Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Appears in 7 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Philip Morris International Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Philip Morris International Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Philip Morris International Inc.)
Clawback. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions set forth in the CNX Resources Corporation Amended and Restated Executive Compensation Clawback Policy (as may be amended and restated from time to time, the “Clawback Policy”) are incorporated in this Agreement by reference. To the extent the Clawback Policy is applicable to the Participant, it creates additional rights for the Company with respect to certain Awards and other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation awards granted to the Participant under the CNX Resources Corporation Executive Annual Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated), or any successor plan. Notwithstanding anything any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, if certain Awards granted under the Board of Directors of Plan and such other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation, will be subject to potential mandatory cancellation, forfeiture and/or repayment by the Participant to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable lawthe Participant is, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingbecomes, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to (a) any Company clawback or recoupment policy, including the Clawback Policy, and any other policies that are adopted to comply with the requirements of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or otherwise, or (b) any applicable laws that impose mandatory clawback or recoupment requirements under the circumstances set forth in such laws, including as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that required by the Company may have regarding the clawback ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act2002, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any Act, or other applicable rules and laws, rules, regulations promulgated thereunder or stock exchange listing standards, as may be in effect from time to time time, and which may operate to create additional rights for the Company with respect to awards and the recovery of amounts relating thereto. By accepting an Award under the Plan and pursuant to this Agreement, the Participant consents to be bound by the U.S. Securities terms of the Clawback Policy, if applicable, and Exchange Commissionagrees and acknowledges that the Participant is obligated to cooperate with, and provide any and all assistance necessary to, the Company in its efforts to recover or recoup an Award, any gains or earnings related to an Award, or any other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation, that is subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to such laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or Company policy. Such cooperation and assistance shall include, but is not limited to, executing, completing and submitting any documentation necessary to facilitate the recovery or recoupment by the Company from the Participant of any such amounts, including from the Participant’s accounts or from any other compensation, to the extent permissible under Section 409A of the Code.
Appears in 6 contracts
Sources: Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (CNX Resources Corp), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (CNX Resources Corp), Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (CNX Resources Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything If the Executive has committed fraud, embezzlement, a felony or a misdemeanor involving dishonesty, in this Agreement each case that relates to the contraryCompany (“Misconduct”), or if the Company’s financial statements are restated as a result of an audit by a nationally recognized auditing firm and the Executive’s Incentive Bonus or other compensation, employee benefit or vesting was based upon such financial statements, then the Board shall have the right to (i) require reimbursement of Directors any Incentive Bonus or other compensation, benefit or award paid to the Executive within two (2) years of any such restatement as a result of such financial statements that were restated (to the extent that the Executive received a larger Incentive Bonus or other compensation, benefit or award than he otherwise would have received absent the incorrect financial statements); (ii) reinstatement of risk of forfeiture and vesting schedule of any compensation, benefit or award that was vested based on such incorrect financial statements (and recoupment of any gains already realized if such awards or benefits were sold, transferred, disposed of, paid out, or otherwise reduced to cash); (iii) require recoupment of any Incentive Bonus or other compensation, benefit or award paid within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Executive or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an appropriate Committee affiliate), (iv) forfeit any vested or unvested compensation, benefits or awards previously granted to the Executive within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the Board determines thatextent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Executive or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an affiliate), as a result and/or (v) recoup any gains the Executive has previously realized from any such Incentive Bonus or other compensation, benefit or award within two (2) years of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Executive or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an affiliate). Nothing contained in this Section 14 shall be construed to restrict or otherwise limit the Company’s right to pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Conversely, if the above-described financial statements, or a significant write-off not statement restatements would result in an increase in the ordinary course Executive’s Incentive Bonus, then, in the absence of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementany Misconduct, the Board or Committee, in its discretionreasonable good faith shall redetermine such Incentive Bonus, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address based on the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionrevised financial statements.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Employment Agreement (Southeastern Grocers, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Southeastern Grocers, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Southeastern Grocers, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in any provisions of this Notice and Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of any RSUs granted hereunder will be subject to mandatory forfeiture or repayment by Employee to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligationis, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Awardfuture becomes, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to (a) any Company clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future that is adopted to comply with the Employee to requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations, or that is otherwise adopted by the extent Company, or (b) any applicable laws which impose mandatory recoupment, under circumstances set forth in such applicable laws, including as required by applicable law or rule the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act2002, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any Act, or other applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder law, regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, as may be in effect from time to time by time, and which may operate to create additional rights for the U.S. Securities Company with respect to Awards and Exchange Commissionthe forfeiture or recovery of amounts relating thereto. In the event of a forfeiture event under an applicable Company clawback policy, any amounts required to be forfeited pursuant to such policy shall be deemed not to have been earned under the terms of the Plan, and the Company shall be entitled to recover from Employee the amount specified under the clawback policy to be forfeited. By accepting this grant of RSUs, Employee agrees and acknowledges that Employee is obligated to cooperate with, and provide any and all assistance necessary to, the Company to provide for the forfeiture or to recover or recoup this Award or amounts paid under this Award subject to clawback pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement or Company policy or the Plan. Such cooperation and assistance shall include, but is not limited to, executing, completing and submitting any documentation necessary to forfeit, recover or recoup this Award or amounts paid hereunder from Employee’s accounts, or pending or future compensation awards that may be made to Employee.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement (American Eagle Outfitters Inc), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (American Eagle Outfitters Inc), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (American Eagle Outfitters Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in Employee’s receipt of this Agreement Performance Award is expressly conditioned on Employee’s agreement to the contraryterms and provisions of this Section, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off and Employee acknowledges that Employee would not have received this Performance Award in the ordinary course absence of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrenceagreement. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by By accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Performance Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject that:
(a) the compensation (inclusive of Stock) payable pursuant to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the this Performance Award and any other Awards award granted to Employee under the Employee Plan (whether granted before, on or after the Grant Date) shall not be deemed fully earned or vested, even if paid or distributed to Employee, if such compensation or any portion thereof is subject to the Clawback Policyrecovery, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that revocation, recoupment or "clawback" by the Company may have regarding or any of its affiliates pursuant to (i) the clawback provisions of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and (the "Act"), (ii) any applicable rules and or regulations promulgated thereunder under the Act or by any stock exchange on which the Company's Stock is listed (collectively, the "Rules"), or (iii) any compensation recoupment or clawback policies or procedures adopted by the Company or any of its affiliates, in each case with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above as such provisions, rules, regulations, policies and procedures may be adopted and amended from time to time (including with retroactive effect); and
(b) any other compensation or benefit (inclusive of Stock) payable to or on behalf of Employee from the Company or any of its affiliates (whether payable before, on or after the Grant Date, but excluding any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to a Performance Award granted under the Plan) shall not be deemed fully earned or vested, even if paid or distributed to Employee, if such compensation, benefit or any portion thereof is subject to recovery, revocation, recoupment or clawback by the U.S. Securities Company or any of its affiliates pursuant to the Act, the Rules or any compensation recoupment or clawback policies or procedures adopted by the Company or any of its affiliates, in each case as the Act, the Rules and Exchange Commissionsuch policies and procedures may be adopted and amended from time to time (including with retroactive effect). In addition, Employee hereby agrees (on behalf of Employee and any other individual, entity or other person claiming under or through Employee) that: (x) compensation payable pursuant to this Performance Award (inclusive of stock) and any other compensation or benefit payable to or on behalf of Employee (whether under the Plan or otherwise) shall be subject to recovery, revocation, recoupment or clawback as provided in the preceding provisions of this Section; and (y) Employee (or any such individual, entity or other person) shall not seek indemnification or contribution from the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to any amount so recovered, revoked, recouped or clawed back. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Performance Award Agreement (Oil States International, Inc), Performance Award Agreement (Oil States International, Inc), Performance Award Agreement (Oil States International, Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything As set forth in this Agreement Section 17, the Award and any Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, or any portion thereof as may be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, are subject to cancellation, rescission, payback, recoupment or other similar action (“Clawback”) upon the occurrence of any Clawback Event (as defined below). Any Clawback under this Section 17 shall be increased by the Company’s costs incurred, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in pursuing or securing such cancellation, rescission, payback, recoupment or other similar action. For purposes of this Award Agreement, a “Clawback Event” includes the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement of its financial statements due to the contraryCompany’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under securities law, if then the Board of Directors Company shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, during the three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company or is required to prepare such accounting restatement.
(b) If the Company is required to prepare an appropriate Committee accounting restatement of its financial statements due to the Board determines that, Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under securities law as a result of fraudmisconduct by the Participant, misconduct, a restatement of then the Company’s financial statementsCompany shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or a significant write-off not Shares or other payment issued in the ordinary course settlement of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, during the Employee acknowledges three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare such accounting restatement, and agrees that Employee the Participant will be required to repay any profits received by the Participant from the sale of any Company securities during the twelve (12) months after the inaccurate or erroneous financial information was initially reported.
(c) If the Participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary thereof is subject to any clawback a termination for Cause, and the event or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee events giving rise to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock such termination for Cause are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole reasonable discretion to be materially injurious to the reputation of the Company or any Subsidiary, then the Company shall be entitled to Clawback from the Participant any Award granted, or Shares or other payment issued in settlement of the Award, during the three (3) completed fiscal years immediately preceding the “Clawback Policy”date on which the Participant is notified in writing by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) and that the EmployeeParticipant’s rights with respect employment will be terminated for Cause.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that each of the Clawbacks and Clawback Events described in paragraphs (a) through (c) above may be applied independently or collectively, as determined in the Committee’s sole discretion, to the Award same, or similar, facts, circumstances, and any other Awards granted events giving rise to such Clawback. Further, notwithstanding anything to the Employee shall be subject to the contrary in this Section 17, if a statutorily mandated Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time would require or permit a more extensive recapture by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCompany, then such statutorily mandated Clawback shall apply.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.), Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.), Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in If there has been a Determination with respect to any Taxable Year or Taxable Years (including for the avoidance of doubt any Taxable Year or Taxable Years that are impacted by such Determination), and the aggregate amount of Tax Benefit Payments previously made to any Member pursuant to this Agreement for such relevant Taxable Years (reduced by any Clawback Payments previously paid to the contraryCorporation by such Member pursuant to this Section 3.5(b) with respect to such relevant Taxable Years) (such amount, the “Aggregate Tax Benefit Payments”) is greater than the aggregate amount that such Tax Benefit Payments for such relevant Taxable Years would equal if calculated by taking into account the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation adjustments made in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent such Determination (including, for the fraudavoidance of doubt, misconductinterest, write-off or incorrect financial statementpenalties and additions to tax related thereto) (such amount, an “Aggregate Adjusted Tax Benefit Amount”), then (i) the Board or Committee, in its discretion, Corporation shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise deliver to the fraudMembers an Amended Schedule (in accordance with Section 2.4) for each relevant Taxable Year (and, misconductfor the avoidance of doubt, write-off or restatement each such Amended Schedule shall reflect the adjustments, interest, penalties and additions to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includetax related to such Determination which arise in the relevant Taxable Year) and (ii) each Member shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation within fifteen (15) days of such Amended Schedule becoming final in accordance with Section 2.4(a) of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion Agreement (the “Clawback PolicyPayment Date”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect ), pay to the Award and Corporation the excess of (x) such Member’s Aggregate Tax Benefit Payments over (y) such Member’s Aggregate Adjusted Tax Benefit Amount, calculated in accordance with such Amended Schedule(s) (such excess, a “Clawback Payment”). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Clawback Payments payable pursuant to this Agreement shall first be offset by the Tax Benefit Payment for the Taxable Year in which the Determination is made, as reasonably estimated by the Corporation. In the event that a Member does not make timely payment of all or any other Awards granted portion of a Clawback Payment to the Employee Corporation on or before the Clawback Payment Date, interest (calculated at the Default Rate) in respect of such Clawback Payment shall be subject accrue from the Clawback Payment Date until the date on which such Member makes such Clawback Payment to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCorporation.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Tax Receivable Agreement (Bioventus Inc.), Tax Receivable Agreement (Bioventus Inc.), Tax Receivable Agreement (Bioventus Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything (i) If the Compensation Committee determines, in this Agreement to the contraryits reasonable discretion, if the Board of Directors of the Company that you engaged in fraud or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, misconduct as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, which or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent which the fraud, misconduct, write-off Company is required to or incorrect financial statementdecides to restate its financials, the Board or CommitteeCompensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, shall take such action with respect impose any or all of the following:
(I) Immediate expiration of any then outstanding equity compensation, whether vested or not, if granted within the first 12 months after issuance or filing of any financial statement that is being restated (the “Recovery Measurement Period”);
(II) As to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise any exercised portion of any stock options (to the fraudextent, misconductduring the Recovery Measurement Period, write-off the options are granted, vest, are exercised, or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includethe purchased shares are sold), to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay prompt payment to the Company of any Option Gain. For purposes of this Agreement, the partial “Option Gain” per share you received on exercise of an option is the spread between the closing price on the date of exercise and the exercise price you paid and comparable rules will apply in the case of stock appreciation rights;
(III) Payment or full fair market transfer to the Company of any Stock Gain from restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other similar forms of compensation, where the “Stock Gain” consists of the greatest of (i) the value of the Award determined at applicable shares when you received them within the time Recovery Measurement Period, (ii) the value of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that such shares received during the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingRecovery Measurement Period, as determined on the date of the request by the Committee in its sole discretion to repay or transfer under the provisions below, (iii) the “Clawback Policy”gross (before tax) proceeds you received from any sale of any such shares during the Recovery Measurement Period, and that (iv) if transferred without sale during the Employee’s rights with respect Recovery Measurement Period, the value of such shares when so transferred; and/or
(IV) Repayment of any bonuses paid during the Recovery Measurement Period.
(ii) In addition to the Award foregoing, following an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirements under securities laws, you agree to repay any incentive-based compensation (including any bonuses and any other Awards granted to equity compensation) paid during the Employee shall be subject to three-year period preceding the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations date that the Company may have regarding is required to prepare the accounting restatement which bonuses or equity compensation were based on the erroneous data. For purposes of this provision, the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D is calculated as the excess amount paid on the basis of the Exchange Act, restated results. The parties agree that this requirement will be applied as provided under the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Act.
(iii) The remedies under this Section 10(b) are in addition to any other remedies that the Company may have available in law or equity. Payment is due in cash or cash equivalents within 10 days after the Committee provides notice to you that it is enforcing this clawback. Payment will be calculated on a gross basis, without reduction for taxes. The Company may, but is not required to, accept a retransfer of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time Company stock in lieu of some or all of the payment, the value of which stock shall be deemed to time by be the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionfair market value of such shares on the date of the retransfer.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Employment Agreement (Tier Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Tier Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Tier Technologies Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs PSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Performance Share Unit Agreement (Philip Morris International Inc.), Performance Share Unit Agreement (Philip Morris International Inc.), Performance Share Unit Agreement (Philip Morris International Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementmaterial negative restatement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Compensation Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback PolicyCommittee”) and of the Corporation’s board of directors may require the Recipient to pay to the Corporation an amount corresponding to each award to the Recipient under this Agreement, or otherwise return such Units or Common Stock, that the EmployeeCommittee determines would not have been vested or paid if the Corporation’s rights with respect results as originally published had been equal to the Award and Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any other Awards granted requirement or claim under this Section must be made, if at all, within five years after the date the amount claimed was originally vested or paid, whichever is later. In the alternative, the Committee may require Recipient to the Employee shall repay or return compensation awarded hereunder pursuant to such rules as may be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject time pursuant to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback Section 954 of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Act, to the extent applicable. By acceptance of 2010 any award or Units hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time all Units or Common Stock, as well as the equivalent cash value thereof with respect to time any and all such Units or Common Stock, that have become vested, exercised, free of restriction or otherwise released to and/or monetized by or for the benefit of the Recipient or any transferee or assignee thereof (collectively, the “Award-Equivalent Value”), are and will be fully subject to the terms of any policy regarding repayment, recoupment or clawback of compensation now or hereafter adopted by the U.S. Corporation in response to the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, rulemaking of the Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission or otherwise. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that any such policy will apply to any and all Units or Common Stock, and Award-Equivalent Value in accordance with its terms, whether retroactively or prospectively, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any Units or Common Stock and/or Award-Equivalent Value that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of such policy. The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return Common Stock under this Section are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement. The provisions of this Section are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Culp Inc), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Culp Inc), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Culp Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement This Award shall be subject to the contrary, if the Board clawback provision of Directors Section 16(n) of the Plan and this paragraph. The Company or an appropriate Committee may in its sole discretion and as allowed by law recoup amounts paid to the Executive under this Award Agreement in the event of (a) a financial restatement of the Board determines that, Company's previously issued financial statements as a result of errors, omission, fraud, misconductor noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, or (b) any conduct by Executive, or concerning which Executive has direct knowledge and fails to timely take action to address, that is materially adverse to the Company (such conduct to include conduct that in the reasonable opinion of the Company: (i) warrants or could warrant the Executive’s dismissal; or (ii) is a restatement violation of the Company’s financial statementsGuiding Principles, or a significant write-off any law, regulation or listing standard (collectively, “Violation”), whether or not such Violation results in the ordinary course of business affecting criminal prosecution or sanctions against Executive or the Company, and whether or not the Company learns of such Violation before or after the Executive’s termination of employment). In such circumstances, the Committee shall review the facts and circumstances underlying the restatement or Violation. After this review, if it is determined that an Award amount was based on the achievement of certain financial statements, an Employeeresults that were the subject of a restatement, or former Employeethat the Violation subjected the Company to financial, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off reputational or incorrect financial statementother harm, the Board or CommitteeCommittee may, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect require the Executive to this reimburse the Company for all or a portion of any Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise actually paid to the fraudExecutive or, misconductif such Award has been deferred into the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrenceforfeit the Award so deferred. Such action In each such instance, the Company may include, forfeit (to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial deferred) or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect seek to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee recover (to the extent paid) the amount by which the Executive's Award amount exceeded the lower amount, if any, that would have been made based on the restated financial results or the amount that, in the Company’s sole discretion, the Company was harmed by such Violation. However, if the clawback arises from a material restatement of our financial results, the Company will not seek such recovery where the payment to Executive occurred more than three years prior to the date the Company is required by to prepare the applicable law or rule restatement. If the clawback relates to knowledge of any securities exchange or market materially adverse conduct, there is no time limit on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingrecovery. The Company will determine, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be but subject to the Clawback Policydirection of the Committee), as amended the method for obtaining reimbursement from time to timethe Executive. This Agreement shall The Company may forfeit and/or recoup amounts paid in all events be subject to all rights and obligations respect of an Award regardless of whether the Executive is still employed by the Company or an affiliate on the date forfeiture and/or reimbursement is required. Forfeiture of or recoupment of amounts paid in respect of an Award does not limit any other remedies that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionhave.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Smith a O Corp), Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Smith a O Corp), Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Smith a O Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything In the event that after the grant of the Restricted Stock Award but prior to a Change in this Agreement Control (1) the Company issues a material restatement of an initial financial statement, and (2) the Participant engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or contributed to the contraryneed for such a restatement because of material noncompliance by the Company with applicable financial reporting requirements (a “Forfeiture Event”), the Participant, at the request of the Committee made within 90 days after the restatement, shall forfeit those Shares, if any, owned by the Board of Directors Participant at the time of the initial financial statement that is subsequently restated, regardless of whether those Shares are subject to restrictions at such time or whether the restrictions on such Shares shall have lapsed (the “Forfeitable Shares”). In addition, if a Forfeiture Event occurs, the Participant, at the Committee’s request (which request must be made within 90 days after the restatement), shall forfeit all dividends deferred pursuant to Section 2(b) with respect to the Forfeitable Shares that then remain subject to restrictions prior to the Committee’s request and promptly remit to the Company or an appropriate Committee cash equal to the Net Dividends (as hereinafter defined) received by the Participant at any time on the Forfeitable Shares. If the Forfeitable Shares are not owned by the Participant at the time of the Board determines thatCommittee’s request, the Participant shall promptly remit to the Company the “Net Proceeds” (as hereinafter defined) from any sale, after the issuance of an initial financial statement that is subsequently restated, of Forfeitable Shares in lieu of the Forfeitable Shares. “Net Dividends” or “Net Proceeds” shall mean dividends or proceeds, as the case may be net of taxes paid or payable by the Participant as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement the receipt of such dividends and the sale of such Shares in an amount reasonably determined by the Committee but including interest on the amount of cash repaid from the date of the Company’s financial statementsreceipt by Participant of such dividends or sale proceeds to the date of payment of such amount to the Company at a rate reasonably determined by the Committee. The Committee may, or a significant write-off but shall not in be required by Participant to, reduce the ordinary course of business affecting forfeiture, return and/or payment obligations hereunder to the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent extent that the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary deem appropriate. Nothing herein shall limit any other rights the Company shall have by law for misconduct of the Participant that caused or appropriate to address the events that gave rise contributed to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make need for such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionrestatement.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Imation Corp), Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Imation Corp), Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Imation Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employee agrees that if the Board of Directors of the Company Employee is or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as becomes a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement Section 16 executive officer of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course event of business affecting any Inaccurate Financial Statement, (i) Employee will return to the Company’s financial statementsCompany on demand all incentive-based compensation payments (whether under this Award, the Plan or otherwise) made to Employee during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that are in connection with this Award than excess of what would have been paid absent had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the fraud, misconduct, writeaccounting restatement; and (ii) all earned but unpaid incentive-off or incorrect financial statement, based compensation awarded to Employee during the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address 3-year period preceding the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that is in excess of what would have been earned had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the partial accounting restatement shall be forfeited. In addition, Employee agrees to application of any clawback, forfeiture, recoupment, or full fair market value similar requirement required to apply to incentive-based compensation granted to Employee under the policies and procedures of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee Company as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time, any current or future applicable law or listing standard or regulatory body requirement. This Agreement The Committee shall in all events have final authority to determine the amount to be subject repaid by Employee and shall have sole and absolute discretion to all rights and obligations that offset required claw-back amounts against any payments due to Employee. An “Inaccurate Financial Statement” is any inaccurate financial statement due to material noncompliance by the Company may have regarding with any financial reporting requirements under the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionsecurities laws.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Jacobs Engineering Group Inc /De/), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Jacobs Engineering Group Inc /De/), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Jacobs Engineering Group Inc /De/)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this This Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall will be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback certain provisions of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇”) and any other compensation clawback or recoupment policy that the Committee has adopted or is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange on which the Company's securities are listed or as is otherwise required by ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or any other applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time law. Grantee acknowledges that the Award or any compensation derived therefrom may be forfeited and/or recouped by the U.S. Securities Company in accordance with any policies and Exchange Commissionprocedures adopted by the Committee in order to comply with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or other clawback or recoupment policy. Without limitation, the Company may, in its discretion, or shall as required by law, (i) seek repayment from the Grantee; (ii) reduce the amount that would otherwise be payable to the Grantee under current or future Awards; (iii) withhold future equity grants or salary increases; (iv) pursue other available legal remedies, or (v) any combination of these actions. The Company's clawback or recoupment policy may require the Company take such recoupment actions against the Grantee whether or not such Grantee engaged in any misconduct or was otherwise at fault with respect to any event or circumstance giving rise to such clawback action. The Company will, to the full extent permitted by law, have the discretion based on the particular facts and circumstances to require that the Grantee reimburse the Company for all or any portion of any Awards if and to the extent the Awards reflected the achievement of financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement, or the achievement of other objectives that were subsequently found to be inaccurately measured, and a lower Award would have occurred based upon the restated financial results or accurately measured objectives. The Company may, in its discretion, (i) seek repayment from the Grantee; (ii) reduce the amount that would otherwise be payable to the Grantee under current or future Awards; (iii) withhold future equity grants or salary increases; (iv) pursue other available legal remedies or (v) any combination of these actions. The Company may take such actions against any Grantee, whether or not such Grantee engaged in any misconduct or was otherwise at fault with respect to such restatement or inaccurate measurement.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of If the Company’s financial statementsstatements are the subject of a restatement (i) due to material non-compliance with any financing reporting requirement under the federal securities laws, even if such restatement was not the result of any misconduct or error of the Grantee, (ii) in order to correct errors that were immaterial to previously issued financial statements but would result in a significant write-off not material misstatement if the errors were left uncorrected in future filings under the federal securities laws; or (iii) to correct errors that are recognized in the ordinary course of business affecting current period covered by the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includethen, to the extent permitted by applicable governing law, causing the partial Company shall seek reimbursement of excess incentive compensation paid under the Award to the Grantee for the relevant year(s). In seeking such reimbursement, the Company shall take any and all actions it deems necessary or full cancellation convenient in order to ensure the prompt reimbursement of all excess incentive compensation, taking into consideration the speed and cost of available options and the particular facts and circumstances of each such reimbursement. In addition, if the Company’s financial statements are the subject of a restatement or correction of error due, in whole or in part, to a Grantee’s misconduct, to the extent permitted by governing law, the Company may seek reimbursement of all incentive compensation paid under the Award to the Grantee for the relevant year(s). For purposes hereof, excess incentive compensation means the positive difference, if any, between (a) the Fair Market Value of the Shares issued to the Grantee and (b) the Fair Market Value of the Shares that would have been issued to the Grantee had the achievement of the Performance Goals been calculated based on the Company’s financial statements as restated. In addition, the Company may seek reimbursement of any or all Shares issued pursuant to this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring Agreement in the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that event the Board or the Compensation Committee may make such a cancellationdetermines, impose such a repayment obligationin its reasonable judgment, that the Grantee has, or take other necessary or appropriate action has been negligent in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future connection with the Employee supervision of someone who has, (x) engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, theft, or embezzlement, (y) engaged in other misconduct (including harassment), or (z) been grossly negligent in connection with the performance of their duties, in each case resulting in Company reputational or financial harm. The foregoing shall be in addition to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) terms and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D conditions of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCompany’s Clawback Policy as posted on its website.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (KORU Medical Systems, Inc.), Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (KORU Medical Systems, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an EmployeeEmployee , or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs PSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Performance Share Unit Agreement (Philip Morris International Inc.), Performance Share Unit Agreement (Philip Morris International Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement Award (and Participant shall thereupon cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares under this Award) to the contraryextent outstanding and to cancel any Shares issued hereunder in the event of any of the following:
