach of fiduciary duty or breach of the duty of loyalty, including, but not limited to, the offer, payment, solicitation or acceptance of any unlawful bribe or kickback with respect to the Company’s business. For purposes of this paragraph, no act, or failure to act, on Employee’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, in knowing bad faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, expressly authorized by a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors or based upon the written advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated For Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to Employee a copy of a resolution, duly adopted by the Board of Directors at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Employee and an opportunity for Employee, together with Employee’s counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors Employee committed the conduct set forth above in (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of this Section and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
Rights Upon Termination Except as expressly provided in Section 6, upon the termination of the Executive’s Employment pursuant to this Section 5, the Executive shall only be entitled to the compensation, benefits and reimbursements described in Sections 2, 3 and 4 for the period preceding the effective date of the termination. The payments under this Agreement shall fully discharge all responsibilities of the Company to the Executive.
Termination by Corporation for Cause The Executive's ------------------------------------ employment under this Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Board, or its authorized representative, for "cause," which shall include, but not be limited to the following:
Termination by the Company Other than for Cause (1) The foregoing notwithstanding, the Company may terminate the Executive's employment for whatever reason it deems appropriate; provided, however, that in the event such termination is not based on Cause, as provided in Section 6(c) above, the Company may terminate this Agreement upon giving three (3) months' prior written notice. During such three (3) month period, the Executive shall continue to perform the Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement, and the Company shall continue to compensate the Executive in accordance with this Agreement. The Executive will receive, at the Executive's option, either (A) a lump sum equal to the "Compensation and Benefits," as hereinafter defined, for the remaining balance of the Term of this Agreement, at the then current rate, reduced to present value, as set forth in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code or (B) for the remaining balance of the Term of this Agreement from and after the date of any such termination, the Company shall on the last day of each calendar month pay to the Executive such "Compensation and Benefits," which shall be an amount equal to (Y) One Hundred percent (100%) of the Executive's compensation and benefits set forth in Section 5, which shall specifically include the Base Salary and Executive Benefits (the "Compensation and Benefits"), on the date of any such termination, divided by (Z) twelve (12); provided, however, that if (A) there is a decrease in the Executive's Compensation and Benefits of more than five (5%) percent prior to termination for any reason other than for "Cause", and (B) the Executive is terminated without cause, the Compensation and Benefits shall be as existed immediately prior to such a decrease. The Executive will be entitled to continued Compensation and Benefits coverage and credits as provided in Section 5 or to reimbursement for the cost of providing the Executive with comparable benefit coverage during the term in which the Executive is receiving payments from the Company after termination pursuant to Section 6(d). Such benefit coverage will be offset by comparable coverage provided to the Executive in connection with subsequent employment.
Termination by Company The Company will have the following rights to terminate this Agreement:
Termination by Owner Owner may also terminate this Agreement at any time before Contractor begins the Work and notifies Owner in writing of such commencement if (1) Owner sells the property on which the Work is being performed or (2) the economic climate does not warrant proceeding with the project of which the Work is a part. In such circumstance, Contractor shall be entitled to receive that portion of the Contract Price earned by Contractor for Work performed to the satisfaction of Owner less any payments made before the date this Agreement is terminated. Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation or damages as a result of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Paragraph 12(c).
Termination by Consultant Consultant may terminate Consultant's engagement under this Agreement for any reason provided that Consultant gives Company at least thirty (30) days' notice in writing. Company may, at its option, accelerate such termination date to any date at least two weeks after Consultant's notice of termination. Company may, at its option, relieve Consultant of all duties and authority after notice of termination has been provided. All compensation, payments and unvested benefits will cease on the termination date.
Termination by Parent This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by Parent if:
Termination by Employee for Cause In the event of a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company that results in either a substantial reduction or change of title in the Employee’s job duties related to his position as CFO or CEO, ,or a decrease in or a failure to provide the compensation or vested benefits under this Agreement or the Company initiates a substantial reduction or change of title in the Employee’s job duties related to his position as CFO, Employee shall have the right to resign his employment and will be entitled to a lump sum severance payment equal to twelve (12) months of Employee’s then base salary payable within thirty (30) days after the date of termination In addition, Employee will be entitled to payment of all unused vacation days at his current daily rate and a lump sum equal to all deferred salaries and earned bonuses. In addition, all Employee’s then outstanding but unvested stock options shall vest one hundred percent (100%). Employee shall have 12 months from the date written notice is given to Employee about the announcement and closing of a transaction resulting in a Change in Control of the Company that would result in a substantial change in the Employee’s job duties or decrease his compensation or vested benefits under this Agreement to resign or this Section 4(c) shall not apply. In the event Employee resigns from the Company for any other reason, Employee will not be entitled to receive or accrue any further Company benefits or other remuneration under this Agreement, and Employee specifically agrees that he will not be entitled to receive any severance pay. For purposes of this Section 4, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following occur:
Benefits Upon Termination If the Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated during the Period of Employment for any reason by the Company or by the Executive, or upon or following the expiration of the Period of Employment (in any case, the date that the Executive’s employment by the Company terminates is referred to as the “Severance Date”), the Company shall have no further obligation to make or provide to the Executive, and the Executive shall have no further right to receive or obtain from the Company, any payments or benefits except as follows:
