Cause

Example Definitions of "Cause"
Cause. Shall mean, with respect to a director, (i) an act of personal dishonesty taken by such director in connection with his responsibilities as a director and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the director, (ii) director being convicted of a felony, (iii) a willful act by the director which constitutes intentional misconduct and which is injurious to the Company (iv) following delivery to the director of a written demand for performance from the Company which describes the... basis for the Company's reasonable belief that the director has not substantially performed his duties, continued violations by the director of the director's duties which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on the director's part. View More
Cause. (i) repeated gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Employee's duties to the Company where such repeated gross negligence or willful misconduct has resulted or is likely to result in substantial and material damage to the Company, (ii) failure or inability to perform any assigned duties after written notice from the Company to the Employee of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure or inability, (iii) commission of any act of fraud with respect to the... Company or any of its affiliates causing material harm to the business, assets or reputation of the Company or any of its affiliates, (iv) conviction (including any plea of no contest) of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (v) the Employee's unauthorized use or disclosure of the confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or any of its affiliates which use causes material harm to the Company or any of its affiliates or (vi) the Employee's material breach of any contractual obligation to the Company or any written policy of the Company, which breach is not remedied within fourteen days of written notice. View More
Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following shall constitute 'Cause': (i) willful and continued failure by Executive to perform her employment duties (except resulting from Executive's incapacity due to illness); (ii) willful material misconduct by Executive in the performance of her duties to the Company; (iii) Executive's conviction of a felony (other than traffic related offense) or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (iv) Executive's commission of (i) an... act involving personal dishonesty that results in material financial, reputational, or other harm to the Company and its Affiliates and subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, an act constituting misappropriation or embezzlement of property or (ii) Executive's commission of an act or knowing omission which results in any material inaccuracies in the Company's accounting statements, including with respect to the revenue recognition set forth in such statements. View More
Cause. (A) gross dereliction in the performance of, the Executive's duties to the Company or any of its Affiliates if the Executive fails to cure such dereliction, if curable, within thirty (30) days after receipt from the Company of written notice specifying such dereliction; (B) fraud, embezzlement or theft with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates; (C) material breach of Section 5 of this Agreement or of a fiduciary duty owed by the Executive to the Company or any of its Affiliates; or... (D) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. View More
Cause. Executive's (i) commission of a felony, (ii) commission of an act of fraud upon the Employer, or (iii) willful failure to perform Executive's employment duties in all material respects which failure (other than by reason of death or disability) continues uncorrected for ten days after Executive's receipt of written notice from the Employer stating with specificity the nature of such failure.
Cause. Executive's (1) conviction or plea of nolo contendre to a felony; (2) commission of fraud or a material act or omission involving dishonesty with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries, (3) willful and continued failure to substantially carry out the material responsibilities of Executive's employment (other than a failure attributable to illness or injury) that is not cured by Executive within a reasonable time after notice thereof is provided by the Board to Executive; or (4) gross... negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of Executive's duties which has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. View More
Cause. Any termination of Employee's employment by Employer as a result of Employee engaging in an act or acts involving a crime, moral turpitude, fraud, or dishonesty; Employee taking any action that may be injurious to the business or reputation of Employer; or Employee willfully violating in a material respect Employer's Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Conduct, or any applicable Code of Ethics, including, without limitation, the provisions thereof relating to conflicts of interest or... related party transactions. View More
Cause. Means that you have engaged in (i) willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of your duties; (ii) a material breach of your Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement or your employment offer letter; or (iii) the commission of a felony affecting the Company or its business.
Cause. For all purposes under this Agreement, 'Cause' shall mean the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by the recipient of the Award, any unauthorized use or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary of the Company), or any other intentional misconduct by such person adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary of the Company) in a material manner.
Cause. For an Officer's termination will exist at any time after the happening of one or more of the following events: (i) The Officer's deliberate material violation of any policy of the Company (or its successor) or deliberate refusal to comply in any material respect with the legal directives of his or her supervisor or the Board (so long as such directives are legal and consistent with the Officer's position and duties); or (ii) The Officer's commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement,... dishonesty or any other willful misconduct (including conviction of a felony) that has caused or is reasonably expected to cause material injury to the Company, its business or its reputation (or to its successor or its successor's business or reputation), or any act that constitutes fraud, or any knowing misrepresentation, involving or related to the Company's financial statements; or (iii) Any unauthorized use or disclosure by the Officer of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company (or its successor) or any other party to whom the Officer owes an obligation of nondisclosure or use (through a written agreement or otherwise) as a result of his or her relationship with the Company (or its successor); or (iv) The Officer's willful, material breach of any of his or her obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company (or its successor); or (v) The Officer's failure to materially perform his or her duties or materially comply with the conditions applicable to his or her employment. View More
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