Cause

Cause. (a) the Employee is convicted of a felony involving property of the Company, or (b) the Employee, in carrying out the Employee's duties under this Agreement, is guilty of willful refusal to perform, or willful neglect of, the Employee's duties

Cause. Shall exist if: (i) you are convicted of, or plead nolo contendere to, any felony which materially and adversely impacts HSI's financial condition or reputation, (ii) you engage in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct in carrying out your duties which materially and adversely impacts HSI's financial condition or reputation, or (iii) you violate Section 4 of this Agreement.

Cause. (i) your conviction of any crime deemed by the Company to make your continued employment untenable; (ii) your willful and intentional misconduct or negligence that has caused or could reasonably be expected to result in material injury to the business or reputation of the Company; (iii) your conviction of, or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime constituting a felony; (iv) your breach of any written covenant or agreement with the Company or (v) your failure to comply with or... breach of the Company's "code of conduct" in effect from time to time. View More

Cause. Means any of the following acts or circumstances: gross negligence or gross neglect of duties to the Employers; conviction of a felony or of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in connection with the Executive's employment with the Employers; or fraud, disloyalty, dishonesty or willful violation of any law or significant Employer policy committed in connection with the Executive's employment and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Employers; or the Executive becoming subject... to any final removal or prohibition order issued by an appropriate federal banking agency pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. View More

Cause. At any time at which clause (ii) of this Section 2(g) does not apply, an Eligible Employee's dishonesty, fraud, insubordination, willful misconduct, refusal to perform services (for any reason other than illness or incapacity), material violation of Company policy, material breach of an employment or similar agreement, misappropriation of Company property, or materially unsatisfactory performance of his or her duties for the Company that has not been cured within ten (10) days after a written... demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Eligible Employee by the Committee (or its designee), which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Committee believes that the Eligible Employee has not substantially performed the Eligible Employee's duties, in each case as determined by the Committee or (ii) on or within two years following the date of a Change in Control, an Eligible Employee's dishonesty, fraud, insubordination, willful misconduct, refusal to perform services (for any reason other than illness or incapacity), material violation of Company policy, material breach of an employment or similar agreement, or misappropriation of Company property; provided, that (1) in the event of a dispute concerning the application of this Section 2(g)(ii), no claim by the Company that Cause exists shall be given effect unless the Board determines that it has been established by clear and convincing evidence that Cause exists and a resolution to that effect is adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than seventy five percent (75%) of the entire membership of the Board (after reasonable notice to the Eligible Employee and an opportunity for the Eligible Employee, together with the Eligible Employee's counsel, to be heard by the Board) and (2) for purposes of this proviso, references to the "Board" shall, at any time at which the Company is not the ultimate parent entity of the controlled group that includes the Company, mean the board of directors of the ultimate parent entity of such controlled group. View More

Cause. The Participant's (i) substantial failure to perform his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or Subsidiaries or substantial negligence in the performance of such duties and responsibilities; (ii) commission of a felony; (iii) commission of theft, fraud, embezzlement, material breach of trust or any material act of dishonesty involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) significant violation of the code of conduct of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any statutory or... common law duty of loyalty to the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (v) material breach of any of the terms of the Plan or the Agreement, or of the terms of any other agreement between the Company or Subsidiaries and the Participant View More

Cause. As to any Participant, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, a Participant's (i) substantial failure or refusal to perform the duties or responsibilities of the Participant's job as required by the Service Recipient; (ii) material violation of any fiduciary duty owed to the Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group; (iii) conviction of, or entry of a plea of nolo contendere with respect to, a felony; (iv) conviction of, or entry of a plea of nolo contendere... with respect to, a misdemeanor which involves dishonesty, fraud or morally repugnant behavior; (v) dishonesty; (vi) theft; (vii) material violation of Company rules or policy; or (viii) other egregious or morally repugnant conduct that has, or could have, a serious and detrimental impact on the Service Recipient or any other member of the Company Group, their Affiliates, or their respective employees. The Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine Cause View More

Cause. (i) a willful failure by Employee to substantially perform Employee's duties as an employee, other than a failure resulting from the Employee's complete or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or impairment, (ii) a willful act by Employee that constitutes gross misconduct and that is injurious to the Company, (iii) circumstances where Employee willfully imparts material confidential information relating to the Company or its business to competitors or to other third parties... other than in the course of carrying out Employee's duties, (iv) a material and willful violation by Employee of a federal or state law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company that is injurious to the Company, or (v) Employee's conviction or plea of guilty or no contest to a felony, which the Company reasonably believes has or will negatively reflect on the Company's business or reputation. No act or failure to act by Employee will be considered "willful" unless committed without good faith and without a reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the Company's best interest. View More

Cause. As determined by the Company, (i) the willful failure by the Optionee to substantially perform his or her duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Optionee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) the Optionee's willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; (iii) the Optionee's commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent... the effective performance of the Optionee's duties; or (iv) the Optionee's conviction or plea of no contest to a felony or a crime of moral turpitude. View More

Cause. (A) material misappropriation with respect to the business or assets of the Company; (B) persistent refusal or willful failure constituting gross dereliction by the Participant to substantially perform the Participant's duties and responsibilities to the Company, which continues after the Participant receives written notice from the Company of such refusal or failure and which is not remedied by the Participant within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Company's written notice; (C)... conviction of a felony or crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or (D) the use of drugs or alcohol that interferes materially with the Participant's performance of his or her duties. View More