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Definition of Cause
Definition of Cause contract clause examples

Cause Definition.Cause” shall mean: # conduct constituting embezzlement, material misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related to your employment with the Company; # conduct constituting a felony, whether or not related to your employment with the Company; # conduct constituting a financial crime, material act of dishonesty or material unethical business conduct, involving the Company; # willful unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information; # the failure to substantially obey a material lawful directive that is appropriate to your position from a superior in your reporting line or the Board; # your material breach of any material obligation under this Agreement; # the failure or refusal to substantially perform your material obligations under this Agreement (other than any such failure or refusal resulting from your STD or LTD); # the willful failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, whether or not related to employment with the Company, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate; # the willful destruction of or willful failure to preserve documents or other material known to be relevant to any investigation referred to in subparagraph # above; or # the willful inducement of others to engage in the conduct described in subparagraphs # - (ix), including, without limitation, with regard to [subparagraph (vi)], obligations of others to the Company.

Definition of Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean # Executive’s conviction by a court (or plea of guilty or no contest) of a felony, or any crime involving theft, dishonesty or moral turpitude; # act(s) or omission(s) by Executive which are willful and deliberate act(s) or omission(s) which harm or injure the business, operations, financial condition, properties, assets, prospects, value or reputation of the Company Group in any material respect; # Executive’s willful misconduct which results in material harm to the Company Group or which has a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, prospects, value or business relationships of the Company Group; # Executive’s willful disregard of the lawful and reasonable directives of the Board or Executive’s willful failure to observe policies or standards approved by the Company, Company Group, or their Boards of Directors, including policies or standards regarding employment practices (including nondiscrimination and sexual harassment policies); # the use of illegal drugs or repetitive abuse of other drugs; # repetitive excessive consumption of alcohol, which results in material harm to the Company Group or its subsidiaries; or # Executive’s gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to any member of the Company Group which results in material harm to the Company Group and/or which has a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, prospects, value or business relationships of any member of the Company Group; or # a material breach by Executive of any material covenant or agreement between Executive and any member of the Company Group, including paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof; provided that if the breach is not a breach of paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof or any other restrictive covenant and is capable of remedy, Executive shall have ten (10) days from notification of the breach by the Company in which to remedy such breach. For avoidance of doubt a breach of paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 or any other restrictive covenant shall not be subject to remedy and any such breach shall be considered “Cause” for termination.

Definition of Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” will mean:

Definition of Cause. “Cause” shall mean conduct involving one or more of the following: # the substantial and continuing failure of the Participant, after notice thereof, to render services to [[Organization A:Organization]] in accordance with the terms or requirements of his or her Business Relationship; # disloyalty, gross negligence, willful misconduct, dishonesty, fraud or breach of fiduciary duty to [[Organization A:Organization]]; # deliberate disregard of the rules or policies of [[Organization A:Organization]], or breach of an employment, consulting or other agreement with [[Organization A:Organization]], which results in direct or indirect loss, damage or injury to [[Organization A:Organization]]; # the unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or confidential information of [[Organization A:Organization]]; # the commission of an act which constitutes unfair competition with [[Organization A:Organization]] or which induces any customer or supplier to breach a contract with [[Organization A:Organization]]; or # intentional acts on the part of the Participant that have generated material adverse publicity toward or about [[Organization A:Organization]].

Definition. "Confidential Information" means any and all unpublished information owned or controlled by Company that relates to the technical, manufacturing, marketing, sales, or financial operations of Company, whether or not such information is specifically marked or identified by the Company as Confidential Information, and not generally disclosed by Company to the public. Confidential Information includes, without limitation: proprietary processes and designs; trade secrets; know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable); formulas; technical drawings and data; research subjects, methods and results; proprietary computer software; unpublished product specifications and characteristics; manufacturing processes; production techniques; plans for future products; business and marketing plans and strategies; product development plans; pricing policies; cost and profit information; customer lists; supplier identities; and the like, whether disclosed to ICV orally, in writing, or by inspections, or accumulated or developed by ICV in the course of Services performed for Company.

Definition. “Confidential Information” means confidential or proprietary information, data or know-how, whether provided in written, oral, visual or other form, provided by one Party (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other Party (the “Receiving Party”) in connection with this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the terms of this Agreement and information relating to the Disclosing Party’s existing or proposed research, development efforts, patent applications, business or products, including without limitation pricing information, vendor and customer information, plans, proprietary technical information, processes, formulae, data, inventions, methods, knowledge, discoveries, know-how, trade secrets, and the like. Confidential Information shall not include any such information that: # is already known to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates (other than under an obligation of confidentiality) at the time of disclosure (as evidenced by written records of the Receiving Party); # is or becomes generally available to the public other than through any act or omission of the Receiving Party or its Affiliates; # is disclosed to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates by a Third Party who had no separate nondisclosure obligation in respect of such information; or # is independently discovered or developed by or on behalf of the Receiving Party or its Affiliates without the use of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party (as evidenced by written records of the Receiving Party). The terms of this Agreement shall be deemed Confidential Information of each Party.

Definition. For purposes of the Plan, a “Change-in-Control” shall mean any one or more of the following:

Definition. As used in this Plan, the following definitions shall apply:

Definition. A “Reorganization Event” shall mean: # any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is cancelled, # any exchange of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange transaction or # any liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Definition. The award of an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan entitles the Participant to purchase shares of Stock at a price fixed at the time the option is awarded, subject to the following terms of this Article II.

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