Termination upon Material Breach Material failure by a Party to comply with any of its obligations contained herein shall entitle the Party not in default to give to the Party in default written notice (a “Default Notice”) specifying the nature of the default in reasonable detail, requiring such defaulting Party to make good or otherwise cure such default, and stating the non-defaulting Party’s intention to terminate this Amended and Restated Research Agreement if such default is not cured. If such default is not cured within sixty (60) days after the date the Default Notice was sent, then the Party not in default shall be entitled, without prejudice to any other rights conferred on it by this Amended and Restated Research Agreement, and in addition to any other remedies available to it by law or in equity, to terminate this Amended and Restated Research Agreement by written notice of termination to the defaulting Party; provided, however, that if the Party receiving such Default Notice (the “Disputing Party”) has a reasonable basis for disputing that it is in default and such Party provides written notice thereof to the other Party before the expiration of such sixty (60) day cure period, then the Disputing Party shall have the right, prior to the expiration of such sixty (60) day period, to submit such dispute for resolution in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.7; provided further that in the event that as a result of such resolution, the Disputing Party is found to be in default and such default is not cured within forty-five (45) days after the date of such resolution, then the Party not in default shall be entitled, without prejudice to any other rights conferred on it by this Amended and Restated Research Agreement, and in addition to any other remedies available to it by law or in equity, to terminate this Amended and Restated Research Agreement by written notice of termination to the Disputing Party.
Termination in Connection with Change of Control If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason within sixty (60) days prior to or twelve (12) months following a Change of Control, Executive shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of any severance benefits to which Executive may otherwise be entitled under any severance plan or program of the Company, the benefits provided below:
(A) the Company shall pay to Executive his or her fully earned but unpaid base salary, when due, through the date of termination at the rate then in effect, plus all other amounts to which Executive is entitled under any compensation plan or practice of the Company at the time of termination;
(B) on the first scheduled payment date pursuant to the usual payroll practices of the Company (or successor entity, as applicable) immediately after the 60th day following the date of termination or Change of Control, in the event the date of termination precedes a Change of Control, with respect to those payments the amount of which is not administratively practicable by the foregoing date because it is not yet known whether a Change of Control will occur within sixty (60) days following the date of termination, as applicable, Executive shall be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment equal to the sum of:
(1) twelve (12) months of Executive’s monthly base salary as in effect immediately prior to the date of termination, plus
(2) an amount equal to Executive’s Bonus;
(C) The vesting and/or exercisability of all of Executive’s outstanding unvested Stock Awards shall be automatically accelerated on the date of termination;
(D) for the period beginning on the date of termination and ending on the date which is twelve (12) full months following the date of termination (or, if earlier, the date on which Executive accepts employment with another employer that provides comparable benefits in terms of cost and scope of coverage), the Company shall pay for and provide Executive and his or her dependents with healthcare and life insurance benefits which are substantially the same as the benefits provided to Executive immediately prior to the date of termination, including, if necessary, paying the costs associated with continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA;
(E) Executive shall be entitled to executive-level outplacement services at the Company’s expense, not to exceed $15,000. Such services shall be provided by a firm selected by Executive from a list compiled by the Company; and
(F) The payments and benefits provided for in this Section 4(d)(ii) shall only be payable in the event Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason within sixty (60) days prior to or twelve (12) months following a Change of Control. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason prior to a Change of Control and such Change of Control is not consummated within sixty (60) days following such termination, then Executive shall receive the payments and benefits described in Section 4(d)(i) and shall not be eligible to receive any of the payments and benefits described in this Section 4(d)(ii).
TERMINATION BY MPS - BREACH BY CONTRACTOR If Contractor fails to fulfill its obligations under this Contract in a timely or proper manner, or violates any of its provisions, MPS shall thereupon have the right to terminate it by giving five (5) days written notice before the effective date of termination of the Contract, specifying the alleged violations, and effective date of termination. The Contract shall not be terminated if, upon receipt of the notice, Contractor promptly cures the alleged violation with five (5) days. In the event of termination, MPS will only be liable for services rendered through the date of termination and not for the uncompleted portion, or for any materials or services purchased or paid for by Contractor for use in completing the Contract.
Termination by Seller (i) This Agreement may be terminated by Seller at any time prior to the Closing, if (A) Purchaser shall have breached or failed to comply, in any material respect, with any of Purchaser’s covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or (B) there shall have been a breach of or inaccuracy in any material respect when made with one or more of the representations or warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement, in the case of clauses (A) and (B), such breach, failure or inaccuracy would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.02 to be satisfied, and Seller shall have given Purchaser a reasonable opportunity to cure (if capable of being cured prior to the Closing) any such failure or inaccuracy to so comply before the Closing, which breach, failure or inaccuracy is not cured (if capable of being cured prior to the Closing) within thirty (30) days (or by the Outside Date, if sooner) after receiving notice thereof from Seller; provided, that Seller may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(b)(ii) only if at the time of termination (x) Seller is not in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement and (y) Seller has satisfied those conditions set forth in Section 7.01 required to be satisfied by it (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the Closing).
