Cause

Cause. (a) a conviction of a crime that is job related or that may otherwise cause harm to the reputation of LNC or any Subsidiary; (b) any act or omission detrimental to the conduct of business of LNC or any Subsidiary; (c) inability to obtain or retain proper licenses; (d) theft, dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation; (e) failure to cooperate or be truthful in connection with an investigation related to LNC or any Subsidiary; (f) violation of any rule or regulation of any regulatory agency or... self-regulatory agency; (g) violation of any policy or rule of LNC or any Subsidiary; or (h) unsatisfactory performance that does not meet expectations after coaching or counseling. Cause shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. View More

Cause. Means your (i) failure, neglect, or refusal to perform the lawful employment duties related to you position or that have been assigned to you (other than due to Disability); (ii) willful, intentional, or grossly negligent act having the effect of materially injuring the Company's interest, business or reputation; (iii) violation or failure to comply in any material respect with the Company's published rules, regulations, or policies and such violation or failure has the effect of materially... injuring the Company's interest, business or reputation; (iv) act constituting a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft, or dishonesty; (v) misappropriation or embezzlement of any Company property (whether or not such act constitutes a felony or misdemeanor); or (vi) breach of any material provision of this Agreement or any applicable employment agreement, non-compete, non-solicit, general release, covenant not-to-sue, or other agreement with the Company. View More

Cause. (a) "Cause" means that the Board concludes, in good faith and after reasonable investigation, that: (i) the Participant has been charged by the United States or a State or political subdivision thereof with conduct which is a felony under the laws of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof; (ii) the Participant engaged in conduct relating to the Company constituting material breach of fiduciary duty, willful misconduct (including acts of employment discrimination or... sexual harassment) or fraud; (iii) the Participant breached in any material respect the Participant's obligations or covenants, if any, restricting the recruitment of employees of the Company or an Affiliate to work for another employer set forth in an agreement with the Company; or (iv) the Participant materially failed to follow a proper directive of the Board within the scope of the Participant's duties (which shall be capable of being performed by the Participant with reasonable effort) after written notice from the Board specifying the performance required and the Participant's failure to perform within 30 days after such notice. For this purpose, no act, or failure to act, on the Participant's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith or if the result thereof would be unethical or illegal. View More

Cause. Means "cause" (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant's employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean a determination by the Company in its sole discretion that the Participant has: (i) engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant's duties with respect to the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) materially breached any material provision... of any written agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or an Affiliate and applicable to the Participant; (iii) willfully engaged in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate; or (iv) been convicted of, pleaded no contest to or received adjudicated probation or deferred adjudication in connection with, a felony involving fraud, dishonestly or moral turpitude (or a crime of similar import in a foreign jurisdiction). View More

Cause. The term 'Cause' shall mean - unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or Subsidiary - the occurrence of any of the following:(i) a conviction of the Participant with respect to a (x) felony or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or(ii) willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Participant resulting, in either case, in harm to the Company or any Subsidiary; or(iii) failure by the Participant to carry out the lawful and... reasonable directions of the Board or the Participant's immediate supervisor, as the case may be; or(iv) refusal to cooperate or non-cooperation by the Participant with any governmental regulatory authority; or (v) fraud, embezzlement, theft or dishonesty by the Participant against the Company or any Subsidiary or a material violation by the Participant of a policy or procedure of the Company, resulting, in any case, in harm to the Company or any Subsidiary. 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 or service, as defined in any employment or consulting or similar 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 or consulting or similar agreement (or the absence of any definition of Cause contained... therein), (A) gross misconduct by the Participant which results in loss, damage or injury to the Company or any of its Affiliates, its goodwill, business or reputation; (B) the commission or attempted commission of an act of embezzlement, fraud or breach of fiduciary duty which results in loss, damage or injury to the Company or any of its Affiliates, its goodwill, business or reputation; (C) the unauthorized disclosure or misappropriation of any trade secret or confidential information of the Company, any of its Affiliate or any third party who has a business relationship with the Company; (D) the Participant's conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony under any state or federal law which materially interferes with such Participant's ability to perform his or her services for the Company or any of its Affiliates or which results in loss, damage or injury to the Company or any of its Affiliates, its goodwill, business or reputation; (E) the violation (or potential violation) by the Participant, in any material respect, of a non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure or assignment of inventions covenant between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates; (F) the Participant's failure to perform the Participant's assigned duties and responsibilities to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company which failure continues, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, after written notice given to the Participant by the Company; or (G) the use of controlled substances, illicit drugs, alcohol or other substances or behavior which interferes with the Participant's ability to perform his or her services for the Company or any of its Affiliates or which otherwise results in loss, damage or injury to the Company, its goodwill, business or reputation. Any determination of whether Cause exists shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion. View More

Cause. Except as may be otherwise prescribed by the Committee in an Evidence of Award made under this Plan, the Participant: has been convicted of (or pled guilty or no contest to) a felony or any crime involving fraud, embezzlement, theft, misrepresentation or financial impropriety; willfully engaged in misconduct resulting in material harm to the Company; willfully failed to perform duties after written notice; or is in willful violation of Company policies resulting in material harm to the Company

Cause. As defined in the Severance Plan.

Cause. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (a) The Participant's theft, dishonesty, or falsification of any employment or Company records; (b) The Participant's improper disclosure of the Company's confidential or proprietary information resulting in damage to the Company; (c) Any action or inaction by the Participant which has a material detrimental effect on the Company's reputation or business; (d) The Participant's failure or inability to perform any assigned duties after... written notice from the Company to the Participant of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure or inability; (e) The Participant's conviction (including any plea of guilty or no contest) of a felony, or of any other criminal act if that act impairs such Participant's ability to perform his or her duties; or (f) The Participant'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 such Participant's cooperation. View More

Cause. With respect to the Termination of a Participant by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that employs such individual or for which the Participant provides services (or by the Company on behalf of any such Subsidiary), (a) if the Participant is at the time of Termination a party to an employment, service or a severance agreement with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that defines such term, the meaning ascribed therein, and (b) in all other cases, any of the following that remains... uncured (if curable) for ten days after the Participant's receipt of written notice thereof from the Company: (i) the Participant's indictment for, or conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to (A) any felony or (B) any crime (whether or not a felony) involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft, breach of trust or other similar acts, whether under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or any similar foreign law to which the Participant may be subject, (ii) the Participant's being or having been engaged in conduct constituting breach of fiduciary duty, willful misconduct or gross negligence relating to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or the performance of the Participant's duties, (iii) the Participant's willful failure to (A) follow a reasonable and lawful directive of the Company or of the Subsidiary at which he or she is employed or provides services, or the Board or (B) comply with any written rules, regulations, policies or procedures of the Company or a Subsidiary at which he or she is employed or to which he or she provides services which, if not complied with, would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect (other than a de minimis adverse effect) on the business, financial condition or reputation of the Company, (iv) the Participant's violation of his or her employment, consulting, separation or similar agreement with the Company or any non-disclosure, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant in any other agreement to which the Participant is subject, (v) the Participant's deliberate and continued failure to perform his or her material duties to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (vi) the Participant's violation of the Company's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Policy, as it may be amended from time to time. View More