Cause

Cause. (1) the continued failure by the employee to substantially perform his/her duties; (2) conviction of a crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust, conviction of a felony, or commission of any act that makes the employee ineligible for coverage under the Company's fidelity bond or otherwise makes the employee ineligible for continued employment; (3) the employee's violation of the Company's policies including but not limited to Wells Fargo's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (or the Code... applicable to the employee's line of business), Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy, Information Security Policies, and Risk Management Accountability Policy; or (4) the employee's breach of confidentiality or restrictive covenants entered into between the employee and the Company View More

Cause. Any of the following: (i) the Participant's failure to substantially perform the Participant's duties as an employee of the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant's physical or mental incapacity) that is reasonably expected to result in, or has resulted in, material economic damage to the Company or any of its affiliates (provided, that, to the extent such failure can be fully cured, the Company shall have provided the Participant with at least 30 days' notice of... such failure and the Participant has not remedied the failure within the 30-day period); (ii) the Participant's failure in any material respect to carry out or comply with any lawful and reasonable directive of the Board or the Participant's direct supervisor (provided, that, to the extent such failure can be fully cured, the Company shall have provided the Participant with at least 30 days' notice of such failure and the Participant has not remedied the failure within the 30-day period); (iii) the Participant's conviction, plea of no contest, plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of unadjudicated probation for any felony or crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) the Participant's unlawful use (including being under the influence) or possession of illegal drugs on the Company's (or any of its affiliate's) premises or while performing the Participant's duties and responsibilities with respect to the Company and its affiliates or (v) the Participant's commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, willful misconduct, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its affiliates. View More

Cause. Any of the following: (i) Executive's (x) gross negligence in the performance of his duties or (y) other gross negligence or willful misconduct that is or would reasonably be expected to be materially injurious to the Company, including but not limited to, misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud or embezzlement; (ii) an act of dishonesty or misrepresentation made by Executive in connection with Executive's responsibilities to the Company that is or would reasonably be expected to be materially... injurious to the Company; (iii) Executive's unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom Executive owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of Executive's relationship with the Company that is or would reasonably be expected to be materially injurious to the Company; (iv) Executive commits a material breach of any written agreement or covenant between Executive and the Company, which breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice describing in detail such breach to Executive from the Company; (v) Executive's repeated or material failure to comply with the Company's written policies or rules, which failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice describing in detail such failure to Executive from the Company; (vi) Executive willfully refuses to implement or follow a lawful directive by the Board, directly related to Executive's duties, which breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice describing in detail such breach to Executive from the Company; (vii) Executive's willful, material violation of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company that is or would reasonably be expected to be materially injurious to the Company; (viii) Executive's conviction of, plea of nolo contendere to, or acknowledgement of the commission of, a felony, another crime involving moral turpitude or any crime (whether or not a felony) against the Company; or (ix) Executive's material failure to comply with any reasonable investigation or formal proceeding. For the avoidance of doubt, material injury to the Company includes material reputational harm. The determination as to whether Executive's Continuous Service Status has been terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Board and after Executive has been provided with an opportunity to address the Board, and shall be final and binding on Executive. The foregoing definition does not in any way change the at-will nature of Executive's employment or limit the Company's ability to terminate Executive's employment or consulting relationship at any time with or without Cause View More

Cause. For termination shall mean a determination by the Board that any of the following events has occurred: (i) a Participant's indictment of, or the conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony, or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (ii) a Participant's engagement in conduct which constitutes a material breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of loyalty, including without limitation, misappropriation of funds or property of the Company, other than an occasional and de... minimis use of Company property for personal purposes; (iii) a Participant's acts or omissions constituting gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct in the performance of his or her assigned duties for the Company; (iv) any act or omission by a Participant that has a demonstrated and material adverse impact on the Company's reputation for honesty and fair dealing or any other conduct that would reasonably be expected to result in injury to the reputation of the Company; (v) a Participant's insubordination, nonperformance or willful neglect of assigned duties; (vi) a Participant's willful failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate, or a Participant's willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or a Participant's willful inducement of others to fail to cooperate, destroy or fail to produce documents or other materials; (vii) a Participant's failure to perform the essential functions of his or her position, with or without reasonable accommodation if required by law; or (viii) a Participant's death. View More

Cause. Means a reason for termination that is so serious that the employer cannot be expected to wait until the end of the regular period of notice. Such serious reasons for termination might include, in particular, but not exclusively: serious breaches of duty arising from the employment contract such as refusal to work; repeated late appearance; crimes of any kind against the employer, colleagues or clients; discriminatory behaviour towards the employer, colleagues or clients and other serious... breaches of trust. View More

