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Cause. “Cause” means: # an act of dishonesty made by Executive in connection with Executive’s responsibilities as an employee; # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving fraud, embezzlement or any other act of moral turpitude, or a material violation of federal or state law by Executive that the Board reasonably believes has had or will have a detrimental effect on the Company’s reputation or business; # Executive’s gross misconduct; # Executive’s unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom Executive owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of Executive’s relationship with the Company; # Executive’s willful breach of any obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company; or # Executive’s continued failure to perform his employment duties after Executive has received a written demand of performance from the Company that specifically sets forth the factual basis for the Company’s belief that Executive has not substantially performed his duties and has failed to cure such non-performance to the Company’s satisfaction within ten (10) business days after receiving such notice.

Cause. “Cause” will mean # any act of dishonesty or fraud taken by Executive in connection with his responsibilities as an employee other than immaterial, inadvertent acts that, if capable of cure, are promptly remedied by Executive following notice by the Company, # Executive’s breach of the fiduciary duty or duty of loyalty owed to the Company, or material breach of the duty to protect the Company’s confidential and proprietary information, # Executive’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or to a crime involving fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds or any other act of moral turpitude, # Executive’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his duties, # Executive’s material breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company or any material written policy of the Company; # Executive’s engagement in conduct or activities that result, or are reasonably likely to result, in negative publicity or public disrespect, contempt or ridicule of the Company that the Board reasonably believes will have a demonstrably injurious effect on the reputation or business of the Company or Executive’s ability to perform his duties (but excluding conduct and activities undertaken in good faith by Executive in the ordinary course of performing his duties or promoting the Company); # Executive’s willful failure to abide by the lawful and reasonable directives of the Company (other than any failure to achieve a lawful and reasonable directive following the expenditure by Executive of commercially reasonable best efforts); # Executive’s willful failure to materially perform the primary duties of Executive’s position.

Cause. “Cause” means the occurrence of any of the following: # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of “no contest” to, a felony or any crime involving fraud or embezzlement ; # Executive’s intentional misconduct; # Executive’s material failure to perform his or her employment duties; # Executive’s unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company , or any of its subsidiaries, or any other party to whom Executive owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; # an act of material fraud or dishonesty against the Company or any of its subsidiaries; # Executive’s material violation of any policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or material breach of any written agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or # Executive’s failure to cooperate with the Company in any investigation or formal proceeding.

Cause. “Cause” means the occurrence of any of the following: # Executive's conviction of, or plea of “no contest” to, a felony or any crime involving fraud or embezzlement; # Executive's intentional misconduct; # Executive’s material failure to perform his or her employment duties; # Executive’s unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, or any other party to whom Executive owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; # an act of material fraud or dishonesty against the Company or any of its subsidiaries; # Executive's material violation of any policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or material breach of any written agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or # Executive’s failure to cooperate with the Company in any investigation or formal proceeding.

Definition of Cause. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean any one of the following: # Executive’s material violation of any applicable material law or regulation respecting the business of the Company; # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; # any act of dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation in relation to Executive’s duties to the Company which act is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; # Executive’s willful and repeated failure to perform in any material respect Executive’s duties hereunder after fifteen (15) days’ notice and an opportunity to cure such failure and a reasonable opportunity to present to the Board Executive’s position regarding any dispute relating to the existence of such failure (other than on account of disability); # Executive’s failure to attempt in good faith to implement a clear and reasonable directive from the Board or to comply with any of the Company’s policies and procedures which failure is either material or occurs after written notice from the Board; # any act of gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; or # Executive’s breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Company.

Cause” means # Executive engages in gross negligence or intentional misconduct in the performance of Executive’s duties for the Company or any of its subsidiaries (for this purpose, “intentional misconduct” means an action which is injurious to the Company or the Company’s business and/or which may reasonably lead to injury of the Company’s business without a good faith belief that it is in the best interest of the Company), # Executive embezzles or willfully misappropriates for his personal use, assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, # Executive is convicted of, or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere with respect to, a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or any other crime that materially adversely affects the Company’s business, or # Executive’s engaging in business activities in violation of Executive’s obligations in Section 4 (including but not limited to Executive’s refusal or failure to perform Executive’s duties), violation of Executive’s obligations in Section 10, and/or breach of any restrictive covenant set forth in Section 11 of this Agreement; that in the case of the actions in (a) and (d), is not cured within 30 calendar days after Executive’s receipt of written notice from the Company of the alleged Cause.

Cause” means any of the following events: # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or any felony; or # a good faith finding by the Company that Executive has # engaged in dishonesty, willful misconduct or gross negligence in connection with the performance of his duties or services to the Company, # breached any confidentiality, inventions, and non-solicitation agreement between Executive and the Company, or # violated Company policies or procedures in a manner that has materially injured, or is reasonably likely to materially injure, the Company’s business or reputation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive’s employment will be deemed to have been terminated for Cause if it is determined subsequent to Executive’s termination of employment that grounds for termination for Cause existed at the time of Executive’s termination of employment. The determination of Cause shall be made by the Board, in its good faith discretion.

Definition of Cause. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean any one of the following: # Executive’s material violation of any applicable material law or regulation respecting the business of the Company; # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; # any act of dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation in relation to Executive’s duties to the Company which act is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; # Executive’s willful and repeated failure to perform in any material respect Executive’s duties hereunder after 15 days’ notice and an opportunity to cure such failure and a reasonable opportunity to present to the Board Executive’s position regarding any dispute relating to the existence of such failure (other than on account of disability); # Executive’s failure to attempt in good faith to implement a clear and reasonable directive from the CEO or to comply with any of the Company’s policies and procedures which failure is either material or occurs after written notice from the CEO; # any act of gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; or # Executive’s breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Company.

Definition of Cause. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean any one of the following: # Executive’s material violation of any applicable material law or regulation respecting the business of the Company; # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; # any act of dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation in relation to Executive’s duties to the Company which act is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; # Executive’s willful and repeated failure to perform in any material respect Executive’s duties hereunder after fifteen (15) days’ notice and an opportunity to cure such failure and a reasonable opportunity to present to the Board Executive’s position regarding any dispute relating to the existence of such failure (other than on account of disability); # Executive’s failure to attempt in good faith to implement a clear and reasonable directive from the CEO or to comply with any of the Company’s policies and procedures which failure is either material or occurs after written notice from the CEO; # any act of gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; or # Executive’s breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Company.

Cause” means, with respect to Executive, the occurrence of any of the following events: # Executive’s commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; # Executive’s attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; # Executive’s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between Executive and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company that has not been cured, if curable, within fifteen (15) days after written notice from the Board of such violation; # Executive’s unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; or # Executive’s gross misconduct that has not been cured, if curable, within fifteen (15) days after written notice from the Board requesting that the Executive cure such misconduct.

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