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For Cause. The Company may terminate Your employment at any time effective immediately for “Cause.” As used in this Agreement, the term “Cause” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: # Your failure to perform Your duties (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); # Your embezzlement, misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related to Your employment with Company; # Your conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime that constitutes a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; # Your engaging in dishonesty, illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is in each case injurious to the Company or its affiliates; # Your failure or refusal to comply with any lawful and reasonable instructions of the Board; # Your material breach of any of Your obligations under this Agreement; # Your material breach of the Company’s policies; # Your use of alcohol or drugs which interferes with the performance of Your duties for the Company or which compromises the integrity or reputation of the Company; or # Your engaging in any conduct tending to bring the Company into public disgrace or disrepute.

For Cause. The Company may terminate Your employment at any time effective immediately for “Cause.” As used in this Agreement, the term “Cause” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: # Your failure to perform Your duties (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); # Your embezzlement, misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related to Your employment with Company; # Your conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime that constitutes a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; # Your engaging in dishonesty, illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is in each case injurious to the Company or its affiliates; # Your failure or refusal to comply with any lawful and reasonable instructions of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, or other executive officer to whom You report; # Your material breach of any of Your obligations under this Agreement; # Your material breach of the Company’s policies; # Your use of alcohol or drugs which interferes with the performance of Your duties for the Company or which compromises the integrity or reputation of the Company; or # Your engaging in any conduct tending to bring the Company into public disgrace or disrepute.

For Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement and the Employee's employment with the Company at any time for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" is defined as: # Employee's conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony involving moral turpitude or which results in material harm to the Company, # Employee's fraud against the Company or any breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Company, # Employee's theft, misappropriation or embezzlement of the assets or funds of the Company or any customer, or engagement in misconduct that is materially injurious to the Company, (4)Employee's gross negligence of Employee's duties or willful misconduct in the performance of Employee's duties under this Agreement, and # Employee's material breach of this Agreement, including any violation of any of the restrictions set forth in Section 7, which, if capable of being cured, is not cured to the Board’s reasonable satisfaction within ten (10) business days after written notice thereof to the Employee.

By the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment for Cause upon notice to Employee setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the Cause. The following, as determined by the Board in its reasonable, good faith judgment, shall constitute "Cause" for termination: # material or willful failure to perform duties reasonably expected and/or requested of Employee (other than by reason of disability) if not cured within 30 days of written notice of such failure; # material breach of this Agreement or any other agreement between Employee and the Company, including but not limited to any Confidential Information, Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete, and Rights to Intellectual Property Agreement if not cured within 30 days of written notice of such breach; # commission of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; # commission of fraudulent or illegal act in commission of Employee’s duties or otherwise with respect to the Company; # failure to adhere to moral and ethical business principles consistent with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and/or policies in effect from time to time; # engaging in an act or series of acts constituting misconduct resulting in a misstatement of the Company's financial statements due to material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement within the meaning of Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; or # other conduct that is or could reasonably be expected to be harmful to the interests or reputation of the Company.

By the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment for Cause upon notice to Employee setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the Cause. The following as determined by the Board in its reasonable, good faith judgment, shall constitute "Cause" for termination: # material or willful failure to perform duties reasonably expected and/or requested of Employee (other than by reason of disability) if not cured within 30 days of written notice of such failure; # material breach of this Agreement or any other agreement between Employee and the Company, including but not limited to the Confidential Information, Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete and Rights to Intellectual Property Agreement if not cured within 30 days of receipt of written notice of such breach; # commission of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; # commission of fraudulent or other illegal act in commission of Employee’s duties or otherwise with respect to the Company; # failure to adhere to moral and ethical business principles consistent with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and/or policies in effect from time to time; or # engaging in an act or series of acts constituting misconduct resulting in a misstatement of the Company's financial statements due to material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement within the meaning of Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; or # other conduct that is or could reasonably be expected to be harmful to the interests or reputation of the Company.

