Cause
Cause. Means (a) if the Grantee is a party to an employment or a severance agreement with the Company or one of the Subsidiaries in which 'cause' is defined, the occurrence of any circumstances defined as 'cause' in such employment or severance agreement, or (b) if the Grantee is not a party to an employment or severance agreement with the Company or one of the Subsidiaries in which 'cause' is defined, (i) the Grantee's indictment for, or conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to...
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Cause. Means any one of the following: (a) personal dishonesty or willful misconduct in connection with any material aspect of your duties to the Company; (b) breach of fiduciary duty; (c) your conviction for, or your pleading guilty or no contest to, any felony or crime involving moral turpitude; or (d) your willful or intentional misconduct that causes (or is reasonably believed by the Company to have caused) material and demonstrable injury, monetarily or otherwise, to the Company;
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Cracker Barrel contract
Cause. Means (i) the willful commission by the Executive of a criminal or other act that causes or will probably cause substantial economic damage to the Corporation or a Subsidiary or substantial injury to the business reputation of the Corporation or a Subsidiary; (ii) the commission by the Executive of an act of fraud in the performance of such Executive's duties on behalf of the Corporation or a Subsidiary; (iii) the continuing willful failure of the Executive to perform the duties of such...
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Independent Bank Corp. contract
Cause. The occurrence of any of the following events, as determined by Redfin and/or the Board in its and/or their sole and absolute discretion: (i) Executive has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) Executive has engaged in willful act of gross misconduct that results in (or would reasonably be expected to result in) harm to Redfin; (iii) Executive has made any unauthorized disclosure or use of Redfin's confidential or...
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Redfin Corp contract
Cause. The same meaning as the definition of Cause as set forth in the Plan
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Corium International, Inc. contract
Cause. (a) Klein's commission of an act of fraud or embezzlement against WUC or any of its Affiliates or a breach of Klein's fiduciary duty to WUC; (b) any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by, Klein with respect to a felony (other than a traffic violation); or (c) Klein's material breach of the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement between Klein and WUC or of a material written policy or code of conduct of WUC, or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that Cause shall...
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Cause. (i) the willful and continued failure of Employee to perform Employee's duties with Employer, other than any such failure resulting from Disability, or to follow the directives of the Bancorp Board or a more senior executive of Employer, following written notice from the Chief Executive Officer of Employer specifying such failure; (ii) Employee's willful misconduct or gross negligence (including, but not limited to, a material willful violation of Employer's written corporate governance and...
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Ameris Bancorp contract
Cause. That the Company makes a good faith determination that Miller has: (1) violated any Company policy or procedure that causes material harm or risk to the Company including but not limited to sexual harassment, misappropriation, or fraud; (2) been convicted of a crime which is injurious to the Company's operation or reputation; (3) engaged in a material breach of this Agreement; (4) engaged in willful failure or willful inability to perform Miller's duties under this Agreement; (5) engaged in any...
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Cause. Has the meaning in the Participant's employment agreement with the Company or, if there is no such agreement or definition, means that the Participant (a) is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony (other than a traffic-related felony) or any other crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude; or (b) willfully engages in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; or (c) willfully violates any noncompetition or...
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NOODLES & Co contract
Cause. The following, regardless of when it is discovered by the Company: (A) Participant's conviction, including the entry of a plea of guilty or no contest, of a felony, or any other criminal violation involving dishonesty, fraud, or breach of trust; (B) Participant's willful engagement in any misconduct in the performance of his or her duty that materially injures the Corporation, or its affiliates; (C) Participant's performance of any act which, if known to the customers, clients, employees, or...
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