Cause

Cause. As determined by the Board (or its designee), means (i) indictment of the Participant for a felony; (ii) conduct by the Participant in connection with the Participant's employment duties or responsibilities that is fraudulent or grossly negligent, (iii) willful misconduct; (iv) the Participant's willful contravention of lawful directions related to a material duty or responsibility of the Participant which is directed to be undertaken from the Board or the individuals to whom the Participant... reports; (v) breach of any restrictive covenants in favor of the Company to which the Participant is subject; (vi) any acts of dishonesty by the Participant resulting or intending to result in personal gain or enrichment at the expense of the Company, its members, subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vii) the Participant's failure to comply with a material policy of the Company, its members, subsidiaries or affiliates View More

Cause. The meaning set forth in the Incentive Compensation Plan (without regard to the reference to a Participant's Award Agreement), unless the Committee provides otherwise at the time it makes its designations under Section 4.1. In addition, failure to promptly repay any Award that is determined to be owed to the Company pursuant to Section 5.12 below shall also constitute Cause

Cause. Any of the following: (i) Material breach of any of the terms of this Agreement or of the Company's or Bank's policies and procedures applicable to employees and/or directors; (ii) Conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude or involving any violation of securities or banking law or regulation, or the issuance of any court or administrative order enjoining or prohibiting Employee from violating any such law or regulation; (iii) Repeated or habitual... intoxication with alcohol or drugs while on the premises of the Company or the Bank or any of their affiliates, or during the performance by Employee of any of his duties hereunder; (iv) Embezzlement of any property belonging or entrusted to the Company or the Bank, or any of their affiliates; (v) Willful misconduct or gross neglect of duties, or failure to act with respect to duties or actions previously communicated to Employee in writing by the Company Board; or (vi) Any act or omission of kind or nature determined in good faith by the Company Board to be of significant seriousness, which in the good faith judgment of the Company Board may have adversely affected or may in the future adversely affect the Company, the Bank, or any of their affiliates, or has irreparably damaged Employee's continued ability to function effectively in any of the capacities contemplated by this Agreement. View More

Cause. Shall mean the willful and continued failure to substantially perform the Employee's assigned duties with the Employer (other than a failure resulting from the Employee's total and permanent disability), the willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably injurious to the Employer, monetarily or otherwise, including any act of dishonesty, commission of a felony, or a significant violation of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Employer.

Cause. (i) the willful failure by the Participant to perform substantially the Participant's duties as an employee of the Company (other than due to physical or mental illness) after reasonable notice to the Participant of such failure, (ii) the Participant's engaging in serious misconduct that is injurious to the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) the Participant's having been convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony, or (iv) the breach by the Participant... of any written covenant or agreement not to compete with the Company or any Subsidiary View More

Cause. The term "Cause" means that, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, prior to the termination of the Term, any of the following events have occurred: (1) the willful and continued failure by Mr. Kirsch to substantially perform his duties with the Company after written notification by the Company, (2) the willful engagement by Mr. Kirsch in conduct which is demonstrably injurious to the Company, financially or otherwise, (3) action or inaction by Mr. Kirsch that is a breach of fiduciary duty,... gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the engagement by Mr. Kirsch in egregious misconduct involving moral turpitude, or (4) Mr. Kirsch's material breach of any provision of this Agreement or his Confidentiality Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on Mr. Kirsch's part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by Mr. Kirsch not in good faith and without reasonable belief that such action was in the best interest of the Company. View More

Cause. (i) the willful and continued failure of the Participant substantially to perform the Participant's duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a member of the Committee, or another authorized officer of the Company, which specifically identifies the manner in which the sender believes that the... Participant has not substantially performed the Participant's duties; or (ii) the willful engaging by the Participant in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company View More

Cause. (i) if the Service Provider is party to a written agreement with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, which agreement includes a definition of "Cause" or words having similar import, the meaning set forth in the Service Provider's written agreement; or (ii) if the Service Provider is not a party to a written agreement with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (A) the commission of a crime under the Applicable Laws of the jurisdiction in which the Service Provider is providing services; (B)... fraud on or misappropriation of any funds or property of the Company; (C) personal dishonesty, willful misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty which involves personal profit; (D) willful misconduct in connection with the Service Provider's duties; (E) chronic use of alcohol, drugs or other similar substances which affects the Service Provider's work performance; or (F) material breach of any provision of any employment, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation or other similar agreement executed by the Service Provider for the benefit of the Company, all as reasonably determined by the Committee, which determination will be conclusive View More

Cause. (i) negligence, fraud, dishonesty or misconduct by Executive in the performance of his duties; (ii) intoxication with alcohol or drugs while on the premises of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any customer or potential customer to the extent that in the reasonable judgment of management, Executive is abusive or his ability to perform his duties and responsibilities is impaired; (iii) conviction of a felony or any misdemeanor involving dishonesty, theft, the failure to tell the truth,... other unethical behavior, racial prejudice, drugs, alcohol, sexual misconduct or any other crime likely to result in public disparagement with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries; (iv) intentional misappropriation of property belonging to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (v) illegal business practices in connection with the Company or any of its subsidiaries' businesses which could have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its subsidiaries' business or financial position or reputation; (vi) excessive absence of Executive from his employment during usual business hours for reasons other than vacation, disability or sickness after written notice thereof is delivered to Executive describing the nature of such excess absences and affording Executive one more opportunity to avoid excess absences; (vii) failure of Executive to obey directions of the Board of Directors of CECO or the chief executive officer of the Company, provided that Executive has been given written notice of such directions; or (viii) the breach by Executive of any confidentiality agreement between Executive and the Company. View More

Cause. Means (1) conviction of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony, (2) engaging in an act of fraud against the Company or any of its affiliates, (3) engaging in theft, embezzlement or other misappropriation of any funds or property of the Company or any of its affiliates, including conduct which is materially injurious (monetarily or otherwise) to the Company or any of its affiliates (e.g., misuse of the Company's or an affiliate's funds or other... property), (4) willfully and continually failing to perform the material duties assigned to such Participant, (5) knowingly engaging in any direct, material conflict of interest with the Company or its affiliates without compliance with the existing conflict of interest policy, if any, (6) knowingly engaging, without the written approval of the Board, in any activity which competes with the business of the Company or its affiliates or which would result in a material injury to the business, reputation or goodwill of the Company or an affiliate, (7) without authorization, disclosure of trade secrets or proprietary information of the Company, its affiliates, or a third party who has entrusted such information to the Company or any of its affiliates, (8) knowingly and intentionally engaging in any activity which would constitute a material violation of the provisions of the Company's policies and procedures, then in effect; or (9) engaging in any act defined as cause in a Participant's employment agreement. View More