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Cause. “Cause” has the meaning set forth in [Section 2.1(g)] of the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean:

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” for termination will mean: # the commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by Employee that has a material adverse impact on the Company or any successor or affiliate thereof; # a conviction of, or plea of “guilty” or “no contest” to, a felony by Employee; # any unauthorized use or disclosure by Employee of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or any successor or affiliate thereof that has a material adverse impact on any such entity; # Employee’s gross negligence, insubordination or material violation of any duty of loyalty to the Company or any other material misconduct on the part of Employee; # Employee’s ongoing and repeated failure or refusal to perform or neglect of Employee’s duties as required by this Agreement, which failure, refusal or neglect continues for 15 days following Employee’s receipt of written notice from the CEO of any member of the Board stating with specificity the nature of

Cause. As used herein, “Cause” means that you have:

Cause. The term “Cause” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

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. “Cause” for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment after a Change in Control of the Company (or prior to a Change in Control of the Company pursuant to Section 2) shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be limited to any of the following: # the engaging by the Executive in intentional conduct not taken in good faith which has caused demonstrable and serious financial injury to the Company; # conviction of a felony (as evidenced by binding and final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, in effect after exhaustion or lapse of all rights of appeal) which substantially impairs the

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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