(i) If a Participant resident in the United States or India has breached any restrictive covenant (whether non-solicitation, if the Board of Directors of non-competition, non-disparagement or confidentiality) under any agreement between Participant and the Company or an appropriate Committee Affiliate during employment or during one (1) year period following termination of Participant’s employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate;
(ii) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement for any part of the Board Performance Period due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under the federal securities laws which the Committee determines that, as a is the result of fraud, misconductnegligence, a restatement or intentional or gross misconduct by Participant;
(iii) In the circumstances and manner provided in any clawback or compensation recovery policy that may be adopted or implemented by the Company and in effect from time to time on or after the Award Date; and/or
(iv) If the Committee determines that Participant committed an act or omission while an employee or other service provider of the Company (or Affiliate) that was not discovered by the Company (or any Affiliate) until after the termination of Participant’s employment or service that would, if Participant were an active employee or other service provider of the Company (or Affiliate) at the time such act or omission is discovered, be reason for termination of Participant’s employment or service for Cause. For purposes of this Section 7, clause (i) above shall only apply to Shares that have not yet vested or that vested within twelve (12) months of the date of such breach. The Company’s rights to cancel the Award and any Shares issued hereunder pursuant to this Section 7 shall be in addition to the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation rights under Section 6 of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vestingAgreement. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee Participant further acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) this Agreement and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall also be subject to the Company’s Compensation Clawback Policy, as amended Policy and any other applicable clawback or recoupment policies and other policies that may be implemented by the Company or its board of directors from time to time. This Agreement shall Participant further agrees that in all events the event it is determined in accordance with any such policy that this Award or any portion thereof must be subject forfeited or reimbursed to all rights and obligations that the Company, Participant will promptly take any action necessary to effectuate such forfeiture and/or reimbursement as determined by the Company may have regarding the clawback or its board of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissiondirectors.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Restricted Share Unit Issuance Agreement (Genpact LTD), Restricted Share Unit Issuance Agreement (Genpact LTD)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to To the extent required by applicable law or rule of any applicable securities exchange listing standards, this Award and amounts paid or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed payable pursuant to or admitted for trading, with respect to this Award shall be subject to clawback as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (Committee, which clawback may include forfeiture, repurchase and/or recoupment of the “Clawback Policy”) Award and that the Employee’s rights amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to the Award. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, if at any time (including after the Award and has vested) the Committee or any other Awards granted person designated by the Committee (each such person, an “Authorized Officer”) reasonably believes that a Participant may have committed an Act of Misconduct as described in this Paragraph 15, the Authorized Officer, the Committee or the Board may suspend the Participant’s rights to vest in the Award, and/or to receive payment for or receive Units in settlement of the Award pending a determination of whether an Act of Misconduct has been committed. If the Committee or an Authorized Officer determines the Participant has committed an act of embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of any obligation owed to the Employee Company or any Affiliate of the Company, breach of fiduciary duty, violation of ethics policy or code of conduct, or deliberate disregard of the Company’s or Affiliate of the Company’s rules resulting in loss, damage or injury to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or if a Participant makes an unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or confidential information, solicits any employee or service provider to leave the employ or cease providing services to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, breaches any intellectual property or assignment of inventions covenant, engages in any conduct constituting unfair competition, breaches any non-competition agreement, induces any customer to breach a contract with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company or to cease doing business with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or induces any principal for whom the Company or any Affiliate of the Company acts as agent to terminate such agency relationship (any of the foregoing acts, an “Act of Misconduct”), then except as otherwise provided by the Committee, (i) neither the Participant nor his or her estate nor transferee shall be subject entitled to vest in or have the Clawback Policyrestrictions on the Award lapse, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D or otherwise receive payment of the Exchange ActAward, and (ii) the Participant will forfeit the Award. In making such determination, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform Committee or an Authorized Officer shall give the Participant an opportunity to appear and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 present evidence on his or her behalf at a hearing before the Committee or its designee or an opportunity to submit written comments, documents, information and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time arguments to time be considered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCommittee.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Phantom Unit Award Agreement (MPLX Lp), Phantom Unit Award Agreement (MPLX Lp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement The Grantee agrees and acknowledges that the entire Award, whether or not vested or settled and the shares of Stock that may be issued hereunder (including the proceeds from any sale of such shares of such Stock), are subject to mandatory repayment by the Grantee to the contraryCompany under the Company’s Policy for Recoupment of Incentive Compensation, if to the Board extent applicable, as well as under any other Company “clawback” or recoupment policy or in the event that Applicable Law requires repayment by the Grantee of Directors any compensation paid by the Company or the Employer to the Grantee. In order to satisfy any recoupment obligation arising under any clawback or compensation recovery policy of the Company or otherwise under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards, among other things, the Grantee expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Grantee’s behalf, to Fidelity or any other brokerage firm or stock plan service provider engaged by the Company to hold any shares of Stock or other amounts acquired pursuant to the Award to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such shares of Stock and/or other amounts to the Company upon the Company’s enforcement of any clawback or compensation recovery policy. Without limiting the foregoing, if the Company is required to prepare an appropriate Committee accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Board determines thatCompany, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws and the Grantee knowingly engaged in the misconduct, was grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct, knowingly failed to prevent the misconduct, or was grossly negligent in failing to prevent the misconduct, the Grantee shall reimburse the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of the Company’s Award earned or accrued during the twelve (12)-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the SEC (whichever first occurred) of the financial statementsdocument that contained such material noncompliance. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix B have the meanings set forth herein or in the Plan. This Appendix B includes additional terms and conditions that govern this Award if the Grantee resides and/or works in one of the countries listed herein. If the Grantee is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently residing and/or working, transfers employment and/or residency to another country after receiving the grant of Restricted Stock Units, or is considered a significant write-off not in the ordinary course resident of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementanother country for local law purposes, the Board or CommitteeCompany shall, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect determine to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address what extent the events that gave rise terms and conditions herein will apply to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionGrantee.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Performance Stock Unit Agreement (Insulet Corp), Performance Stock Unit Agreement (Insulet Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything a. If Participant, (i) at any time during the period commencing on the Grant Date and ending on the earlier of (x) the twelve-month anniversary of the date on which Participant incurs a Termination of Service and (y) the second anniversary of the last vesting date under this Agreement, engages in this Agreement any activity in competition with the Company (including, without limitation, violating a non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement or non-disclosure covenant or agreement with the Company or any parent or subsidiary thereof) as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion, or (ii) at any time during the period commencing on the Grant Date and ending on the second anniversary of the date on which Participant incurs a Termination of Service, engages in any other activity which is inimical, contrary or harmful to the contrary, if the Board of Directors interests of the Company (including, without limitation, committing fraud or an appropriate any financial or other misconduct) as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its sole discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to then Participant must repay to the Company any amount paid to Participant pursuant to this Agreement, and this Agreement shall terminate and the partial Cash Award (whether or full fair market value of not vested) shall be forfeited without payment or any consideration therefor.
b. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, this Agreement and the Cash Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board granted hereunder shall be subject (including on a retroactive basis) to such clawback, forfeiture or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent similar requirements (i) as required by applicable law or rule and/or the rules and regulations of any the securities exchange or market inter-dealer quotation system on which shares the common stock of Common Stock are the Company is listed or admitted for tradingquoted, as determined or (ii) provided in a policy adopted or otherwise maintained by the Committee in its sole discretion (Company which applies to Participant, including, but not limited to, the “Company’s Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback PolicyPolicy for Detrimental Conduct, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject , and any clawback policy adopted to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under comply with Section 10D 303A.14 of the New York Stock Exchange ActListed Company Manual, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time such requirements shall be deemed incorporated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionreference into this Agreement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Time Based Cash Award Agreement (Spirit Airlines, Inc.), Time Based Cash Award Agreement (Spirit Airlines, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (a) If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to a material negative restatement, the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the contraryCorporation an amount corresponding to the amount that the Committee determines would not have been vested or paid if the Corporation’s results as originally published had been equal to the Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any requirement or claim under this Section 7(a) must be made, if at all, within five years after the Board of Directors of date the Company amount claimed was originally vested or an appropriate Committee of paid, whichever is later. In the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementalternative, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action Committee may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee require Recipient to repay or return compensation awarded hereunder pursuant to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee such rules as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject time pursuant to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback Section 954 of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Act, to the extent applicable. By acceptance of 2010 any Award or bonus payment hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time all amounts paid to time Recipient hereunder are and will be fully subject to the terms of any policy regarding repayment, recoupment or clawback of compensation now or hereafter adopted by the U.S. Corporation in response to the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, rulemaking of the Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission or otherwise. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that any such policy will apply to any and all bonus amounts paid hereunder in accordance with its terms, whether retroactively or prospectively, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of such policy. The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return bonus amounts paid hereunder under this Section 7(a) are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement. The provisions of this Section 7(a) are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.
(b) If at any time within three years of the vesting or payment of any award to Recipient under this Agreement, whichever is later, Recipient’s employment is terminated for Cause (or, if such termination is deemed not to be for Cause, but the Corporation determines at any time during such three-year period that the Corporation could have terminated Recipient’s employment for Cause based on Recipient’s conduct during his or her time of employment with the Corporation), then if any part of the underlying conduct or circumstances giving rise to such determination of Cause by the Corporation took place at any time during the applicable vesting period for each such award, as specified in this Agreement, then the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the Corporation an amount corresponding to each award that vested or was paid to Recipient pursuant to this Agreement. By acceptance of any Award or bonus payment hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all amounts paid to Recipient hereunder are and will be fully subject to the terms of the foregoing clawback provision, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any such amounts that the Committee requires to be recovered pursuant to the foregoing.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Annual Incentive Award Agreement (Culp Inc), Annual Incentive Award Agreement (Culp Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything If the Employee has committed fraud, embezzlement, a felony or a misdemeanor involving dishonesty, in this Agreement each case that relates to the contraryCompany (“Misconduct”), or if the Company’s financial statements are restated as a result of an audit by a nationally recognized auditing firm and the Employee’s Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan benefits, or other compensation, employee benefit or vesting was based upon such financial statements, then the Board shall have the right to (i) require reimbursement of Directors any Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan or other compensation, benefit or award paid to the Employee within two (2) years of any such restatement as a result of such financial statements that were restated (to the extent that the Employee received a larger Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan payment, or other compensation, benefit or award than he otherwise would have received absent the incorrect financial statements); (ii) reinstatement of risk of forfeiture and vesting schedule of any Incentive Pool Plan award or other compensation, benefit or award that was vested based on such incorrect financial statements (and recoupment of any gains already realized if such awards or benefits were sold, transferred, disposed of, paid out, or otherwise reduced to cash); (iii) require recoupment of any Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefit or other compensation, benefit or award paid within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, Affiliate; (iv) forfeit any vested or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy unvested Incentive Pool Plan benefits or other written agreement compensation, benefits or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards awards previously granted to the Employee within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an Affiliate); and/or (v) recoup any gains the Employee has previously realized from any such Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan benefit, or other compensation, benefit or award within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an Affiliate). Nothing contained in this Section 13 shall be subject construed to restrict or otherwise limit the Clawback PolicyCompany’s right to pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Conversely, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall if the above-described financial statement restatements would result in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that an increase in the Company may have regarding Employee’s Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefits or vesting, then, in the clawback absence of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Actany Misconduct, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by Board in its reasonable good faith shall redetermine such Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefits or vesting, based on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionrevised financial statements.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Employment Agreement (Southeastern Grocers, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Southeastern Grocers, LLC)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if If the Board of Directors reasonably determines, within three years following the end of the Company calendar year with respect to which an Annual Bonus was awarded, that all or any portion of an appropriate Committee Annual Bonus that was paid or awarded to you was based on a calculation of the Board determines thatmeasure on which the Annual Bonus was based that is later determined to have been overstated (other than in an immaterial and insubstantial manner), as the Board, may in its discretion, after taking into account all of the facts and circumstances of such over-statement (which shall include, without limitation, whether the overstatement was a result of fraudmisconduct by you, misconductthe amount and percentage of the Annual Bonus that resulted from the overstatement, a restatement of the Company’s best interests in the circumstances, whether the overstatement results in the Company’s financial statementsresults becoming subject to a material negative restatement, and any other legal or other facts or circumstances the Board reasonably deems are appropriate for consideration in the exercise of its fiduciary obligations to the Company and its shareholders and fairness to you) demand that you promptly return to the Company an amount up to the amount of any such Annual Bonus attributable to such overstatement (or, to the extent elected by you, forfeit or return any portion of such Annual Bonus paid in Bonus Shares, provided that no more than 40% of the amount to be returned may be satisfied by way of a forfeiture of unvested Bonus Shares). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, during the undertaking described above, the Board cannot reasonably determine that you knew or should have reasonably known of the facts resulting in such overstatement, the amount and timing of such return obligation shall in no event exceed the sum of (i) the after-tax amount of such overpayment, plus (ii) if and when obtained or realized, any amount realized by you by virtue of any refund of income or other taxes relating to, or your ability to take a significant writeloss on a tax return for, any such returned amounts or Bonus Shares, which refund or loss-off not taking you agree to use reasonably best efforts to obtain or realize from the applicable tax authority as soon as reasonably practicable. If the Board reasonably determines, within three years following the end of the calendar year with respect to which an Annual Bonus was awarded, that all or any portion of an Annual Bonus that was paid or awarded to you was based on a calculation of the measure on which the Annual Bonus was based that is later determined to have been understated (other than in an immaterial and insubstantial manner), the ordinary course Company shall pay to you the amount of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than any such Annual Bonus that otherwise would have been paid absent but for such understatement, less the fraud, misconduct, write-off amount of the Annual Bonus previously paid. The provisions of this paragraph 4(c) are without limitation of other rights or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events remedies that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by exist under applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Employment Agreement (Knight Capital Group, Inc.), Letter Agreement (Knight Capital Group, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to If the contrary, if the Board of Directors financial results of the Company for any period within the Performance Period are the subject of a Mandatory Restatement (as defined below) and a lower number of Units (or an appropriate Committee no Units) would have vested based upon the restated financial results, Awardee shall reimburse the Company the difference between the fair market value (measured at the time of delivery) of the Board determines thatshares actually delivered to Awardee under this Agreement and of the shares that would have been deliverable to Awardee, reduced by the Net Tax Costs (as a result defined below), based on the restated financial results. Awardee’s reimbursement to the Company shall be made within 30 business days after receiving written notice of fraud, misconduct, the amount owed and the calculations thereof. A “Mandatory Restatement” shall mean a restatement of the Company’s financial statementsstatement which, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course good faith opinion of business affecting the Company’s financial statementspublic accounting firm, an Employeeis required to be implemented pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action but excluding (i) any restatement which is required with respect to this Award a particular year as it deems necessary a consequence of a change in generally accepted accounting rules effective after the publication of the financial statements for such year, or appropriate (ii) any restatement that (A) in the good faith judgment of the Audit Committee of the Board (“Audit Committee”), is required due to address a change in the events manner in which the Company’s auditors interpret the application of generally accepted accounting principles (as opposed to a change in a prior accounting conclusion due to a change in the facts upon which such conclusion was based), or (B) is otherwise required due to events, facts or changes in law or practice that gave rise to the fraudBoard of Directors concludes were beyond the control and responsibilities of Awardee and that occurred regardless of the Awardee’s diligent and thorough performance of his duties and responsibilities. “Net Tax Costs” shall mean the net amount of any federal, misconductforeign, write-off state or restatement local income and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to employment taxes paid by Awardee in respect of the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value portion of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to reimbursement, after taking into account any clawback or recoupment policy and all available deductions, credits or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee offsets allowable to the extent Awardee (including without limit, any deductions permitted under the claim of right doctrine), and regardless of whether the Awardee would be required by applicable law to amend any prior income or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissiontax returns.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (United Rentals North America Inc), Employment Agreement (United Rentals North America Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything The Participant acknowledges and agrees that this Award is subject to any applicable Clawback Policy and may be subject to Clawback pursuant to that policy or as a result of breach of any restrictive covenant or engagement in any activity that constitutes Cause under a loyalty or employment agreement.
a. To the extent permitted by applicable law, including without limitation Code Section 409A, this Agreement Award is subject to offset in the event that the Participant has an outstanding Clawback, recoupment or forfeiture obligation to the contraryCompany under the terms of an applicable Clawback Policy, if in the event that Participant breaches any restrictive covenant obligation or in the event that Participant engagement in activity that constitutes Cause under a loyalty or employment agreement. In the event of a Clawback, recoupment or forfeiture event, the amount required to be clawed back, recouped or forfeited pursuant to such policy, shall be deemed not to have been earned under the terms of the Plan, and the Company is entitled to recover from the Participant the amount specified to be clawed back, recouped, or forfeited (which amount, as applicable, shall be deemed an advance that remained subject to the Participant satisfying all eligibility conditions for earning this Award).
b. If the Board of Directors of or the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatCommittee, as a result of fraudapplicable, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, determines that Clawback is required or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committeeappropriate, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise addition to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includerecoupment methods available under the terms of any applicable Clawback Policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingshall, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, take any of the following actions: (i) seek repayment from the Participant of any amounts or awards distributed under the Plan; (ii) reduce (subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of the Plan or any other applicable plan, program, policy or arrangement) the amount that would otherwise be awarded or payable to the Participant under the Award, the Plan or any other compensatory plan, program, or arrangement maintained by the Company; (iii) withhold payment of future increases in compensation (including the payment of any discretionary bonus amount) or grants of compensatory awards that would otherwise have been made in accordance with the Company’s otherwise applicable compensation practices; or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing. Any determination regarding the Participant’s conduct, and repayment or reduction under this provision, shall be within the sole discretion (of the “Clawback Policy”) Committee and that shall be final and binding on the EmployeeParticipant and the Company. The Participant, in consideration of the grant of the Award, and by the Participant’s rights execution of this Agreement, acknowledges the Participant’s understanding of this provision and hereby agrees to make and allow an immediate and complete repayment or reduction in accordance with this provision in the event of a call for repayment or other action by the Company or Committee to effect its terms with respect to the Participant, the Award and/or any other compensation described in this Agreement.
c. This Award is not considered earned, and the eligibility requirements with respect to this Award is not considered met, until all requirements of the Plan, this Agreement, and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionPolicy are met.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Advance Auto Parts Inc), Time Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Advance Auto Parts Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this This Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall will be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback certain provisions of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇”) and any other compensation clawback or recoupment policy that the Committee has adopted or is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange on which the Company's securities are listed or as is otherwise required by ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or any other applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time law. Grantee acknowledges that the Award or any compensation derived therefrom may be forfeited and/or recouped by the U.S. Securities Company in accordance with any policies and Exchange Commissionprocedures adopted by the Committee in order to comply with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or other clawback or recoupment policy. Without limitation, the Company may, in its discretion, or shall as required by law, (i) seek repayment from the Grantee; (ii) reduce the amount that would otherwise be payable to the Grantee under current or future Awards; (iii) withhold future equity grants or salary increases; (iv) pursue other available legal remedies, or (v) any combination of these actions. The Company's clawback or recoupment policy may require the Company take such recoupment actions against the Grantee whether or not such Grantee engaged in any misconduct or was otherwise at fault with respect to any event or circumstance giving rise to such clawback action. The Company will, to the full extent permitted by law, have the discretion based on the particular facts and circumstances to require that the Grantee reimburse the Company for all or any portion of any Awards if and to the extent the Awards reflected the achievement of financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement, or the achievement of other objectives that were subsequently found to be inaccurately measured, and a lower Award would have occurred based upon the restated financial results or accurately measured objectives. The Company may, in its discretion, (i) seek repayment from the Grantee; (ii) reduce the amount that would otherwise be payable to the Grantee under current or future Awards; (iii) withhold future equity grants or salary increases; (iv) pursue other available legal remedies or (v) any combination of these actions. The Company may take such actions against the Grantee, whether or not such Grantee engaged in any misconduct or was otherwise at fault with respect to such restatement or inaccurate measurement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (a) If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementmaterial negative restatement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect may require Recipient to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise pay to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, Corporation an amount corresponding to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing amount that the partial Committee determines would not have been vested or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring paid if the Employee to repay Corporation’s results as originally published had been equal to the Company Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any requirement or claim under this Section 6(a) must be made, if at all, within five years after the partial date the amount claimed was originally vested or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellationpaid, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstanceswhichever is later. In consideration for the Awardaddition, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee pursuant to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the EmployeeCorporation’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder Policy (as amended from time to time time, the “Clawback Policy”), if the Committee determines that recoupment of compensation paid hereunder is required pursuant to the Clawback Policy, the Committee will require Recipient to repay or return compensation awarded hereunder. By acceptance of any Award or bonus payment hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all amounts paid to Recipient hereunder, and any other Incentive-Based Compensation paid by the U.S. Securities Corporation to the Recipient, are and Exchange Commissionwill be fully subject to the terms of the Clawback Policy (provided that Recipient is, or becomes, an individual that is subject to the Clawback Policy) and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any and all amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement and any other Incentive-Based Compensation paid by the Corporation that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of the Clawback Policy. The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return bonus amounts paid hereunder pursuant to this Section 6(a) are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement. The provisions of this Section 6(a) are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.
