Cause definition
Cause means:
Cause means any of the following:
Cause means any of the following grounds for termination of Executive’s employment:
(i) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony (excluding traffic-related felonies), or any financial crime involving the Company (including, but not limited to, fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation of Company assets) which termination shall become effective immediately as of the date the Board of Directors determines to terminate this Agreement, which action must be taken on or after the date of such conviction or plea or within sixty (60) days thereafter;
(ii) Executive’s willful and gross misconduct in the performance of his duties (other than by reason of his incapacity or disability) it being expressly understood that the Company’s dissatisfaction with Executive’s performance shall not constitute Cause;
(iii) Executive’s continuous, willful and material breach of this Agreement after written notice of such breach has been given by the Board in its reasonable discretion exercised in good faith; provided that, in no event shall any action or omission in subsection (ii) or (iii) constitute “Cause” unless (1) the Company gives notice to Executive stating that Executive will be terminated for Cause, specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail and the effective date of termination (which shall be no less than ten (10) business days following the date on which such written notice is received by Executive) (the “Cause Termination Notice”), (2) the Company provides Executive and his counsel with an opportunity to appear before the Board to rebut or dispute the alleged reason for termination on a specified date that is at least three (3) business days following the date on which the Cause Termination Notice is given, but prior to the stated termination date described in clause (1), and (3) a majority of the Board (calculated without regard to Executive, if applicable) determines that Executive has failed to materially cure or cease such misconduct or breach within ten (10) business days after the Cause Termination Notice is given to him. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, no act, or failure to act, on Executive’s part shall be considered willful unless done or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company, and any act or omission by Executive pursuant to the authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or on the ad...
Examples of Cause in a sentence
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement (with the exception of Section 18) and the Company’s obligations hereunder (if any) shall terminate by reason of any Company Termination, including, but not limited to, with respect to the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section 5 unless the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than For Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason on or before the date that is sixty (60) days prior to such Company Termination.
Executive shall not be terminated for Cause under subsection (f) or (g) unless the Company first has provided Executive with written notice that the Company considers the Executive to be in violation of his obligations under those subsections and Executive fails, within thirty (30) calendar days of such notice, to cure the conduct that has given rise to the notice.
If the Employee is terminated For Cause by the Company, any stock options or other equity awards granted to the Employee shall remain exercisable, but only to the extent such options or other equity awards were outstanding and vested as of the date of his termination, over the period set forth in the applicable stock option or other equity award agreements or, in the event such agreements are silent, over the period set forth in the applicable Company stock option or other equity award plan.
A termination falling within the definition of Cause does not, by itself, remove any minimum ESA entitlement.
Upon termination for Cause, the Company shall pay accrued salary, accrued and unpaid vacation pay, the accrued amounts described in Section 5.6, and all payments and entitlements required by the ESA.
More Definitions of Cause
Cause means willful misconduct by the Participant or willful failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company (including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant shall be considered to have been discharged for “Cause” if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant’s resignation, that discharge for cause was warranted.
Cause means the Executive’s:
Cause means any of the following events:
Cause used in connection with the termination of employment of the Executive shall have the same meaning ascribed to such term in any employment or severance agreement then in effect between Executive and the Company or one of its subsidiaries or, if no such agreement containing a definition of "Cause" is then in effect, shall mean (i) the continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially the Executive's duties with the Company or one of its subsidiaries (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes that the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive's duties; (ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or one of its subsidiaries; or (iii) conviction of a felony or guilty or nolo contendere plea by the Executive with respect thereto. For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act, on the part of the Executive, shall be considered "willful" unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or one of its subsidiaries. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or upon the instructions of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (while the Executive does not serve as such) or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company and its subsidiaries. The cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of the entire membership of the Board of Directors of the Company (excluding the Executive) at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board of Directors of the Company) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board...
Cause shall occur hereunder only upon:
(i) the willful and continued failure by Executive substantially to perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to him by the Board which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that he has not substantially performed his duties,
(ii) Executive’s willful breach of fiduciary duty, willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses), willful violation of a final cease and desist order or willful engaging in other gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or any Subsidiary, or
(iii) Executive’s conviction of, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, the commission of a felony involving fraud, embezzlement, theft or moral turpitude. For purposes of this Section 23(d), no act, or failure to act, on Executive’s part described in clause (i) or (ii) above shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for the purpose, among others (after at least 20 days prior notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with his counsel, to be heard before the Board), of finding that (x) in the good faith opinion of the Board Executive failed to perform his duties or engaged in misconduct as set forth above in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph, and, if applicable, that Executive did not correct such failure or cease such misconduct after being requested to do so by the Board, or (y) as set forth in clause (iii) of this paragraph, Executive has been convicted of or has entered a plea of nolo contendere to the commission of a felony. The fact that Executive is or shortly may be “retirement eligible” and thus eligible for or entitled to post-retirement benefits from any plan, arrangement or program sponsored, participated in or contributed to by the Company or any Subsidiary shall not prevent Executi...
Cause shall have the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement.
Cause means the Executive (i) commits a material breach of any material term of this Agreement or any material Company policy or procedure of which the Executive had prior knowledge; provided that if such breach is curable in not longer than 30 days (as determined by the Board in its reasonable discretion), the Company shall not have the right to terminate the Executive’s employment for cause pursuant hereto unless the Executive, having received written notice of the breach from Company specifically citing this Section 5(f)(A), fails to cure the breach within a reasonable time; (ii) is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony (other than a traffic-related felony) or any other crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude; (iii) willfully engages in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; or (iv) fails to cure, within 30 days after receiving written notice from Company specifically citing this Section 5(f)(A), any material injury to the economic or ethical welfare of Company caused by Executive’s gross malfeasance, misfeasance, misconduct or inattention to the Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement. No act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered “willful” for purposes hereof unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s act or omission was in the best interests of Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon express authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board with respect to such act or omission or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of Company. If the Company desires to terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause pursuant to this Section 5(f)(A), the cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board (not including the Executive) at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the opinion of the Board, acting in good fait...