Qualifying Termination Sample Clauses

Qualifying Termination. If following, or within thirty (30) days prior to, a Change in Control Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliated companies is terminated, such termination shall be conclusively considered a “Qualifying Termination” unless: (a) Executive voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company and its affiliated companies. Executive, however, shall not be considered to have voluntarily terminated his employment with the Company and its affiliated companies if, following, or within thirty (30) days prior to, the Change in Control, Executive’s base salary is reduced or adversely modified in any material respect, or Executive’s authority or duties are materially changed, and subsequent to such reduction, modification or change Executive elects to terminate his employment with the Company and its affiliated companies within sixty (60) days following such reduction, modification or change after having given the Company at least thirty (30) days notice of the same and a reasonable opportunity to cure during such 30-day notice period. For such purposes, Executive’s authority or duties shall conclusively be considered to have been “materially changed” if, without Executive’s express and voluntary written consent, there is any substantial diminution or adverse modification in Executive’s title, status, overall position, responsibilities, reporting relationship, general working environment (including without limitation secretarial and staff support, offices, and frequency and mode of travel), or if, without Executive’s express and voluntary written consent, Executive’s job location is transferred to a site more than twenty-five (25) miles away from his place of employment thirty (30) days prior to the Change in Control. In this regard as well, Executive’s authority and duties shall conclusively be considered to have been “materially changed” if, without Executive’s express and voluntary written consent, Executive no longer holds the same title or no longer has the same authority and responsibilities or no longer has the same reporting responsibilities, in each case with respect and as to a publicly held parent company which is not controlled by another entity or person. (b) The termination is on account of Executive’s death or Disability. For such purposes, “Disability” shall mean a physical or mental incapacity as a result of which Executive becomes unable to continue the performance of his responsibilities for the Company and its affiliated companies...

Qualifying Termination. If, prior to Executive’s attainment of age 65, Executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company without Cause (and other than due to his Disability) or is voluntarily terminated by Executive for Good Reason, in either case only during the period commencing on the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company and ending on the second anniversary of date of the Change in Control (“Protection Period”), then the Company shall pay or provide Executive with: (i) Executive’s Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with Section 8(a)(i); (ii) Any unpaid annual cash incentive award earned with respect to any fiscal year ending on or preceding the date of termination, payable when awards are paid generally to senior executives for such year; (iii) A pro-rated annual cash incentive for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs, the amount of which shall be based on target performance and a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed during the performance year through the date of termination and the denominator of which is 365, which pro-rated annual cash incentive award shall be paid when awards are paid generally to senior executives for such year; (iv) A lump sum severance payment in the aggregate amount equal to the product of (A) the sum of (1) Executive’s highest Base Salary during the Protection Period plus (2) his annual target annual cash incentive award multiplied by (B) two (2); provided, unless the Change of Control occurring on or preceding such termination also meets the requirements of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (or any successor provision) thereunder (a “409A Change in Control”), the amount payable to Executive under this subparagraph (iv) shall be paid to Executive in equal semi-monthly payroll installments over a period of twenty-four (24) months, not in a lump sum, to the extent necessary to avoid the application of Section 409A(a)(1)(A) and (B); (v) Subject to Executive’s continued co-payment of premiums, continued participation for two (2) years in the Company’s medical benefits plan which covers Executive and his eligible dependents upon the same terms and conditions (except for the requirements of Executive’s continued employment) in effect for active employees of the Company. In the event Executive obtains other employment that offers substantially similar or more favorable medical benefits, such continuation of coverage by the Company under this subse...

Qualifying Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Qualifying Termination" means a termination of Executive's employment with the Company for any reason other than:

Qualifying Termination. If the Executive's employment is terminated in a Qualifying Termination during the Protection Period, then the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits: (i) a pro rata portion (based on the number of calendar days that have elapsed before the Executive's Date of Termination) of the Executive's plan/target annual incentive award in effect for the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs; provided that, if the Executive is entitled to receive a retention/stay bonus in connection with the Change in Control that is payable with respect to the fiscal year in which the Executive's Qualifying Termination occurs, the Executive shall receive the greater of the applicable stay or retention bonus or the pro rata plan/target bonus provided herein, but the Executive shall not be entitled to both the retention/stay bonus and the pro rata plan/target bonus provided herein; (ii) in lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination and other severance benefits, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to two (2) times the sum of (A) the higher of (I) the Executive's annual base salary in effect immediately before the event or circumstance upon which the Notice of Termination is based or (II) the Executive's annual base salary in effect immediately before the Change in Control and (B) the higher of (x) the highest award paid or payable to the Executive pursuant to the Company's annual incentive plan for each of the two measuring periods completed immediately before the event or circumstance upon which the Notice of Termination is based (determined without reference to any guaranteed annual bonus under any retention/stay bonus program of the Company but taking into account the amount of any such annual bonus that would have been paid to the Executive based on actual performance but for any such guarantee) or (y) the Executive's plan/target bonus opportunity for the fiscal year in which Executive's Qualifying Termination occurs, without giving effect to any reduction in the Executive's plan/target annual incentive bonus opportunity on or after a Change in Control; (iii) $10,000 for two years of tax and financial planning services; (iv) full and immediate vesting of all options, awards of restricted stock and any other equity or equity-based awards held by the Executive. All options held by the Executive will be exercisable for the applicable period specif...

Qualifying Termination. Subject to Sections 4(c), 4(e) and 11(d), and the Executive’s continued compliance with the provisions of Section 7 hereof, if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated during the Employment Period due to a Qualifying Termination, then in addition to the Accrued Obligations:

Qualifying Termination. A Qualifying Termination shall occur if: (a) The Executive incurs a Separation from Service because of an involuntary termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for reasons other than Cause, Disability or death; or (b) The Executive incurs a Separation from Service because of a voluntary termination by the Executive for Good Reason pursuant to a Notice of Termination delivered to the Company by the Executive.

Qualifying Termination. The term “Qualifying Termination” means either: (i) a termination of a Participant’s employment by the Company or a Subsidiary without Cause (but not including a termination due to Death or Disability) or (ii) a voluntary termination of a Participant’s employment by the Participant for Good Reason.

Qualifying Termination. In the event of a Qualifying Termination, the Executive shall be entitled, subject to Section 4(a)(vi), to the following payments and benefits:

Qualifying Termination. For purposes of Sections 8(a)(vi) and 8(b)(ii) of this Agreement, a qualifying termination means (i) an involuntary termination without Cause, (ii) for Change of Control Severance Plan participants, a voluntary termination of employment for Good Reason (as defined in the Change of Control Severance Plan) or (iii) an involuntary termination that qualifies for severance under the Ameren Corporation Severance Plan for Ameren Employees or the Ameren Corporation Severance Plan for Ameren Officers (as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control).