By the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate Employee’s employment for Cause upon notice to Employee setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the Cause. The following, as determined by the Board in its reasonable, good faith judgment, shall constitute "Cause" for termination: # material or willful failure to perform duties reasonably expected and/or requested of Employee (other than by reason of disability) if not cured within 30 days of written notice of such failure; # material breach of this Agreement or any other agreement between Employee and the Company, including but not limited to any Confidential Information, Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete, and Rights to Intellectual Property Agreement if not cured within 30 days of written notice of such breach; # commission of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; # commission of fraudulent or illegal act in commission of Employee’s duties or otherwise with respect to the Company; # failure to adhere to moral and ethical business principles consistent with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and/or policies in effect from time to time; # engaging in an act or series of acts constituting misconduct resulting in a misstatement of the Company's financial statements due to material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement within the meaning of Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; or # other conduct that is or could reasonably be expected to be harmful to the interests or reputation of the Company.

Termination by Company for Cause. The Company may terminate your employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: # conduct by you constituting a material act of misconduct in connection with the performance of your duties, including, without limitation, misappropriation of funds or property of the Company or Group Company other than the occasional, customary and de minimis use of Company property for personal purposes; # the commission by you of any arrestable offence, material deceit or dishonesty, or fraud, or any conduct by you that would reasonably be expected to result in material injury or reputational harm to the Company or Group Company if you were retained in your position; # continued non-performance by you of your duties hereunder including any failure by you to comply with the provisions of clause 5 above (other than by reason of your physical or mental illness, incapacity or disability) which has continued for more than 30 days following written notice (with a reasonably detailed summary of such alleged non- performance specified) of such nonperformance from the CEO; # a breach by you of any of the provisions incorporated into or contained in clauses 17, 18 and/or 19 of this Agreement;

Section # By The Company For Cause. The employment of the Employee may be terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below) immediately at any time effective upon written notice to the Employee. For purposes hereof, the term "Cause" shall mean that the Company has determined that any one or more of the following has occurred: # Employee's willful engagement in dishonesty, illegal conduct or gross misconduct, which is, in each case, materially injurious to the Company or any affiliate; # Employee's willful and deliberate insubordination; # Employee's substantial malfeasance or nonfeasance of duty; # Employee's deliberate unauthorized disclosure of confidential information; # Employee's embezzlement, misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related to Employee's employment with the Company; # Employee's material breach of Section 10 or 11 of this Agreement; # the Employee's repeated, substantial and material breach of another material provision of this Agreement, which causes actual and material harm to the Company; or # the Employee shall have been convicted of, or shall have pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. In all cases, the Company shall provide Employee with a description of the specific conduct or events that the Company believes constitutes Cause and, in case of (ii), (iii), (vi) (for the avoidance of doubt, [clause (iv) of this Section 7.03] shall independently apply from clause (vi) in relation to this sentence) or # above. Employee shall have thirty (30) days to effect a cure of the claimed conduct or events.

Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: # conduct by the Employee constituting a material act of misconduct in connection with the performance of his duties, including, without limitation, misappropriation of funds or property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates other than the occasional, customary and de minimis use of Company property for personal purposes; # the commission by the Employee of any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud, or any conduct by the Employee that would reasonably be expected to result in material injury or reputational harm to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates if he were retained in his position; # continued non-performance by the Employee of his duties hereunder (other than by reason of the Employee’s physical or mental illness, incapacity or disability) which has continued for more than 30 days following written notice of such non-performance from the CEO; # a breach by the Employee of any of the provisions contained in Section 7 of this Agreement; # a material violation by the Employee of the Company’s written employment policies; or # failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or the inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to produce documents or other materials in connection with such investigation.

Termination by Company for Cause. The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: # conduct by the Employee constituting a material act of misconduct in connection with the performance of his duties, including, without limitation, misappropriation of funds; # the commission by the Employee of any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud, or any conduct by the Employee that would reasonably be expected to result in material injury or reputational harm to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates if he were retained in his position; # a material violation by the Employee of the Company’s written employment policies; or # failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or the inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to produce documents or other materials in connection with such investigation.

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