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Severance Payments. 6.1 If the Executive’s employment is terminated following a Change in Control and during the term of this Agreement, unless such termination is (i) by the Company for Cause, (ii) by reason of death or Disability or (iii) by the Executive without Good Reason, and provided that the seven-day revocation period described in Section 6.6 has expired without revocation of the Release and Waiver by the Executive, the Company shall pay the Executive the payments described in this Section 6.1 (the “Severance Payments”) in addition to the payments and benefits described in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 hereof (but not Section 5.3 hereof). The Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have been terminated following a Change in Control by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason if the Executive’s employment is terminated prior to a Change in Control without Cause at the direction of a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of which will constitute a Change in Control or if the Executive terminates his employment with Good Reason prior to a Change in Control (determined by treating a Potential Change in Control as a Change in Control in applying the definition of Good Reason) if the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the direction of such Person.
(A) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit otherwise payable to the Executive, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash, equal to two times the Executive’s annual base salary as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board to be paid to the Executive (or, if the Executive’s annual base salary is not presented for approval at the Compensation Committee level, then as otherwise established by J. ▇▇▇▇ or one of its Subsidiaries) with respect to the year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of any Bonus Plan, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to the sum of (i) any incentive compensation which has been allocated or awarded to the Executive for a completed year or other measuring period preceding the Date of Termination under any such Bonus Plan but has not yet been paid (pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise), and (ii) a pro rata portion to the Date of Termination of the maximum bonus amount payable to the Executive under all Bonus...
Severance Payments. If Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated during the Change in Control Termination Period other than by reason of a Nonqualifying Termination, then the Company shall pay or provide Executive with the following payments or benefits:
(a) The Accrued Obligations;
(b) Any earned but unpaid annual bonus with respect to any completed fiscal year that has ended prior to the Termination Date, which amount shall be paid at such time annual bonuses are generally paid to other senior executives of the Company Group, but in no event later than March 15th following the end of the fiscal year to which such annual bonus relates (“Earned Bonus”);
(c) Subject to achievement of the applicable performance conditions for the fiscal year of the Company in which Executive’s termination occurs (disregarding any subjective performance goals and any other exercise by the Compensation Committee of negative discretion), payment of the annual bonus that would otherwise have been earned in respect of the fiscal year in which such termination occurred, pro-rated to reflect the number of days Executive was employed during such fiscal year, which amount shall be paid at such time annual bonuses are generally paid to other senior executives of the Company Group, but in no event later than March 15th following the last day of the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurred;
(d) Any service-based vesting or service requirements with respect to any equity grant and other long-term incentive award previously granted to Executive and then outstanding shall become vested and non-forfeitable as of the Termination Date and any performance-based equity grant and other long-term incentive award previously granted to Executive and then outstanding that has not been earned as of the Termination Date shall be earned at a pro-rata amount based on the actual performance for the performance period as of the Termination Date, and, in other respects, such awards shall be governed by the plans, programs, agreements, or other documents, as applicable, pursuant to which such awards were granted;
(e) An amount equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the sum of (i) Executive’s then-current base salary and (ii) the average annual cash bonus paid to Executive over the most recently completed three (3) fiscal years (or if Executive was not eligible to receive an annual cash bonus with respect to any of the three (3) fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Termination Da...
Severance Payments. If the Executive's Employment is terminated during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to receive severance payments as follows:
(a) If the Executive's Employment is terminated under Section 8(a), (b), (d) or (e), the Company will pay or cause to be paid to the Executive (or, in the case of a termination under Section (a), the beneficiary the Executive has designated in writing to the Company to receive payment pursuant to this Section 9(a) or, in the absence of such designation, the Executive's estate):
(i) the Accrued Salary;
(ii) the Other Earned Compensation;
(iii) the Reimbursable Expenses; and
(iv) the Severance Benefit.
(b) If the Executive's Employment is terminated under Section 8(c) or (f), the Company will pay or cause to be paid to the Executive:
(i) the Accrued Salary determined as of the termination date of the Executive's Employment;
(ii) the Other Earned Compensation; and
(iii) the Reimbursable Expenses.
(c) Any payments to which the Executive (or his designated beneficiary or estate, if Section 8(a) applies) is entitled pursuant to paragraph (i) and (iv) of subsection (a) of this Section 9 or paragraph (i) of subsection (b) of this Section 9, as applicable, will be paid in a single lump sum within five days after the termination date of the Executive's Employment; provided, however, that if Section 8(a) applies and the Executive's designated beneficiary or estate is the beneficiary of one or more insurance policies purchased by the Company and then in effect the proceeds of which are payable to that beneficiary by reason of the Executive's death, then (i) the Company, at its option, may credit the amount of those proceeds, as and when paid by the insurer to that beneficiary, against the payment to which the Executive's designated beneficiary or estate is entitled pursuant to paragraph (iv) of subsection (a) of this Section 9 and, if it exercises that option, (ii) the payment otherwise due pursuant to that paragraph (iv) will bear interest on the outstanding balance thereof from and including the fifth day after that termination date to the date of payment by the insurer to that beneficiary at the rate of interest specified in Section 29; and provided, further, that if Section 8(b) applies and the Executive is the beneficiary of disability insurance purchased by the Company and then in effect, the Company, at its option, may credit the proceeds of that insurance which are payable to the Executive, valued at their pre...
Severance Payments. 5.1 If the Executive’s employment is terminated during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following a Change in Control, other than (A) by the Company for Cause, (B) by reason of death or Disability, or (C) by the Executive without Good Reason, then the Company shall pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the benefits described in this Section 5 (collectively, the “Severance Payments”) in addition to any payments and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under Section 4 of this Agreement. The Executive shall also be entitled to Severance Payments under this Agreement if the Executive’s employment is terminated without Cause by the Company or by the Executive for Good Reason at any time beginning on the first day of the 90 day period immediately prior to the execution of a definitive purchase and sale agreement that results in such Change in Control and the closing of such Change in Control.
(a) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit payable to the Executive under the Executive’s Employment Agreement with the Company or otherwise, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash, equal to the sum of (i) two (2) times the Executive’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if Section 18(n)(II) is applicable as an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, the rate in effect immediately prior to such event or circumstance, and (ii) two (2) times the last annual bonus paid or awarded (to the extent not yet paid) to the Executive in the previous three years (if any) immediately preceding the Date of Termination, pursuant to any annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by the Company.
(b) For the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and his dependents medical, dental, and accidental death and disability benefits substantially similar to those provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no greater cost to the Executive than the cost to the Executive immediately prior to such date or occurrence. Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executiv...
Severance Payments. 5.1 The Company shall pay the Executive the payments described in this Section 5.1 ("Severance Payments") upon the termination of the Executive's employment following a Change in Control during the term of this Agreement, including the Executive's termination of employment for Good Reason, unless such termination is (a) by the Company for Cause, or (b) by reason of the Executive's Death or Disability. The Executive's employment shall be deemed to have been terminated following a Change in Control by the Company without Cause if the Executive's employment is terminated prior to a Change in Control without Cause at the direction (or action which constitutes a direction) of a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of which will constitute a Change in Control.
(i) Within three (3) business days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall make a lump sum or monthly, at the Executive's option, cash severance payment to the Executive in an amount equal to: (x) the Executive's annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the event or circumstance upon which the Notice of Termination is based or in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; and (y) a pro-rated portion of Executive's Targeted Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs.
(ii) For a twelve (12) month period after the Date of Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive with medical and dental insurance benefits substantially similar to those that the Executive is receiving immediately prior to the Notice of Termination. Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Section 5.1(ii) shall be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by or made available to the Executive without cost during the twelve (12) month period following the Executive's termination of employment (and any such benefits actually received by the Executive shall be reported to the Company by the Executive).
5.2 The Company also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in disputing the non-payment of Severance Payments in connection with a termination which entitles the Executive to Severance Payments. Such payments shall be made within five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive's written request for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require.
Severance Payments a. If the Executive’s employment is terminated following a Change in Control and during the Term, other than (A) by the Company for Cause, (B) by reason of death or Disability, or (C) by the Executive without Good Reason, then, the Company shall pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the benefits, described in this Section 6 (“Severance Payments”) and Section 7, in addition to any payments and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under Section 5 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have been terminated following a Change in Control by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, if (i) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs) and such termination was at the request or direction of a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control (an “Acquiring Person”), (ii) the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs) and the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the request or direction of an Acquiring Person, or (iii) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason and such termination or the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason is otherwise in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs). For purposes of any determination regarding the applicability of the immediately preceding sentence, any position taken by the Executive shall be presumed to be correct unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and convincing evidence that such position is not correct.
Severance Payments. 6.1. The Company shall pay the Executive the payments described in this Section 6.1 (the "Severance Payments") upon the termination of the Executive's employment following a Change in Control and during the term of this Agreement, in addition to the payments and benefits described in Section 5 hereof, unless such termination is (i) by the Company for Cause, (ii) by reason of death or Disability more than six months following the Change in Control, or (iii) by the Executive without Good Reason. The Company shall pay the Executive the Severance Payments upon termination of the Executive's employment following a Potential Change in Control but before a Change in Control and during the term of this Agreement, in addition to the payments and benefits described in Section 5 hereof, if:
(i) the termination is initiated, caused or directed by any Person who has initiated a transaction the consummation of which would result in a Change in Control; and
(ii) the termination would have been by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Company without Cause if a Change in Control had occurred on the date of the Potential Change in Control.
(A) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit otherwise payable to the Executive, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash, equal to the Applicable Multiplier times the sum of (i) the highest of the Executive's annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the event or circumstance upon which the Notice of Termination is based, or such salary in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, or such salary in effect immediately prior to a Potential Change in Control, and (ii) the higher of (x) the target bonus for the year in which the Notice of Termination is provided or (y) the highest of the actual bonuses paid or payable to the Executive for any of the five years completed immediately prior to the occurrence of the event or circumstance upon which the Notice of Termination is based.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of any bonus plan, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to the sum of (i) any bonus amount which has been allocated or awarded to the Executive for a completed fiscal year or other measuring period preceding the Date of Termination but has not yet been paid (pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise) and (ii) a pro rata po...
Severance Payments. 6.1 If the Executive's employment is terminated following a Change in Control and during the Term, other than (A) by the Company for Cause, (B) by reason of death or Disability, or (C) by the Executive without Good Reason, then the Company shall pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the benefits, described in this Section 6.1 ("Severance Payments") and Section 6.2, in addition to any payments and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under Section 5 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive's employment shall be deemed to have been terminated following a Change in Control by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, if (i) the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company without Cause prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs) and such termination was at the request or direction of a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control, (ii) the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs) and the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the request or direction of such Person, or (iii) the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason and such termination or the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason is otherwise in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs). For purposes of any determination regarding the applicability of the immediately preceding sentence, any position taken by the Executive shall be presumed to be correct unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and convincing evidence that such position is not correct.
(A) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit otherwise payable to the Executive, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash, equal to two times the sum of (i) the Executive's base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if higher, in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, and (ii) the Executive's target annual bonus pursuant to any annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by the Company in respect o...
Severance Payments. 6.1 If the Executive’s employment is terminated following a Change in Control and during the Term, other than (A) by the Company for Cause, (B) by reason of death or Disability, or (C) by the Executive without Good Reason, then the Company shall, subject to Section 6.2, pay the Executive the amounts, and provide the Executive the benefits, described in this Section 6.1 (“Severance Payments”), in addition to any payments and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under Section 5 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment shall be deemed to have been terminated following a Change in Control by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, if (i) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs) and such termination was at the request or direction of a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control, (ii) the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason prior to a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs) and the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the request or direction of such Person, or (iii) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason and such termination or the circumstance or event which constitutes Good Reason is otherwise in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control (whether or not a Change in Control ever occurs).
(A) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit otherwise payable to the Executive, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in cash, equal to two times the sum of (i) the Executive’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if higher, in effect immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, and (ii) the Executive’s target annual bonus pursuant to any annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by the Company in respect of the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs or, if higher, the fiscal year in which the first event or circumstance constituting Good Reason occurs.
(B) For the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following the Date of Termination, the Company shall ar...
Severance Payments. If the Company determines that a surplus exists as described in Section 1. preceding, resulting in the layoff of a regular employee, that employee shall be eligible for a $700 Severance Payment or payment equivalent to one week’s wages (whichever is greater), for each completed six (6) months of Continuous Service during the first year of employment and an additional $700 or payment equivalent to one week’s wages (whichever is greater), for each subsequent completed year of Continuous Service up to a maximum of 18,000.