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Outside Director Awards. With respect to Awards granted to an Outside Director, the Outside Director will fully vest in and have the right to exercise Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights as to all of the Shares underlying such Award, including those Shares which otherwise would not be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries, as applicable.

Director Compensation Limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total annual compensation paid to any individual Director, inclusive of cash compensation and Awards granted under this Plan, shall not exceed $750,000; provided, however, that the total annual compensation paid to the Chairman of the Board or to any Independent Lead Director may exceed $750,000 but not $1,500,000.

SERVICES OF DIRECTOR. While this Agreement is in effect, the Director shall perform duties as a Director and/or a member of the committees of the Board, be compensated for such and be reimbursed expenses in accordance with [Schedule A] of this Agreement, subject to the following.

REQUIREMENTS OF DIRECTOR. During the term of the Director’s services to the Company hereunder, the Director shall observe all applicable laws and regulations relating to Directors of a public company as promulgated from time to time.

Upon the termination of his employment hereunder, the CEO shall forthwith resign from his directorships of any members of the Group of which he is for the time being a director. The Company is accordingly irrevocably authorised to appoint some person in his name and on his behalf to execute all documents and to do all things requisite to give effect to such resignations.

Newly Eligible Director.Newly Eligible Director” means a Director who either # was not previously eligible to participate in this Plan or any other non-qualified, deferred compensation plans maintained for directors or independent contractors by a Participating Employer or other Affiliate, # had been paid all amounts previously deferred under all non-qualified, deferred compensation plans maintained for directors or independent contractors by a Participating Employer or other Affiliate and had ceased to be eligible to continue to participate in such plans on or before the date of payment of all amounts due under such plans, or # was not eligible to participate in any non-qualified deferred compensation plans (other than the accrual of earnings) maintained for directors or independent contractors by a Participating Employer or other Affiliate at any time during the 24-month period ending on the date the Director has again become eligible to participate in the Plan.

Newly Eligible Director For a Newly Eligible Director, the deferral election may be made after the first day of a Plan Year provided it is made within 30 days after becoming eligible to participate in this Plan Such a deferral election by a Newly Eligible Director is irrevocable once it has been received by the Plan Administrator and the deadline for making such election has expired, except as otherwise provided under this Plan Such election will be effective with respect to Retainers for services commencing with the next full calendar quarter or fiscal quarter, as applicable, after the deferral election becomes irrevocable

INDEMNITY OF DIRECTOR. Corporation hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Director from loss or liability, including any and all fees and expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Director or his or her spouse in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise (including specifically an action by or in the right of the Corporation) to which Director is, was or at any time becomes a party, or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that Director is, was or at any time becomes a director, officer, employee or agent of Corporation, or is or was serving or at any time serves at the request of Corporation as a director, officer, employee, trustee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the maximum extent now authorized or permitted by the provisions of the Regulations and Ohio Statute, or by any subsequent amendment(s) thereto or other Regulations or statutory provisions authorizing or permitting such indemnification which are adopted after the date hereof by the shareholders of the Corporation or the State of Ohio, respectively. It is the intent of this Agreement that the Director shall be fully and completely indemnified by either the Corporation or the D&O Insurance (or a combination thereof) to the absolute maximum permitted by law and except to the extent absolutely prohibited by law on the grounds of illegality as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after all presumptions are made in favor of the Director and from which no appeal is or can be taken by Director.

The Director must advise the Company as soon as reasonably practicable after the Director becomes aware of any claim against the Director which could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim by the Director under the Indemnities.

Obligations of Director. If the Company admits liability under the Indemnities for a claim notified under clause 3.1, the Director must:

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