Cause

Example Definitions of "Cause"
Cause. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, (i) "Cause" as defined in any Individual Agreement to which the Holder is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it does not define Cause: (A) conviction of the Holder for committing a felony under federal law or in the law of the state in which such action occurred, (B) dishonesty in the course of fulfilling the Holder's employment or service duties, (C) willful and deliberate failure on the part of the Holder to perform the... Holder's employment or service duties in any material respect, or (D) prior to a Corporate Transaction, such other events as shall be determined by the Board. The Board shall have the sole discretion to determine whether "Cause" exists, and its determination shall be final View More
Cause. Termination of Employee's Employment for "Cause" shall mean termination upon (a) the willful and continued failure by Employee to perform substantially Employee's reasonably assigned duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to Employee by the Chief Executive Officer or the President of the Company, which specifically identifies the manner in which the Chief... Executive Officer or the President of the Company believes that Employee has not substantially performed Employee's duties or (b) the willful engaging by Employee in illegal conduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. No act, or failure to act, on Employee's part shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by Employee without reasonable belief that Employee's action or omission was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Employee in the best interests of the Company. View More
Cause. With respect to the termination of this Agreement, (i) fraud, criminal conduct, willful misconduct or willful or negligent breach of fiduciary duty by CBRE or (ii) a material breach of this Agreement by CBRE which remains uncured after 30 days' written notice.
Cause. Engaging in (A) willful or gross misconduct or (B) willful or gross neglect; (ii) repeatedly failing to adhere to the directions of superiors or the Board or the written policies and practices of the Company or its Subsidiaries or its affiliates; (iii) the commission of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude, dishonesty, breach of trust or unethical business conduct, or any crime involving the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any affiliate thereof; (iv) fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement;... (v) a material breach of the Participant's employment agreement (if any) with the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any affiliate thereof; (vi) acts or omissions constituting a material failure to perform substantially and adequately the duties assigned to the Participant; (vii) any illegal act detrimental the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any affiliate thereof; or (viii) repeated failure to devote substantially all of the Participant's business time and efforts to the Company, its Subsidiaries or any affiliate thereof if required by the Participant's employment agreement; provided, however, that, if at any particular time the Participant is subject to an effective employment agreement with the Company, then, in lieu of the foregoing definition, "Cause" shall at that time have such meaning as may be specified in such employment agreement. View More
Cause. The occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Employee's commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (ii) the Employee's attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (iii) the Employee's intentional and material violation of any contract or agreement between the Employee and the Company or any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iv) the... Employee's unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company's confidential information or trade secrets or (v) the Employee's gross misconduct. The determination that a termination is for Cause shall be made by the Company in its discretion. Any determination by the Company that the employment of the Employee was terminated by reason of dismissal without Cause for the purposes of determining benefits under this Agreement shall have no impact upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Employee for any other purpose View More
Cause. (a) a material breach of the terms of the Executive's Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement or any provisions relating to non-competition or non-solicitation in any other agreement; (b) a material breach by the Executive of any other provision of his employment arrangement, which is not cured by the Executive within fifteen (15) days after receiving written notice thereof from the Company containing a description of the breach or breaches alleged to have occurred; (c) the habitual... neglect or gross failure by the Executive to adequately perform the duties of his position; (d) any act of the Executive involving moral turpitude; (e) the Executive's commission or conviction of, or pleading guilty or no lo contendere to, a felony or criminal action involving dishonesty or other moral turpitude or that is connected to the Executive's employment with the Company or his place of employment; (f) the Executive's use of illegal drugs, abuse of other controlled substances, working under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances, or knowing neglect of reasonably assigned duties; or (g) the Executive's repetitive refusal to comply with or the Executive's violation of lawful instructions of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors, unless cured within fifteen (15) days after receiving written notice thereof from the Company. View More
Cause. The term "Cause" means a felony conviction of a Participant or the failure of a Participant to contest prosecution for a felony, or a Participant's willful misconduct or dishonesty, or a Participant's failure to perform his work in accordance with reasonable standards established by the Company, any of which is directly and materially harmful to the business or reputation of the Company or any Related Company (as defined in the Plan).
Cause. That a Service Provider is terminated by the Company for any of the following reasons: (i) Service Provider's willful failure substantially to perform his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or deliberate violation of a Company policy; (ii) Service Provider's commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty or any other willful misconduct that has caused or is reasonably expected to result in material injury to the Company; (iii) unauthorized use or disclosure by Service... Provider of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Service Provider owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company; or (iv) Service Provider's willful breach of any of his or her obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company. The determination as to whether a Service Provider is being terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Company and shall be final and binding on the Service Provider. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company's ability to terminate a Service Provider's employment or consulting relationship at any time as provided in Section 5(c) below, and the term "Company" will be interpreted to include any Subsidiary, Parent or Affiliate, as appropriate View More
Cause. Shall mean, after the Effective Date: (i) the Participant's willful engagement in misconduct in the performance of Participant's duties that causes material harm to the Company or any of its Affiliates; or (ii) the Participant's conviction of a criminal violation involving fraud or dishonesty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following shall not constitute Cause: the failure by the Participant and/or the Company to attain financial or other business objectives; any personal... or policy disagreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates or any member of the Board of Directors of the Company; or any action taken by the Participant in connection with Participant's duties if the Participant has acted in good faith and in a manner the Participant reasonably believed to be in, and not opposed to, the best interest of the Company and its Affiliates and had no reasonable cause to believe the Participant's conduct was improper. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company or any Affiliate seeks to terminate the employment of a Participant for Cause, the Company or the Affiliate shall give the Participant at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice specifying in detail the reason or reasons for the Participant's termination. If the Participant and the Company (or any of its Affiliates) have entered into an employment agreement, consulting agreement or other similar agreement that specifically defines "cause," then with respect to such Participant's rights under this Plan, "Cause" shall have the meaning defined in this Plan. View More
Cause. Shall mean, with respect to the termination of this Agreement, fraud, criminal conduct, willful misconduct or willful or negligent breach of fiduciary duty by the Adviser in connection with performing its duties hereunder.
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