(b) If at any time within three years of the vesting or payment of any award to Recipient under this Agreement, whichever is later, Recipient’s employment is terminated for Cause (or, if such termination is deemed not to be for Cause, but the Corporation determines at any time during such three-year period that the Corporation could have terminated Recipient’s employment for Cause based on Recipient’s conduct during his or her time of employment with the Corporation), then if any part of the underlying conduct or circumstances giving rise to such determination of Cause by the Corporation took place at any time during the applicable vesting period for each such award, as specified in this Agreement, then the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the Corporation an amount corresponding to each award that vested or was paid to Recipient pursuant to this Agreement. By acceptance of any Award or bonus payment hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all amounts paid to Recipient hereunder are and will be fully subject to the terms of the foregoing clawback provisions, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any such amounts that the Committee requires to be recovered pursuant to the foregoing.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Annual Incentive Award Agreement (Culp Inc), Annual Incentive Award Agreement (Culp Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any CDIs or cash compensation received by Participant with respect to the RSU Award, shall be subject to potential cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or other action in accordance with the terms of this provision (the “Clawback Policy”). Participant agrees and consents to the Company’s application, implementation and enforcement of (a) the Clawback Policy and (b) any provision of applicable law relating to cancellation, rescission, payback or recoupment of compensation, and expressly agrees that the Company may take such actions as are necessary to effectuate this provision or applicable law without further consent or action being required by the Participant. The “Clawback Policy” shall apply to the occurrence of any of the following events (as determined by the Board in good faith):
(a) Participant has retained the RSU Award or has received an economic benefit from the RSU Award, upon Participant ceasing to be in service with the Company or one of Directors its Affiliates, and the Board subsequently becomes aware of circumstances in existence at the time that Participant’s services with the Company or one of its Affiliates ceased which, had the circumstances been known at that time, would, in the good faith opinion of the Board, have resulted in the RSU Award being forfeited; or
(b) There is a material misstatement in, or omission from, the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the CompanyAffiliate’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not misstatement concerning the satisfaction of a condition applicable to the RSU Award (in each case whether intentional inadvertent), which results in Participant obtaining an economic benefit from the RSU Award or the vesting of the RSU Award, where, in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value opinion of the Board, such economic benefit from the RSU Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D vesting of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionRSU Award would not have occurred but for that misstatement or omission.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Rsu Award Agreement (Keypath Education International, Inc.), Rsu Award Agreement (Keypath Education International, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything In the event the Executive violates any provision of this Agreement, as reasonably determined by CBE’s Board or Directors (the “Board”) or any Committee comprised of members of the Board, or if Executive engages in this Agreement to activities including, but not limited to, (a) performing services for or on behalf of any Competitor of, or competing with, the contrary, if the Board of Directors Company or any Affiliate; (b) a violation or applicable business ethics policies or business policies of the Company or an appropriate Committee any Affiliate; (c) unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information of the Board determines thatCompany or any Affiliate; (d) fraud or misconduct; (e) an act or acts of personal dishonesty by the Executive intended to result in the personal enrichment of the Executive; (f) wanton and willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Executive in the performance of his or her duties and obligations; (g) neglect of Executive’s assigned duties; (h) a criminal act including, as a result of fraudbut not limited to, misconductthe arrest or indictment for an alleged criminal act; (i) CBE is required to complete an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements; or (j) any other conduct detrimental to the Company or any Affiliate, a restatement of including the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Companyany Affiliate’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, reputation as reasonably determined by the Board or Committeeany Committee comprised of members of the Board, in its discretionthen (i) any Performance Shares granted hereunder that have not yet been awarded to the Executive shall immediately be canceled for no consideration, shall take such action and (ii) with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate Performance Shares previously awarded to address Executive, the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to Executive shall immediately repay to the Company an amount in cash equal to the partial or full aggregate fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingPerformance Shares awarded, as determined by on the Committee in its sole discretion (date the “Clawback Policy”) and that award was earned based on the Employeeclosing price of CBE’s rights Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, including the value of any Performance Shares used to satisfy tax withholding requirements, plus the amount of dividend equivalents paid with respect to such award. Clause (ii) of the Award and any other Awards granted preceding sentence shall only apply with respect to Performance Shares awarded to Executive (A) on or after the date of Executive’s termination of employment, (B) within the three-year period prior to the Employee shall be subject date of Executive’s termination of employment or, if earlier, the date of Executive’s violation of this Agreement, or (C) in the event of an accounting restatement, within the three-year period prior to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time accounting restatement and the one-year period following the inaccurate financial filing that leads to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionsuch restatement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Executive Stock Incentive Agreement (Cooper Industries PLC), Executive Stock Incentive Agreement (Cooper Industries PLC)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (a) If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to a material negative restatement, the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the contraryCorporation an amount corresponding to each award to the Recipient under this Agreement, or otherwise return such Units or Common Stock, that the Committee determines would not have been vested or paid if the Corporation’s results as originally published had been equal to the Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any requirement or claim under this Section 7(a) must be made, if at all, within five years after the Board of Directors of date the Company amount claimed was originally vested or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatpaid, as a result of fraudwhichever is later. In addition, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise pursuant to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the EmployeeCorporation’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder Policy (as amended from time to time time, the “Clawback Policy”), if the Committee determines that recoupment of compensation paid hereunder is required pursuant to the Clawback Policy, the Committee will require Recipient to repay or return compensation awarded hereunder. By acceptance of any Award or bonus payment hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all amounts paid to Recipient hereunder, and any other Incentive-Based Compensation paid by the U.S. Securities Corporation to the Recipient, are and Exchange Commissionwill be fully subject to the terms of the Clawback Policy (provided that Recipient is, or becomes, an individual that is subject to the Clawback Policy) and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any and all amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement and any other Incentive-Based Compensation paid by the Corporation that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of the Clawback Policy. The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return Common Stock pursuant to this Section 7(a) are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement. The provisions of this Section (a) are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.
(b) If at any time within three years of the vesting or payment of any award to Recipient under this Agreement, whichever is later, Recipient’s employment is terminated for Cause (or, if such termination is deemed not to be for Cause, but the Corporation determines at any time during such three-year period that the Corporation could have terminated Recipient’s employment for Cause based on Recipient’s conduct during his or her time of employment with the Corporation), then if any part of the underlying conduct giving rise to such determination of Cause by the Corporation took place at any time during the applicable vesting period for each such award, as specified in this Agreement, then the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the Corporation an amount corresponding to each award that vested or was paid to Recipient pursuant to this Agreement, or to otherwise return such Units or Common Stock.
(c) By acceptance of any award or Units hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all Units or Common Stock, as well as the Award-Equivalent Value thereof, are and will be fully subject to the terms of the foregoing clawback provisions, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any Units or Common Stock and/or Award-Equivalent Value that the Committee requires to be recovered pursuant to the foregoing.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Culp Inc), Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Culp Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to a material negative restatement, the Committee may require the Recipient to pay to the contraryCorporation an amount corresponding to the amount that the Committee determines would not have been vested or paid if the Corporation’s results as originally published had been equal to the Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any requirement or claim under this Section must be made, if at all, within five years after the Board of Directors of date the Company amount claimed was originally vested or an appropriate Committee of paid, whichever is later. In the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementalternative, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action Committee may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee require Recipient to repay or return compensation awarded hereunder pursuant to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee such rules as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject time pursuant to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback Section 954 of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Act, to the extent applicable. By acceptance of 2010 any Award or bonus payment hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time all amounts paid to time Recipient hereunder are and will be fully subject to the terms of any policy regarding repayment, recoupment or clawback of compensation now or hereafter adopted by the U.S. Corporation in response to the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, rulemaking of the Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission or otherwise. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that any such policy will apply to any and all bonus amounts paid hereunder in accordance with its terms, whether retroactively or prospectively, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of such policy. The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return bonus amounts paid hereunder under this Section are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement. The provisions of this Section are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Annual Incentive Award Agreement (Culp Inc), Annual Incentive Award Agreement (Culp Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything To the extent required by applicable law, in this Agreement the event of a material inaccuracy in the Company’s statements of earnings, gains or other criteria that reduces previously reported net income or increases previously reported net loss, the Company shall have the right to take appropriate action to recoup from Executive any portion of any incentive compensation received by Executive, the grant of which was tied to the contraryachievement of one or more specific earnings targets (e.g., if revenue, gain on sale, equity in earnings in unconsolidated communities, G&A expense, operating income, net income, etc.), with respect to the Board period for which such financial statements are materially inaccurate, regardless of Directors of whether Executive engaged in any misconduct or was at fault or responsible in any way for causing the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatmaterial inaccuracy, if, as a result of fraudsuch material inaccuracy, misconductExecutive otherwise would not have received such incentive compensation (or portion thereof). In the event that the Company is entitled to, a restatement of the Company’s financial statementsand seeks, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect recoupment pursuant to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address paragraph, Executive shall promptly reimburse the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, writeafter-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation tax portion (after taking into account all available deductions in respect of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to such reimbursement) of such incentive compensation which the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstancesis entitled to recoup hereunder. In consideration for the Awardevent that Executive fails to make prompt reimbursement of any such incentive compensation which the Company is entitled to recoup and as to which the Company seeks recoupment hereunder, the Employee Executive acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject the Company shall have the right to any clawback or recoupment policy (i) deduct the amount to be reimbursed hereunder from the compensation or other written agreement or arrangement payments due to Executive from the Company may have now or in (ii) to take any other appropriate action to recoup such payments. The Company’s right of recoupment pursuant to this paragraph shall apply only if the future with demand for recoupment is made not later than three years following the Employee to the extent required by payment of applicable law or rule incentive compensation. The Company must seek recoupment of any securities exchange or market on such payments from Executive within six (6) months of the Board’s actual knowledge of the material financial statement inaccuracy which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted forms the basis for tradingsuch recoupment pursuant to this paragraph. The rights contained in this paragraph shall be in addition to, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and shall not limit, any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations or remedies that the Company may have regarding under law or in equity, including, without limitation, any rights the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” Company may have under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionother Company recoupment policy or other agreement or arrangement with Executive.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Employment Agreement (Roundy's Parent Company, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Roundy's Parent Company, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in (a) In the event Executive revokes all or a part of this Agreement or the Release delivered pursuant to this Agreement prior to the contraryexpiration of any applicable revocation periods, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall have the right to terminate any or an appropriate Committee all of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of its commitments herein and to recover any monies or other consideration previously provided to Executive hereunder and to pursue any other remedies available to the Company’s financial statements.
(b) In the event that Executive violates this Agreement, the Company shall have the right to terminate any or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course all of business affecting its commitments herein and to recover any monies or other consideration previously provided to Executive hereunder and to pursue any other remedies available to the Company’s financial statements. ANY REVOCATION WITHIN THIS PERIOD MUST BE SUBMITTED, an EmployeeIN WRITING, or former EmployeeTO THE COMPANY AND STATE, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud“I HEREBY REVOKE MY ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT.” THE REVOCATION MUST BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED TO THE COMPANY OR ITS DESIGNEE, misconductOR MAILED TO THE COMPANY AND POSTMARKED WITHIN SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS OF EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF THE LAST DAY OF THE REVOCATION PERIOD IS A SATURDAY, writeSUNDAY OR LEGAL HOLIDAY IN NEW YORK, THEN THE REVOCATION PERIOD SHALL NOT EXPIRE UNTIL THE NEXT FOLLOWING DAY WHICH IS NOT A SATURDAY, SUNDAY OR HOLIDAY. EXECUTIVE AGREES THAT ANY MODIFICATION, MATERIAL OR OTHERWISE, MADE TO THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT RESTART OR AFFECT IN ANY MANNER THE ORIGINAL TWENTY-off or incorrect financial statementONE DAY (21) CALENDAR DAY CONSIDERATION PERIOD. HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT, the Board or CommitteeTO FUFILL THE PROMISES AND TO RECEIVE THE SUMS AND BENEFITS STATED HEREIN, in its discretionEXECUTIVE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraudAND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, misconductENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includeINTENDING TO WAIVE, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionSETTLE AND RELEASE ALL CLAIMS EXECUTIVE HAS OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY AND THE RELEASED PARTIES.
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Sources: Separation Agreement (Griffon Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything (a) At the date of termination of the Partnership in this Agreement accordance with clause 10, the Special Limited Partner will be obliged to return to the contraryLimited Partners in proportion to their Capital Contributions, a sum equal to the amount by which the aggregate amount previously distributed to it as Carried Interest exceeds 20% of the profits distributable to the Limited Partners less the amount of any taxation in respect of such Carried Interest suffered by such Special Limited Partner or assessed on or assessable on such Special Limited Partner or any person entitled to any interest in the Carried Interest by reason of a connection with such Special Limited Partner or any part thereof and not immediately recoverable by such person or the Special Limited Partner by filing appropriate tax returns. In addition, the Special Limited Partner shall be obliged to return any amount of taxation which has reduced the amount to be paid back by the Special Limited Partner pursuant to the foregoing sentence but is recoverable by the Special Limited Partner or any person entitled to any interest in the Carried Interest by reason of a connection with such Special Limited Partner or any part thereof after the date of termination of the Partnership by filing appropriate tax returns.
(b) In connection with clause 8.3(a) above, during the Commitment Period, all Carried Interest to which the Special Limited Partner shall be entitled shall be credited to the Special Limited Partner in the Escrow Account as security for its obligations under clause 8.3(a).
(c) The terms upon which such Carried Interest shall be deposited in, and released from, the Escrow Account shall be as follows:-
(i) After the end of the Commitment Period and at such other time thereafter as the Manager may determine, Carried Interest to which the Special Limited Partner has become entitled up to such date, shall be released from the Escrow Account to the Special Limited Partner on the written instruction of the Manager provided that on each such occasion he has been advised by the Auditors that, given the current status of the Fund, the amounts remaining in the Escrow Account after such release represent a reasonable and prudent provision against the clawback liability of the Special Limited Partner and he has also received the consent of the Advisory Board (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). For the above purposes in specie Carried Interest shall be valued in the manner set out in clause 8.4;
(ii) if the Board of Directors of Manager is satisfied that the Company Special Limited Partner or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not any person with any interest in the ordinary course Carried Interest or any part thereof will suffer a charge to tax in respect of business affecting any Income or Capital Gain from which the Company’s financial statementsCarried Interest derives, an Employeeit will approve the release from the Escrow Account of such sum as shall, or former Employeeafter any taxation borne thereon, has received more compensation be sufficient to enable such person to meet such charge to tax and such sum released shall be applied for such purpose only. Any such sum shall be released firstly out of Income comprised in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, Carried Interest to the extent permitted that such Income is available;
(iii) Carried Interest standing to the credit of the Escrow Account shall be released from the Escrow Account at any time at which the Auditors have certified that such Carried Interest need not be repaid to Limited Partners in order to ensure that they have received distributions equal to, or greater than, the minimum return specified in clause 8.3(a). The Auditors shall prepare such certification upon the written request of, and at the cost of, the Manager;
(iv) save as set out in sub-clauses 8.3(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) above or 10.6(e) no Carried Interest may be released from the Escrow Account without the prior written approval of the Manager provided that any Carried Interest held in specie may be released from the Escrow Account upon being replaced by applicable lawa cash sum equal to the value of such Carried Interest calculated in accordance with the provisions of clause 10.6 on the date of distribution thereof;
(v) any income accruing on any portion of Carried Interest (including interest, causing dividends or bonuses accruing on any security comprised in the partial Carried Interest) shall belong to and be paid out to such person as is or full cancellation becomes entitled to receive the monies to which such income relates, pursuant to the terms of this Award Agreement; and, with respect
(vi) all voting rights attaching to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or securities comprised in the future with the Employee to the extent required Carried Interest shall be exercisable by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined directed by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee Special Limited Partner but all title documents relating thereto shall be subject held on similar terms to which the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall Carried Interest is held in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionEscrow Account.
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Sources: Limited Partnership Agreement
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything The Participant acknowledges and agrees that this Award is subject to any applicable Clawback Policy.
a. To the extent permitted by applicable law, including without limitation Code Section 409A, this Award is subject to offset in this Agreement the event that the Participant has an outstanding clawback, recoupment or forfeiture obligation to the contraryCompany under the terms of an applicable Clawback Policy. In the event of a clawback, if recoupment or forfeiture event under an applicable Clawback Policy, the amount required to be clawed back, recouped or forfeited pursuant to such policy, shall be deemed not to have been earned under the terms of the Plan, and the Company is entitled to recover from the Participant the amount specified under the Clawback Policy to be clawed back, recouped, or forfeited (which amount, as applicable, shall be deemed an advance that remained subject to the Participant satisfying all eligibility conditions for earning this Award).
b. If the Board of Directors of or the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatCommittee, as a result of fraudapplicable, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, determines that clawback is required or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, appropriate under an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committeeapplicable Clawback Policy, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise addition to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includerecoupment methods available under the terms of an applicable Clawback Policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingshall, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion discretion, take any of the following actions: (i) seek repayment from the “Participant of any amounts or awards distributed under the Plan for so long as such amount or awards are subject to the terms of such Clawback Policy”; (ii) reduce (subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of the Plan or any other applicable plan, program, policy or arrangement) the amount that would otherwise be awarded or payable to the EmployeeParticipant under the Award, the Plan or any other compensatory plan, program, or arrangement maintained by the Company; (iii) withhold payment of future increases in compensation (including the payment of any discretionary bonus amount) or grants of compensatory awards that would otherwise have been made in accordance with the Company’s rights otherwise applicable compensation practices; or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing. Any determination regarding the Participant’s conduct, and repayment or reduction under this provision, shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee and shall be final and binding on the Participant and the Company. The Participant, in consideration of the grant of the Award, and by the Participant’s execution of this Agreement, acknowledges the Participant’s understanding of this provision and hereby agrees to make and allow an immediate and complete repayment or reduction in accordance with this provision in the event of a call for repayment or other action by the Company or Committee to effect its terms with respect to the Participant, the Award and/or any other compensation described in this Agreement.
c. This Award is not considered earned, and the eligibility requirements with respect to this Award is not considered met, until all requirements of the Plan, this Agreement, and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionPolicy are met.
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Sources: Time Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Advance Auto Parts Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement If the Company is required to restate its financial results due for fiscal year 2016 or thereafter while the contrary, if the Board of Directors Executive is Chief Executive Officer of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under United States federal securities laws as a result of fraudmisconduct or error (as determined in good faith by the Audit Committee or by the full Board of Directors), misconductthe Company may, a restatement in the good faith discretion of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Compensation Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary recoup from the Executive all or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, writeany portion of any performance-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy based or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under , and profits realized from the sale of Shares (each such amounts shall be referred to as an “Award”) received as equity compensation by the Executive, the amount of which had been determined in whole or in part upon performance goals relating to the restated financial results, or upon the Fair Market Value of Shares, regardless of whether the Executive engaged in any misconduct or was at fault or responsible in any way for causing the need for the restatement. In such an event, the Company or any Affiliate shall be entitled to recoup up to the amount, if any, by which the Award, or the Fair Market Value of the Shares, actually received by the Executive exceeded the payment or Fair Market Value, as applicable, that would have been received based on the restated financial results, and any profits from the sale of Shares transferred pursuant to an Award in excess of the profits that would have been received based on the restated financial results. The Company’s and each Affiliate's right of recoupment shall apply only if demand for recoupment is made not later than three years following the payment of the applicable Award. Any recoupment shall be made net of any taxes the Executive paid (to the extent such taxes may not be reasonably recovered by the Executive) on the compensation subject to recoupment. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is aware of (i) the provision of Section 304 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002 and the right of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with respect thereto, (ii) Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), which was added by Section 954 of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any which requires listed companies to implement clawback policies that comply with listing requirement of the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time stock exchange with respect to time the recovery of incentive-based compensation in the event of an accounting restatement, (iii) proposed Rule 14D-1 which was proposed by the U.S. Securities SEC to require such listing requirements to be established, and (iv) the Company’s obligation to adopt a clawback policy that complies with the implementing Nasdaq listing standard that would be adopted after the SEC adopts a final rule under Section 10D of the Exchange Commission.Act (the “▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Clawback Policy”). The parties agree that this Section 9 may be amended by the Company to conform to the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Clawback Policy when such policy is adopted by the Company in order to comply with the aforementioned Nasdaq listing standard. The following definitions apply for purposes of this Section 9:
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything The Executive acknowledges and agrees that in this Agreement to the contraryevent that a Clawback Event (as defined below) occurs, if the Board of Directors Executive will repay the Company one hundred percent (100%) of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, pre-tax value (including any tax benefit as a result of fraudrepayment) of any Pro Rata Bonus or Severance Payments the Executive received under the Agreement and shall forfeit any Severance Payments that have not yet been paid to Executive (collectively, misconduct, a restatement the “Clawback Amount”) within ten (10) days of the Company’s written request of repayment. THE EXECUTIVE ALSO AGREES, AND THE COMPANY AGREES, THAT THE PRECISE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES FLOWING FROM ANY VIOLATION OF THE SPECIFIED AGREEMENTS WOULD BE IMPRACTICABLE OR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CALCULATE OR PROVE, AND THAT THE CLAWBACK AMOUNT REPRESENTS A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGES THAT WOULD BE SUFFERED BY THE COMPANY IN THE EVENT OF A CLAWBACK EVENT AND THAT THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE REMEDY THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE. For purposes of this Agreement, “Clawback Event” means the good faith determination, within 12 months following the termination of employment but before a Change-in-Control (as defined in the Plan), that one of the following has occurred (i) any act or omission constituting misconduct that is a significant contributing factor to the Company having to restate its financial statements, or a significant write-off not in (ii) the ordinary course of business affecting fact that the Company’s financial statementsresults, an Employeeas used to determine the Executive’s incentive compensation, are found to reflect a material error or otherwise be materially inaccurate, whether or not the Executive was responsible for, or former Employeethe Executive’s actions were a significant contributing factor with respect to, has the inaccuracy (provided that, in the event the Executive was not responsible for, or the Executive’s actions were not a significant contributing factor with respect to, the inaccuracy, the Clawback Amount will be limited to the after-tax cash value of excess incentive compensation reveived by the Executive in cash or the after-tax number of shares of Company stock received more by the Executive in the case of incentive compensation paid in connection with this Award than would Company stock), (iii) the Company learns after the Executive’s termination of employment that the Executive engaged in conduct that is or could have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off a basis for termination for Cause under this Agreement and which causes a material and adverse reputational or incorrect other financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay harm to the Company and/or (iv) the partial Executive breaches any provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 11 hereof, or full fair market value any of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take restrictive covenants and other necessary or appropriate action provisions contained in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D 9 of the Exchange Act, Agreement and the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act cooperation provisions contained in Section 10 of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionAgreement.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employee agrees that if the Board of Directors of the Company Employee is or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as becomes a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement Section 16 executive officer of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course event of business affecting any Inaccurate Financial Statement, (i) Employee will return to the Company’s financial statementsCompany on demand all incentive-based compensation payments (whether under this Award, the Plan or otherwise) made to Employee during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that are in connection with this Award than excess of what would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take had such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” compensation instead been determined under Section 10D the accounting restatement ; and (ii) all earned but unpaid incentive-based compensation awarded to Employee during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that is in excess of what would have been earned had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the Exchange Act, the accounting restatement shall ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform Engineering Group Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement-EPS be forfeited. In addition, Employee agrees to application of any clawback, forfeiture, recoupment, or similar requirement required to apply to incentive-based compensation granted to Employee under the policies and Consumer Protection Act procedures of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder the Company as may be adopted from time to time time, any current or future applicable law or listing standard or regulatory body requirement. The Committee shall have final authority to determine the amount to be repaid by Employee and shall have sole and absolute discretion to offset required claw-back amounts against any payments due to Employee. An “Inaccurate Financial Statement” is any inaccurate financial statement due to material noncompliance by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCompany with any financial reporting requirements under the securities laws.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Jacobs Engineering Group Inc /De/)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to In accordance with Section 20(d) of the contraryPlan, if the Board of Directors (or a committee of the Board) has determined that any fraud or intentional misconduct by the Grantee was a significant contributing factor to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, having to restate all or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course portion of business affecting the Company’s its financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includestatement(s), to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing law the partial or full cancellation Grantee shall: (a) return to the Company all Performance Shares and/or Common Shares that the Grantee has not disposed of that were paid out pursuant to this Award and, Agreement; and (b) with respect to RSUs any Performance Shares and/or Common Shares that have vestedthe Grantee has disposed of that were paid out pursuant to this Agreement, requiring the Employee to repay pay to the Company in cash the partial or full fair market value of such Performance Shares on the Award determined at the time of vestingdate such Performance Shares were paid out. The Employee agrees by accepting remedy specified herein shall not be exclusive, and shall be in addition to every other right or remedy at law or in equity that may be available to the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award that Agreement or the Board Plan to the contrary, if this Section 20 is held invalid, unenforceable or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Awardotherwise illegal, the Employee acknowledges remainder of this Agreement shall be deemed to be unenforceable due to a failure of consideration, and agrees the Grantee’s rights to the Performance Shares and/or Common Shares that Employee is subject to any clawback would otherwise be granted or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement paid under this Agreement shall be forfeited. Executed in the name and on behalf of the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingat Chicago, Illinois as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act[ ] day of [ ], the ▇▇▇▇-20[ ]. Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform Title: Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Consumer Protection Act Corporate Communications The undersigned Grantee hereby accepts the award of 2010 Performance Shares evidenced by this Performance Shares Agreement on the terms and any applicable rules conditions set forth herein and regulations promulgated thereunder from in the Plan. Name: PLEASE PRINT AND KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS. This Exhibit A is attached to and forms a part of the USG Corporation Performance Shares Agreement, dated as of [ ]. Solely for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
(A) An award of Performance Shares shall be considered “Assumed” in connection with a Change in Control if each of the following conditions is met:
(1) The award of Performance Shares is converted into a replacement award that preserves the value of such award at the time of the Change in Control;
(2) the replacement award contains provisions for scheduled vesting and treatment on termination of employment (including the definitions of Cause and Good Reason) that are no less favorable to time the Grantee than as set forth in this Agreement, and all other terms of the replacement award (other than the security and number of shares represented by the U.S. Securities replacement awards) are substantially similar to, or more favorable to the Grantee than, those set forth in this Agreement; and
(3) the security represented by the replacement award, if any, is of a class that is publicly held and Exchange Commissionwidely traded on an established stock exchange.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement As a condition to the contraryParticipant’s receipt of this Stock Option, if and his or her right to receive and retain any amounts paid or delivered thereunder or exercise such Stock Option, the Board of Directors Participant expressly acknowledges and agrees to and reaffirms all continuing obligations and duties the Participant has under a Restrictive Covenant Agreement (as defined below) and any other obligations and duties which the Participant has to or in respect of the Company or an appropriate Committee any of its Affiliates. In the event the Participant breaches a Restrictive Covenant Agreement at any time during the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or within the time period set forth in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement following the termination of his or her employment or service, then without limiting any other remedies available to the Company or its Affiliates (including, without limitation, remedies involving injunctive relief), the Participant shall immediately forfeit any remaining unvested portion of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement Stock Option and the Participant shall be required to return to the Company all Shares previously issued in respect of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course Stock Option (net of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, exercise price paid) to the extent permitted by applicable lawthe Participant continues to own such Shares or, causing if the partial or full cancellation of this Award andParticipant no longer owns such Shares, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee Participant shall be required to repay to the Company the partial or full pre-tax cash value of such Shares calculated based on the fair market value of such Shares on the Award determined at date such Shares were issued to the time Participant in respect of vestingthe Stock Option. The Employee agrees by As used herein, “Restrictive Covenant Agreement” means any agreement between the Participant and the Company or its Affiliates (including, without limitation, any agreement relating to employment and post-employment competition) subjecting the Participant to confidentiality, non-disparagement, non-solicitation, non-hire, non-competition and/or other restrictive covenants in favor of the Company or its Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement and the Plan do not supersede any Restrictive Covenant Agreement or employment or other individual agreement between the Participant and the Company or its Affiliates. By accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the AwardStock Option, the Employee Participant further expressly acknowledges and agrees that Employee is his or her rights under this Stock Option, and those of any permitted transferee of this Stock Option, including the right to any Shares acquired under this Stock Option or proceeds from the disposition thereof, are subject to any applicable clawback or recoupment incentive compensation recovery policy or other written agreement or arrangement of the Company as may have now or be in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended effect from time to time. This Agreement Nothing in the preceding sentence shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that construed as limiting the Company may have regarding the clawback general application of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D 6 of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionthis Agreement.
