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: # 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” shall mean the following: # a willful breach in any material respect by Executive of a fiduciary duty to the Company or to an Affiliate; # a conviction of Executive (or a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere in lieu thereof) by a court of competent jurisdiction for any felony or, with respect to his employment, for a crime involving fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty or moral turpitude, from which conviction no further appeal may be taken; # the failure of the Executive to substantially follow the reasonable and lawful written instructions or policies of the Board or of the Company with respect to the services to be rendered and the manner of rendering such services by Executive; # the willful failure of Executive to render any material services to the Company or to an Affiliate in accordance with any employment or similar arrangement to which Executive is subject, which failure amounts to a material neglect of Executive’s duties to the Company or to an Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless # reasonable notice

Cause. “Cause” shall mean: # Executive’s breach of a material term, covenant, obligation or provision of or under this Agreement (including any attachments hereto) or Executive’s failure or refusal to perform material duties and responsibilities under this Agreement; # Executive’s material failure to act subject to and in accordance with any proper and lawful specific direction of the Board or the internal rules and policies established by the Company; # Executive’s engagement in gross misconduct, fraud, dishonesty, insubordination, or act of moral turpitude, which is, in each case, materially injurious to the Company in the reasonable determination of the Board; # Executive’s alcohol or drug use which adversely impairs Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties and obligations under this Agreement or adversely impacts the reputation of the Company; or # Executive’s violation of any material statute governing the business of the Company, or of any material rules or regulations promulgated by any regulatory body governing the Company or its business.

Cause. “Cause” shall mean the following: # a willful breach in any material respect by Executive of a fiduciary duty to the Company, any Affiliate, or any member of the Partnership Group; # a conviction of Executive (or a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere in lieu thereof) by a court of competent jurisdiction for any felony or, with respect to his employment, for a crime involving fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty or moral turpitude, from which conviction no further appeal may be taken; # the failure of the Executive to substantially follow the reasonable and lawful written instructions or policies of the Board or of the Company with respect to the services to be rendered and the manner of rendering such services by Executive; # the willful failure of Executive to render any material services to the Company, any Affiliate, or to any member of the Partnership Group in accordance with any employment or similar

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.

Cause. “Cause” means # Executive’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the duties and services required of Executive pursuant to this Agreement or Executive’s employment or offer letter agreement with the Company (the “Employment Agreement”); # Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendre to, a felony or crime involving moral turpitude (or any similar crime in any jurisdiction outside the United States); # Executive’s willful refusal to perform the duties and responsibilities required of Executive under this Agreement or the Employment Agreement which remains uncorrected for thirty (30) days following written notice to Executive by the Company of such breach; # Executive’s material breach of any material provision of this Agreement, the Employment Agreement, the Confidential Information Agreement (as defined below) or corporate code or policy which remains uncorrected for thirty (30) days following written notice to Executive by the Company of such breach; # any act of fraud, embezzlement, material misappropriation or dishonesty committed by Executive against the Company; or # any acts, omissions or statements by Executive which the Company determines to be materially detrimental or damaging to the reputation, operations, prospects or business relations of the Company. For purposes of this [Section 9(a)], an act or failure to act shall be considered “willful” only if done or omitted to be done without a good faith reasonable belief that such act or failure to act was in the best interests of the Company.

“Cause” means any of the following: # the Executive’s refusal substantially to perform the Executive’s material duties or carry out the lawful instructions of the Company (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness); # the conclusive finding of the Executive’s fraud or embezzlement of Company property; # the Executive’s material dishonesty in the performance of his or her duties resulting in significant harm to the Company; # Executive’s conviction of a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or, where applicable, any equivalent offence (including a crime subject to a custodial sentence of one year or more) under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction; # the Executive’s gross misconduct in connection with the Executive’s duties to the Company which could reasonably be expected to be materially injurious to the Company; or # the Executive’s material breach of this Agreement, in each as determined in good faith by the Board or the Committee.

“Cause” means # Executive’s willful gross misconduct; # Executive’s unjustifiable neglect of his duties (as determined in the good faith judgment of the Board); # Executive’s acting in any manner that has a direct, substantial and adverse effect on the Company or its reputation; # Executive’s repeated material failure or repeated refusal to comply with reasonable written policies, standards and regulations established by the Company from time to time which failure, if curable, is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board during the thirty (30) day period following written notice of such failure from the Company; # any tortious act, unlawful act or malfeasance which causes or reasonably could cause (for example, if it became publicly known) material harm to the Company’s standing, condition or reputation; # any material breach by Executive of the provisions of any confidential information agreement with the Company or other material improper disclosure of the Company’s confidential or proprietary information; # Executive’s theft, dishonesty, or falsification of any Company records; # Executive’s being found liable in any Securities and Exchange Commission or other civil or criminal securities law action or entering any cease and desist order with respect to such action (regardless of whether or not Executive admits or denies liability); or # Executive # obstructing or impeding; # endeavoring to influence, obstruct or impede, or # failing to materially cooperate with, any investigation authorized by the Board or any governmental or self-regulatory entity (an “Investigation”). However, Executive’s failure to waive attorney-client privilege relating to communications with Executive’s own attorney in connection with an Investigation will not constitute “Cause.”