Continuity of Employment This Option shall not be exercisable by the Grantee in any part unless at all times beginning with the date of grant and ending no more than three (3) months prior to the date of exercise, the Grantee has, except for military service leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment by the United States Government) been in the continuous employ of the Company or a parent or subsidiary thereof, except that such period of three (3) months shall be one (1) year following any termination of the Grantee's employment by reason of his permanent and total disability.
Disability of Employee If the Employee, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, is unable to perform his duties under this Agreement by reason of incapacity, either physical or mental, as determined in accordance with the MIIX Group of Companies Long Term Disability Group Benefit Plan (the "LTD Plan"), or similar plan which may be in effect from time to time, the Company shall have the right to terminate the Employee's employment upon written notice to the Employee, whereupon such termination shall be effective as of the date specified in such notice (the "Termination Date") and the Company shall have no further obligations under this Agreement, except the obligation to pay to the Employee:
(1) the balance of his accrued and unpaid Base Salary,
(2) unreimbursed expenses,
(3) unused, accrued vacation time (up to a maximum of three weeks) through the Termination Date,
(4) any other applicable severance payments provided for in Section 4 hereof, and
(5) any other benefits earned by the Employee and vested (if applicable) as of the Termination Date under any employee benefit plan of the Company or its affiliates in which the Employee participates. If the Company determines not to terminate the Employee's employment in the event of a disability as allowed under this Section 3.2, the Company shall continue to pay Base Salary to the Employee for a period of up to ninety days, and shall pay the difference between Base Salary and benefits paid to the Employee under the LTD Plan for a period of up to six months thereafter, paid in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices, while the Employee is not working. If the Employee, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, remains disabled at the end of such nine month period, his employment shall be deemed terminated and he shall receive the benefits provided for in this Section 3.2.
Disability of Executive The Company may terminate this Agreement without liability if Executive shall be permanently prevented from properly performing his essential duties hereunder with reasonable accommodation by reason of illness or other physical or mental incapacity for a period of more than one hundred twenty 120 consecutive days. Upon such termination, Executive shall be entitled to all accrued but unpaid Base Salary and vacation.
Competition After Termination of Employment The Company shall not pay any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive, without the prior written consent of the Company and within 2 years from the Executive’s Termination of Employment, engages in, becomes interested in, directly or indirectly, as a sole proprietor, as a partner in a partnership, or as a substantial shareholder in a corporation, or becomes associated with, in the capacity of employee, director, officer, principal, agent, trustee or in any other capacity whatsoever, any enterprise conducted in the trading area (a 50 mile radius) of the business of the Company, which enterprise is, or may deemed to be, competitive with any business carried on by the Company as of the date of termination of the Executive’s employment or retirement. This section shall not apply following a Change in Control.
Benefits Upon Termination of Employment If the Executive is entitled to benefits pursuant to this Section 2, the Company agrees to pay or provide to the Executive as severance payment, the following:
(i) A single lump sum payment, payable in cash within five days of the Termination Date (or if later, the Change of Control Date), equal to the sum of:
(A) the accrued portion of any of the Executive's unpaid base salary and vacation through the Termination Date and any unpaid portion of the Executive's bonus for the prior fiscal year; plus
(B) a portion of the Executive's bonus for the fiscal year in progress, prorated based upon the number of days elapsed since the commencement of the fiscal year and calculated assuming that 100% of the target under the bonus plan is achieved; plus
(C) an amount equal to the Executive's Base Compensation times the Compensation Multiplier.
(ii) Continuation, on the same basis as if the Executive continued to be employed by the Company, of Benefits for the Benefit Period commencing on the Termination Date. The Company's obligation hereunder with respect to the foregoing Benefits shall be limited to the extent that the Executive obtains any such benefits pursuant to a subsequent employer's benefit plans, in which case the Company may reduce the coverage of any Benefits it is required to provide the Executive hereunder as long as the aggregate coverages and benefits of the combined benefit plans is no less favorable to the Executive than the Benefits required to be provided hereunder.
(iii) Outplacement services to be provided by an outplacement organization of national repute, which shall include the provision of office space and equipment (including telephone and personal computer) but in no event shall the Company be required to provide such services for a value exceeding 17% of the Executive's Base Compensation.
(iv) Accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock options and of all previously granted restricted stock awards.
(v) Target amounts that would have accrued under the MagneTek Shareholder Return Plan had the applicable period for each such target elapsed, calculated and paid, PRO RATA, for the actual period elapsed.