Severance Benefits Clause Samples

Severance Benefits. Subject to Section 4 hereof, if (1) Executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company without Cause (and such termination does not arise as a result of Executive’s death or Disability), or (2) Executive voluntary resigns with Good Reason, then, subject to Executive executing and delivering to the Company (without revocation) a valid release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “General Release”) no later than 21 days following such termination of employment and Executive’s compliance in all material respects with Executive’s covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, the Restricted Activities Agreement (as defined below) and the General Release (provided, that, the Company shall provide Executive with written notice of any such noncompliance and not less than 30 days to cure, if curable), Executive shall be entitled to the following: 3.1. the Company shall continue to pay to Executive Executive’s Annual Base Salary, less withholding of all applicable taxes and other applicable deductions, in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices for a period of twelve (12) months commencing on the first payroll date following the effectiveness of the General Release (provided, that, Executive shall not be treated as an employee while receiving such amounts); 3.2. if the termination date occurs on or after the first day of the third quarter of the fiscal year when such termination date occurs, the Company shall pay Executive a prorated annual bonus for the portion of the fiscal year worked prior to termination of employment based on actual performance achieved as determined as of the end of such year payable when bonuses are generally paid to other Company executives; 3.3. subject to Executive’s timely election of continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”) continued participation in the Company’s group health plan (to the extent permitted under applicable law and the terms of such plan) which covers Executive (and Executive’s eligible dependents) for (i) a period of twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination of employment, which shall be paid for by the Company and (ii) a subsequent period of six (6) months following such initial twelve (12) month period which shall be paid for by Executive but which will be subsidized by the Company (such that Executive’s cost of such COBRA coverage for such six (6) month period will be the same as Ex...

Severance Benefits. The Company shall pay the Executive six (6) months of his/her monthly base salary (at the rate in effect immediately prior to the actions that resulted in the Qualifying Termination). The Executive will receive his or her severance payment in a cash lump-sum in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures, which payment will be made no later than the first regular payroll date occurring after the sixtieth (60th) day following the Separation, provided that the Release Conditions have been satisfied.

Severance Benefits. Subject to Section 3.7, the Company shall maintain in full force and effect, for the continued benefit of the Executive and his dependents for a period terminating on the earlier of: (i) twenty-four (24) months after the Termination Date or (ii) the commencement date of equivalent benefits from a new employer (the “CIC Extended Benefit Period”), all insured and self insured medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance employee welfare benefit plans in which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the Termination Date; provided that the Executive’s continued participation is not barred under the general terms and provisions of such Plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall continue to participate in such Plans during the CIC Extended Benefit Period only to the extent that such Plans remain in effect for other executives of the Company from time to time during the CIC Extended Benefit Period and subject to the terms of such Plans, including any modifications and amendments thereto following the Termination Date. In the event that the Executive’s participation in any such Plan is barred by its terms, the Company, at its sole cost and expense, shall arrange to have issued for the benefit of the Executive and his dependents individual policies of insurance providing benefits substantially similar (on an after-tax basis) to those which the Executive otherwise would have been entitled to receive under such Plans pursuant to this Paragraph (b). Executive shall be responsible for making any required contributions to the cost of such coverage, on an after-tax basis, at the rate which Executive was obligated to pay immediately prior to the Termination Date. If, at the end of the applicable CIC Extended Benefit Period, the Executive has not previously received or is not receiving equivalent benefits from a new employer, or is not otherwise receiving such benefits, the Company shall arrange to enable the Executive to convert his and his dependents’ coverage under such Plans to individual policies or programs upon the same terms as employees of the Company may apply for such conversions upon termination of employment. The severance benefits required to be provided by the Company to the Executive pursuant to this Paragraph (b) shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any severance benefits required to be provided to the Executive pursuant to Section 3.3(c)(ii) hereof. In no event shall the Company’s obligation to provi...

