Severance Benefits upon Involuntary Termination Prior to Change in Control Clause Samples

This clause defines the severance benefits an employee is entitled to receive if they are involuntarily terminated before a change in control of the company occurs. Typically, it outlines the types and amounts of compensation, such as salary continuation, bonus payments, or continued health benefits, that will be provided if the employee is let go without cause prior to any merger, acquisition, or similar event. The core function of this clause is to provide financial security to employees facing job loss before a significant corporate transition, ensuring they are protected during periods of organizational uncertainty.
Severance Benefits upon Involuntary Termination Prior to Change in Control. Except as provided in Section 5(g) and Section 19(i) hereof, in the event of the Involuntary Termination of the Executive prior to a Change in Control, Sempra Energy shall, or shall cause one of its Affiliates that is the employer of the Executive to, pay the Executive, in one lump sum cash payment, an amount (the “Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment”) equal to one-half (0.5) times the greater of: (X) 145% of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination, and (Y) the sum of (I) the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination, plus (II) the Executive’s Average Annual Bonus. In addition to the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment, the Executive shall be entitled to the following additional benefits specified in subsections (a) through (e). The Company's obligation to pay the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment or provide the benefits set forth in subsections (c), (d) and (e) are subject to and conditioned upon the Executive executing a release of all claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”) within fifty (50) days after the date of Involuntary Termination and the Executive not revoking such Release in accordance with the terms thereof. Except as provided in Section 4(f), the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment shall be paid within sixty (60) days after the date of the Involuntary Termination on such date as is determined by Sempra Energy, but not before the Release becomes effective and irrevocable. If the fifty (50) day period in which the Release could become effective spans more than one taxable year, then the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment shall not be made until the later taxable year.
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Severance Benefits upon Involuntary Termination Prior to Change in Control. Except as provided in Sections 5(f) and 19(i) hereof, in the event of the Involuntary Termination of the Executive prior to a Change in Control, Sempra Energy shall, or shall cause one of its Affiliates that is the employer of the Executive to, pay the Executive, in one lump sum cash payment, an amount (the “Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment”) equal to one-half (0.5) times the sum of (X) the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination plus (Y) an amount equal to the greater of (I) his/her Average Annual Bonus or (II) the Target Bonus in effect on the Date of Termination. In addition to the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment, the Executive shall be entitled to the following additional benefits specified in Section 4(a) through (e). The Company's obligation to pay the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment or provide the benefits set forth in Section 4(c), (d) and (e) is subject to and conditioned upon the Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirements. The Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment shall be paid on the sixtieth (60th) day (or if the sixtieth (60th) day falls on a weekend or banking holiday, the next succeeding business day) after the date of the Involuntary Termination (the “Payment Date”), provided that the Release Requirements are satisfied on or before the Payment Date and remain satisfied on the Payment Date. If the Release Requirements are not satisfied on the Payment Date, no Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment shall be paid hereunder and none of the benefits described in Section 4(c), (d) or (e) shall be provided, and the Executive shall have no right to the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment or the applicable benefits. The “Release Requirements” will be satisfied if, on the Payment Date, the Executive has executed a release of all claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”), the revocation period required by applicable law has expired, and the Executive has not revoked the Release and the Release is effective. If the Release Requirements are satisfied on a date prior to the Payment Date, any portion of the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment or the applicable benefits that are not subject to Section 409A of the Code can be paid on a date prior to the Payment Date, as determined in the sole discretion of Sempra Energy (and in no event shall the Executive be able to elect the date of payment). If the period in which the Release Requirements could ...
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Severance Benefits upon Involuntary Termination Prior to Change in Control. Except as provided in Section 6 and Section 19(i) hereof, in the event of the Involuntary Termination of the Executive prior to a Change in Control, the Company shall pay the Executive, in one lump sum cash payment, an amount (the “Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment”) equal to one-half (0.5) times the greater of: (X) 150% of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination, and (Y) the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination, plus the Executive’s Average Annual Bonus. In addition to the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment, the Executive shall be entitled to the following additional benefits specified in subsections (a) through (e). Except as provided in Section 5(f), the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment and the payment under Section 5(a) shall be paid on such date as is determined by the Company within thirty (30) days after the date of the Involuntary Termination; provided, however, that, if the Executive is a Specified Employee on the date of the Executive’s Involuntary Termination, the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment and the financial planning services and the related payments provided under Section 5(e) shall be paid as provided in Section 10 hereof.
