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Cause. The Company, may at any time, by written notice to the Executive, terminate the Agreement for “Cause” (as defined below) and, upon such termination, this Agreement shall terminate and the Executive shall be entitled to receive no further amounts or benefits hereunder, except for any Base Salary earned but not paid prior to such termination. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means: # continued neglect by the Executive of the Executive’s duties hereunder, # continued incompetence or unsatisfactory attendance, # conviction of any felony, # violation of the rules, regulations, procedures or instructions relating to the conduct of employees, directors, officers and/or consultants of the Company, # willful misconduct by the Executive in connection with the performance of any material portion of the Executive’s duties hereunder, # breach of fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement, disloyalty or defalcation, or usurpation of a Company opportunity, # breach of any provision of this Agreement, including any non-competition, non-solicitation and/or confidentiality provisions hereof, # any act that has a material adverse effect upon the reputation of and/or the public confidence in the Company, # failure to comply with a reasonable order, policy or rule that constitutes material insubordination, # engaging in any discriminatory or sexually harassing behavior, or # using, possessing or being impaired by or under the influence of illegal drugs or the abuse of controlled substances or alcohol on the premises of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or while working or representing the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. A termination for Cause by the Company or any or the events described in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (ix), (x) and (xi) shall only be effective on 15 days’ advance written notification, providing the Executive the opportunity to cure, if reasonably capable of cure within said 15-day period; provided, however, that no such notification is required if the Cause event is not reasonably capable of cure or the Board of Directors of the Company determines that its fiduciary obligation requires it to effect a termination of the Executive for Cause immediately.

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means a good faith finding by the Board that:

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” is defined as # the willful failure, disregard, or refusal by Executive to perform the services hereunder or follow the reasonable instructions of the Board; provided, however, that any willful failure, disregard, or refusal by Executive to perform the services hereunder shall not constitute Cause unless cure is not effected within thirty (30) days after notice thereof is received by the Executive from the Company; # any willful or grossly negligent act by the Executive having the effect of injuring, in a material way (whether financial or otherwise), the business or reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; # Executive’s conviction of, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere to any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; # engagement by Executive in some form of harassment prohibited by law (including, without limitation, age, sex, disability, or race discrimination) unless Executive’s actions were specifically directed by the Board; or # material breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement or any Confidential Information Agreement; provided, however, that any such breach by Executive to perform the services hereunder shall not constitute Cause unless cure is not effected within thirty (30) days after notice thereof is received by the Executive from the Company.

Cause. “Cause” for the Company to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, as determined by the Company and/or the Board in its and/or their sole and absolute discretion:

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 fifteen (15) days following Employee’s receipt of written notice from the CEO or the Board stating with specificity the nature of such failure, refusal or neglect; or # Employee’s breach of any material provision of this Agreement, Employee Handbook, Code of Ethical Business Conduct or the Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement referred to in Section 5(b); provided, however, that prior to the determination that “Cause” has occurred, if the Board determines in good faith that Employee’s action or breach is remediable, the Company shall # provide to Employee in writing, in reasonable detail, the reasons for the determination that such “Cause” exists, # other than with respect to [clause (v) above] which specifies the applicable period of time for Employee to remedy his breach, afford Employee a reasonable opportunity to remedy any such breach, and only to the extent such breach is remediable, in the good faith determination of the Board, # provide Employee an opportunity to be heard prior to the final decision to terminate Employee’s employment hereunder for such “Cause” and # make any decision that such “Cause” exists in good faith.

Cause. If the Participant’s Service terminates 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 an Award Agreement, Cause shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

CAUSE. Upon a termination by the Company for Cause. “Cause” shall mean:

Without Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder during the Employment Period without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, a notice of non-renewal given by the Company as provided in Section 3 herein shall be treated as a termination of employment by the Company without Cause.

WITHOUT CAUSE. Upon written notice by the Company to the Executive no earlier than eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date of an involuntary termination without Cause and other than due to death or Disability.

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