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Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause,” as determined by the Board acting in good faith and based on information then known to it, means: # your conviction (including a guilty plea or a no contest plea) of a felony, or of any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; # your attempted commission of or participation in a fraud or act of material dishonesty against the Company; # your material breach of any written agreement between you and the Company (including but not limited to your CIIAA) or material breach or material neglect of any statutory or fiduciary duty you owe to the Company as reasonably determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Board, in each case, after having provided you with not less than 30 days written notice of same and with the opportunity to cure of the same duration to the extent curable; or # your conduct that constitutes gross insubordination, incompetence or habitual neglect of your duties as reasonably determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Board, in each case, after having provided you with not less than 30 days written notice of same and with the opportunity to cure of the same duration to the extent curable.

Cause” means any one or more of the following events: # your conviction (including a guilty plea or a no contest plea) of a felony, or of any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; # your conviction of or participation in a fraud or act of material dishonesty against the Company; # your intentional material breach of any contract or agreement between you and the Company (including but not limited to your Proprietary Information and Invention Agreement or any other restrictive covenant agreements) or material breach or material neglect of any statutory or fiduciary duty you owe to the Company as reasonably determined by the Board, in each case, after having provided you with not less than thirty (30) days written notice of same and with the opportunity to cure of the same duration to the extent curable; # your unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; or # your conduct that constitutes gross misconduct, conduct that constitutes gross insubordination, incompetence or habitual neglect of your duties that results in (or might have reasonably resulted in) material harm to the business of the Company, each as reasonably determined by the Board, in each case, after having provided you with not less than thirty (30) days written notice of same and with the opportunity to cure of the same duration to the extent curable.

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause”, as determined by the Board acting in good faith and based on information then known to it, means: # Executive’s conviction (including a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere) of any felony, or of any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; # Executive’s commission or attempted commission of or participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; # Executive’s material violation of any written and fully executed contract or agreement between Executive and the Company, including without limitation, material breach of this Agreement or Executive’s Proprietary Agreement, or of any Company policy, or of any statutory duty Executive owes to the Company; or # Executive’s conduct that constitutes gross insubordination or habitual neglect of duties, provided, however, that the action or conduct described in [clause (iii) above] and this clause (iv) will constitute “Cause” only if such action or conduct causes (or is reasonably expected to cause) harm to the Company and continues after the Board has provided Executive with written notice thereof and thirty (30) days opportunity to cure the same (provided that the Board is not obligated to provide such written notice and opportunity to cure if the action or conduct is not reasonably susceptible to cure). The determination that a termination is for Cause shall be made by the Board in good faith.

Definition of Cause. For purposes of this letter agreement, “Cause” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following: # your conviction of, or plea of no contest, with respect to any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; # your participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty that results in material harm to the Company; # your intentional material violation of any contract or agreement between you and the Company, including but not limited to this letter agreement or your Employee Agreement on Confidential Information and Inventions, or your violation of any statutory duty that you owe to the Company, but only if you do not correct any such violation within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been provided to you (if such notice is reasonably practicable); or # your gross negligence or willful neglect of your job duties, as determined by the Board in good faith, but only if you do not correct such violation within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been provided to you (if such notice is reasonably practicable).

For purposes of this letter agreement, “Cause” means any one of the following: # a material breach by you of this letter agreement, # your conviction of, guilty plea to, or confession of guilt of, a felony involving the Company, # materially fraudulent, dishonest or illegal conduct by you in the performance of services for or on behalf of the Company or any of the Company Affiliates, # any repeated conduct by you in material violation of Company policy, # any conduct by you that is materially detrimental to the reputation of the Company or any of the Company Affiliates, # your misappropriation of funds of the Company or any of the Company Affiliates, # your gross negligence or wilful misconduct or wilful failure to comply with written directions of the Board which directions are within the scope of your duties hereunder, or # your engaging in conduct involving an act of moral turpitude. A purported termination of your employment for Cause shall not be effective unless # the Company provides written notice to you of the facts alleged by the Company to constitute Cause and such notice is delivered to you no more than 90 days after the Company has actual knowledge of such facts and # you have been given an opportunity of no less than ten days after receipt of such notice to cure the circumstances alleged to give rise to Cause and the Company, has cooperated in good faith with your efforts to cure such condition or circumstance, but only to the extent that such circumstances are reasonably curable.