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Severance Benefits upon Involuntary Termination Prior to Change in Control. Except as provided in Sections 6 and 17 hereof, in the event of the Involuntary Termination of the Executive prior to a Change in Control, the Company shall pay to the Executive the following Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment in the following amounts and manner: 5.1. The total payment will be equal to the product of twelve (12) months (the “Total Number of Months”) multiplied by 1.45 times monthly base pay. Provided, however, if the termination occurs within the first two (2) years of the Executive’s initial employment, the Total Number of Months shall not be less than eighteen (18) months. 5.2. The payment will be made as follows: (i) half in a lump sum payable at or within a reasonable period of time after the Date of Termination and (ii) subject to receipt of an executed Release that has not been revoked, the remaining half in installments starting six (6) months after the Date of Termination with a final installment of all remaining amounts to be paid on or before March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurred. The amount of each installment payment described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence will be determined by dividing half of the total payment by 50% of the Total Number of Months. The final installment will be equal to the total payment reduced by all the amounts previously paid (i.e., the lump sum payment and the sum of all the installment payments previously paid). Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (ii) to the contrary, if the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Medical Technology, Inc. Separation Pay Agreement CONFIDENTIAL Page 7 DO NOT COPY six month period would cause the installments to begin to be paid after the March 15 date described in the first sentence of this section 5.2, then no installments will be paid, and the second payment will be a lump sum equal to half the total payment and that payment will be paid on or before March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurred. The installment payments (or the second lump sum payment, if applicable) are specifically designated as consideration for execution of the Release required in Section 13 and compliance with Executive’s covenants outlined in Section 13. All payments will have applicable taxes withheld and any installment payments will be paid at the same time as the normal Company payroll. 5.3. In addition to the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the following a...
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Severance Benefits upon Involuntary Termination Prior to Change in Control. Except as provided in Section 6 and Section 19(i) hereof, in the event of the Involuntary Termination of the Executive prior to a Change in Control, the Company shall pay the Executive, in one lump sum cash payment, an amount (the “Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment”) equal to the greater of: (X) 210% of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination, and (Y) the Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination, plus the Executive’s Average Annual Bonus. In addition to the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment, the Executive shall be entitled to the following additional benefits specified in subsections (a) through (e). Except as provided in Section 5(f), the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment and the payment under Section 5(a) shall be paid on such date as is determined by the Company within thirty (30) days after the date of the Involuntary Termination; provided, however, that, if the Executive is a Specified Employee on the date of the Executive’s Involuntary Termination, the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment and the financial planning services under Section 5(e) shall be paid as provided in Section 10 hereof.
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Severance Benefits upon Involuntary Termination Prior to Change in Control. Except as provided in Section 6 and Section 17(i) hereof, in the event of the Involuntary Termination of the Executive prior to a Change in Control, the Company shall pay the Executive, in one lump sum cash payment as soon as practicable following such Involuntary Termination, (A) the full amount of any earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect on such date, plus (B) an amount (the "Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment") equal to [one-half (1/2) or one (1)] times the sum of (X) the Executive's Annual Base Salary as in effect on the Date of Termination and (Y) the greater of his average annual bonus payment for the two (2) years immediately preceding the Date of Termination or the average of his target bonuses for the two (2) years immediately preceding the Date of Termination. In addition to the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment, the Executive shall be entitled to the following additional benefits:
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  • Termination of Employment Following a Change in Control (a) If this Agreement shall be terminated within two years after a Change in Control which occurs during the term of this Agreement, provided such termination is by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause (which includes delivery by the Company of a notice of nonrenewal of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3 hereof), in lieu of any obligation the Company may have pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof: (1) The Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within five (5) days after the Date of Termination, if not theretofore paid, the Executive's Base Salary (as in effect on the Date of Termination) through the Date of Termination, and in the case of compensation previously deferred and bonuses previously earned by the Executive, all amounts of such compensation previously deferred and earned and not yet paid by the Company. (2) The Company shall, promptly upon submission by the Executive of supporting documentation, pay or reimburse to the Executive any costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Executive which would have been payable under Section 4.6 hereof if the Executive's employment had not terminated. (3) The Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within five (5) days after the Date of Termination a severance payment equal to one and one-half (1.5) times the sum of (i) the Executive's Base Salary (as in effect on Date of Termination) and (ii) the Executive's most recent Annual Bonus. If the most recent Annual Bonus was a stock option or a stock grant, the value of the bonus will be deemed to be the number of option shares times the closing price of the Common Stock for the 20 trading days prior to the Date of Termination. (4) During the 18-month period commencing on the Date of Termination, the Company shall continue benefits (other than disability benefits), at the Company's expense to the Executive and/or the Executive's family at least equal to those which would have been provided to them under Section 4.5 hereof if the Executive's employment had not been terminated (without giving effect to any reduction in such benefits subsequent to the Change in Control which reduction constitutes or may constitute Good Reason). (b) The Company shall pay to the Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of a termination which entitles the Executive to any payments under Section 6.4 hereof including all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in contesting or disputing any Notice of Termination under Section 5.3 hereof or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by Section 6.4 hereof. Such payments shall be made within five (5) days after delivery of the Executive's respective written requests for payment accompanied by such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require. (c) Any determination by the Executive pursuant to this Section 6.4 that Good Reason exists for the Executive's termination of employment and that adequate remedy has not occurred shall be presumed correct and shall govern unless the party contesting the determination shows by a clear preponderance of the evidence that it was not a good faith reasonable determination. (d) Notwithstanding any dispute concerning whether Good Reason exists for termination of employment or whether adequate remedy has occurred, the Company shall immediately pay to the Executive any amounts otherwise due under this Section 6.4. The Executive may be required to repay such amounts to the Company if any such dispute is finally determined adversely to the Executive. (e) The Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages with respect to the amount of any payment provided under this Section 6.4 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided under this Section 6.4 be reduced by retirement benefits, deferred compensation or any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer.