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Cause. As used in this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean # a good faith finding by a majority of our Board (excluding the vote of the Executive, if then a director) that # the Executive has failed to perform his reasonably assigned material duties for the Company and, if amenable to cure, has not cured such failure within thirty (30) days following notice from the Company; # the Executive has engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct, which has or is expected to have a material detrimental effect on the Company; # the Executive has engaged in fraud, embezzlement or other material dishonesty; # the Executive has engaged in any conduct which would constitute grounds for termination for material violation of the Company’s policies in effect at that time and, if amenable to cure, has not cured such violation within thirty (30) days following notice from the Company; or # the Executive has breached any material provision of any nondisclosure, invention assignment, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Executive and the Company or Parent, including without limitation the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, and, if amenable to cure, has not cured such breach within thirty (30) days following notice from the Company; or # the conviction by the Executive of, or the entry of a pleading of guilty or nolo contendere by the Executive to, any crime involving moral turpitude or any felony.

Cause. The Company shall have “Cause” to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder upon:

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" means, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events: # such Participant's commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; # such Participant's attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; # such Participant's intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; # such Participant's unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company's confidential information or trade secrets; or # such Participant's gross misconduct.

Cause. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time for Cause upon written notice to Executive, in which event all payments under this Agreement shall cease, except for Base Salary to the extent already accrued. Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Benefits. Whether a termination is for Cause, as such term is defined in Section 4.1, shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

Cause. If the Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Company for Cause, # the Employee shall be entitled to receive all accrued and unpaid Base Salary through the Effective Termination Date, # except as provided in clause (i), the Employee shall not be entitled to receive following the Effective Termination Date any of the compensation or benefits provided in Section 3 including any continued payment of the Base Salary, the payment of the Annual Cash Incentive Award and any LT Cash Incentive Awards that are unpaid at such time and the continued vesting of the Outstanding Equity Awards, and # the exercise period of the Employee’s vested options shall not be extended and shall remain exercisable only for the applicable period following the Effective Termination Date as set forth in the respective plan and option agreement.

Cause. “Cause” means any one of the following:

Without Cause. The Company may not terminate Executive's employment hereunder at any time without cause.

For Cause. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for cause for any one of the following reasons: # conviction of a felony, or a misdemeanor where imprisonment is imposed, # commission of any act of theft, fraud, or falsification of any employment or Company records in any material way, # Executive’s failure or inability to perform any material reasonably assigned duties after written notice from the Company of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure or inability, or # material breach of this Agreement which breach is not cured within ten (10) days following written notice of such breach. Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for cause, the Company shall be under no further obligation to Executive for salary or bonus, except to pay all accrued but unpaid base salary, accrued bonus (if any) and accrued vacation to the date of termination thereof.

For Cause. A BFA Recipient may terminate (with respect to itself only) or BFA may terminate (on behalf of itself or any BFA Recipients) this Agreement or one or more of the Services, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to Provider, with immediate effect, subject to Article 11, if Provider:

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