Cause

Example Definitions of "Cause"
Cause. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (a)the Participant's failure to competently perform the Participant's job or duties to the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as reasonably determined by the Company, which failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by the Company to the Participant; (b)any act of negligence or misconduct by the Participant that has had or is reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on, or has injured or... harmed or is reasonably likely to injure or harm, the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of its or their business affairs, reputation, counterparties, employees, agents or vendors; (c)the Participant's breach of any fiduciary duty or obligation to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (d)(A) the Participant's breach of any Company policy, or any policy of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (including any code of conduct or harassment policies), which is reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on, or has injured or harmed or is reasonably likely to injure or harm, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or (B) any breach by the Participant of an agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (e)the Participant's commission of, indictment for, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude; (f)the Participant's theft, misappropriation, or embezzlement, or attempted theft, misappropriation, or embezzlement, of money or tangible or intangible assets or property of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of its or their employees, customers, clients, or others having business relations with any of them; (g)any act of moral turpitude, dishonesty, or similar behavior by the Participant injurious to the interests, property, operations, business or reputation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (h)the Participant's unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or pertaining to any of their business or operations. View More Arrow
Cause. With respect to Executive, the occurrence of any one of the following: (i) willful and continued failure to substantially perform Executive's obligations (other than any such failure resulting from Executive's incapacity due to any physical or mental illness); provided, however, that Conn's shall have provided Executive with written notice of such failure and Executive shall have been afforded at least 30 days to cure such failure to the extent the failure is capable of cure; (ii) gross... negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of, or Executive's abuse of alcohol or drugs rendering Executive unable to perform, the material duties and services required for Executive's position with Conn's; (iii) Executive's conviction or plea of nolo contendere for any crime involving moral turpitude or a felony; (iv) Executive's commission of an act of deceit or fraud intended to result in personal and unauthorized enrichment of Executive at the expense of Conn's or any of its Affiliates; (v) Executive's material violation of the written policies of Conn's or any of its Affiliates (including the Conn's Code of Ethics, as in effect from time to time); or (vi) Executive's breach of a material obligation of Executive to Conn's or any of its Affiliates pursuant to the Bylaws of Conn's or any agreement between Executive and Conn's or any of its Affiliates View More Arrow
Cause. The occurrence of any of the following, as determined by the Company in good faith: (i) acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Plan Participant with respect to Plan Participant's obligations or otherwise relating to the business of Company, (ii) Plan Participant's (A) felony conviction of, or felony plea of nolo contendere to, crimes involving fraud, misappropriation, or embezzlement, or a felony crime of moral turpitude, or (B) conviction of crimes... involving fraud, misappropriation, or embezzlement, (iii) Plan Participant's violation or breach of any fiduciary duty (whether or not involving personal profit) to the Company, or willful violation of a published policy of the Company governing the conduct of its executives or other employees including, but not limited to, any policy on sexual harassment as may be in effect from time to time, or (iv) Plan Participant's violation or breach of any contractual duty to the Company, which duty is material to the performance of the Plan Participant's duties or results in material damage to the Company or its business; provided that if any of the foregoing events is capable of being cured, the Company will provide notice to Plan Participant describing the nature of such event and Plan Participant will thereafter have thirty (30) days to cure such event. View More Arrow
Cause. Executive's termination only upon: (i)Executive's willful failure, after receipt of at least one written warning, (A) to comply with the Company's policies and practices applicable to the Company's 17 employees in similar job positions or to the Company's employees generally or (B) to follow the reasonable instructions of Executive's supervisor; (ii)Executive's engaging in willful misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company;(iii)Executive's committing a felony, an... act of fraud against, or the misappropriation of property belonging to the Company; or (iv)Executive's breaching in any material respect the terms of this Agreement or the Employee Patent, Secrecy and Invention Agreement between Executive and the Company. View More Arrow
Cause. (i) the Executive's willful and repeated failure, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, to substantially perform his or her assigned duties or responsibility as an employee as directed or assigned by the Chief Executive Officer (other than the Executive's failure resulting from a Disability); (ii) the Executive engaging in intentional illegal conduct that was or is materially injurious to the Company Group or its affiliates; (iii) the Executive's knowing violation of a federal or state law... or regulation directly or indirectly applicable to the business of the Company Group or its affiliates, which violation was or is reasonably likely to be injurious to the Company Group or its affiliates; (iv) the Executive's material breach of the terms of any confidentiality agreement or invention assignment agreement between the Executive and the Company Group (or any affiliate); or (v) the Executive being convicted of, or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or committing any act of moral turpitude, dishonesty, or fraud against, or the misappropriation of material property belonging to, the Company Group or its affiliates. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company's ability to terminate the Executive's employment at any time, and the term "Company" will be interpreted to include any subsidiary, parent, affiliate, or any successor thereto, if appropriate. View More Arrow