"Cause", as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, means: # a Participant's conviction (including a guilty plea or a no contest plea) of a felony, or of any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; # a Participant's attempted commission of or participation in a fraud or act of material dishonesty against the Company; # a Participant's material breach of any written agreement between a Participant and the Company (including but not limited to a Participant's Proprietary Information and Invention Agreement or any other restrictive covenant agreements) or material breach or material neglect of any statutory or fiduciary duty a Participant owes to the Company as reasonably determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO") (except when a Participant is the CEO) and the Board, in each case, after having provided the Participant with not less than thirty (30) days written notice of same and with the opportunity to cure of the same duration to the extent curable; or # a Participant's conduct that constitutes gross insubordination, incompetence or habitual neglect of a Participant's duties as reasonably determined by the CEO (except when the Participant is the CEO) and the Board, in each case, after having provided the Participant with not less than thirty (30) days written notice of same and with the opportunity to cure of the same duration to the extent curable.

For purposes of this letter, “Cause” means # your conviction of a felony, your plea of guilty or “no contest” to a felony, or your confession of guilt to a felony, in each case whether or not in connection with the performance of your duties to the Company, # any act or omission by you which constitutes willful misconduct or negligence that results in loss, damage or injury to the Company or its prospects, including, but not limited to # disloyalty, dishonesty or a breach of fiduciary duty to the Company or its shareholders, # theft, fraud, embezzlement or other illegal conduct, or # deliberate disregard of a rule or policy of the Company, # your failure, refusal or unwillingness to perform, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board determined in good faith, any duty or responsibility assigned to you in connection with the performance of your duties hereunder, which failure of performance continues for a period of more than two weeks after written notice thereof has been provided to you by the Board, such notice to set forth in reasonable detail the nature of such failure of performance, or # the material breach by you of any of the provisions of this letter or the Related Agreements.

For purposes of this letter, “Cause” means # your conviction of a felony, your plea of guilty or “no contest” to a felony, or your confession of guilt to a felony, in each case whether or not in connection with the performance of your duties to the Company, # any act or omission by you which constitutes willful misconduct or negligence that results in loss, damage or injury to the Company or its prospects, including, but not limited to # disloyalty, dishonesty or a breach of fiduciary duty to the Company or its shareholders, # theft, fraud, embezzlement or other illegal conduct, or # deliberate disregard of a rule or policy of the Company, # your failure, refusal or unwillingness to perform, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board or Company. determined in good faith, any duty or responsibility assigned to you in connection with the performance of your duties hereunder, which failure of performance continues for a period of more than two weeks after written notice thereof has been provided to you by the Company or the Board, such notice to set forth in reasonable detail the nature of such failure of performance, or # the material breach by you of any of the provisions of this letter or the Related Agreements.

For purposes of this letter agreement, “Cause” means any one of the following: # a material breach by you of this letter agreement, # your conviction of, guilty plea to, or confession of guilt of, a felony involving the Company, # materially fraudulent, dishonest or illegal conduct by you in the performance of services for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates, # any actual disparagement by you of the Company, # your misappropriation of funds of the Company or any of its Affiliates, # your gross negligence or willful misconduct or willful failure to comply with written directions of the Board which directions are within the scope of your duties hereunder, or # a breach of your duty of loyalty to the Company or its Affiliates with respect to its current lines of business (i.e., the treatment of cancer in humans and COVID-19). A purported termination of your employment for Cause shall not be effective unless # the Company provides written notice to you of the facts alleged by the Company to constitute Cause and such notice is delivered to you no more than 90 days after the Company has actual knowledge of such facts and # you have been given an opportunity of no less than ten days after receipt of such notice to cure the circumstances alleged to give rise to Cause and the Company has cooperated

For purposes of this offer letter, “Cause” means any of the following: (i) willful engagement in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company, or otherwise in breach of your fiduciary duties to the Company, after notice from the Board and a reasonable opportunity to cure of no less than thirty (30) days (if reasonably curable); (ii) conviction of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, any felony; (iii) any act of fraud or embezzlement by you with respect to your obligations or otherwise relating to the business of the Company; (iv) your willful refusal to implement or follow a lawful policy or directive (including without limitation, your failure to cooperate in any Company investigation) after notice from the Board and a reasonable opportunity to cure of no less than thirty (30) days (if reasonably curable); (v) your material breach of any agreement entered into between you and the Company ; or (vi) your unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or its affiliates.

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