Severance Benefits. If Executive's employment by the Company or any subsidiary thereof or successor thereto shall be subject to a Covered Termination, then Executive shall be entitled to receive, as additional compensation for services rendered to the Company (including its subsidiaries), the following severance benefits: (a) A lump sum cash payment in an amount equal to Executive's Severance Amount. (b) A lump sum cash payment Actuarially Equivalent (as such term is defined in the Pension Plan) to Executive's unreduced projected supplemental monthly benefit at age sixty-two under the SERP if Executive has attained age fifty-five or older as of the date of his Covered Termination, or to Executive's accrued supplemental monthly benefit under the SERP, plus three years of Credited Service (as such term is defined in the SERP) if Executive has not attained age fifty-five as of the date of his Covered Termination. (c) A lump sum cash payment Actuarially Equivalent (as such term is defined in the Pension Plan) to Executive's projected normal retirement benefit under the DCP. (d) If Executive is not eligible for retiree medical coverage as of the date of his Covered Termination, Executive shall be entitled to continue the Welfare Benefit Coverages for himself/herself and, where applicable, his eligible dependents for up to thirty-six months following the date of his Covered Termination. Such benefit rights shall apply only to those Welfare Benefit Coverages which the Company has in effect from time to time for active employees. Welfare Benefit Coverage(s) shall immediately end upon Executive's obtainment of new employment and eligibility for similar Welfare Benefit Coverage(s) (with Executive being obligated hereunder to promptly report such eligibility to the Company). If Executive is eligible for retiree medical coverage as of the date of his Covered Termination, Executive shall receive earned retiree benefits as long as Executive continues to pay the required premiums for such benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the Welfare Benefit Coverages cannot be continued during a period when Executive is not an employee of the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive a lump sum cash payment in amount equal to the economic value of such benefit. (e) Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursements for out-placement services in connection with obtaining new employment incurred within twelve months of the date of his Covered Termination, up to a maximum amount equal to...

Severance Benefits. In the event of a Termination described in Section 2 above, the Company shall pay to the Executive as severance pay, in a lump sum, the following amounts: (a) the Executive’s full base salary earned through the Termination Date at the rate in effect prior to the date Notice of Termination is given, to the extent not theretofore paid; (b) an amount equal to 1.5 times Executive’s annual base salary in effect prior to the date Notice of Termination is given; and (c) the Executive’s bonus for the previously completed fiscal year of the Company, to the extent not theretofore paid. The payments described in this Section 4 shall be payable on or before the tenth (10th) day following the Termination Date pursuant to the Company’s normal payroll practices, provided that the Executive executes a general release, which shall be in a form mutually satisfactory to the Company and Executive and which shall include provisions that are customary for a general release, including (i) provisions addressing the Executive’s release of the Company from any future liability or suit, (ii) provisions addressing nonsolicitation of other Company Executives and confidentiality, (iii) a six-month noncompete agreement pursuant to which Executive shall agree not to acquire any financial or beneficial interest in, be employed by, or own, manage, operate or control any entity (A) which is primarily engaged in any type of business in which either the Company or its subsidiaries have been actively engaged, and (B) for which the Executive has primary responsibility to act as general counsel immediately prior to the Termination Date, (iv) provisions addressing nondisparagement of the Company and its officers, directors, employees and agents; provided that the Company shall make a reciprocal commitment not to disparage the Executive, and (v) the waiver of continued participation in any employee benefit or welfare plans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4, if any payment to the Executive would constitute a “deferral of compensation” under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Executive is a “specified employee” (as such phrase is defined in Section 409A of the Code), the Executive (or the Executive’s beneficiary) will receive payment of the amounts described in this Section 4 upon the earlier of (1) six (6) months following the Executive’s “separation from service” with the Company (as such phrase is defined in Sect...

Severance Benefits. If the Executive's employment shall be terminated by the Company within three (3) years after a Change in Control of the Company, for reasons other than for Termination for Cause, Retirement, Death or Disability, or terminated by the Executive for Good Reason within three (3) years after a Change in Control of the Company, then, subject to the limitations set forth in Subparagraph 5(d) below, the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: (i) the Company shall pay the Executive the Executive's full base salary through the Date of Termination, plus (5), five years at the rate equal to the greater of the rate in effect on the date prior to the Change in Control and the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which the Executive is entitled under any compensation plan of the Company in effect on the date, the payments are due, except as otherwise provided below; (ii) in lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination, except as provided in Paragraph 5(d) below, the Company shall pay as severance pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment equal to 300% of an average annual amount actually paid by the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company to the Executive and included in the Executive's gross income for services rendered in each of the five prior calendar years (or shorter period during which the Executive shall have been employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company), less $100; (iii) in consideration of the surrender on the Date of Termination of the then outstanding options ("Options") granted to the Executive, if any, under the stock option plans of the Company, or otherwise, for shares of common stock of the Company ("Company Shares"), except as provided in Paragraph 5(d) below, the Executive shall receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (A) the excess of, (x) in the case of options granted after the date of this Agreement that qualify as incentive stock options ("ISOs") under Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the closing price on or nearest the Date of Termination of Company Shares as reported in the principal national securities exchange on which the Company's Shares are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Company Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price or, if not so quoted, the a...