Cause. Means (a) the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by Employee, (b) any unauthorized use or disclosure by Employee of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company, (c) any intentional wrongdoing by Employee, whether by omission or commission, which adversely affects the business or affairs of the Company in a material manner, (d) Employee's willful failure to perform Employee's material duties other than any such failure resulting from Disability, (e)... Employee's material violation of the Company's written policies or code of conduct (including written policies relating to discrimination, harassment, performance of illegal or unethical activities, and ethical misconduct) or (f) any material breach by Employee of any material obligation under any other written agreement between Employee and the Company. For the purposes of this Section 4.03, the term "willful" means not in good faith and without reasonable belief that an act or omission was in the best interest of the Company. View More Arrow
Cause. (a) falsification of any employment or other records of FirstSun, the Bank, or either of their affiliates; (b) negligent, reckless or knowing improper disclosure of the confidential or proprietary information of FirstSun, the Bank, or either of their affiliates; (c) theft, dishonesty or any other similar action by the Participant which in each case has a material detrimental effect on the reputation or business of FirstSun, the Bank, or either of their affiliates; (d) willful misconduct or... failure by the Participant to abide by the material policies of FirstSun, the Bank, or either of their affiliates (including, without limitation, policies relating to confidentially and reasonable workplace conduct) after written notice from FirstSun or the Bank to the Participant of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such misconduct or failure; (e) the Participant's failure or inability to timely perform any assigned duties after written notice from FirstSun or the Bank to the Participant of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure or inability, provided that such assigned duties are consistent with Participant's position with FirstSun or the Bank; (f) the Participant's conviction (including any plea of guilty or no contest) of any criminal act that impairs the Participant's ability to perform his or her duties; (g) the Participant's arrest for a felony involving violence or conviction of a crime involving fraud, deceit, or perjury; (h) a knowing violation by the Participant of federal or state banking laws or regulations which is likely to have a material adverse effect on FirstSun or the Bank; (i) any federal or state regulatory authority acting under lawful authority pursuant to provisions of federal or state law or regulation which may be in effect from time to time exercises any power granted to it by law or regulation to remove, prohibit or suspend the Participant from participating in the conduct of FirstSun or the Bank's affairs; (j) willful violation of any final cease-and-desist order; or (k) such other events as shall be determined in good faith by the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have sole discretion to determine whether Cause exists and his or her determination shall be final. View More Arrow
Cause. The occurrence of any of the following events, as reasonably determined by the Company:(i) any willful and material violation by Executive of any law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company or a parent or subsidiary of the Company;(ii) Executive's conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or any willful perpetration by Executive of a common law fraud;(iii) Executive's commission of an act of personal dishonesty which involves personal... profit in connection with the Company or any other entity having a business relationship with the Company;(iv) any material breach by Executive of any provision of any agreement or understanding between the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company and Executive regarding the terms of Executive's service as an employee to the Company or a parent or subsidiary of the Company, or any breach of any applicable invention assignment and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement between Executive and the Company;(v) Executive's disregard of the policies or regulations of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company so as to cause material loss, damage or injury to the property, reputation or employees of the Company or a parent or subsidiary of the Company;(vi) Executive's failure to cooperate in good faith with a governmental or internal investigation of the Company or its directors, officers or employees, if the Company has requested Executive's assistance; or(vii) Executive's willful and continuing failure to perform assigned duties after receiving written notification of the failure from [the Company's Board of Directors] [the Company's Chief Executive Officer].provided that the Company shall provide Executive with a written notice of the basis for a finding of Cause once known. Upon receiving such notice, Executive shall have a period of thirty (30) days to cure such Cause (if a cure is possible) to the satisfaction of the Company. View More Arrow
Cause. The termination of a Covered Employee's employment with the Company or its subsidiaries due to (i) commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (or local laws for international Covered Employees, as applicable); (ii) attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (iii) intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Covered... Employee and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iv) unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company's confidential information or trade secrets; or (v) gross misconduct. The determination that a termination of the Covered Employee's employment is either for Cause or without Cause will be made by the Company, in its sole discretion View More Arrow
Cause. (i) dereliction of duty, (ii) conviction for a felony, or (iii) willful misconduct.
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