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 a felony or crime involving moral turpitude; # 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; or # Executive violates the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other applicable United States law. 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. “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. “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. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” is defined as # the willful failure, disregard, or refusal by Executive to perform the services hereunder or follow the reasonable instructions of the Board; provided, however, that any willful failure, disregard, or refusal by Executive to perform the services hereunder shall not constitute Cause unless cure is not effected, as determined in good faith by the Board, within thirty (30) days after notice thereof is received by the Executive from the Company; # any willful or grossly negligent act by the Executive having the effect of injuring, in a material way (whether financial or otherwise) as determined in good faith by the Board, the business or reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; # Executive’s conviction of, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere to any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; # the determination by the Company, after a reasonable and good faith investigation by the Company following a written allegation by an employee of the Company, that the Executive engaged in some form of harassment prohibited by law (including, without limitation, age, sex, disability, or race discrimination) unless Executive’s actions were specifically directed by the Board; or # material breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement or any Confidential Information Agreement.

“Cause” shall mean (a) a material failure by the Executive to carry out, or malfeasance or gross insubordination in carrying out, any of his material duties under this Agreement, (b) the final conviction of the Executive of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude, (c) an egregious act of dishonesty by the Executive (including, without limitation, theft or embezzlement) in connection with his employment by the Company, or a malicious action by the Executive toward the customers or employees of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, (d) a material breach by the Executive of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics or Section 10 of the Agreement, or (e) the failure of the Executive to cooperate fully with governmental investigations involving the Company or any affiliate of the Company, unless the Executive is a subject of the investigation or is acting in reliance on the advice of counsel or in accordance with directions from the Board or legal counsel for the Company; provided, however, that each act or omission described in the preceding clauses (a), (c), (d), and (e) will not constitute a basis for the Company to terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause pursuant to this Agreement unless the Executive receives written notice from the Company identifying each act or omission that the Board views to constitute Cause and any identified act or omission recurs or, if curable, the identified act or omission is not reasonably cured within 30 days after the date when the Executive received the written notice from 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. “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.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean # Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform Executive’s duties (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s Disability or any such failure subsequent to the Executive being delivered notice of the Company’s intent to terminate the Executive’s employment without Cause), # Executive’s admission or conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, # a felony (other than traffic-related) under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or any similar criminal act in a jurisdiction outside the United States or # a crime involving moral turpitude that, could be injurious to the Company or its reputation, # the Executive’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company, # any act of fraud by the Executive in the performance of the Executive’s duties, or # a material breach by the Executive of this Agreement or the Confidentiality and IP Agreement; provided that events identified in this [Section 6(a)(ii)(A) or (E)])] and which are susceptible to cure shall not constitute Cause unless Executive fails to cure such event within 30 days after Notice of Termination is given by the Company (specifying in reasonable detail the event which caused the Cause). The determination of Cause shall be made by the Company.

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” is defined as # the willful failure, disregard, or refusal by Executive to perform the services hereunder or follow the reasonable instructions of the Board; provided, however, that any willful failure, disregard, or refusal by Executive to perform the services hereunder shall not constitute Cause unless cure is not effected within thirty (30) days after notice thereof is received by the Executive from the Company; # any willful or grossly negligent act by the Executive having the effect of injuring, in a material way (whether financial or otherwise), the business or reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; # Executive’s conviction of, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere to any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; # engagement by Executive in some form of harassment prohibited by law (including, without limitation, age, sex, disability, or race discrimination) unless Executive’s actions were specifically directed by the Board; or # material breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement or any Confidential Information Agreement; provided, however, that any such breach by Executive to perform the services hereunder shall not constitute Cause unless cure is not effected within thirty (30) days after notice thereof is received by the Executive from the Company.

Cause. “Cause” means # any material act (that remains uncured for thirty (30) days following written notice from the Company) which permits the Company to terminate a written employment agreement or similar arrangement between Executive and the Company, for “cause” or a substantially equivalent term as defined in such agreement or arrangement, or # in the event there is no such agreement or arrangement, or the agreement or arrangement does not define the term “cause” or a substantially equivalent term, then “Cause” means: # an act of personal dishonesty taken by Executive in connection with his responsibilities as an employee and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of Executive, # Executive being convicted of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony, # a willful act by Executive which constitutes gross misconduct and which is injurious to the Company, or # following delivery to Executive of a written demand for performance from the Company which describes the basis for the Company's reasonable belief that Executive has not substantially performed his duties, continued violations by Executive of Executive's obligations to the Company which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on Executive's part.