Severance Benefits. In the event that: (a) the Employer separates the Executive's service other than as a result of Disability and other than for Cause, or the Executive separates his or her service for Good Reason; and (b) the Executive's separation from service occurs in anticipation of or within one year after a Change in Control, then the Employer shall pay the Executive the severance benefits described in this Section 2. The Executive's separation from service shall be deemed to be in anticipation of a Change in Control if it occurs within the twelve (12) month period prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the payment of the severance benefits would result in an excess parachute payment as defined under Code Section 280G, then the amount of the severance benefits to be paid to the Executive shall be reduced to an amount equal to the maximum dollar amount that can be paid to the executive without causing the payment of an excess parachute payment. The severance benefits described in this Section 2 shall equal the following: (a) The Executive shall receive a severance payment equal to 1.0 times the Executive’s Base Compensation, determined as of the Date of Termination. (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 2(a)(ii), the Executive’s severance payment shall be paid in lump sum on the first day of the month following the Executive’s Date of Termination, less any applicable tax withholdings. (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(a)(i), if the Executive is a Key Employee on the Executive’s Date of Termination and any portion of the severance payment is greater than the Exemption Amount and not eligible for any other exemption from Section 409A of the Code , then such portion of the severance payment shall be paid in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s Date of Termination. (b) The Executive and his or her dependents shall continue to be eligible to receive the same medical, health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits which the Executive is eligible to receive on the Date of Termination. The Executive shall be required to make the same premium contributions that he or she was required to make immediately prior to the Date of Termination. The ability of the Executive and his or her dependents to receive such benefits shall continue until the twelve month anniversary of the Executive’s Date of Termination. (c) In the event of a Change in Control, all stock options granted but ...

Severance Benefits. If, following the occurrence of a Change in Control, Employee's employment with the Company is terminated pursuant to Section 8(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), the Company will pay to Employee the following amounts within five business days after the Termination Date and will provide to Employee the following benefits (collectively, the "Severance Benefits"): (i) A lump sum payment equal to three times the highest Aggregate Cash Compensation paid or payable to Employee for any of the three calendar years preceding the year in which the Termination Date occurs or for the year in which the Termination Date occurs if the Termination Date occurs after the end of the first quarter; for purposes of this Section 8(b)(i), if the Company's financial performance for the year-to-date period preceding the Termination Date is consistent with budgeted levels (as certified by the Compensation Committee) then the Aggregate Cash Compensation for the year in which the Termination Date occurs shall be assumed to be equal to the sum of: (A) the Employee's Base Pay, (B) the Employee's Annual Incentive Plan bonus payable for the year in which the Termination Date occurs, calculated by multiplying the product of the Employee's Base Pay and the Employee's bonus percentage by 150%, and (C) the Employee's Performance Award Plan award payable for the award period ending with the year in which the Termination Date occurs as if the earnings per share growth rate for such year were assumed to be the actual growth rate for the year-to-date period prior to the Termination Date; (ii) During the Continuation Period: (A) the Company will arrange to provide Employee with group medical, dental and vision benefits substantially similar to those which Employee was receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the Change in Control; and (B) the Company (or successor) will provide Employee the use of office space, furnishings and secretarial support services comparable to those provided to Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control; If and to the extent that any benefit described in Section 8(b)(ii)(A) is not or cannot be paid or provided under any policy, plan program or arrangement of the Company, then the Company will pay or provide for the payment to Employee, his dependents and beneficiaries, of such Employee Benefits in any manner selected by the Company. Without otherwise limiting the purposes or effect of Section 8, Employee Benefits otherwise receivable by Employee pursuant to Sec...

Severance Benefits. Employee shall be entitled to receive ------------------ severance benefits upon termination of employment only as set forth in this Section 5(b):