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Sources: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Dominos Pizza Inc)
Clawback. In accordance with Section 20(d) of the Plan, if the Committee has determined that any fraud or intentional misconduct by the Grantee was a significant contributing factor to the Company having to restate all or a portion of its financial statement(s), to the extent permitted by applicable law the Grantee shall: (a) return to the Company all Market Share Units and/or Common Shares that the Grantee has not disposed of that were paid out pursuant to this Agreement; and (b) with respect to any Market Share Units and/or Common Shares that the Grantee has disposed of that were paid out pursuant to this Agreement, pay to the Company in cash the value of such Market Share Units on the date such Market Share Units were paid out. The remedy specified herein shall not be exclusive, and shall be in addition to every other right or remedy at law or in equity that may be available to the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, if this Section 20 is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement shall be deemed to be unenforceable due to a failure of consideration, and the Grantee’s rights to the Market Share Units and/or Common Shares that would otherwise be granted or paid under this Agreement shall be forfeited. Further, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of Grantee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the Company or an appropriate Committee of award described herein (and any settlement thereof) are subject to the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement terms and conditions of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not clawback policy (if any) as may be in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended effect from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject time specifically to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under implement Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 1934, as amended, and any applicable rules and or regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Common Shares may be traded) (the “Compensation Recovery Policy”), and that this Section 20 shall be deemed superseded by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Compensation Recovery Policy from time to time by and after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioneffective date thereof.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement If Block is required to the contrary, if the Board restate its financial results for any fiscal year while you are Chief Executive Officer of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, Block due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under United States federal securities laws as a result of fraudmisconduct or error (as determined in good faith by the Audit Committee or by the full Board), misconductBlock may (but shall not be required to), a restatement in the good faith discretion of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Compensation Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary recoup from you all or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, writeany portion of any performance-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy based or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D , and profits realized from the sale of Shares (each such amounts shall be referred to as an “Award”) received as equity compensation by you, the amount of which had been determined in whole or in part upon performance goals relating to the restated financial results, or upon the Fair Market Value of Shares, regardless of whether you engaged in any misconduct or were at fault or responsible in any way for causing the need for the restatement. In such an event, the Company, Block or any Affiliate shall be entitled to recoup up to the amount, if any, by which the Award, or the Fair Market Value of the Exchange ActShares, actually received by you exceeded the payment or Fair Market Value, as applicable, that would have been received based on the restated financial results, and any profits from the sale of Shares transferred pursuant to an Award in excess of the profits that would have been received based on the restated financial results. The Company’s, Block’s and each Affiliate’s right of recoupment shall apply only if demand for recoupment is made not later than three years following the payment of the applicable Award. Any recoupment shall be made net of any taxes you paid (to the extent such taxes may not be reasonably recovered by you) on the compensation subject to recoupment. You acknowledge that you are aware of the provision of Section 304 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 2002 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. right of the United States Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission with respect thereto. For purposes of this paragraph 7(m), “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, (i) if the Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (or another U.S. national securities exchange), the closing price on the date at issue, or if there is no closing price on such date, the closing price on the last preceding day for which there was a closing price; or (ii) if the Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange (or another U.S. national securities exchange), a value determined by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method as determined 15 by the Compensation Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent future laws or applicable stock exchange listing standards require more expansive clawback provisions, such provisions shall be automatically incorporated into this Agreement and, to the extent more onerous, be deemed to supersede the current provisions of this Section 7(m). You agree that you will also be subject to any claw-back policy that is adopted by the Board in consultation with you that is applicable to officers of the Company and Block.
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Sources: Employment Agreement (H&r Block Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employee agrees that if the Board of Directors of the Company Employee is or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as becomes a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement Section 16 executive officer of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course event of business affecting any Inaccurate Financial Statement, (i) Employee will return to the Company’s financial statementsCompany on demand all incentive-based compensation payments (whether under this Award, the Plan or otherwise) made to Employee during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that are in connection with this Award than excess of what would have been paid absent had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the fraud, misconduct, writeaccounting restatement; and (ii) all earned but unpaid incentive-off or incorrect financial statement, based compensation awarded to Employee during the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address 3-year period preceding the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that is in excess of what would have been earned had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the partial accounting restatement shall be forfeited. In addition, Employee agrees to application of any clawback, forfeiture, recoupment, or full fair market value similar requirement required to apply to incentive-based compensation granted to Employee under the policies and procedures of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee Company as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time, any current or future applicable law or listing standard or regulatory body requirement. This Agreement The Committee shall in all events have final authority to determine the amount to be subject repaid by Employee and shall have sole and absolute discretion to all rights and obligations that offset required claw-back amounts against any payments due to Employee. An “Inaccurate Financial Statement” is any inaccurate financial statement due to material noncompliance by the Company may have regarding with any financial reporting requirements under the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the securities laws. ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Solutions Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement-ROIC Page 11 of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.11
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Jacobs Solutions Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in any provisions of this Notice and Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of any RSUs granted hereunder will be subject to mandatory repayment by Employee to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligationis, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Awardfuture becomes, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to (a) any Company clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future that is adopted to comply with the Employee to the extent requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations, or otherwise, or (b) any applicable laws which impose mandatory recoupment, under circumstances set forth in such applicable laws, including as required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the S▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002, the D▇▇▇-F▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any Act, or other applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder law, regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, as may be in effect from time to time by time, and which may operate to create additional rights for the U.S. Securities Company with respect to Awards and Exchange Commissionrecovery of amounts relating thereto. By accepting this grant of RSUs, E▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees and acknowledges that Employee is obligated to COOPERATE WITH, AND PROVIDE ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE NECESSARY TO, THE COMPANY TO RECOVER OR RECOUP THIS AWARD OR AMOUNTS PAID UNDER THIS AWARD SUBJECT TO CLAWBACK PURSUANT TO SUCH LAW, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING REQUIREMENT OR COMPANY POLICY OR THE PLAN. SUCH COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, EXECUTING, COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING ANY DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO RECOVER OR RECOUP THIS AWARD OR AMOUNTS PAID HEREUNDER FROM EMPLOYEE’S ACCOUNTS, OR PENDING OR FUTURE COMPENSATION AWARDS THAT MAY BE MADE TO EMPLOYEE.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement (American Eagle Outfitters Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement Pursuant to Section 11.7 of the Plan, every Award issued pursuant to the contrary, if Plan is subject to potential forfeiture or “clawback” to the Board of Directors of the Company fullest extent called for by applicable federal or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement state law or any policy of the Company’s financial statements. By accepting this Award, Optionee agrees to be bound by, and comply with, the terms of any such forfeiture or a significant write“clawback” provision imposed by applicable federal or state law or prescribed by any policy of the Company. I hereby exercise my Fortitude Gold Corporation Stock Option granted pursuant to that Non-off not Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement dated ______ (the “Agreement”) as to _______________ shares of Fortitude Gold Corporation Common Stock (the “Option Shares”). Enclosed are the documents and payment specified in Paragraphs 5 and 8 of the Agreement. I understand that no Option Shares will be issued unless and until, in the ordinary course opinion of business affecting Fortitude Gold Corporation (the Company’s financial statements“Corporation”), an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by any applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value registration requirements of the Award determined at Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation“Act”), impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule listing requirements of any securities exchange or market on which stock of the same class is then listed, and any other requirements of law or any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery, shall have been fully complied with. I hereby acknowledge, represent, warrant and agree, to and with the Corporation as follows:
a. Unless the shares have been registered, the Option Shares I am purchasing are being acquired for my own account for investment purposes only and with no view to their resale or other distribution of Common Stock are listed any kind, and no other person (except, if I am married, my spouse) will own any interest therein.
b. I will not sell or admitted for tradingdispose of my Option Shares in violation of the Act or any other applicable federal or state securities laws.
c. If and so long as I am subject to reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion amended (the “Clawback PolicyExchange Act”) and ), I recognize that any sale by me or my immediate family of the EmployeeCorporation’s rights with respect to Common Stock within six months before the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company date of grant of my stock option may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” create liability for me under Section 10D 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
d. I have consulted with counsel regarding the application of Section 16(b) to this exercise of my option.
e. I will consult with counsel before I make any sale of the Corporation’s Common Stock, including the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform Option Shares.
f. I agree that the Company may, without liability for its good faith actions, place legend restrictions upon my Option Shares and Consumer Protection Act issue “stop transfer” instructions requiring compliance with applicable securities laws and the terms of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionAgreement.
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Sources: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Fortitude Gold Corp)
Clawback. In accordance with Section 20(d) of the Plan, if the Committee has determined that any fraud or intentional misconduct by the Grantee was a significant contributing factor to the Company having to restate all or a portion of its financial statement(s), to the extent permitted by applicable law the Grantee shall: (a) return to the Company all RSUs and/or Common Shares that the Grantee has not disposed of that were paid out pursuant to this Agreement; and (b) with respect to any RSUs and/or Common Shares that the Grantee has disposed of that were paid out pursuant to this Agreement, pay to the Company in cash the value of such RSUs on the date such RSUs were paid out. The remedy specified herein shall not be exclusive, and shall be in addition to every other right or remedy at law or in equity that may be available to the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, if this Section 20 is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement shall be deemed to be unenforceable due to a failure of consideration, and the Grantee’s rights to the RSUs and/or Common Shares that would otherwise be granted or paid under this Agreement shall be forfeited. Further, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of Grantee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the Company or an appropriate Committee of award described herein (and any settlement thereof) are subject to the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement terms and conditions of the Company’s financial statementsclawback policy (if any) as may be in effect from time to time specifically to implement Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any applicable rules or a significant write-off not regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Common Shares may be traded) (the “Compensation Recovery Policy”), and that this Section 20 shall be deemed superseded by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Compensation Recovery Policy from and after the effective date thereof. Executed in the ordinary course name and on behalf of business affecting the Company’s financial statementsCompany at Chicago, an EmployeeIllinois as of the [__] day of [______], or former Employee[___]. _____________________________ Name: Title: The undersigned Grantee hereby accepts the award of RSUs evidenced by this Restricted Stock Units Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. ____________________________ Name: PLEASE PRINT AND KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS. This Exhibit A is attached to and forms a part of the USG Corporation Restricted Stock Units Agreement, has received more compensation dated as of [________]. Solely for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
(A) An award of RSUs shall be considered “Assumed” in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent a Change in Control if each of the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, following conditions is met:
(1) The award of RSUs is converted into a replacement award that preserves the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined such award at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees the Change in Control;
(2) the replacement award contains provisions for scheduled vesting and treatment on termination of employment (including the definitions of Cause and Good Reason) that are no less favorable to the Grantee than as set forth in this Agreement, and all other terms of the replacement award (other than the security and number of shares represented by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligationreplacement awards) are substantially similar to, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee more favorable to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingGrantee than, as determined those set forth in this Agreement; and
(3) the security represented by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) replacement award, if any, is of a class that is publicly held and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionwidely traded on an established stock exchange.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything any other provisions in this Agreement Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Corporation pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board may provide in any case that outstanding Awards (whether or not vested or exercisable) and the proceeds from the exercise or disposition of Awards or Shares acquired under Awards will be subject to forfeiture and disgorgement to the contraryCorporation, with interest and other related earnings, if the Board of Directors of Participant to whom the Company Award was granted violates (i) a non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statementsother restrictive covenant by which he or she is bound, or a significant write-off not in (ii) any policy adopted by the ordinary course of business affecting Corporation applicable to the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, Participant that provides for forfeiture or former Employee, has received more disgorgement with respect to incentive compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent that includes Awards under the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementPlan. In addition, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise may require forfeiture and disgorgement to the fraud, misconduct, write-off Corporation of outstanding Awards and the proceeds from the exercise or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial disposition of Awards or full cancellation of this Award andShares acquired under Awards, with respect to RSUs that have vestedinterest and other related earnings, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities applicable stock exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradinglisting standards, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policyincluding, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under without limitation, Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time related policy adopted by the U.S. Securities Corporation. Each Participant, by accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under the Plan, agrees to cooperate fully with the Board, and Exchange Commissionto cause any and all permitted transferees of the Participant to cooperate fully with the Board, to effectuate any forfeiture or disgorgement required hereunder. Neither the Board nor the Corporation nor any other person, other than the Participant and his or her permitted transferees, if any, will be responsible for any adverse tax or other consequences to a Participant or his or her permitted transferees, if any, that may arise in connection with this Section 11.3.
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Sources: Business Combination Agreement (Prospector Capital Corp.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in By signing this Agreement to Agreement, the contrary, if Executive acknowledges and confirms that the Board of Directors Executive has received a copy of the Company Corporation’s Executive Compensation Clawback Policy (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatotherwise modified from time to time, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) ), and that the EmployeeClawback Policy will apply both during and after the Executive’s rights employment with respect the Corporation. Further, by signing this Agreement, the Executive agrees to abide by the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to terms of the Clawback Policy, including by returning any Excess Awarded Compensation (as amended from time defined in the Clawback Policy) to timethe Corporation to the extent required by, and in a manner permitted by, the Clawback Policy and/or by executing a written wage deduction authorization in a form provided by the Corporation in connection with Excess Awarded Compensation. This Agreement In the event of any inconsistency between the Clawback Policy and the terms of any compensation plan, program or agreement under which any compensation has been granted, awarded, earned or paid to or by the Executive, the terms of the Clawback Policy shall govern to the full extent permitted by applicable laws. In addition, the Board may, in its sole discretion, to the full extent permitted by governing law and to the extent it determines that it is in the Corporation’s best interest to do so, require the reimbursement of all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback or a portion of “incentiveany performance-based compensation” under Section 10D incentive compensation awarded to the Executive after each financial year, if wrongdoing after the Effective Date has occurred including without limitation in the following circumstances:
(a) LICY or the Corporation is required to restate its financial statements;
(b) the Executive engaged in gross negligence, intentional misconduct or fraud that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement; and/or
(c) the amount of the Exchange Actperformance-based compensation that would have been awarded to, or the profit realized by, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by Executive had the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionfinancial results been properly reported would have been lower than the amount actually awarded or received.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Executive Employment Agreement (Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to (a) To the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under including Section 10D 304 of the Exchange Act, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act and Section 954 of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable Act) and/or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation service on which equity of the Company or Parent is listed or quoted, or if so required pursuant to time a written policy adopted by the U.S. Securities Company or Parent, payments under this Agreement or in respect of Company or Parent equity incentive awards shall be subject (including on a retroactive basis) to clawback, forfeiture or similar requirements (and Exchange Commissionsuch requirements shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Agreement and all agreements governing the terms of Company or Parent incentive equity compensation).
