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Cause. If the Committee determines that a Participant’s Continuous Service terminated due to Cause, the Participant shall immediately forfeit the right to exercise any Option, and any such Option shall be considered immediately null and void.

Termination for Cause. If the Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the Option (whether vested or unvested) shall immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable.

Termination for Cause. Upon termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service for Cause, the Participant’s right to exercise his or her Options shall terminate immediately and without notice. For purposes of this provision, Cause shall mean:

Cause. If a Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause or if the Committee has reasonably determined in good faith that such cessation of Services has resulted in connection with an act or failure to act constituting Cause (or such Participant’s Services could have been terminated for Cause (without regard to the lapsing of any required notice or cure periods in connection therewith) at the time such Participant terminated Services), then the Committee may require in its sole discretion either contemporaneously with or after the Participant’s termination that Participant’s Options (whether or not vested) shall expire effective as of Participant’s Termination Date, but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, an employment agreement or other applicable agreement, Cause shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

Cause. If a Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause or if the Committee has reasonably determined in good faith that such cessation of Services has resulted in connection with an act or failure to act constituting Cause (or such Participant’s Services could have been terminated for Cause (without regard to the lapsing of any required notice or cure periods in connection therewith) at the time such Participant terminated Services), then, the Committee may require in its sole discretion either contemporaneously with or after the Participant’s termination that Participant’s Options (whether or not vested) shall expire effective as of Participant’s Termination Date, but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, an employment agreement or other applicable agreement, Cause shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

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