Cause

Example Definitions of "Cause"
Cause. The Executive's employment with the Company may be terminated with or without Cause.
Cause. (i) Executive's continued refusal or material failure to perform Executive's material duties reasonably expected of Executive in connection with his or her arrangement to provide services to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, as applicable; (ii) unprofessional, unethical or fraudulent conduct or conduct that materially discredits the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, as applicable, or is materially detrimental to the reputation, character or standing of the Company or any Parent or... Subsidiary, as applicable; (iii) dishonest conduct with respect to a material matter, or a deliberate attempt to do an injury to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, as applicable; (iv) Executive's material breach of any material term of any agreement between Executive and; (v) a criminal act which would reflect badly on the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, as applicable; (vi) Executive's failure to cooperate with the Company in any investigation or formal proceeding; or (vii) Executive's death or total disability (for these purposes Executive shall be deemed totally disabled if, in the judgment of a licensed physician, Executive is physically or mentally incapacitated or disabled or otherwise unable to fully discharge Executive's duties as a service provider to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, as applicable, for a period of 180 consecutive days or for 180 days in any 365 calendar day period); provided that Executive must be provided with written notice of Executive's termination for "Cause" and Executive must be provided with a 30-day period following Executive's receipt of such notice to cure the event(s) that trigger "Cause" (if curable), with the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors making the final determination whether Executive has cured any Cause. View More
Cause. Any of the following: (i) Executive's theft, dishonesty, willful misconduct in the performance of his duties, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or falsification of any material employment or Company records; 6 (ii) Executive's conviction (including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which materially impairs Executive's ability to perform his duties with the Company; (iii)... Executive's intentional and repeated failure to perform lawful stated duties after written notice from the Company and a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure; (iv) Executive's improper disclosure of the Company's confidential or proprietary information; (v) any material breach by Executive of the Company's Code of Professional Conduct, which breach shall be deemed "material" if it results from an intentional act by Executive and has a material detrimental effect on the Company's reputation or business; or (vi) any material breach by Executive of this Agreement or of any agreement regarding proprietary information and inventions, which breach, if curable, is not cured within 30 days following written notice of such breach from the Company. In the event that the Company terminates Executive's employment for Cause, the Company shall provide, prior to or concurrently with the termination of employment, written notice to Executive of that fact, stating with specificity the grounds for the termination for Cause and the clause in the foregoing definition on which the Company is relying. Failure to provide written notice that the Company contends that the termination is for Cause shall constitute a waiver of any contention that the termination was for Cause, and the termination shall be irrebuttably presumed to be an involuntary termination without Cause. However, if, within 30 days following the termination, the Company first discovers facts that would have established "Cause" for termination, and those facts were not known by the Company at the time of the termination, then the Company shall provide Executive with written notice, including the facts establishing that the purported "Cause" was not known at the time of the termination, and the Company will pay no severance. View More
Cause. Shall mean any of the following: (a) the Employee's personal dishonesty; (b) the Employee's incompetence; (c) the Employee's willful misconduct; (d) the Employee's breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit; (e) the Employee's intentional failure to perform stated duties; (f) the Employee's willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses); (g) the issuance of a final cease-and-desist order by a state or federal agency having... jurisdiction over the Company or any entity which controls the Company to the extent such cease-and-desist order requires the termination of the Employee; or (h) a material breach by the Employee of any provision of this Agreement. View More
Cause. (a) the negligent or willful continued failure of the Executive to substantially perform the Executive's duties with the Company or any Affiliate (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness, but specifically including any material failure by the Executive to meet reasonable performance expectations set forth by the Company or such Affiliate); (b) failure to abide by the reasonable and lawful directives of the Board of Directors or the President and... Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided that in the case of either (a) or (b), (i) the Company or Affiliate provides the Executive with written notice of the Executive's failure; (ii) the Executive does not reverse or otherwise cure such failure to the extent curable within thirty (30) days of receiving the Company's or Affiliate's written objection; and (iii) the Executive is terminated by the Company or such Affiliate within thirty (30) days following the expiration of that cure period; (c) the Executive's commitment of any act which, if prosecuted, would constitute a felony, or the Executive's commitment or conviction of, or plea of no contest to, any crime involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude; (d) any conduct by the Executive that causes material harm to the business, standing or reputation of the Company, any Affiliate or the shareholders of the Company; or (e) any material breach by the Executive of the Executive's obligations under this Agreement. View More
Cause. As determined in the sole discretion of the Board, a Participant's (a) commission of a felony or the commission of any crime involving moral turpitude, theft, embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation of funds, breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of trust or the violation of any other law or ethical rule relating to the Company; (b) material or repeated dishonesty or misrepresentation involving the Company or any Subsidiary; (c) material or repeated misconduct in the performance or non-performance of... Participant's responsibilities as an employee, officer, Director, consultant or independent contractor; (d) violation of a material condition of employment; (e) unauthorized use of trade secrets or confidential information (or the Company's reasonable belief that a Participant has or has attempted to do so); or (f) aiding a competitor of the Company or any Subsidiary View More
Cause. Exist if: i. Executive willfully and materially breaches Sections 4 or 5 of this Agreement; ii. Executive is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude; or iii. Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct in carrying out Executive's duties under this Agreement, resulting, in either case, in material harm to the financial condition or reputation of the Company.
Cause. Means, as determined by LNC in its sole discretion, a conviction of a felony or any fraudulent of willful misconduct by Grantee that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the business or reputation of LNC.
Cause. The occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) The Employee's willful failure to substantially perform his duties with the Employer (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee's Disability), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee that specifically identifies the manner in which the Committee believes that the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, and the Employee has failed to remedy the situation within fifteen (15)... business days of such written notice; (ii) Gross negligence in the performance of the Employee's duties which results in material financial harm to the Employer; (iii) The Employee's conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, to any felony or any other crime involving the personal enrichment of the Employee at the expense of the Employer or shareholders of the Employer; or (iv) The Employee's willful engagement in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Employer, monetarily or otherwise. View More
Cause. Means (i) the willful failure by the Executive to perform substantially the Executive's duties with the Company or Lexmark (other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or Lexmark, which notice identifies the manner in which the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or Lexmark believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his duties; (ii) the... Executive engaging in willful and serious misconduct that is injurious to the Company, Lexmark or any of their affiliates; (iii) the Executive making a substantial, abusive use of alcohol, drugs, or similar substances, and such abuse in the Company and/or Lexmark's judgment has affected his ability to conduct the business of the Company in a proper and prudent manner; (iv) the Executive's conviction of, or entering a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, which in the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or Lexmark's reasonable good faith judgment has the effect of materially injuring the reputation or business of the Company; or (v) the willful and material breach by the Executive of any of his obligations hereunder and Executive's failure to cure such breach to the reasonable satisfaction of Lexmark within a reasonable period, but not to exceed 60 days, following Lexmark's notice to Executive of such breach, which notice describes such breach in particularity, or the willful and material breach by the Executive of any written covenant or agreement with the Company or Lexmark or any of their affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Company or Lexmark or any of their affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the Company or Lexmark or any of their affiliates. View More
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