(b) The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is subject to the Executive is or may become subject to the Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation Compensation Recovery Policy (as such policy may be amended and/or restated, the “Clawback Policy”). The Executive understands that if the Executive is or becomes subject to the Clawback Policy, the Company and/or the Board shall be entitled to recover all Erroneously Awarded Compensation (as defined in the Clawback Policy) from the Executive pursuant to such means as the Company and/or the Board may elect. The Executive agrees that the Executive shall take all required action to enable such recovery. The Executive understands that such recovery may be sought and occur after the Executive’s engagement or service with the Company terminates. The Executive further agrees that the Executive is not entitled to indemnification for any Erroneously Awarded Compensation or for any claim or losses arising out of or in any way related to Erroneously Awarded Compensation recovered pursuant to the Clawback Policy and, to the extent any agreement or organizational document purports to provide otherwise, the Executive hereby irrevocably agrees to forego such indemnification. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive has received and has had an opportunity to review the Clawback Policy. Any action by the Company to recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation under the Clawback Policy from the Executive shall not, whether alone or in combination with any other action, event or condition, be deemed (i) a condition for Good Reason or serve as a basis for a claim of constructive termination under any benefits or compensation arrangement applicable to the Executive, or (ii) to constitute a breach of a contract or other arrangement to which the Executive is a party. This Section 25 is a material term of this Agreement.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Executive Service Agreement (MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement To the extent permitted by governing law, the Company may under certain circumstances recoup amounts paid to the contrary, if Executive under this Award Agreement. In the Board event of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s previously issued financial statementsstatements as a result of errors, omission, fraud, or a significant write-off not in noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementsecurities laws, the Board or CommitteeCommittee shall review the facts and circumstances underlying the restatement. After this review, if it is determined that an Award amount was based on the achievement of certain financial results that were the subject of a restatement, the Committee may, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect require the Executive to this reimburse the Company for all or a portion of any Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise actually paid to the fraudExecutive or, misconductif such Award has been deferred into the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrenceforfeit the Award so deferred. Such action In each such instance, the Company may include, forfeit (to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial deferred) or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect seek to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee recover (to the extent required paid) the amount by which the Executive’s Award amount exceeded the lower amount, if any, that would have been made based on the restated financial results. However, the Company will not seek such recovery where the payment occurred more than three years prior to the date the Company discloses the applicable law restatement or rule for a time period when the Executive was not an “executive officer.” The term “executive officer” has the meaning given that term in Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of any securities exchange or market on which shares 1934 determined as of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingthe date the Company made the payment in respect of the Award. The Company will determine, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be but subject to the Clawback Policydirection of the Committee), as amended the method for obtaining reimbursement from time to timethe Executive. This Agreement shall The Company may forfeit and/or recoup amounts paid in all events be subject to all rights and obligations respect of an Award regardless of whether the Executive is still employed by the Company or an affiliate on the date forfeiture and/or reimbursement is required. Forfeiture of or recoupment of amounts paid in respect of an Award does not limit any other remedies that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionhave.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything The Board shall require, in all appropriate circumstances, forfeiture or repayment with respect to this Agreement to Option, where: (a) the contrary, if the Board of Directors vesting of the Company Option, or an appropriate Committee any portion of the Board determines thatOption, as was predicated upon achieving certain Revenue Milestones that subsequently were the subject of a result of fraud, misconduct, a financial restatement of the Company’s financial statementsstatements previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (such restated financial results, or the “Restated Financial Results”); and (b) a significant write-off not in lesser portion of the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than Option would have been paid absent vested based upon the fraudrestated financial results. In each such instance, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, (i) Grantee shall forfeit the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address vested portion of the events Option that gave rise to would not have vested based on the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, Restated Financial Results (the “Forfeited Portion”); provided that (ii) to the extent permitted that Grantee has exercised any portion of the Option subject to the Forfeited Portion (the “Purchased Shares”), the Purchased Shares shall be forfeited to the Company; and provided further, that (iii) to the extent Grantee transferred or disposed of in any manner any Purchased Shares, Grantee shall either transfer to the Company an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock held by applicable law, causing the partial Grantee or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay pay to the Company the partial or full fair market value gross amount of the Award determined at proceeds resulting from the time transfer or other disposition of vestingsuch Purchased Shares, in a single cash lump sum, in each case no later than thirty (30) days following written notice by the Company. The Employee agrees For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, any forfeiture or repayment required under this Section 16 shall be net of any payments made to the Company to exercise this Option, shall be net of any federal or state income taxes paid by accepting the Grantee on the Forfeited Portion, and shall be satisfied (A) first via forfeiture of any vested and outstanding portion of the Option in accordance with clause (i) of this Award that Section, (B) next via the Board or Committee may make such a cancellationforfeiture, impose such a of any Purchased Shares Grantee holds, in accordance with clause (ii) of this Section, as applicable, and (C) lastly by requiring repayment obligationpursuant to clause (iii) of this Section, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstancesas applicable. In consideration for Notwithstanding any provisions to the Awardcontrary under this Agreement, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is Option shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement of the Company currently in effect or that may have now or in the future with the Employee be established and/or amended from time to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion time that applies to this Option (the “Clawback Policy”) and ), provided that the Employee’s rights with respect to Clawback Policy does not discriminate solely against Grantee except as required by applicable laws, and provided further that if there is a conflict between the Award terms of this Option and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, the more stringent terms, as amended from time determined by the Board in good faith, shall apply. The Board may require Grantee to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that forfeit, return or reimburse the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D all or a portion of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Option and any amounts paid thereunder pursuant to the terms of the Clawback Policy or as necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionlaws.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement (Super Micro Computer, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to In the contrary, if the event that Employer’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee determines in good faith that the earlier determination as to the valuation of the Company Business or an appropriate Committee the achievement of any performance targets applicable to the payment of Executive’s Bonus or long-term incentive compensation or awards under the Value Appreciation Plan (“VAP Compensation”) under Section 3.2 or 3.5 hereof (the “Performance Targets”) was based on materially incorrect data, and that in fact the Performance Targets had not been achieved or had been achieved to a lesser extent than originally determined and any Bonus (or portion thereof) or VAP Compensation (or portion thereof) paid or issued would not have been paid or issued, given the correct data, then in each such instance, Executive shall, at the request of Employer’s Board determines thatof Directors or Compensation Committee, return or forfeit, as a result of fraudapplicable, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, all or a significant writeportion (but no more than one-off not in hundred percent (100%) of any Bonus or VAP Compensation paid to Executive based on such incorrect data. The amount to be recovered from Executive shall be the ordinary course amount determined by Employer’s Board of business affecting Directors or Compensation Committee, by which the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, Bonus or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than VAP Compensation paid or issued to Executive exceeded the amount that would have been paid absent or issued to Executive based on the fraudcorrect data. Any Employer common stock that was issued in connection with VAP Compensation shall be forfeited and cancelled as provided by Employer’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. However, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementif Executive has disposed of such shares, the cash equivalent value of such shares on the date Employer calculated the number shares owed shall be paid by Executive to Employer upon notice from Employer as provided by Employer’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. In the event that Employer’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee determines that Executive has, during the Term, committed an act or omission that would have constituted Cause under this Agreement, Employer’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee, whether or not Executive was terminated because of such act or omission, may require Executive to return or forfeit, as applicable, any Bonus or VAP Compensation paid to Executive pursuant to Sections 3.2 or 3.5 hereof. Any Employer common stock that was issued in its discretionconnection with VAP Compensation shall be forfeited and cancelled as provided by Employer’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. If Executive has disposed of shares issued to him in connection with VAP Compensation, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market cash equivalent value of such shares on the Award determined at date Employer calculated the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which number shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee owed shall be subject paid by Executive to the Clawback Policy, Employer upon notice from Employer as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback provided by Employer’s Board of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionDirectors or Compensation Committee.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to If the contraryCompany, if including the Board of Directors or an independent committee thereof, discovers that a restatement of the Company’s financial statements for any of the last three completed fiscal years from the date of such discovery is required under applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any stock exchange to which the Company is then subject, or pursuant to United States generally accepted accounting principles (other than a restatement caused by a change in applicable accounting methods, rules or interpretations), then the Company will recalculate the number of Performance Units that should have vested pursuant to Section 3 based upon such restated financial results. If the Company determines that a lower number of Performance Units would have vested based upon such restated financial statements, the Participant’s Performance Award will be adjusted to reflect such lower number of vested Performance Units. Further, if the Participant received payment for any Performance Units that should not have vested based upon such restated financial results (the “Excess Payment”), the Participant must pay to the Company the amount of such Excess Payment within 30 days of the date that the Company provides written notice to the Participant specifying the amount of such Excess Payment. Such notice will be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, three days after the notice is mailed to the last known address of the Participant. This Section 6(l) will be administered in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, applicable federal and state securities laws and the regulations, notices and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) this Section 6(l) will not apply to any Participant who was not an “executive officer” (as such term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of the Company or an appropriate Committee of during the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a Performance Period affected by any such restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, and (ii) the Board of Directors or Committeean independent committee thereof, in its sole discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule not pursue recovery of any securities exchange Excess Payment in accordance with this Section 6(l) if it finds that to do so would be unreasonable, impractical or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by would be unlikely to benefit the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCompany.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Performance Unit Award Agreement (Cardiovascular Systems Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employee agrees that if the Board of Directors of the Company Employee is or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as becomes a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement Section 16 executive officer of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course event of business affecting any Inaccurate Financial Statement, (i) Employee will return to the Company’s financial statementsCompany on demand all incentive-based compensation payments (whether under this Award, the Plan or otherwise) made to Employee during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that are in connection with this Award than excess of what would have been paid absent had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the fraud, misconduct, writeaccounting restatement; and (ii) all earned but unpaid incentive-off or incorrect financial statement, based compensation awarded to Employee during the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address 3-year period preceding the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that is in excess of what would have been earned had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the partial accounting restatement shall be forfeited. In addition, Employee agrees to application of any clawback, forfeiture, recoupment, or full fair market value similar requirement required to apply to incentive-based compensation granted to Employee under the policies and procedures of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee Company as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time, any current or future applicable law or listing standard or regulatory body requirement. This Agreement The Committee shall in all events have final authority to determine the amount to be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the repaid by Employee ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform Engineering Group Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement-ROIC and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 shall have sole and absolute discretion to offset required claw-back amounts against any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time payments due to time Employee. An “Inaccurate Financial Statement” is any inaccurate financial statement due to material noncompliance by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCompany with any financial reporting requirements under the securities laws.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Jacobs Engineering Group Inc /De/)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement If Block is required to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company restate its financial results for any fiscal year while you are CEO or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, Strategic Advisor due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under United States federal securities laws as a result of fraudmisconduct or error (as determined in good faith by the Audit Committee or by the full Board), misconductBlock may (but shall not be required to), a restatement in the good faith discretion of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Compensation Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary recoup from you all or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, writeany portion of any performance-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy based or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D , and profits realized from the sale of Shares (each such amounts shall be referred to as an “Award”) received as equity compensation by you, the amount of which had been determined in whole or in part upon performance goals relating to the restated financial results, or upon the Fair Market Value of Shares, regardless of whether you engaged in any misconduct or were at fault or responsible in any way for causing the need for the restatement. In such an event, the Company, Block or any Affiliate shall be entitled to recoup up to the amount, if any, by which the Award, or the Fair Market Value of the Exchange ActShares, actually received by you exceeded the payment or Fair Market Value, as applicable, that would have been received based on the restated financial results, and any profits from the sale of Shares transferred pursuant to an Award in excess of the profits that would have been received based on the restated financial results. The Company’s, Block’s and each Affiliate’s right of recoupment shall apply only if demand for recoupment is made not later than three years following the payment of the applicable Award. Any recoupment shall be made net of any taxes you paid (to the extent such taxes may not be reasonably recovered by you) on the compensation subject to recoupment. You acknowledge that you are aware of the provision of Section 304 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 2002 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. right of the United States Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission with respect thereto. For purposes of this paragraph 7(m), “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, (i) if the Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (or another U.S. national securities exchange), the closing price on the date at issue, or if there is no closing price on such date, the closing price on the last preceding day for which there was a closing price; or (ii) if the Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange (or another U.S. national securities exchange), a value determined by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method as determined by the Compensation Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent future laws or applicable stock exchange listing standards require more expansive clawback provisions, such provisions shall be automatically incorporated into this Agreement and, to the extent more onerous, be deemed to supersede the current provisions of this Section 7(m). You agree that you will also be subject to any claw-back policy that is adopted by the Board in consultation with you that is applicable to officers of the Company and Block.
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Sources: Transition and Strategic Advisor Agreement (H&r Block Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrarycontrary contained herein, if in the Board event of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a material restatement of the Company’s issued financial statements, the Committee shall review the facts and circumstances underlying the restatement (including, without limitation, any potential wrongdoing by the Participant and whether the restatement was the result of negligence or intentional or gross misconduct) and may, in the Committee’s sole discretion, direct the Company to recover all or a significant write-off not portion of the RSUs (which may be accomplished by the Company’s cancellation of the RSUs) or the shares of Common Stock issued upon settlement of the RSUs or any gain realized on the subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon vesting and settlement of the RSUs with respect to any fiscal year in the ordinary course of business affecting which the Company’s financial statementsresults are negatively impacted by such restatement. If the Committee directs the Company to recover any such amount from the Participant, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent then the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, Participant agrees to and shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee be required to repay any such amount to the Company within thirty (30) days after the partial Company demands repayment. In addition, if the Company is required by law to include an additional “clawback” or full fair market value of “forfeiture” provision to outstanding awards, then such clawback or forfeiture provision shall also apply to the Restricted Stock Unit Award as if such additional provision had been included on the Award determined at Date, and the time Company shall promptly notify the Participant of vestingsuch additional provision. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award In addition, if a court determines that the Board Participant has engaged or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action is engaged in such circumstances. In consideration for Detrimental Activities during the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement Participant’s employment with the Company may have now or in its Subsidiaries or after the future Participant’s employment or service with the Employee to Company or its Subsidiaries has ceased, then the extent required Participant, within thirty (30) days after written demand by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which the Company, shall return (a) the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D received upon settlement of the Exchange ActRSUs, (b) any gain realized on the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform settlement of the RSUs and/or (c) any gain realized on the subsequent sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon vesting and Consumer Protection Act settlement of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionRSUs.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything In the event that after the grant of the Restricted Stock Award but prior to a Change in this Agreement Control (1) the Company issues a material restatement of an initial financial statement, and (2) the Participant engaged in intentional misconduct that caused or contributed to the contraryneed for such a restatement because of material noncompliance by the Company with applicable financial reporting requirements (a “Forfeiture Event”), the Participant, at the request of the Committee made within 90 days after the restatement, shall forfeit those Shares, if any, owned by the Board of Directors Participant at the time of the initial financial statement that is subsequently restated, regardless of whether those Shares are subject to restrictions at such time or whether the restrictions on such Shares shall have lapsed (the “Forfeitable Shares”). In addition, if a Forfeiture Event occurs, the Participant, at the Committee's request (which request must be made within 90 days after the restatement), shall forfeit all dividends deferred pursuant to Section 2(b) with respect to the Forfeitable Shares that then remain subject to restrictions prior to the Committee's request and promptly remit to the Company or an appropriate Committee cash equal to the Net Dividends (as hereinafter defined) received by the Participant at any time on the Forfeitable Shares. If the Forfeitable Shares are not owned by the Participant at the time of the Board determines thatCommittee's request, the Participant shall promptly remit to the Company the “Net Proceeds” (as hereinafter defined) from any sale, after the issuance of an initial financial statement that is subsequently restated, of Forfeitable Shares in lieu of the Forfeitable Shares. “Net Dividends” or “Net Proceeds” shall mean dividends or proceeds, as the case may be net of taxes paid or payable by the Participant as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement the receipt of such dividends and the sale of such Shares in an amount reasonably determined by the Committee but including interest on the amount of cash repaid from the date of the Company’s financial statementsreceipt by Participant of such dividends or sale proceeds to the date of payment of such amount to the Company at a rate reasonably determined by the Committee. The Committee may, or a significant write-off but shall not in be required by Participant to, reduce the ordinary course of business affecting forfeiture, return and/or payment obligations hereunder to the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent extent that the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary deem appropriate. Nothing herein shall limit any other rights the Company shall have by law for misconduct of the Participant that caused or appropriate to address the events that gave rise contributed to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make need for such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionrestatement.
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Sources: Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Imation Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Agreement: (i) if the Board Company’s financial results for any time period, and the Company’s financial statements covering all or part of Directors of such period, are subsequently restated and such restatement shows Clawback Compensation was incorrectly paid or vested, Employee shall be required to forfeit the Company Clawback Compensation that was incorrectly paid or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, vested as a result of fraudsuch previously reported incorrect financial results, misconductas applicable, a restatement in such period; (ii) to the extent Employee’s fraud or other Misconduct resulted in the receipt or vesting of Clawback Compensation, the Employee shall forfeit such improperly paid or vested Clawback Compensation; or (iii) if Employee, without the consent of the Company’s financial statements, while employed by the Company or after termination of such employment, breaches any of Section 9 of this Agreement and fails to cure (if curable) such breach after written notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to cure, then Employee shall forfeit the Clawback Compensation. Further, if Employee otherwise has engaged in or engages in any activity referred to in the preceding clauses (i) – (iii), he shall forfeit any compensation, gain or other value realized on the vesting or exercise of the Clawback Compensation required to be returned to the Company, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course sale of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed acquired in respect thereof, and must promptly repay such amounts to the Company. “Clawback Compensation” means the Annual Bonus, Option, LTI and any shares of Common Stock issued under any of the foregoing. “Misconduct” means willful misconduct, or admitted an act or omission done, or omitted to be done, by Employee negligently or in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company but shall exclude any act or omission done, or omitted to be done, at the direction of the Board or on the advice of counsel for tradingthe Company. For the avoidance of doubt, as determined approval by the Committee Board of a public filing shall not constitute approval of an act or omission unless the Board has been informed of such act or omission. This clawback provision shall terminate upon a Change in its sole discretion (Control. In addition, and without limiting the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and foregoing, any incentive-based or other Awards granted compensation paid to the Employee shall under this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement will be subject to the Clawback Policysuch deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company may have regarding pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, including but not limited to the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time KORU Medical Systems Clawback Policy adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionBoard on May 17, 2023).
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Clawback. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions set forth in The ▇▇▇▇▇’s Company, Inc. Incentive-Based Compensation Recoupment Policy (as may be amended and restated from time to time, the “Clawback Policy”) are incorporated in this Agreement by reference. To the extent the Clawback Policy is applicable to the Grantee, it creates additional rights for the Company with respect to this award of
4.1 Performance Shares and Performance Units, Shares received upon the settlement of the Performance Shares, cash received upon the settlement of Performance Units, and other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation awards granted to the Grantee by the Company. Notwithstanding anything any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, if any award of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted under the Board Plan, Shares received upon the settlement of Directors Performance Shares granted under the Plan, cash or other amounts received upon the settlement of Performance Units granted under the Plan and such other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation, will be subject to potential mandatory cancellation, forfeiture and/or repayment by the Grantee to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable lawthe Grantee is, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with becomes, subject to (a) any Company clawback or recoupment policy, including the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award Policy and any other Awards granted policies that are adopted by the Company, whether to comply with the Employee shall be subject to requirements of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or otherwise, or (b) any applicable laws that impose mandatory clawback or recoupment requirements under the Clawback Policycircumstances set forth in such laws, including as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that required by the Company may have regarding the clawback ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act2002, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any Act, or other applicable rules and laws, rules, regulations promulgated thereunder or stock exchange listing standards, as may be in effect from time to time time, and which may operate to create additional rights for the Company with respect to awards and the recovery of amounts relating thereto. By accepting the award of Performance Shares and Performance Units under the Plan and pursuant to this Agreement, the Grantee consents to be bound by the U.S. Securities terms of the Clawback Policy, if applicable, and Exchange Commissionagrees and acknowledges that the Grantee is obligated to cooperate with, and provide any and all assistance necessary to, the Company in its efforts to recover or recoup the Performance Shares and Performance Units and Shares or cash received upon the settlement of the Performance Shares or Performance Units, any gains or earnings related to the Performance Shares or Performance Units or Shares or cash received upon the settlement thereof, or any other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation, that is subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to such laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or Company policy. Such cooperation and assistance shall include, but is not limited to, executing, completing and submitting any documentation necessary to facilitate the recovery or recoupment by the Company from the Grantee of any such amounts, including from the Grantee’s accounts or from any other compensation, to the extent permissible under Section 409A of the Code.
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Sources: Performance Share and Performance Unit Award Agreement (Aaron's Company, Inc.)
Clawback. (a) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary, if as an additional condition of receiving this Award, the Board of Directors of Participant agrees that (i) in the event that the Participant breaches any nonsolicitation, noncompetition or confidentiality agreement entered into with, or while acting on behalf of, the Company or an appropriate any Affiliate, the Committee may (A) cancel the Award, in whole or in part, whether or not vested, and/or (B) require such Participant or former Participant to repay to the Company any gain realized or payment or shares received upon the exercise or payment of, or lapse of restrictions with respect to, such Award (with such gain, payment or shares valued as of the Board determines thatdate of exercise, as a result payment or lapse of fraudrestrictions), misconduct, a restatement and (ii) if any of the Company’s financial statementsstatements are required to be restated due to errors, omissions, fraud, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee may, in its sole discretion (but acting in good faith, direct the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights Company to recover all or a portion of any Award or any past or future compensation from any Participant or former Participant with respect to any fiscal year of the Company for which the financial results are negatively affected by such restatement, including through cancellation of an Award or repayment of any gain realized (with such gain valued as of the date of exercise, payment or lapse of restrictions). Any cancellation or repayment obligation contemplated under this Section 7(a) shall be effective as of the date specified by the Committee. Any repayment obligation may be satisfied in shares of Stock or cash or a combination thereof (with the amount of the repayment obligation determined based upon the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock on the settlement date, but the number of shares of Stock used to satisfy the repayment obligations determined based on the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock on the date of repayment), and the Committee may provide for an offset to any future payments owed by the Company or any Affiliate to the Participant if necessary to satisfy the repayment obligation; provided, however, that if any such offset is prohibited under applicable law, the Committee shall not permit any offsets and may require immediate repayment by the Participant.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary, as an additional condition of receiving this Award, the Participant agrees that the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall shares of Stock or any benefits or proceeds therefrom will be subject to forfeiture and/or repayment to the Clawback PolicyCompany pursuant to (i) any recovery, recoupment, clawback or similar policy that is in effect as of the Grant Date, as may be amended from time to time. This Agreement shall , and (ii) any other similar policy adopted after the Grant Date, as may be amended from time to time, to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable in all events be subject order to all rights and obligations that facilitate compliance with any requirements imposed under applicable law, including the Company may have regarding the clawback requirements of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 1934, Rule 10D-1 thereunder and Section 303A.14 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, or the listing rules of any applicable rules other such securities exchange on which the Stock is listed or traded.
(c) The Participant expressly and regulations promulgated thereunder from time explicitly authorizes the Company to time issue instructions, on behalf of the Participant, to any brokerage firm and/or third party administrator engaged by the U.S. Securities Company to hold any shares of Stock and Exchange Commissionother amounts acquired pursuant to the Award to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such shares and/or other amounts to the Company upon the Company’s enforcement of Sections 7(a) and 7(b) above.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement the Plan to the contrary, if in the Board of Directors of event that the Company is required to materially restate its financial results, excluding a material restatement of such financial results due solely to a change in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States or an appropriate Committee of such other accounting principles that may be adopted by the Board determines thatSecurities and Exchange Commission and are or become applicable to the Company, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement fraud or intentional misconduct on the part of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or CommitteeCommittee may, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary (a) cancel the outstanding Award, in whole or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraudin part, misconduct, write-off whether or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have not vested, requiring and/or (b) require the Employee to repay to the Company the partial an amount equal to all or full fair market value any portion of the Award determined at payments that have been made to Employee pursuant to this Agreement within the time two years preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement, to the extent that such payment amount was based on the erroneous data and exceeded the value or amount that would have been paid to the Employee under the accounting restatement. Such cancellation or repayment obligation shall be effective as of vestingthe date specified by the Committee. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that Any repayment obligation shall be satisfied in cash, and the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a provide for an offset to any future payments owed by the Company or its or Affiliates to the Employee if necessary to satisfy the repayment obligation; provided, or take other necessary or appropriate action in however, that if any such circumstances. In consideration for the Awardoffset is prohibited under applicable law, the Employee acknowledges Committee shall not permit any offsets and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement may require immediate repayment by the Company may have now or in Employee. Notwithstanding the future with the Employee foregoing, to the extent required by to comply with applicable law or rule of and/or any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined Clawback Policy adopted by the Committee in its sole discretion (Company after the “Clawback Policy”) and that date of this Agreement, the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award Company may unilaterally amend this Section 9(k), and any other Awards granted such amendment shall be made by providing notice of such amendment to Employee, and shall be binding on Employee; provided, regardless of whether the Company makes such a unilateral amendment to this Section 9(k) or provides such notice to Employee, this Section 9(k)shall be deemed consistent with any Clawback Policy adopted by the Company after the date of this Agreement and Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionbound thereby.
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Sources: Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement (Cash America International Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Agreement: (i) if the Board Company’s financial results for any time period, and the Company’s financial statements covering all or part of Directors of such period, are subsequently restated and such restatement shows Clawback Compensation was incorrectly paid or vested, Employee shall be required to forfeit the Company Clawback Compensation that was incorrectly paid or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, vested as a result of fraudsuch previously reported incorrect financial results, misconductas applicable, a restatement in such period; (ii) to the extent Employee’s fraud or other Misconduct resulted in the receipt or vesting of Clawback Compensation, the Employee shall forfeit such improperly paid or vested Clawback Compensation; or (iii) if Employee, without the consent of the Company’s financial statements, while employed by the Company or after termination of such employment, breaches any of Sections 7,8, and 9 of this Agreement and fails to cure (if curable) such breach after written notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to cure, then Employee shall forfeit the Clawback Compensation. Further, if Employee otherwise has engaged in or engages in any activity referred to in the preceding clauses (i) – (iii), he shall forfeit any compensation, gain or other value realized on the vesting or exercise of the Clawback Compensation required to be returned to the Company, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course sale of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed acquired in respect thereof, and must promptly repay such amounts to the Company. “Clawback Compensation” means the Annual Bonus, Option, LTI and any shares of Common Stock issued under any of the foregoing. “Misconduct” means willful misconduct, or admitted an act or omission done, or omitted to be done, by Employee negligently or in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company but shall exclude any act or omission done, or omitted to be done, at the direction of the Board or on the advice of counsel for tradingthe Company. For the avoidance of doubt, as determined approval by the Committee Board of a public filing shall not constitute approval of an act or omission unless the Board has been informed of such act or omission. This clawback provision shall terminate upon a Change in its sole discretion (Control. In addition, and without limiting the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and foregoing, any incentive-based or other Awards granted compensation paid to the Employee shall under this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement will be subject to the Clawback Policysuch deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company may have regarding pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, including but not limited to the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time KORU Medical Systems Clawback Policy adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionBoard on May 17, 2023).
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to (a) If (i) the contrary, if Committee determines that the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statementsParticipant has either engaged in, or benefitted from, Misconduct and (ii) the Participant is classified at a significant write-off not level of M-4 or above in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more LyondellBasell Group compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined classification system at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting such determination, upon notice from the Company, the Participant shall reimburse to the Company all or a portion of any amounts (whether in cash or shares) received under this Award Agreement (or forfeit all or any portion of this Award to the extent it has not yet been received) as the Committee deems appropriate under the circumstances. Such notice shall be provided within the earlier to occur of one year after discovery of the alleged Misconduct or the second anniversary of the Participant’s date of termination.
(b) If the Committee determines that the Board Participant has violated any of the obligations set forth in Section 13 of this Agreement, upon notice from the Company, the Participant shall reimburse to the Company all or a portion of any amounts (whether in cash or shares) received under this Award Agreement (or forfeit all or any portion of this Award to the extent it has not yet been received) as the Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or deems appropriate action in such under the circumstances. In consideration for Such notice shall be provided within the Award, earlier to occur of one year after discovery of the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback alleged violation or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in second anniversary of the future with the Employee to Participant’s Date of Termination.