(ii) This Agreement may be terminated by Seller if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Outside Date; provided, that (A) Seller may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(c)(ii) only if at the time of termination (x) Seller is not in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement and (y) Seller has satisfied those conditions set forth in Section 7.01 required to be satisfied by it (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the Closing) and (B) Seller may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(c)(ii) during the pendency of any Legal Proceeding brought by Purchaser for specific performance of Seller’s obligation to consummate the Closing pursuant to Section 10.15.
(iii) This Agreement may be terminated by Seller if (i) all of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing, provided that each of which is capable of being satisfied at the Closing if the Closing were to occur at such time), (ii) Purchaser shall not have received the proceeds of the Financing, (iii) Purchaser shall have failed to consummate the Closing by the date the Closing is required to have occurred pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in the event such failure occurs more than five (5) Business Days prior to the Outside Date, such failure shall not have been cured within five (5) Business Days after written notice thereof has been given by Seller to Purchaser, (iv) at the time of termination, Seller is not in material breach of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, and (v) Seller is ready, willing and able to consummate the Closing; provided, that Seller may not rely upon this Section 9.01(c)(iii) to terminate this Agreement if Seller’s material breach of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, even if subsequently cured, directly caused Purchaser’s failure to receive the proceeds of the Financing within the time period specified by this Section 9.01(c)(iii).
(iv) This Agreement may be terminated by Seller at any time prior to the Closing, if a final, non-appealable Closing Legal Impediment shall be in effect; provided, that Seller may not rely upon this Section 9.01(c)(iv) to terminate this Agreement if Seller’s failure to fulfill any obligation or condition under this Agreement materially contributed to the cause of such Closing Legal Impediment.
Termination by ICANN (a) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if: (i) Registry Operator fails to cure (A) any fundamental and material breach of Registry Operator’s representations and warranties set forth in Article 1 or covenants set forth in Article 2, or (B) any breach of Registry Operator’s payment obligations set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement, each within thirty (30) calendar days after ICANN gives Registry Operator notice of such breach, which notice will include with specificity the details of the alleged breach, (ii) an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction has finally determined that Registry Operator is in fundamental and material breach of such covenant(s) or in breach of its payment obligations, and (iii) Registry Operator fails to comply with such determination and cure such breach within ten (10) calendar days or such other time period as may be determined by the arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if Registry Operator fails to complete all testing and procedures (identified by ICANN in writing to Registry Operator prior to the date hereof) for delegation of the TLD into the root zone within twelve (12) months of the Effective Date. Registry Operator may request an extension for up to additional twelve (12) months for delegation if it can demonstrate, to ICANN’s reasonable satisfaction, that Registry Operator is working diligently and in good faith toward successfully completing the steps necessary for delegation of the TLD. Any fees paid by Registry Operator to ICANN prior to such termination date shall be retained by ICANN in full.
(c) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if (i) Registry Operator fails to cure a material breach of Registry Operator’s obligations set forth in Section 2.12 of this Agreement within thirty (30) calendar days of delivery of notice of such breach by ICANN, or if the Continued Operations Instrument is not in effect for greater than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days at any time following the Effective Date, (ii) an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction has finally determined that Registry Operator is in material breach of such covenant, and (iii) Registry Operator fails to cure such breach within ten (10) calendar days or such other time period as may be determined by the arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if (i) Registry Operator makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar act, (ii) attachment, garnishment or similar proceedings are commenced against Registry Operator, which proceedings are a material threat to Registry Operator’s ability to operate the registry for the TLD, and are not dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days of their commencement, (iii) a trustee, receiver, liquidator or equivalent is appointed in place of Registry Operator or maintains control over any of Registry Operator’s property, (iv) execution is levied upon any material property of Registry Operator, (v) proceedings are instituted by or against Registry Operator under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws relating to the relief of debtors and such proceedings are not dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days of their commencement, or (vi) Registry Operator files for protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq., or a foreign equivalent or liquidates, dissolves or otherwise discontinues its operations or the operation of the TLD.
(e) ICANN may, upon thirty (30) calendar days’ notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 2 of Specification 7 or Sections 2 and 3 of Specification 11, subject to Registry Operator’s right to challenge such termination as set forth in the applicable procedure described therein.
(f) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if (i) Registry Operator knowingly employs any officer who is convicted of a misdemeanor related to financial activities or of any felony, or is judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed fraud or breach of fiduciary duty, or is the subject of a judicial determination that ICANN reasonably deems as the substantive equivalent of any of the foregoing and such officer is not terminated within thirty (30) calendar days of Registry Operator’s knowledge of the foregoing, or (ii) any member of Registry Operator’s board of directors or similar governing body is convicted of a misdemeanor related to financial activities or of any felony, or is judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed fraud or breach of fiduciary duty, or is the subject of a judicial determination that ICANN reasonably deems as the substantive equivalent of any of the foregoing and such member is not removed from Registry Operator’s board of directors or similar governing body within thirty (30) calendar days of Registry Operator’s knowledge of the foregoing.
(g) ICANN may, upon thirty (30) calendar days’ notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement as specified in Section 7.5.
(h) [Applicable to intergovernmental organizations or governmental entities only.] ICANN may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.16.
