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Cause. The Company may, at any time, at its option, exercised by notice to the Executive, terminate his employment for cause when cause exists. In the event of termination for cause, the Company, subject to the provisions of [Section 4.1], shall have no further obligations or liabilities to the Executive hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “cause” means # any conviction of the Executive for a felony or misdemeanor (other than for minor motor vehicle offenses or other minor offenses); # any material breach by the Executive of this Agreement or the willful failure of the Executive to comply with any lawful directive of the Supervisor, the President or the Board or any lawful policy of the Company; or # dishonesty or gross negligence by the Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder.

Cause. “Cause” for termination by the Employer of the Executive’s employment shall be limited to # the engaging by the Executive in intentional conduct that the Company establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, has caused demonstrable and serious financial injury to the Employer, as evidenced by a determination in a binding and final judgment, order or decree of a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, in effect after exhaustion or lapse of all rights of appeal, in an action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative; # the Executive’s conviction of a felony (as evidenced by binding and final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, in effect after exhaustion of all rights of appeal), the elements of which are substantially related to the Executive’s duties or responsibilities owed to the Employer; or # continuing willful and unreasonable refusal by the Executive to perform the Executive’s duties or responsibilities (unless significantly changed without the Executive’s consent).

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” for termination will mean: # a material breach of any of Executive’s obligations or duties pursuant to this Agreement or the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, which remains uncured ten business days after Executive becomes aware of the breach by formal written notification by the Company; # gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty in the course of employment, which if curable remains uncured ten days after the Executive becomes aware of the breach by formal written notification by the Company; # any action or activity that is contrary to applicable insider trading rules or any other applicable securities rules or legislation; # a material act or omission involving substantial dishonesty or fraud that harms or would reasonably be expected to harm the Company; or # commission of, conviction or indictment for, or plea of no contest to, any felony (or state law equivalent) or any crime involving moral turpitude.

Cause. If the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated by the Company for Cause, the Company shall pay to the Executive his/her full base Salary through the Date of Termination but at a rate no greater than that in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, and the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement.

Cause. If the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause, then Participant’s Options shall expire on such Participant’s date of termination of Service, or at such later time and on such conditions as are determined by the Committee, but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. Unless otherwise provided in an employment agreement or the Award Agreement, Cause shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

Cause.” “Cause” to terminate Employee’s employment will exist if Employee:

Cause. “Cause” means # a willful failure by Employee to substantially perform Employee’s duties as an employee, other than a failure resulting from the Employee’s complete or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or impairment, # a willful act by Employee that constitutes gross misconduct and that is injurious to the Company, # circumstances where Employee willfully imparts material confidential information relating to the Company or its business to competitors or to other third parties other than in the course of carrying out Employee’s duties, # a material and willful violation by Employee of a federal or state law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company that is injurious to the Company, or # Employee’s conviction or plea of guilty or no contest to a felony, which the Company reasonably believes has or will negatively reflect on the Company’s business or reputation. No act or failure to act by Employee will be considered “willful” unless committed without good faith and without a reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the Company’s best interest.

Cause. “Cause” means the Participant’s: # engaging in any act that constitutes serious misconduct, theft, fraud, material misrepresentation, serious dereliction of fiduciary obligations or duty of loyalty to the Corporation or a Subsidiary; # conviction of a felony, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge or any criminal act involving moral turpitude or which in the reasonable opinion of the Board brings you, the Board, the Corporation or any affiliate into disrepute; # neglect of or negligent performance of your employment duties; # willful, unauthorized disclosure of material confidential information belonging to the Corporation or a Subsidiary, or entrusted to the Corporation or a Subsidiary by a client, customer, or other third party; # repeatedly being under the influence of drugs or alcohol (other than prescription medicine or other medically related drugs to the extent that they are taken in accordance with their directions) during the performance of the Participant’s employment duties or, while under the influence of such drugs or alcohol, engaging in grossly inappropriate conduct during the performance of the Participant’s employment duties; # repeated failure to comply with the lawful directions of the Participant’s superior that are not inconsistent with the terms of the Participant’s employment; # any material failure to comply with the Corporation's or a Subsidiary’s written policies or rules; or # actual engagement in conduct that violates applicable state or federal laws governing the workplace that could reasonably be expected to bring the Corporation or any affiliate into disrepute. In order for the Corporation or a Subsidiary to terminate the Participant’s employment for Cause under any of clauses (iii), (v), (vi) or (vii) in the preceding sentence, the Corporation or a Subsidiary must provide the Participant with written notice of its intention to terminate employment for Cause and describing the acts or omissions upon which such termination for Cause is based, and the Participant will be provided a 30-day period from the date of such notice within which to cure or correct such acts or omissions if they are reasonably susceptible of cure or correction.

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. With respect to any employee or Consultant: # if the employee or Consultant is a party to an employment agreement, change in control employment agreement, or other services agreement with the Company or its Affiliates and such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition contained therein; or # if no such agreement exists, or if such agreement does not define Cause, the definition of Cause contained in the Award Agreement.

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