(c) To the extent required by (i) applicable law or rule law, including, without limitation, the requirements of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and 2010, any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards; (ii) any policy that may be adopted by the Board; or (iii) the provisions of any agreement executed by the Participant, the Participant shall reimburse to the Company all or a portion of the payments received under this Award Agreement (or an amount equal thereto), to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s), policy, and/or agreement, or as the Committee deems appropriate under the circumstances, which clawback may include forfeiture and/or recoupment of such amounts or benefits.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (LyondellBasell Industries N.V.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything The Participant acknowledges and agrees that this Award is subject to any applicable Clawback Policy.
a. To the extent permitted by applicable law, including without limitation Code Section 409A, this Award is subject to offset in this Agreement the event that the Participant has an outstanding clawback, recoupment or forfeiture obligation to the contraryCompany under the terms of an applicable Clawback Policy. In the event of a clawback, if recoupment or forfeiture event under an applicable Clawback Policy, the amount required to be clawed back, recouped or forfeited pursuant to such policy, shall be deemed not to have been earned under the terms of the Plan, and the Company is entitled to recover from the Participant the amount specified under the Clawback Policy to be clawed back, recouped, or forfeited (which amount, as applicable, shall be deemed an advance that remained subject to the Participant satisfying all eligibility conditions for earning this Award).
b. If the Board of Directors of or the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatCommittee, as a result of fraudapplicable, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, determines that clawback is required or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, appropriate under an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committeeapplicable Clawback Policy, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise addition to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includerecoupment methods available under the terms of an applicable Clawback Policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingshall, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion discretion, take any of the following actions: (i) seek repayment from the “Participant of any amounts or awards distributed under the Plan for so long as such amount or awards are subject to the terms of such Clawback Policy”; (ii) reduce (subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of the Plan or any other applicable plan, program, policy or arrangement) the amount that would otherwise be awarded or payable to the EmployeeParticipant under the Award, the Plan or any other compensatory plan, program, or arrangement maintained by the Company; (iii) withhold payment of future increases in compensation (including the payment of any discretionary bonus amount) or grants of compensatory awards that would otherwise have been made in accordance with the Company’s rights otherwise applicable compensation practices; or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing. Any determination regarding the Participant’s conduct, and repayment or reduction under this provision, shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee and shall be final and binding on the Participant and the Company. The Participant, in consideration of the grant of the Award, and by the Participant’s execution of this Agreement, acknowledges the Participant’s understanding of this provision and hereby agrees to make and allow an immediate and complete repayment or reduction in accordance with this provision in the event of a call for repayment or other action by the Company or Committee to effect its terms with respect to the Participant, the Award and/or any other compensation described in this Agreement.
c. This Award is not considered earned, and the eligibility requirements with respect to this Award is not considered met, until all requirements of the Plan, this Agreement, and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to timePolicy are met. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.DB1/ 138221727.3
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Sources: Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Advance Auto Parts Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything In the event the Executive violates any provision of this Agreement, as reasonably determined by CBE’s Board or Directors (the “Board”) or any Committee comprised of members of the Board, or if Executive engages in this Agreement to activities including, but not limited to, (a) performing services for or on behalf of any Competitor of, or competing with, the contrary, if the Board of Directors Company or any Affiliate; (b) a violation or applicable business ethics policies or business policies of the Company or an appropriate Committee any Affiliate; (c) unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information of the Board determines thatCompany or any Affiliate; (d) fraud or misconduct; (e) an act or acts of personal dishonesty by the Executive intended to result in the personal enrichment of the Executive; (f) wanton and willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Executive in the performance of his or her duties and obligations; (g) neglect of Executive’s assigned duties; (h) a criminal act including, as a result of fraudbut not limited to, misconductthe arrest or indictment for an alleged criminal act; (i) CBE is required to complete an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements; or (j) any other conduct detrimental to the Company or any Affiliate, a restatement of including the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Companyany Affiliate’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, reputation as reasonably determined by the Board or Committeeany Committee comprised of members of the Board, in its discretionthen (i) any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder that have not yet vested shall immediately be canceled for no consideration, shall take such action and (ii) with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs Restricted Stock Units that have previously vested, requiring the Employee to Executive shall immediately repay to the Company an amount in cash equal to the partial or full aggregate fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee Common Shares distributed to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingExecutive, as determined by on the Committee in its sole discretion (date of the “Clawback Policy”) and that award vested based on the Employeeclosing price of CBE’s rights shares on the New York Stock Exchange on such date, including the value of any Common Shares used to satisfy tax withholding requirements, plus the amount of dividend equivalents paid with respect to such award. Clause (ii) of the Award and any other Awards granted preceding sentence shall only apply with respect to Restricted Stock Units awarded to Executive (A) on or after the date of Executive’s termination of employment, (B) within the three-year period prior to the Employee shall be subject date of Executive’s termination of employment or, if earlier, the date of Executive’s violation of this Agreement, or (C) in the event of an accounting restatement, within the three-year period prior to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time accounting restatement and the one-year period following the inaccurate financial filing that leads to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionsuch restatement.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Cooper Industries PLC)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (a) If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to a material negative restatement, the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the contraryCorporation an amount corresponding to each award to the Recipient under this Agreement, or otherwise return such Units or Common Stock, that the Committee determines would not have been vested or paid if the Corporation’s results as originally published had been equal to the Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any requirement or claim under this Section 7(a) must be made, if at all, within five years after the Board of Directors of date the Company amount claimed was originally vested or an appropriate Committee of paid, whichever is later. In the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementalternative, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action Committee may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee require Recipient to repay or return compensation awarded hereunder pursuant to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee such rules as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject time pursuant to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback Section 954 of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Act, to the extent applicable. By acceptance of 2010 any award or Units hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time all Units or Common Stock, as well as the equivalent cash value thereof with respect to time any and all such Units or Common Stock, that have become vested, exercised, free of restriction or otherwise released to and/or monetized by or for the benefit of the Recipient or any transferee or assignee thereof (collectively, the “Award-Equivalent Value”), are and will be fully subject to the terms of any policy regarding repayment, recoupment or clawback of compensation now or hereafter adopted by the U.S. Corporation in response to the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, rulemaking of the Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission or otherwise. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that any such policy will apply to any and all Units or Common Stock, and Award-Equivalent Value in accordance with its terms, whether retroactively or prospectively, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any Units or Common Stock and/or Award-Equivalent Value that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of such policy. The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return Common Stock under this Section 7(a) are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement. The provisions of this Section (a) are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.
(b) If at any time within three years of the vesting or payment of any award to Recipient under this Agreement, whichever is later, Recipient’s employment is terminated for Cause (or, if such termination is deemed not to be for Cause, but the Corporation determines at any time during such three-year period that the Corporation could have terminated Recipient’s employment for Cause based on Recipient’s conduct during his or her time of employment with the Corporation), then if any part of the underlying conduct giving rise to such determination of Cause by the Corporation took place at any time during the applicable vesting period for each such award, as specified in this Agreement, then the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the Corporation an amount corresponding to each award that vested or was paid to Recipient pursuant to this Agreement, or to otherwise return such Units or Common Stock. By acceptance of any award or Units hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all Units or Common Stock, as well as the Award-Equivalent Value thereof, are and will be fully subject to the terms of the foregoing clawback provision, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any Units or Common Stock and/or Award-Equivalent Value that the Committee requires to be recovered pursuant to the foregoing.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Agreement: (i) if the Board Company’s financial results for any time period, and the Company’s financial statements covering all or part of Directors of such period, are subsequently restated and such restatement shows Clawback Compensation was incorrectly paid or vested, Employee shall be required to forfeit the Company Clawback Compensation that was incorrectly paid or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, vested as a result of fraudsuch previously reported incorrect financial results, misconductas applicable, a restatement in such period; (ii) to the extent Employee’s fraud or other Misconduct resulted in the receipt or vesting of Clawback Compensation, the Employee shall forfeit such improperly paid or vested Clawback Compensation; or (iii) if Employee, without the consent of the Company’s financial statements, while employed by the Company or after termination of such employment, breaches any of Section 9 of this Agreement and fails to cure (if curable) such breach after written notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to cure, then Employee shall forfeit the Clawback Compensation. Further, if Employee otherwise has engaged in or engages in any activity referred to in the preceding clauses (i) – (iii), he shall forfeit any compensation, gain or other value realized on the vesting or exercise of the Clawback Compensation required to be returned to the Company, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course sale of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed acquired in respect thereof, and must promptly repay such amounts to the Company. “Clawback Compensation” means the Annual Bonus, Sign-On Options and any shares of Common Stock issued under any of the foregoing. “Misconduct” means willful misconduct, or admitted an act or omission done, or omitted to be done, by Employee negligently or in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company but shall exclude any act or omission done, or omitted to be done, at the direction of the Board or on the advice of counsel for tradingthe Company. For the avoidance of doubt, as determined approval by the Committee Board of a public filing shall not constitute approval of an act or omission unless the Board has been informed of such act or omission. This clawback provision shall terminate upon a Change in its sole discretion (Control. In addition, and without limiting the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and foregoing, any incentive-based or other Awards granted compensation paid to the Employee shall under this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement will be subject to the Clawback Policysuch deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company may have regarding pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, including but not limited to the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time KORU Medical Systems Clawback Policy adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionBoard on May 17, 2023).
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in The Employee's receipt of this Agreement Performance Award is expressly conditioned on the Employee's agreement to the contraryterms and provisions of this Section, if and the Board of Directors of Employee acknowledges that the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off Employee would not have received this Performance Award in the ordinary course absence of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrenceagreement. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by By accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Performance Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject that:
(a) the compensation (inclusive of Stock) payable pursuant to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the this Performance Award and any other Awards award granted to the Employee under the Plan (whether granted before, on or after the Grant Date) shall not be deemed fully earned or vested, even if paid or distributed to the Employee, if such compensation or any portion thereof is subject to the Clawback Policyrecovery, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that revocation, recoupment or "clawback" by the Company may have regarding or any of its affiliates pursuant to (i) the clawback provisions of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-‑▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and (the "Act"), (ii) any applicable rules and or regulations promulgated thereunder under the Act or by any stock exchange on which the Company's Stock is listed (collectively, the "Rules"), or (iii) any compensation recoupment or clawback policies or procedures adopted by the Company or any of its affiliates, in each case with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above as such provisions, rules, regulations, policies and procedures may be adopted and amended from time to time (including with retroactive effect); and
(b) any other compensation or benefit (inclusive of Stock) payable to or on behalf of the Employee from the Company or any of its affiliates (whether payable before, on or after the Grant Date, but excluding any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to a Performance Award granted under the Plan) shall not be deemed fully earned or vested, even if paid or distributed to the Employee, if such compensation, benefit or any portion thereof is subject to recovery, revocation, recoupment or clawback by the U.S. Securities Company or any of its affiliates pursuant to the Act, the Rules or any compensation recoupment or clawback policies or procedures adopted by the Company or any of its affiliates, in each case as the Act, the Rules and Exchange Commissionsuch policies and procedures may be adopted and amended from time to time (including with retroactive effect). In addition, the Employee hereby agrees (on behalf of the Employee and any other individual, entity or other person claiming under or through the Employee) that: (x) compensation payable pursuant to this Performance Award (inclusive of stock) and any other compensation or benefit payable to or on behalf of the Employee (whether under the Plan or otherwise) shall be subject to recovery, revocation, recoupment or clawback as provided in the preceding provisions of this Section; and (y) the Employee (or any such individual, entity or other person) shall not seek indemnification or contribution from the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to any amount so recovered, revoked, recouped or clawed back. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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Sources: Performance Award Agreement (Oil States International, Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatVSI’s financial statements for FY 2012 and thereafter for any fiscal year are restated due to material noncompliance, as a result of fraudmisconduct by the PRESIDENT, misconductwith any financial reporting requirement under the U.S. securities laws applicable to such fiscal year, the PRESIDENT shall, at the request of the Committee, return or forfeit, as applicable, all or a restatement portion (but no more than one-hundred percent (100%)) of the net amount of any bonus or any incentive award (including equity awards) made to the PRESIDENT during the term of the contract as incentive for the specific fiscal year or years (in the case of equity awards granted during the term of the contract only, the portion of the award vested during such fiscal year or years) required to be restated for FY 2012 and thereafter. For example, if the PRESIDENT is granted an award during the term of the contract and in FY 2012 that vests in installments based on performance in FY 2013 and 2014, and the Company’s financial statementsstatements for FY 2013 are required, or as a significant write-off not in result of misconduct by the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includePRESIDENT, to be restated due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirements as set forth above, only the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value portion of the Award determined at award which vests in FY 2013 based on either time vesting or achievement of the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board performance targets for FY 2013 (or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingboth, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”applicable) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to clawback in accordance with this Section 2, but the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement portion of the award which vests in FY 2014 shall in all events not be subject to all rights and obligations forfeiture or clawback. Or, if based on the same facts as set forth in the preceding sentence, The PRESEIDENT is paid a bonus in FY 2013 for performance in FY 2012, such bonus shall be subject to clawback in accordance with this Section 2, but not any bonus paid for any other fiscal year. The amount to be recovered from the PRESIDENT shall be the amount by which the bonus or incentive compensation award exceeded the amount that would have been payable to the PRESIDENT had the financial statements been initially filed as restated (including, but not limited to, the entire award), as reasonably determined by the Committee. The Committee shall determine whether VSI or the Company may have regarding shall effect any such recovery (i) by seeking repayment from the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under PRESIDENT, (ii) by reducing (subject to applicable law, including Section 10D 409A, and the terms and conditions of the Exchange Actapplicable plan, program or arrangement) the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act amount that would otherwise be payable to the PRESIDENT under any compensatory plan, program or arrangement maintained by VSI or the Company, (iii) by withholding payment of 2010 and future increases in compensation (including the payment of any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time discretionary bonus amount) or grants of compensatory awards that would otherwise have been made in accordance with VSI’s or the Company’s compensation practices, or (iv) by any combination of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionforegoing.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if (a) If the Board of Directors of the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that you engaged in fraud or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, misconduct as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, which or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent which the fraud, misconduct, write-off Company is required to or incorrect financial statementdecides to restate its financials, the Board or Committeemay, in its sole discretion, shall take such action with respect impose any or all of the following:
(i) Immediate expiration of any then outstanding equity compensation, whether vested or not, if granted within the first 12 months after issuance or filing of any financial statement that is being restated (the “Recovery Measurement Period”);
(ii) As to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise any exercised portion of any stock options (to the fraudextent, misconductduring the Recovery Measurement Period, write-off the options are granted, vest, are exercised, or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includethe purchased shares are sold), to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay prompt payment to the Company of any Option Gain. For purposes of this Agreement, the partial “Option Gain” per share you received on exercise of an option is the spread between the closing price on the date of exercise and the exercise price you paid and comparable rules will apply in the case of stock appreciation rights;
(iii) Payment or full fair market transfer to the Company of any Stock Gain from restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other similar forms of compensation, where the “Stock Gain” consists of the greatest of (i) the value of the Award determined at applicable shares when you received them within the time Recovery Measurement Period, (ii) the value of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that such shares received during the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingRecovery Measurement Period, as determined on the date of the request by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion to repay or transfer under the provisions below, (iii) the “Clawback Policy”gross (before tax) proceeds you received from any sale of any such shares during the Recovery Measurement Period, and that (iv) if transferred without sale during the Employee’s rights with respect Recovery Measurement Period, the value of such shares when so transferred; and/or
(iv) Repayment of any bonuses paid during the Recovery Measurement Period.
(b) In addition to the Award foregoing, following an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirements under securities laws, you agree to repay any incentive-based compensation (including any bonuses and any other Awards granted to equity compensation) paid during the Employee shall be subject to three-year period preceding the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations date that the Company may have regarding is required to prepare the accounting restatement which bonuses or equity compensation were based on the erroneous data. For purposes of this provision, the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D is calculated as the excess amount paid on the basis of the Exchange Act, restated results. The parties agree that this requirement will be applied as provided under the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇”), and you agree that the Company may amend this Section 6 without your further consent if required to conform to ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇.
(c) The remedies under this Section 6 are in addition to any other remedies that the Company may have available in law or equity. Payment is due in cash or cash equivalents within 10 days after the Board provides notice to you that it is enforcing this clawback. Payment will be calculated on a gross basis, without reduction for taxes. The Company may, but is not required to, accept a retransfer of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time Company stock in lieu of some or all of the payment, the value of which stock shall be deemed to time by be the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionfair market value of such shares on the date of the retransfer.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything If the Employee has committed fraud, embezzlement, a felony or a misdemeanor involving dishonesty, in this Agreement each case that relates to the contraryCompany (“Misconduct”), or if the Company’s financial statements are restated as a result of an audit by a nationally recognized auditing firm and the Employee’s Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan benefits, or other compensation, employee benefit or vesting was based upon such financial statements, then the Board shall have the right to (i) require reimbursement of Directors any Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan or other compensation, benefit or award paid to the Employee within two (2) years of any such restatement as a result of such financial statements that were restated (to the extent that the Employee received a larger Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan payment, or other compensation, benefit or award than he otherwise would have received absent the incorrect financial statements); (ii) reinstatement of risk of forfeiture and vesting schedule of any Incentive Pool Plan award or other compensation, benefit or award that was vested based on such incorrect financial statements (and recoupment of any gains already realized if such awards or benefits were sold, transferred, disposed of, paid out, or otherwise reduced to cash); (iii) require recoupment of any Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefit or other compensation, benefit or award paid within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatAffiliate, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, (iv) forfeit any vested or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy unvested Incentive Pool Plan benefits or other written agreement compensation, benefits or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards awards previously granted to the Employee within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an Affiliate, and/or (v) recoup any gains the Employee has previously realized from any such Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan benefit, or other compensation, benefit or award within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an Affiliate,). Nothing contained in this Section 13 shall be subject construed to restrict or otherwise limit the Clawback PolicyCompany’s right to pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Conversely, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall if the above-described financial statement restatements would result in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that an increase in the Company may have regarding Employee’s Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefits or vesting, then, in the clawback absence of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Actany Misconduct, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by Board in its reasonable good faith shall redetermine such Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefits or vesting, based on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionrevised financial statements.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in Employee’s receipt of this Agreement Performance Award is expressly conditioned on Employee’s agreement to the contraryterms and provisions of this Section 14, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off and Employee acknowledges that Employee would not have received this Performance Award in the ordinary course absence of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrenceagreement. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by By accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Performance Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject that:
(a) the compensation (inclusive of Stock) payable pursuant to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the this Performance Award and any other Awards award granted to Employee under the Employee Plan (whether granted before, on or after the Grant Date) shall not be deemed fully earned or vested, even if paid or distributed to Employee, if such compensation or any portion thereof is subject to the Clawback Policyrecovery, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that revocation, recoupment or "clawback" by the Company may have regarding or any of its affiliates pursuant to (i) the clawback provisions of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and (the "Act"), (ii) any applicable rules and or regulations promulgated thereunder under the Act or by any stock exchange on which the Company's Stock is listed (collectively, the "Rules"), or (iii) any compensation recoupment or clawback policies or procedures adopted by the Company or any of its affiliates, including the Oil States International, Inc. Incentive-Based Compensation Recoupment Policy, in each case with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above as such provisions, rules, regulations, policies and procedures may be adopted and amended from time to time (including with retroactive effect); and
(b) any other compensation or benefit (inclusive of Stock) payable to or on behalf of Employee from the Company or any of its affiliates (whether payable before, on or after the Grant Date, but excluding any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to a Performance Award granted under the Plan) shall not be deemed fully earned or vested, even if paid or distributed to Employee, if such compensation, benefit or any portion thereof is subject to recovery, revocation, recoupment or clawback by the U.S. Securities Company or any of its affiliates pursuant to the Act, the Rules or any compensation recoupment or clawback policies or procedures adopted by the Company or any of its affiliates, including the Oil States International, Inc. Incentive-Based Compensation Recoupment Policy, in each case as the Act, the Rules and Exchange Commissionsuch policies and procedures may be adopted and amended from time to time (including with retroactive effect). In addition, Employee hereby agrees (on behalf of Employee and any other individual, entity or other person claiming under or through Employee) that: (x) compensation payable pursuant to this Performance Award (inclusive of Stock) and any other compensation or benefit payable to or on behalf of Employee (whether under the Plan or otherwise) shall be subject to recovery, revocation, recoupment or clawback as provided in the preceding provisions of this Section 14; and (y) Employee (or any such individual, entity or other person) shall not seek indemnification or contribution from the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to any amount so recovered, revoked, recouped or clawed back. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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Sources: Performance Award Agreement (Oil States International, Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to a material negative restatement, the Committee may require the Recipient to pay to the contraryCorporation an amount corresponding to each award to the Recipient under this Agreement, or otherwise return such Units or Common Stock, that the Committee determines would not have been vested or paid if the Corporation’s results as originally published had been equal to the Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any requirement or claim under this Section must be made, if at all, within five years after the Board of Directors of date the Company amount claimed was originally vested or an appropriate Committee of paid, whichever is later. In the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementalternative, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action Committee may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee require Recipient to repay or return compensation awarded hereunder pursuant to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee such rules as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject time pursuant to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback Section 954 of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Act, to the extent applicable. By acceptance of 2010 any award or Units hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time all Units or Common Stock, as well as the equivalent cash value thereof with respect to time any and all such Units or Common Stock, that have become vested, exercised, free of restriction or otherwise released to and/or monetized by or for the benefit of the Recipient or any transferee or assignee thereof (collectively, the “Award-Equivalent Value”), are and will be fully subject to the terms of any policy regarding repayment, recoupment or clawback of compensation now or hereafter adopted by the U.S. Corporation in response to the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, rulemaking of the Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission or otherwise. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that any such policy will apply to any and all Units or Common Stock, and Award-Equivalent Value in accordance with its terms, whether retroactively or prospectively, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any Units or Common Stock and/or Award-Equivalent Value that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of such policy. The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return Common Stock under this Section are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement. The provisions of this Section are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.
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Clawback. (a) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary, if as an additional condition of receiving this Award, the Board of Directors of Participant agrees that (i) in the event that the Participant breaches any nonsolicitation, noncompetition or confidentiality agreement entered into with, or while acting on behalf of, the Company or an appropriate any Affiliate, the Committee may (A) cancel the Award, in whole or in part, whether or not vested, and/or (B) require such Participant or former Participant to repay to the Company any gain realized or payment or shares received upon the exercise or payment of, or lapse of restrictions with respect to, such Award (with such gain, payment or shares valued as of the Board determines thatdate of exercise, as a result payment or lapse of fraudrestrictions), misconduct, a restatement and (ii) if any of the Company’s financial statementsstatements are required to be restated due to errors, omissions, fraud, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee may, in its sole discretion (but acting in good faith, direct the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights Company to recover all or a portion of any Award or any past or future compensation from any Participant or former Participant with respect to any fiscal year of the Company for which the financial results are negatively affected by such restatement, including through cancellation of an Award or repayment of any gain realized (with such gain valued as of the date of exercise, payment or lapse of restrictions). Any cancellation or repayment obligation contemplated under this Section 7(a) shall be effective as of the date specified by the Committee. Any repayment obligation may be satisfied in shares of Stock or cash or a combination thereof (with the amount of the repayment obligation determined based upon the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock on the applicable settlement date, but the number of shares of Stock used to satisfy the repayment obligations determined based on the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock on the date of repayment), and the Committee may provide for an offset to any future payments owed by the Company or any Affiliate to the Participant if necessary to satisfy the repayment obligation; provided, however, that if any such offset is prohibited under applicable law, the Committee shall not permit any offsets and may require immediate repayment by the Participant.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary, as an additional condition of receiving this Award, the Participant agrees that the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall shares of Stock or any benefits or proceeds therefrom will be subject to forfeiture and/or repayment to the Clawback PolicyCompany pursuant to (i) any recovery, recoupment, clawback or similar policy that is in effect as of the Grant Date, as may be amended from time to time. This Agreement shall , and (ii) any other similar policy adopted after the Grant Date, as may be amended from time to time, to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable in all events be subject order to all rights and obligations that facilitate compliance with any requirements imposed under applicable law, including the Company may have regarding the clawback requirements of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 1934, Rule 10D-1 thereunder and Section 303A.14 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, or the listing rules of any applicable rules other such securities exchange on which the Stock is listed or traded.
