PAYMENTS UPON INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR RESIGNATION FOR GOOD REASON Sample Clauses

This clause defines the compensation and benefits an employee is entitled to receive if they are terminated by the employer without cause or if they resign for a specified good reason. Typically, it outlines severance pay, continuation of health benefits, and the treatment of equity awards or bonuses, often contingent on the employee signing a release of claims. The core function of this clause is to provide financial security to employees facing involuntary job loss or constructive dismissal, while also clarifying the employer’s obligations in such scenarios.
PAYMENTS UPON INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR RESIGNATION FOR GOOD REASON. If Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated (i) involuntarily at the initiative of the Company without Cause (including termination upon expiration of the Term following notice of non-renewal by the Company pursuant to Section 1) or (ii) on the initiative of Executive for Good Reason such that Executive’s Termination Date occurs within six months after the first occurrence of a condition giving rise to Good Reason (as described in Section 13(d)(i) – (iv) below), then, unless such Termination Date occurs upon or within one year following a Change in Control, in addition to such base salary and any incentive compensation for the last completed fiscal year that has been earned but not paid to Executive as of the Termination Date, the Company shall provide to Executive the severance payments and benefits set forth in Sections 9(a), (b), (c) and (d) below, subject to the conditions in Section 11:
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PAYMENTS UPON INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR RESIGNATION FOR GOOD REASON. If Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for any reason other than for “Cause” (as defined below), including without limitation termination of Employee’s employment in connection with a Change in Control (as defined herein), or by Employee as a result of his resignation for “Good Reason” (as defined below) such that Employee’s Termination Date occurs within twenty-four (24) months after the occurrence of the condition which is the basis for the Good Reason termination by Employee, then Employee shall in either case receive from Company the following severance pay and benefits. (1) The Company will pay Employee severance pay in an aggregate amount equal to fifty two weeks of Employee’s weekly base salary amount immediately prior to the Termination Date, payable over one year in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, with the first payment beginning no earlier than the expiration of all applicable rescission periods provided by law and no later than forty-five (45) calendar days following the termination of employment. (2) The Company will pay Employee a pro rata portion (based on the portion of the fiscal year Employee provided services to the Company) of any annual performance bonus pursuant to Section 3(e) that would have been payable to Employee if he had remained employed by the Company for the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, based on actual Company performance for such fiscal year. Such payment shall be made in the same manner and at the same time that annual incentive bonus payments are made to current executive officers of the Company, but no earlier than the expiration of all applicable rescission periods provided by law and no later than the date 2-1/2 months following the end of the fiscal year. (3) The Company will continue to provide Employee’s and his family’s then-applicable health, dental, disability and life insurance under the same terms and conditions as then made available to other Company employees and their families (the employer- and employee-portions being the same as for then-current Company employees) for up to one year following the Termination Date. The Company shall be entitled to cease providing any health, dental, disability, or life insurance benefits prior to one year after the Termination Date if Employee becomes eligible for group health, dental, disability or life insurance coverage (as applicable) from any other employer. Once Employee...
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  • Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company (other than for Cause, Disability or death) or the Executive resigns for Good Reason during the Term, then the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits, subject to compliance, where applicable, with the requirements in Section 4.4 below regarding release of claims, the Company shall: (a) pay to the Executive in a lump sum (i) any unpaid base salary of the Executive, (ii) any accrued but unused and unpaid vacation pay of the Executive, (iii) any earned and unpaid bonuses of the Executive, and (iv) the amount of any unpaid compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued interest or earnings thereon) (provided that this clause (iv) shall not cause accelerated payment of amounts subject to Section 409A (as defined below) if not provided for under the terms by which such amounts were or are deferred), in each case of clauses (i) through (iv) through the Date of Termination (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”); (b) continue to provide to the Executive in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices, the Executive’s base salary for a period of time after the Date of Termination equal to 12 months (the “Severance Period”), with payments beginning as provided in 4.4 below; (c) if and while the Executive and his or her family qualifies for and elects to participate in continuation health coverage under Section 4980B of the Code (“COBRA”), the Company will continue to pay the share of the premium for such coverage that it pays for active and similarly-situated employees who receive the same type of coverage until the earlier of (i) the end of the Severance Period or (ii) the date the Executive’s COBRA continuation coverage expires, unless the Company’s providing payments for COBRA will violate the nondiscrimination requirements of applicable law, in which case this benefit will not apply; and (d) to the extent not previously paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive following the Executive’s termination of employment under any plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement of the Company (collectively, the “Other Benefits”).

  • Termination for Cause or Resignation without Good Reason If, during the Term of this Agreement, Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or Executive resigns his employment hereunder without Good Reason, the Company shall pay Executive the Termination Amounts, less standard deductions and withholdings. The Company shall thereafter have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided by law.