Cause. As determined by the Company, means, as to any Executive: (i) a substantial failure of the Executive to perform the Executive's duties and responsibilities to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or substantial negligence in the performance of such duties and responsibilities; (ii) the commission by the Executive of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; (iii) the commission by the Executive of theft, fraud, embezzlement, material breach of trust or any material act of dishonesty... involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) a significant violation by the Executive of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any material policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (v) material breach of any of the terms of the Plan, or of the terms of any other agreement between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and the Executive; or (vi) other conduct by the Executive that could be expected to be harmful to the business, interests or reputation of the Company View More

Cause. Has the meaning set forth in set forth in the Aris Water Solutions, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan or any successor equity incentive plan adopted by the Company.

Cause. (A) your material breach of this Agreement or of any other written agreement between you and the Company or any of its affiliates, including your breach of any material representation, warranty or covenant made under any such agreement; (B) your material breach of any policy or code of conduct established by the Company or any of its affiliates and applicable to you; (C) your violation of any law applicable to the workplace (including any law regarding anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, or... anti-retaliation); (D) your fraud, theft, dishonesty, gross negligence, willful misconduct, embezzlement, or breach of fiduciary duty related to the Company or any of its affiliates or the performance of your duties hereunder; (E) the conviction or indictment of you for, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by you to, any felony (or state law equivalent) or any crime involving moral turpitude; or (F) your willful failure or refusal, other than due to Disability, to perform your obligations to the Company or any of its affiliates or to follow any lawful directive from the Company or any of its affiliates, as determined by the board of directors, members or General Partner, as applicable, of the Company (the "Board"); provided, however, that if your actions or omissions as set forth in this definition are of such a nature that the Board determines that they are curable by you, such actions or omissions must remain uncured thirty (30) days after the Board first provided you written notice of the obligation to cure such actions or omissions. View More

Cause. One or more of the following events: (i) an Eligible Individual's material breach of this Plan (including an Eligible Individual's violation of any of the covenants set forth in Section 9) or of any other written agreement between such Eligible Individual and one or more members of the Company Group, including such Eligible Individual's breach of any material representation, warranty or covenant made under any such agreement; (ii) an Eligible Individual's material breach of any policy or code... of conduct established by a member of the Company Group and applicable to such Eligible Individual; (iii) an Eligible Individual's violation of any law applicable to the workplace (including any law regarding anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, or anti-retaliation); (iv) an Eligible Individual's fraud, theft, dishonesty, gross negligence, willful misconduct, embezzlement, or breach of fiduciary duty related to any member of the Company Group or the performance of such Eligible Individual's duties hereunder; (v) the conviction or indictment of an Eligible Individual for, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by such Eligible Individual to, any felony (or state law equivalent) or any crime involving moral turpitude; or (vi) an Eligible Individual's willful failure or refusal, other than due to Disability, to perform such Eligible Individual's obligations to the Company or a member of the Company Group or to follow any lawful directive from the Company or a member of the Company Group, as determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that if an Eligible Individual's actions or omissions as set forth in this Section 3(g) are of such a nature that the Administrator determines that they are curable by such Eligible Individual, such actions or omissions must remain uncured thirty (30) days after the Administrator first provided such Eligible Individual written notice of the obligation to cure such actions or omissions View More

Cause. Means, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award agreement states otherwise, (i) the Company or an Affiliate having cause to terminate a Participant's Employment, as defined in any employment, consulting, change in control, severance or any other agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate in effect at the time of such termination or (ii) in the absence of any such employment, consulting, change in control, severance or other agreement (or the absence... of any definition of cause or term of similar import therein), (A) the Participant is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or confesses to any felony or any act of fraud, theft, misappropriation or embezzlement; (B) any act or omission by the Participant involving malfeasance, negligence, or intentional failure in the performance of the Participant's duties to the Company or an Affiliate and, within five (5) days after written notice from the Company or an Affiliate of any such act or omission, the Participant has not corrected such act or omission; or (C) the Participant otherwise fails to comply with the terms of the Plan, the applicable Award agreement or deviates from any written policies, directives of the Board, employee handbook, or rules of conduct, including without limitation, the Company or its Affiliates' drug and alcohol and no harassment policies, as such policies are amended from time to time. Any determination of whether Cause exists shall be made by the Committee or its designee in its sole discretion. View More