(c) The Participant expressly and regulations promulgated thereunder from time explicitly authorizes the Company to time issue instructions, on behalf of the Participant, to any brokerage firm and/or third party administrator engaged by the U.S. Securities Company to hold any shares of Stock and Exchange Commissionother amounts acquired pursuant to the Award to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such shares and/or other amounts to the Company upon the Company’s enforcement of Sections 7(a) and 7(b) above.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement If Block is required to the contrary, if the Board restate its financial results due for fiscal year 2012 or thereafter while you are Chief Executive Officer of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, Block to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under United States federal securities laws as a result of fraudmisconduct or error (as determined in good faith by the Audit Committee or by the full Board), misconductBlock may (but shall not be required to), a restatement in the good faith discretion of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary recoup from you all or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, writeany portion of any performance-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy based or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D , and profits realized from the sale of Shares (each such amounts shall be referred to as an "Award") received as equity compensation by you, the amount of which had been determined in whole or in part upon performance goals relating to the restated financial results, or upon the Fair Market Value of Shares, regardless of whether you engaged in any misconduct or were at fault or responsible in any way for causing the need for the restatement. In such an event, the Company, Block or any Affiliate shall be entitled to recoup up to the amount, if any, by which the Award, or the Fair Market Value of the Exchange ActShares, actually received by you exceeded the payment or Fair Market Value, as applicable, that would have been received based on the restated financial results, and any profits from the sale of Shares transferred pursuant to an Award in excess of the profits that would have been received based on the restated financial results. The Company’s, Block's and each Affiliate's right of recoupment shall apply only if demand for recoupment is made not later than three years following the payment of the applicable Award. Any recoupment shall be made net of any taxes you paid (to the extent such taxes may not be reasonably recovered by you) on the compensation subject to recoupment. You acknowledge that you are aware of the provision of Section 304 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 2002 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. right of the Securities and Exchange Commission.Commission with respect thereto. The following definitions apply for purposes of this paragraph 7(m):
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Sources: Employment Agreement (H&r Block Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement The Grantee agrees and acknowledges that the entire Award, whether or not vested or settled and the shares of Stock that may be issued hereunder (including the proceeds from any sale of such shares of such Stock), are subject to mandatory repayment by the Grantee to the contraryCompany under the Company’s Compensation Recoupment Policy, to the extent applicable, as well as under any other Company “clawback” or recoupment policy or in the event that Applicable Law requires repayment by the Grantee of any compensation paid by the Company or the Employer to the Grantee. In order to satisfy any recoupment obligation arising under any clawback or compensation recovery policy that the Company adopts or otherwise under Applicable Laws, the Grantee expressly and explicitly authorizes the Company to issue instructions, on the Grantee’s behalf, to Fidelity or any other brokerage firm or stock plan service provider engaged by the Company to hold any shares of Stock or other amounts acquired pursuant to the Award to re-convey, transfer or otherwise return such shares of Stock and/or other amounts to the Company upon the Company’s enforcement of any clawback or compensation recovery policy. Without limiting the foregoing, if the Board of Directors Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatCompany, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of with any financial reporting requirement under the Company’s financial statementssecurities laws and the Grantee knowingly engaged in the misconduct, was grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct, knowingly failed to prevent the misconduct, or a significant write-off not was grossly negligent in failing to prevent the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, Grantee shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to reimburse the Company the partial or full fair market value amount of any payment in settlement of the Award determined at earned or accrued during the time twelve (12)-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the SEC (whichever first occurred) of vestingthe financial document that contained such material noncompliance. The Employee agrees by accepting No recovery of compensation under this Award that Section 23 will be an event giving rise to a right to resign for Good Reason or be deemed a “constructive termination” (or any similar term) as such terms are used in any agreement between the Board Grantee and the Company or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstancesany Subsidiary. In consideration ______________________________ Grantee Name Grantee Acceptance Date This Appendix A describes the vesting requirements for Restricted Stock Units awarded under this Agreement for the AwardFY25-FY27 Performance Period (January 1, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on 2025 through December 31, 2027, which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (shall be the “Clawback PolicyPerformance Period”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission).
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrarycontrary the Awards are expressly subject to the provisions in this Section. You agree that the Company may enforce the provisions in this Section by all legal means available, if including, without limitation, by withholding the Board of Directors value of the amount required to be returned to the Company or an appropriate and forfeited hereunder from other sums owed to you by the Company.
(a) In the event and to the extent the Committee determines within three years following the later of the Board Restricted Stock Unit Grant Date or the date on which the Committee confirms or otherwise finally determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement satisfaction of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in applicable Performance Goals that the ordinary course of business affecting performance certified by the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretionon the basis of which Performance Share Units or Restricted Stock Units were converted to Common Shares or Performance Share Units were converted to Restricted Stock Units, shall take was based on materially inaccurate financial statements or other performance measure information, then following the Committee’s review of the facts and circumstances underlying such action with respect event, you agree to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise return to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement Company and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includeforfeit, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing that portion (which may be all) of your Awards (including any Dividend Equivalents thereon) or Common Shares distributed in respect of your vested or earned Awards, or the partial value thereof (regardless of whether vesting or full cancellation satisfaction of this Award andother conditions to the Awards has occurred and Restricted Stock Units or Common Shares distributed) that the Committee, in its discretion, determines to be appropriate.
(b) If, following the termination of your employment with respect the Company for any reason, including, without limitation, due to RSUs death, Disability, Early Retirement or Retirement, the Company becomes aware that (i) during your employment with the Company you engaged in any activity that would have vestedbeen grounds to terminate your employment or service with the Company for Cause (as defined in the Plan), requiring as reasonably determined by the Employee Committee, or (ii) following your employment with the Company, you have breached any written covenant or agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Committee, not to repay disclose or misuse any information pertaining to, or misuse any property of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or not to compete or interfere with the Company, or not to solicit employees, agents, customers or clients of the Company, then upon written demand by the Company, you agree to return to the Company and forfeit, to the partial extent permitted by applicable law, that portion (which may be all) of your Awards (including any Dividend Equivalents thereon) or full fair market Common Shares distributed in respect of your vested or earned Awards, or the value thereof (regardless of whether vesting or satisfaction of other conditions to the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award Awards has occurred and Restricted Stock Units or Common Shares distributed) that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellationCommittee, impose such a repayment obligationin its discretion, determines to be appropriate.
(c) The Awards (including Dividend Equivalents thereon), Common Shares distributed in respect of your vested Awards, or take the value thereof (regardless of whether vesting or satisfaction of other necessary conditions to the Awards has occurred and Restricted Stock Units or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is Common Shares distributed) shall also be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee forfeiture to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradinglaw. Further, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that if the Company may have regarding the clawback of is required by applicable law, rule or regulation to include or adopt any additional “incentive-based compensationclawback” or “forfeiture” provision relating to outstanding and/or vested or earned awards, under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise, then you hereby agree that such clawback or forfeiture provision shall also apply to the Awards under this Agreement as if it had been included on the Performance Share Unit Award Date and the Company shall notify the you of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.such additional provision. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION Section
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Sources: Performance Share Units Agreement (Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.)
Clawback. (a) Notwithstanding anything any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, if any incentive-based compensation, or any other compensation paid to the Board of Directors of Employee pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of Parent is subject to the Company’s financial statementsand the Parent’s clawback policy, and any amendments thereto (or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting any other policy adopted by the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board Parent or Committee, in any of its discretion, shall take affiliates pursuant to any such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial government regulation or full cancellation of this Award andstock exchange listing requirement) (any such policy, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vestinga “Clawback Policy”). The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee has no right to indemnification, insurance payments or other reimbursement by or from the Company, the Parent or any of its affiliates for any compensation that is subject to recoupment and/or forfeiture under any clawback Clawback Policy, and that the Employee shall take all action necessary or recoupment appropriate to comply with any such Clawback Policy, or any successor policy thereto (including, without limitation, entering into any further agreements, amendments or policies necessary or appropriate to implement and/or enforce such policy with respect to past, present and future compensation, as appropriate).
(b) In addition to the terms and conditions of any Clawback Policy, if within two (2) years after the payment of any bonus (whether as part of the Group’s annual bonus scheme or otherwise) or payment of any other written agreement award (whether in cash or arrangement equity) is made to the Employee, the Parent is required to restate its accounts to a material extent or if the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule becomes aware of any securities exchange material malfeasance or market material wrongdoing on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingthe Employee’s part, in each case as determined by the Committee Parent in its sole discretion (discretion, then the “Clawback Policy”) and Parent shall be entitled to recalculate, in its reasonable good faith discretion, the bonus or other award that it would otherwise have awarded the Employee’s rights with respect Employee in the relevant financial years, had these facts been known at the time the bonus or other award was granted. The Employee shall promptly repay to the Award Company on demand the difference between such recalculated bonuses or other awards and any the aggregate value of the bonuses or other Awards granted awards actually paid to the Employee shall be subject to (as determined in the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D sole discretion of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCompany).
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Clawback. In accordance with Section 13 of the Plan, if the Committee has determined that any fraud or intentional misconduct by the Awardee was a significant contributing factor to the Company having to restate all or a portion of its financial statement(s), to the extent permitted by applicable law the Awardee shall return to the Company all cash that was paid out pursuant to this Agreement. The remedy specified herein shall not be exclusive, and shall be in addition to every other right or remedy at law or in equity that may be available to the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, if this Section 19 is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement shall be deemed to be unenforceable due to a failure of consideration, and the Awardee’s rights to the Cash Incentive Award that would otherwise be paid under this Agreement shall be forfeited. Further, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of Awardee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and the Company or an appropriate Committee of award described herein (and any settlement thereof) are subject to the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement terms and conditions of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not clawback policy (if any) as may be in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended effect from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject time specifically to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under implement Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 1934, as amended, and any applicable rules and or regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Common Shares may be traded) (the “Compensation Recovery Policy”), and that this Section 19 shall be deemed superseded by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Compensation Recovery Policy from time and after the effective date thereof. Executed in the name and on behalf of the Company at Chicago, Illinois as of the [__] day of [_____], [_____]. ______________________________________________ Name: Title: The undersigned Awardee hereby accepts the 2019 Long-Term Cash Incentive Award evidenced by this 2019 Long-Term Cash Incentive Award Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. ______________________________________________ Name: PLEASE PRINT AND KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS. This Exhibit A is attached to time by and forms a part of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.USG Corporation 2019 Long-Term Cash Incentive Award Agreement, dated as of [______]. Solely for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
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Sources: Long Term Cash Incentive Award Agreement (Usg Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if this Award is expressly subject to the Board provisions in this Section 2.6. You agree that the Company may enforce the provisions in this Section 2.6 by all legal means available, including, without limitation, by withholding the value of Directors the amount required to be returned to the Company and forfeited hereunder from other sums owed to you by the Company.
(a) If, following the termination of your employment with the Company for any reason, including, without limitation, due to death, Disability, or Retirement, the Company becomes aware that (i) during your employment with the Company you engaged in any activity that would have been grounds to terminate your employment or service with the Company for Cause, as reasonably determined by the Committee, or (ii) following your employment with the Company, you have breached any written covenant or agreement with the Company or an appropriate Committee any of the Board determines thatits subsidiaries, as a result reasonably determined by the Committee, not to disclose or misuse any information pertaining to, or misuse any property of, the Company or any of fraudits subsidiaries, misconductor not to compete or interfere with the Company, a restatement or not to solicit employees, agents, customers or clients of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting then upon written demand by the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect you agree to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise return to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement Company and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may includeforfeit, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing that portion (which may be all) of your Award (including any Dividend Equivalents thereon) or Common Shares distributed in respect of your vested Award, or the partial or full cancellation value thereof (regardless of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that whether vesting has occurred and Common Shares have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award been distributed) that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellationCommittee, impose such a repayment obligationin its discretion, determines to be appropriate.
(b) This Award (including any Dividend Equivalents thereon), Common Shares distributed in respect of your vested Award, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges value thereof (regardless of whether vesting has occurred and agrees that Employee is Common Shares have been distributed) shall also be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee forfeiture to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradinglaw. Further, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that if the Company may have regarding the clawback of is required by applicable law, rule or regulation to include or adopt any additional “incentive-based compensationclawback” or “forfeiture” provision relating to outstanding and/or vested or earned Awards, under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or otherwise, then you hereby agree that such clawback or forfeiture provision shall also apply to your Award under this Agreement as if it had been included on the Award Date and the Company shall notify the you of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionsuch additional provision.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement Unless any Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent prior to the contrarydate any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, if the Board of Directors of the Company that such Borrower or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatsuch Lender, as a result of fraudthe case may be, misconductwill not make such payment, a restatement of the Company’s financial statementsAdministrative Agent may assume that such Borrower or such Lender, or a significant write-off not in as the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employeecase may be, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committeetimely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in its discretionreliance thereon, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise make available a corresponding amount to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement Person entitled thereto. If and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable lawthat such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award andthen:
(a) if such Borrower failed to make such payment, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Company Administrative Agent the partial or full fair market value portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from the Award determined date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, at the Overnight Rate from time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may to time in effect; and
(b) if any Lender failed to make such a cancellationpayment, impose such a repayment obligationLender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration together with (A) interest thereon for the Award, period from the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement date such amount was made available by the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee Administrative Agent to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Committee in its sole discretion Administrative Agent (the “Clawback PolicyCompensation Period”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect at a rate per annum equal to the Award Overnight Rate from time to time in effect and any (B) such other Awards granted compensatory amounts as may be required to be paid by such Lender to the Employee shall be subject Administrative Agent pursuant to the Clawback PolicyRules for Interbank Compensation of the Council on International Banking or the Clearinghouse Compensation Committee, as amended applicable, as in effect from time to time. This Agreement If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Loan included in all events the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon such Borrower, and such Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing in this clause (b) shall be subject deemed to all relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights and obligations that which the Administrative Agent or any Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.13.4 shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. Upon any Lender failing to make such payment required to be made by such Lender under this Agreement, the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under remove or replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission9.12.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Pentair Inc)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to a. In the contrary, if the Board of Directors of event that Newco or the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee is required to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy IRS or other written agreement applicable Governmental Authority having authority over such Actual Tax Refunds due to a change in applicable Law after the Effective Date (including any definitive ruling or arrangement definitive interpretive guidance published by a Governmental Authority having authority over such Actual Tax Refunds) or audit by a Governmental Authority having authority over such Actual Tax Refunds, all or a portion of such Actual Tax Refunds described in paragraphs 4.c and 4.d above already paid to the Company may have now Pre-Closing Holders (the portion so required to be repaid to the IRS or in other Governmental Authority constituting “Clawed Back Refunds”), then the future with Pre-Closing Holders shall pay to Newco, (x) such Clawed Back Refunds and (y) any interest or penalties assessed by the Employee IRS or other Governmental Authority thereon to the extent required by applicable law relating to or rule arising from the payment to the Pre-Closing Holders contemplated hereby and/or any delay in the payment of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined such Clawed Back Refunds by the Committee in Pre-Closing Holders from the date that Newco or the Company notifies the Holder Representative of such repayment requirement, within thirty (30) days of the Holder Representative receiving written demand therefor from Newco (which written demand shall include reasonable supporting documentation for Holder Representative to review Newco’s and/or the Company’s determination of its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) repayment obligation); provided that it is acknowledged and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations agreed that the Company may have regarding shall be entitled to make the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D determination (acting reasonably and in good faith) as to whether Newco or the Company is so required to repay Actual Tax Refunds to the IRS or another Governmental Authority after reasonable consultation with the Holder Representative. As of the Exchange Actdate hereof, Newco and the ▇▇▇▇Company each represent and warrant that neither currently intends to repay to the IRS or other applicable Governmental Authority any amount of Actual Tax Refunds.
b. The total amount required to be paid to Newco pursuant to paragraph 5.a shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the sum of (x) the aggregate amount actually paid (it being acknowledged and agreed that any amounts withheld in accordance with paragraph 4.e are deemed paid) to the Pre-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform Closing Holders by Newco pursuant to paragraphs 4.c and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 4.d above, less $100,000, and (y) any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time interest or penalties assessed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionIRS or other Governmental Authority thereon to the extent relating to or arising from the payment to the Pre-Closing Holders contemplated hereby and/or any delay in the payment of such Clawed Back Refunds by the Pre-Closing Holders from the date that Newco or the Company notifies the Holder Representative of such repayment requirement.
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Sources: Settlement Agreement (Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything The Executive acknowledges and agrees that in this Agreement to the contraryevent that a Clawback Event (as defined below) occurs, if the Board of Directors Executive will repay the Company one hundred percent (100%) of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, pre-tax value (including any tax benefit as a result of fraudrepayment) of any Pro Rata Bonus or Severance Payments the Executive received under the Agreement and shall forfeit any Severance Payments that have not yet been paid to Executive (collectively, misconduct, a restatement the “Clawback Amount”) within ten (10) days of the Company’s written request of repayment. THE EXECUTIVE ALSO AGREES, AND THE COMPANY AGREES, THAT THE PRECISE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES FLOWING FROM ANY VIOLATION OF THE SPECIFIED AGREEMENTS WOULD BE IMPRACTICABLE OR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CALCULATE OR PROVE, AND THAT THE CLAWBACK AMOUNT REPRESENTS A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGES THAT WOULD BE SUFFERED BY THE COMPANY IN THE EVENT OF A CLAWBACK EVENT AND THAT THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE REMEDY THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE. For purposes of this Agreement, “Clawback Event” means the good faith determination, within 12 months following the termination of employment but before a Change-in-Control (as defined in the Plan), that one of the following has occurred (i) any act or omission constituting misconduct that is a significant contributing factor to the Company having to restate its financial statements, or a significant write-off not in (ii) the ordinary course of business affecting fact that the Company’s financial statementsresults, an Employeeas used to determine the Executive’s incentive compensation, are found to reflect a material error or otherwise be materially inaccurate, whether or not the Executive was responsible for, or former Employeethe Executive’s actions were a significant contributing factor with respect to, has the inaccuracy (provided that, in the event the Executive was not responsible for, or the Executive’s actions were not a significant contributing factor with respect to, the inaccuracy, the Clawback Amount will be limited to the after-tax cash value of excess incentive compensation received more by the Executive in cash or the after-tax number of shares of Company stock received by the Executive in the case of incentive compensation paid in connection with this Award than would Company stock), (iii) the Company learns after the Executive’s termination of employment that the Executive engaged in conduct that is or could have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off a basis for termination for Cause under this Agreement and which causes a material and adverse reputational or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay harm to the Company and/or (iv) the partial Executive breaches any provision of this Agreement in any material respect, including, without limitation, Section 11 hereof, or full fair market value any of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take restrictive covenants and other necessary or appropriate action provisions contained in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D 9 of the Exchange Act, Agreement and the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act cooperation provisions contained in Section 10 of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionAgreement.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employee agrees that if the Board of Directors of the Company Employee is or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as becomes a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement Section 16 executive officer of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course event of business affecting any Inaccurate Financial Statement, (i) Employee will return to the Company’s financial statementsCompany on demand all incentive-based compensation payments (whether under this Award, the Plan or otherwise) made to Employee during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that are in connection with this Award than excess of what would have been paid absent had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the fraud, misconduct, writeaccounting restatement ; and (ii) all earned but unpaid incentive-off or incorrect financial statement, based compensation awarded to Employee during the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address 3-year period preceding the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that is in excess of what would have been earned had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the partial accounting restatement shall be forfeited. In addition, Employee agrees to application of any clawback, forfeiture, recoupment, or full fair market value similar requirement required to apply to incentive-based compensation granted to Employee under the policies and procedures of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee Company as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time, any current or future applicable law or listing standard or regulatory body requirement. This Agreement The Committee shall in all events have final authority to determine the amount to be subject repaid by Employee and shall have sole and absolute discretion to all rights and obligations that offset required claw-back amounts against any payments due to Employee. An “Inaccurate Financial Statement” is any inaccurate financial statement due to material noncompliance by the Company may have regarding with any financial reporting requirements under the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionsecurities laws.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Jacobs Engineering Group Inc /De/)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement Unless any Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent prior to the contrarydate any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, if the Board of Directors of the Company that such Borrower or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatsuch Lender, as a result of fraudthe case may be, misconductwill not make such payment, a restatement of the Company’s financial statementsAdministrative Agent may assume that such Borrower or such Lender, or a significant write-off not in as the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employeecase may be, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committeetimely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in its discretionreliance thereon, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise make available a corresponding amount to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement Person entitled thereto. If and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable lawthat such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award andthen:
(a) if such Borrower failed to make such payment, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Company Administrative Agent the partial or full fair market value portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from the Award determined date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds, at the Overnight Rate from time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may to time in effect; and
(b) if any Lender failed to make such a cancellationpayment, impose such a repayment obligationLender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration together with (A) interest thereon for the Award, period from the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement date such amount was made available by the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee Administrative Agent to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Committee in its sole discretion Administrative Agent (the “Clawback PolicyCompensation Period”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect at a rate per annum equal to the Award Overnight Rate from time to time in effect and any (B) such other Awards granted compensatory amounts as may be required to be paid by such Lender to the Employee shall be subject Administrative Agent pursuant to the Clawback PolicyRules for Interbank Compensation of the Council on International Banking or the Clearinghouse Compensation Committee, as amended applicable, as in effect from time to time. This Agreement If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in all events the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon such Borrower, and such Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing in this clause (b) shall be subject deemed to all relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights and obligations that which the Administrative Agent or any Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12.4 shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. Upon any Lender failing to make such payment required to be made by such Lender under this Agreement, the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under remove or replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission9.13.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (PENTAIR PLC)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement If the Company is required to restate its financial results due for fiscal year 2020 or thereafter while the contrary, if the Board of Directors Executive is Chief Executive Officer of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under United States federal securities laws as a result of fraudmisconduct or error (as determined in good faith by the Audit Committee or by the full Board of Directors), misconductthe Company may, a restatement in the good faith discretion of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Compensation Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary recoup from the Executive all or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, writeany portion of any performance-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy based or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under , and profits realized from the sale of Shares (each such amounts shall be referred to as an “Award”) received as equity compensation by the Executive, the amount of which had been determined in whole or in part upon performance goals relating to the restated financial results, or upon the Fair Market Value of Shares, regardless of whether the Executive engaged in any misconduct or was at fault or responsible in any way for causing the need for the restatement. In such an event, the Company or any Affiliate shall be entitled to recoup up to the amount, if any, by which the Award, or the Fair Market Value of the Shares, actually received by the Executive exceeded the payment or Fair Market Value, as applicable, that would have been received based on the restated financial CORE/3001926.0002/157289220.4 results, and any profits from the sale of Shares transferred pursuant to an Award in excess of the profits that would have been received based on the restated financial results. The Company’s and each Affiliate's right of recoupment shall apply only if demand for recoupment is made not later than three years following the payment of the applicable Award. Any recoupment shall be made net of any taxes the Executive paid (to the extent such taxes may not be reasonably recovered by the Executive) on the compensation subject to recoupment. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is aware of (i) the provision of Section 304 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002 and the right of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with respect thereto, (ii) Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), which was added by Section 954 of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any which requires listed companies to implement clawback policies that comply with listing requirement of the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time stock exchange with respect to time the recovery of incentive-based compensation in the event of an accounting restatement, (iii) proposed Rule 14D-1 which was proposed by the U.S. Securities SEC to require such listing requirements to be established, and (iv) the Company’s obligation to adopt a clawback policy that complies with the implementing Nasdaq listing standard that would be adopted after the SEC adopts a final rule under Section 10D of the Exchange Commission.Act (the “▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Clawback Policy”). The parties agree that this Section 10 may be amended by the Company to conform to the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Clawback Policy when such policy is adopted by the Company in order to comply with the aforementioned Nasdaq listing standard. The following definitions apply for purposes of this Section 10:
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employee agrees that if the Board of Directors of the Company Employee is or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as becomes a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement Section 16 executive officer of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course event of business affecting any Inaccurate Financial Statement, (i) Employee will return to the Company’s financial statementsCompany on demand all incentive-based compensation payments (whether under this Award, the Plan or otherwise) made to Employee during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that are in connection with this Award than excess of what would have been paid absent had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the fraud, misconduct, writeaccounting restatement ; and (ii) all earned but unpaid incentive-off or incorrect financial statement, based compensation awarded to Employee during the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address 3-year period preceding the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement for such Inaccurate Financial Statement that is in excess of what would have been earned had such incentive-based compensation instead been determined under the partial accounting restatement shall be forfeited. In addition, Employee agrees to application of any clawback, forfeiture, recoupment, or full fair market value similar requirement required to apply to incentive-based compensation granted to Employee under the policies and procedures of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee Company as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time, any current or future applicable law or listing standard or regulatory body requirement. This Agreement The Committee shall in all events have final authority to determine the amount to be subject repaid by Employee and shall have sole and absolute discretion to all rights and obligations that offset required claw-back amounts against any payments due to Employee. An “Inaccurate Financial Statement” is any inaccurate financial statement due to material noncompliance by the Company may have regarding with any financial reporting requirements under the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the securities laws. ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Solutions Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement-EPS
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Jacobs Solutions Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything If the Employee has committed fraud, embezzlement, a felony or a misdemeanor involving dishonesty, in this Agreement each case that relates to the contraryCompany (“Misconduct”), or if the Company’s financial statements are restated as a result of an audit by a nationally recognized auditing firm and the Employee’s Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan benefits, or other compensation, employee benefit or vesting was based upon such financial statements, then the Board shall have the right to (i) require reimbursement of Directors any Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan or other compensation benefit or award paid to the Employee within two (2) years of any such restatement as a result of such financial statements that were restated (to the extent that the Employee received a larger Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan payment, or other compensation, benefit or award than he otherwise would have received absent the incorrect financial statements); (ii) reinstatement of risk of forfeiture and vesting schedule of any Incentive Pool Plan award or other compensation, benefit or award that was vested based on such incorrect financial statements (and recoupment of any gains already realized if such awards or benefits were sold, transferred, disposed of, paid out, or otherwise reduced to cash); (iii) require recoupment of any Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefit or other compensation, benefit or award paid within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, Affiliate; (iv) forfeit any vested or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy unvested Incentive Pool Plan benefits or other written agreement compensation, benefits or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards awards previously granted to the Employee within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an Affiliate); and/or (v) recoup any gains the Employee has previously realized from any such Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan benefit, or other compensation, benefit or award within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an Affiliate. Nothing contained in this Section 13 shall be subject construed to restrict or otherwise limit the Clawback PolicyCompany’s right to pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Conversely, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall if the above-described financial statement restatements would result in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that an increase in the Company may have regarding Employee’s Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefits or vesting, then, in the clawback absence of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Actany Misconduct, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by Board in its reasonable good faith shall redetermine such Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefits or vesting, based on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionrevised financial statements.