  • Involuntary Termination Without Cause In the event of the Participant’s involuntary Termination by the Company without Cause, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the date of such Termination, and (ii) the expiration of the stated term of the Option pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof.

  • Termination Without Cause or Termination for Good Reason In the event (x) the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated by the Company without Cause, other than due to Disability or death, or (y) the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason hereunder at his initiative within 60 days following the occurrence of a Good Reason which has not been cured by the Company within 20 calendar days of receipt of notice thereof from the Executive, the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits: (i) Base Salary through the date of termination; (ii) a Pro-Rata annual incentive award for the year of termination, based on the target bonus for such year, payable promptly following such termination; (iii) a lump sum payment in an amount equal to two times the Executive's Base Salary, determined as provided in the last sentence of this Section 14(d), payable promptly following such termination; (iv) a lump sum payment in an amount equal to two times the Executive's target annual incentive award for the year of termination, payable promptly following such termination; (v) all outstanding stock options shall become fully vested and exercisable and shall remain exercisable for a period equal to the lesser of five years and the remainder of their originally scheduled terms; (vi) two additional years of service for the purpose of determining the supplemental pension benefit pursuant to Section 10; provided, however, that the total number of years of service taken into account in determining such benefit shall in no event exceed ten (10); and (vii) continued participation in all medical, dental, vision and hospitalization insurance coverage and benefits and in all other employee and senior-level executive welfare benefit plans, programs and arrangements in which he was participating on the date of the termination of his employment, on the same terms and conditions as if he had remained employed by the Company, for a period equal to 24 months following the termination of his employment; provided, however, that if the Executive becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer-provided plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described above shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during such applicable period of eligibility, provided that, to the extent that the Company's plans, programs and arrangements do not permit such continuation of the Executive's participation following his termination, the Company shall provide the Executive, no less frequently than quarterly in advance with an amount which, after taxes, is sufficient for him to purchase equivalent benefits. For purposes of Section 14(d)(iv) above, Base Salary shall be determined by the Base Salary at the annualized rate in effect on the date of termination of the Executive's employment, provided however, if, prior to the termination of the Executive's employment pursuant to this Section 14(d), the Base Salary has been reduced without the Executive's consent, the Base Salary in effect on the date of termination of the Executive's employment shall be deemed to be the Base Salary as in effect prior to such reduction.

  • Termination Without Cause; Resignation for Good Reason (i) If, prior to the expiration of the Term, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or if the Executive resigns from his employment hereunder for Good Reason, then, in addition to the Termination Amount and the payment of any unpaid earned Bonus for the year immediately preceding the year in which such termination or resignation occurs, the Executive shall be entitled to receive: (1) an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts (collectively, the “Severance Amount”): (A) an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the Bonus for the year in which the termination or resignation occurs, calculated by multiplying (x) the Minimum Target Bonus for the year of termination by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the Executive was employed during the year of such termination or resignation and the denominator of which is 365; plus (B) if at the time of such termination or resignation the Executive is not “retirement eligible” within the meaning of the Company’s Equity Plan Retirement Policy (or if the Executive is “retirement eligible” and such termination or resignation occurs after a Change on Control or within six months of a Change of Control as described below), an amount equal to the Applicable Multiple (as defined below) multiplied by the sum of: (i) the Base Salary in effect for the year of termination or resignation and (ii) the Minimum Target Bonus; and 5 (2) continuation of applicable medical, dental and life insurance benefits (based on the coverage in effect for the Executive and his dependents at the time of such termination or resignation, but excluding any supplemental medical expense reimbursement insurance provided by the Company Group), from the date of termination or resignation until the earlier to occur of (A) the Applicable Multiple of years from the date of termination or (B) the date the Executive becomes eligible for comparable benefits provided by a third party (in either case, the “Continuation Period”); provided, however, that the continuation of such benefits shall be subject to the respective terms of the applicable plan, as in effect from time to time, and the timely payment by the Executive of his applicable share of the applicable premiums in effect from time to time during the Continuation Period. To the extent that reimbursable medical and dental care expenses constitute deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Company shall reimburse the medical and dental care expenses as soon as practicable consistent with the Company’s practice, but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such expenses are incurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time of such termination or resignation (a) the Executive is “retirement eligible” within the meaning of the Company’s Equity Plan Retirement Policy and (b) a Change of Control has not occurred (and a Change of Control does not occur within six month following such termination or resignation and it is not reasonably demonstrated that such termination of employment or Good Reason event was in contemplation of the Change in Control during such six month period), then the Executive shall not receive the amount specified under Section 6(c)(1)(B) above but shall instead be eligible to receive the entitlements provided under the Company’s Equity Plan Retirement Policy, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such policy.