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Clawback. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions set forth in The ▇▇▇▇▇’s Company, Inc. Incentive-Based Compensation Recoupment Policy (as may be amended and restated from time to time, the “Clawback Policy”) are incorporated in this Agreement by reference. To the extent the Clawback Policy is applicable to the Grantee, it creates additional rights for the Company with respect to this award of Restricted Stock and other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation awards granted to the Grantee by the Company. Notwithstanding anything any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, if any award of Restricted Stock granted under the Board of Directors of Plan and such other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation, will be subject to potential mandatory cancellation, forfeiture and/or repayment by the Grantee to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable lawthe Grantee is, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with becomes, subject to (a) any Company clawback or recoupment policy, including the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award Policy and any other Awards granted policies that are adopted by the Company, whether to comply with the Employee shall be subject to requirements of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or otherwise, or (b) any applicable laws that impose mandatory clawback or recoupment requirements under the Clawback Policycircumstances set forth in such laws, including as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that required by the Company may have regarding the clawback ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act2002, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any Act, or other applicable rules and laws, rules, regulations promulgated thereunder or stock exchange listing standards, as may be in effect from time to time time, and which may operate to create additional rights for the Company with respect to awards and the recovery of amounts relating thereto. By accepting the award of Restricted Stock under the Plan and pursuant to this Agreement, the Grantee consents to be bound by the U.S. Securities terms of the Clawback Policy, if applicable, and Exchange Commissionagrees and acknowledges that the Grantee is obligated to cooperate with, and provide any and all assistance necessary to, the Company in its efforts to recover or recoup the Restricted Stock, any gains or earnings related to the Restricted Stock, or any other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation, that is subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to such laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or Company policy. Such cooperation and assistance shall include, but is not limited to, executing, completing and submitting any documentation necessary to facilitate the recovery or recoupment by the Company from the Grantee of any such amounts, including from the Grantee’s accounts or from any other compensation, to the extent permissible under Section 409A of the Code.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Aaron's Company, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement Pursuant to Section 13.7 of the Plan, every Award issued pursuant to the contrary, if Plan is subject to potential forfeiture or “clawback” to the Board of Directors of the Company fullest extent called for by applicable federal or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement state law or any policy of the Company’s financial statements. By accepting this Award, Optionee agrees to be bound by, and comply with, the terms of any such forfeiture or a significant write“clawback” provision imposed by applicable federal or state law or prescribed by any policy of the Company. I hereby exercise my Gold Resource Corporation Stock Option granted pursuant to that Non-off not Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement dated __________ (the “Agreement”) as to _______________ shares of Gold Resource Corporation Common Stock (the “Option Shares”). Enclosed are the documents and payment specified in Paragraphs 4 and 8 of the Agreement. I understand that no Option Shares will be issued unless and until, in the ordinary course opinion of business affecting Gold Resource Corporation (the Company’s financial statements“Corporation”), an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by any applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value registration requirements of the Award determined at Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation“Act”), impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule listing requirements of any securities exchange or market on which stock of the same class is then listed, and any other requirements of law or any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery, shall have been fully complied with. I hereby acknowledge, represent, warrant and agree, to and with the Corporation as follows:
a. Unless the shares have been registered, the Option Shares I am purchasing are being acquired for my own account for investment purposes only and with no view to their resale or other distribution of Common Stock are listed any kind, and no other person (except, if I am married, my spouse) will own any interest therein.
b. I will not sell or admitted for tradingdispose of my Option Shares in violation of the Act or any other applicable federal or state securities laws.
c. If and so long as I am subject to reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion amended (the “Clawback PolicyExchange Act”) and ), I recognize that any sale by me or my immediate family of the EmployeeCorporation’s rights with respect to Common Stock within six months before the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that the Company date of grant of my stock option may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” create liability for me under Section 10D 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
d. I have consulted with counsel regarding the application of Section 16(b) to this exercise of my option.
e. I will consult with counsel before I make any sale of the Corporation’s Common Stock, including the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform Option Shares.
f. I agree that the Company may, without liability for its good faith actions, place legend restrictions upon my Option Shares and Consumer Protection Act issue “stop transfer” instructions requiring compliance with applicable securities laws and the terms of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionAgreement.
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Sources: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Gold Resource Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Agreement: (i) if the Board Company’s financial results for any time period, and the Company’s financial statements covering all or part of Directors of such period, are subsequently restated and such restatement shows Clawback Compensation was incorrectly paid or vested, the Company Executive shall be required to forfeit the Clawback Compensation that was incorrectly paid or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, vested as a result of fraudsuch previously reported incorrect financial results, misconductas applicable, a restatement in such period; (ii) to the extent Executive’s fraud or other Misconduct resulted in the receipt or vesting of Clawback Compensation, the Executive shall forfeit such improperly paid or vested Clawback Compensation; or (iii) if Executive, without the consent of the Company’s financial statements, while employed by the Company or after termination of such employment, breaches any of Section 8 of this Agreement and fails to cure (if curable) such breach after written notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to cure, then Executive shall forfeit the Clawback Compensation. Further, if Executive otherwise has engaged in or engages in any activity referred to in the preceding clauses (i) – (iii), she shall forfeit any compensation, gain or other value realized on the vesting or exercise of the Clawback Compensation required to be returned to the Company, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course sale of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed acquired in respect thereof, and must promptly repay such amounts to the Company. “Clawback Compensation” means the Annual Bonus, Option, Restricted Stock and any shares of Common Stock issued thereunder. “Misconduct” means willful misconduct, or admitted an act or omission done, or omitted to be done, by Executive negligently or in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company but shall exclude any act or omission done, or omitted to be done, at the direction of the Board or on the advice of counsel for tradingthe Company. For the avoidance of doubt, as determined approval by the Committee Board of a public filing shall not constitute approval of an act or omission unless the Board has been informed of such act or omission. This clawback provision shall terminate upon a Change in its sole discretion (Control. In addition, and without limiting the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect foregoing, any incentive-based or other compensation paid to the Award and Executive under this Agreement or any other Awards granted agreement or arrangement with the Company which is subject to the Employee shall recovery under any law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement will be subject to the Clawback Policysuch deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Actpursuant to any such law, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissiongovernment regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement To the extent permitted or required by governing law or regulation or applicable listing standards, the Company may under certain circumstances recoup amounts paid to the contrary, if Executive under this Award Agreement. In the Board event of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s previously issued financial statementsstatements as a result of errors, omission, fraud, or a significant write-off not in noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementsecurities laws, the Board or CommitteeCommittee shall review the facts and circumstances underlying the restatement. After this review, if it is determined that an Award amount was based on the achievement of certain financial results that were the subject of a restatement, the Committee may, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect require the Executive to this reimburse the Company for all or a portion of any Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise actually paid to the fraudExecutive or, misconductif such Award has been deferred into the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrenceforfeit the Award so deferred. Such action In each such instance, the Company may include, forfeit (to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial deferred) or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect seek to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee recover (to the extent paid) the amount by which the Executive’s Award amount exceeded the lower amount, if any, that would have been made based on the restated financial results. However, the Company will not seek such recovery where the payment occurred more than three years prior to the date the Company is required by to prepare the applicable law restatement or rule for a time period when the Executive was not an “executive officer.” The term “executive officer” has the meaning given that term in Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of any securities exchange or market on which shares 1934 determined as of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingthe date the Company made the payment in respect of the Award. The Company will determine, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be but subject to the Clawback Policydirection of the Committee), as amended the method for obtaining reimbursement from time to timethe Executive. This Agreement shall The Company may forfeit and/or recoup amounts paid in all events be subject to all rights and obligations respect of an Award regardless of whether the Executive is still employed by the Company or an affiliate on the date forfeiture and/or reimbursement is required. Forfeiture of or recoupment of amounts paid in respect of an Award does not limit any other remedies that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionhave.
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Sources: Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Smith a O Corp)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (a) If the Corporation’s reported financial or operating results become subject to a material negative restatement, the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the contraryCorporation an amount corresponding to the amount that the Committee determines would not have been vested or paid if the Corporation’s results as originally published had been equal to the Corporation’s results as subsequently restated; provided that any requirement or claim under this Section 7(a) must be made, if at all, within five years after the Board of Directors of date the Company amount claimed was originally vested or an appropriate Committee of paid, whichever is later. In the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statementalternative, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action Committee may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee require Recipient to repay or return compensation awarded hereunder pursuant to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee such rules as may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be subject to the Clawback Policy, as amended adopted from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject time pursuant to all rights and obligations that the Company may have regarding the clawback Section 954 of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Act, to the extent applicable. By acceptance of 2010 any Award or bonus payment hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time all amounts paid to time Recipient hereunder are and will be fully subject to the terms of any policy regarding repayment, recoupment or clawback of compensation now or hereafter adopted by the U.S. Corporation in response to the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, rulemaking of the Securities and Exchange CommissionCommission or otherwise. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that any such policy will apply to any and all bonus amounts paid hereunder in accordance with its terms, whether retroactively or prospectively, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any that the Committee determines in its sole discretion is required to be recovered pursuant to the terms of such policy. The obligations of Recipient to make payments or return bonus amounts paid hereunder under this Section 7(a) are independent of any involvement by such Recipient in events that led to the restatement. The provisions of this Section 7(a) are in addition to, not in lieu of, any remedies that the Corporation may have against any persons whose misconduct caused or contributed to a need to restate the Corporation’s reported results.
(b) If at any time within three years of the vesting or payment of any award to Recipient under this Agreement, whichever is later, Recipient’s employment is terminated for Cause (or, if such termination is deemed not to be for Cause, but the Corporation determines at any time during such three-year period that the Corporation could have terminated Recipient’s employment for Cause based on Recipient’s conduct during his or her time of employment with the Corporation), then if any part of the underlying conduct or circumstances giving rise to such determination of Cause by the Corporation took place at any time during the applicable vesting period for each such award, as specified in this Agreement, then the Committee may require Recipient to pay to the Corporation an amount corresponding to each award that vested or was paid to Recipient pursuant to this Agreement, or to otherwise return such Units or Common Stock. By acceptance of any award or Units hereunder, Recipient expressly acknowledges and agrees that any and all Units or Common Stock, as well as the equivalent cash value thereof with respect to any and all such Units or Common Stock, that have become vested, exercised, free of restriction or otherwise released to and/or monetized by or for the benefit of Recipient or any transferee or assignee thereof (collectively, the “Award-Equivalent Value”), are and will be fully subject to the terms of the foregoing clawback provision, and agrees to cooperate fully with the Corporation to facilitate the recovery of any Units or Common Stock and/or Award-Equivalent Value that the Committee requires to be recovered pursuant to the foregoing.
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Clawback. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions set forth in The ▇▇▇▇▇’s Company, Inc. Incentive-Based Compensation Recoupment Policy (as may be amended and restated from time to time, the “Clawback Policy”) are incorporated in this Agreement by reference. To the extent the Clawback Policy is applicable to the Grantee, it creates additional rights for the Company with respect to this award of Performance Shares and Performance Units, Shares received upon the settlement of the Performance Shares, cash received upon the settlement of Performance Units, and other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation awards granted to the Grantee by the Company. Notwithstanding anything any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, if any award of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted under the Board Plan, Shares received upon the settlement of Directors Performance Shares granted under the Plan, cash or other amounts received upon the settlement of Performance Units granted under the Plan and such other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation, will be subject to potential mandatory cancellation, forfeiture and/or repayment by the Grantee to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable lawthe Grantee is, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with becomes, subject to (a) any Company clawback or recoupment policy, including the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award Policy and any other Awards granted policies that are adopted by the Company, whether to comply with the Employee shall be subject to requirements of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or otherwise, or (b) any applicable laws that impose mandatory clawback or recoupment requirements under the Clawback Policycircumstances set forth in such laws, including as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that required by the Company may have regarding the clawback ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act2002, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any Act, or other applicable rules and laws, rules, regulations promulgated thereunder or stock exchange listing standards, as may be in effect from time to time time, and which may operate to create additional rights for the Company with respect to awards and the recovery of amounts relating thereto. By accepting the award of Performance Shares and Performance Units under the Plan and pursuant to this Agreement, the Grantee consents to be bound by the U.S. Securities terms of the Clawback Policy, if applicable, and Exchange Commissionagrees and acknowledges that the Grantee is obligated to cooperate with, and provide any and all assistance necessary to, the Company in its efforts to recover or recoup the Performance Shares and Performance Units and Shares or cash received upon the settlement of the Performance Shares or Performance Units, any gains or earnings related to the Performance Shares or Performance Units or Shares or cash received upon the settlement thereof, or any other applicable compensation, including, without limitation, annual cash incentive compensation, that is subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to such laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or Company policy. Such cooperation and assistance shall include, but is not limited to, executing, completing and submitting any documentation necessary to facilitate the recovery or recoupment by the Company from the Grantee of any such amounts, including from the Grantee’s accounts or from any other compensation, to the extent permissible under Section 409A of the Code.
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Sources: Performance Share and Performance Unit Award Agreement (Aaron's Company, Inc.)
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything If the Employee has committed fraud, embezzlement, a felony or a misdemeanor involving dishonesty, in this Agreement each case that relates to the contraryCompany (“Misconduct”), or if the Company’s financial statements are restated as a result of an audit by a nationally recognized auditing firm and the Employee’s Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan benefits, or other compensation, employee benefit or vesting was based upon such financial statements, then the Board shall have the right to (i) require reimbursement of Directors any Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan or other compensation, benefit or award paid to the Employee within two (2) years of any such restatement as a result of such financial statements that were restated (to the extent that the Employee received a larger Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan payment, or other compensation, benefit or award than he otherwise would have received absent the incorrect financial statements); (ii) reinstatement of risk of forfeiture and vesting schedule of any Incentive Pool Plan award or other compensation, benefit or award that was vested based on such incorrect financial statements (and recoupment of any gains already realized if such awards or benefits were sold, transferred, disposed of, paid out, or otherwise reduced to cash); (iii) require recoupment of any Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefit or other compensation, benefit or award paid within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines thatAffiliate, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, (iv) forfeit any vested or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy unvested Incentive Pool Plan benefits or other written agreement compensation, benefits or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards awards previously granted to the Employee within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an Affiliate, and/or (v) recoup any gains the Employee has previously realized from any such Incentive Bonus, Incentive Pool Plan benefit, or other compensation, benefit or award within two (2) years of any such Misconduct (but only to the extent such Misconduct resulted in an excess benefit or unjust enrichment to the Employee or resulted in damages or costs and expenses to the Company or an Affiliate,). Nothing contained in this Section 13 shall be subject construed to restrict or otherwise limit the Clawback PolicyCompany’s right to pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Conversely, as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall if the above-described financial statement restatements would result in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that an increase in the Company may have regarding Employee’s Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefits =or vesting, then, in the clawback absence of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Actany Misconduct, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by Board in its reasonable good faith shall redetermine such Incentive Bonus or Incentive Pool Plan benefits or vesting, based on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionrevised financial statements.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement This Award shall be subject to the contrary, if the Board clawback provision of Directors Section 16(n) of the Plan and this paragraph. The Company or an appropriate Committee may in its sole discretion and as allowed by law recoup amounts paid to the Executive under this Award Agreement in the event of (a) a financial restatement of the Board determines that, Company's previously issued financial statements as a result of errors, omission, fraud, misconductor noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, or (b) any conduct by Executive, or concerning which Executive has direct knowledge and fails to timely take action to address, that is materially adverse to the Company (such conduct to include conduct that in the reasonable opinion of the Company: (i) warrants or could warrant the Executive’s dismissal; or (ii) is a restatement violation of the Company’s financial statementsGuiding Principles, or a significant write-off any law, regulation or listing standard (collectively, “Violation”), whether or not such Violation results in the ordinary course of business affecting criminal prosecution or sanctions against Executive or the Company, and whether or not the Company learns of such Violation before or after the Executive’s termination of employment). In such circumstances, the Committee shall review the facts and circumstances underlying the restatement or Violation. After this review, if it is determined that an Award amount was based on the achievement of certain financial statements, an Employeeresults that were the subject of a restatement, or former Employeethat the Violation subjected the Company to financial, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off reputational or incorrect financial statementother harm, the Board or CommitteeCommittee may, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect require the Executive to this reimburse the Company for all or a portion of any Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise actually paid to the fraudExecutive or, misconductif such Award has been deferred into the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrenceforfeit the Award so deferred. Such action In each such instance, the Company may include, forfeit (to the extent permitted by applicable law, causing the partial deferred) or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect seek to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay to the Company the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellation, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with the Employee recover (to the extent paid) the amount by which the Executive's Award amount exceeded the lower amount, if any, that would have been made based on the restated financial results or the amount that, in the Company’s sole discretion, the Company was harmed by such Violation. However, if the clawback arises from a material restatement of our financial results, the Company will not seek such recovery where the payment to Executive occurred more than three years prior to the date the Company is required by to prepare the applicable law or rule restatement. If the clawback relates to knowledge of any securities exchange or market materially adverse conduct, there is no time limit on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for tradingrecovery. The Company will determine, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Clawback Policy”) and that the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award and any other Awards granted to the Employee shall be but subject to the Clawback Policydirection of the Executive 394940 Committee), as amended the method for obtaining reimbursement from time to timethe Executive. This Agreement shall The Company may forfeit and/or recoup amounts paid in all events be subject to all rights and obligations respect of an Award regardless of whether the Executive is still employed by the Company or an affiliate on the date forfeiture and/or reimbursement is required. Forfeiture of or recoupment of amounts paid in respect of an Award does not limit any other remedies that the Company may have regarding the clawback of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionhave.
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Sources: Incentive Compensation Award Agreement (Smith a O Corp)
Clawback. To the extent The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Company Section 16 Executive Officer Clawback Policy (as may be amended and restated from time to time, the “Executive Clawback Policy”) or The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Company Key Employee Clawback Policy (as may be amended and restated from time to time, the “Key Employee Clawback Policy”) is applicable to you, such policies create additional rights for the Company with respect to certain compensation paid or payable to you. Notwithstanding anything in any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Board of Directors of the Company or an appropriate Committee of the Board determines that, as a result of fraud, misconduct, a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, or a significant write-off not in the ordinary course of business affecting the Company’s financial statements, an Employee, or former Employee, has received more compensation in connection with this Award than would have been paid absent the fraud, misconduct, write-off or incorrect financial statement, the Board or Committee, in its discretion, shall take such action with respect to this Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to address the events that gave rise to the fraud, misconduct, write-off or restatement and to prevent its recurrence. Such action may include, to the extent permitted applicable, any compensation paid or payable hereunder or under other plans and arrangements maintained by applicable lawthe Company and its affiliates will be subject to potential mandatory cancellation, causing the partial or full cancellation of this Award and, with respect to RSUs that have vested, requiring the Employee to repay forfeiture and/or repayment by you to the Company to the partial or full fair market value of the Award determined at the time of vesting. The Employee agrees by accepting this Award extent that the Board or Committee may make such a cancellationyou are, impose such a repayment obligation, or take other necessary or appropriate action in such circumstances. In consideration for the Award, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee is subject to any clawback or recoupment policy or other written agreement or arrangement the Company may have now or in the future with become, subject to (a) any Company clawback or recoupment policy, including the Employee to the extent required by applicable law or rule of any securities exchange or market on which shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (the “Executive Clawback Policy”) and that , the Employee’s rights with respect to the Award Key Employee Clawback Policy, and any other Awards granted policies that are adopted to comply with the Employee shall be subject to requirements of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or otherwise, or (b) any applicable laws that impose mandatory clawback or recoupment requirements under the Clawback Policycircumstances set forth in such laws, including as amended from time to time. This Agreement shall in all events be subject to all rights and obligations that required by the Company may have regarding the clawback ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of “incentive-based compensation” under Section 10D of the Exchange Act2002, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any Act, or other applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder laws, rules, regulations, or stock exchange listing standards, as may be in effect from time to time time, and which may operate to create additional rights for the Company with respect to certain compensation paid or payable to you and the recovery of amounts relating thereto. By executing this Agreement, you consent to be bound by the U.S. Securities terms of the Executive Clawback Policy or the Key Employee Clawback Policy, if applicable, and Exchange Commission.agree and acknowledge that you are obligated to cooperate with, and provide any and all assistance necessary to, the Company in its efforts to recover or recoup any compensation paid or payable under this Agreement or any other applicable compensation that is subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to such laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or Company policy. Such cooperation and assistance shall include, but is not limited to, executing, completing and submitting any documentation necessary to facilitate the recovery or recoupment by the Company from you of any such amounts, including from your accounts or from any other compensation, to the extent permissible under Section 409A.
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