Cause

Cause. Means (i) Executive is convicted of, or pleads guilty or no contest to any felony; or (ii) Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct in carrying out his duties to the Company, resulting, in either case, in material economic harm to the Company. For purposes of clause (ii) above, no act or failure to act by Executive shall be considered "willful" unless done or omitted to be done by Executive in bad faith and without reasonable belief that... Executive's action or omission was in 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 or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company View More

Cause. Any cause for unilateral termination of employment by the Company based on employee misconduct, as specified in a Participant's employment agreement with the Company, or, for any Participant not party to an employment agreement with the Company, means (i) material failure to perform employment duties (not as a consequence of any illness, accident or other disability), (ii) continued, willful failure to carry out any reasonable lawful direction of the Company, (iii) diverting or usurping a... corporate opportunity of the Company, (iv) gross negligence or recklessness in performance of employment duties, (v) other serious willful misconduct which causes material injury to the Company or its reputation, including, but not limited to, willful or gross misconduct toward any of the Company's other employees, and (vi) commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. View More

Cause. Any of the following: (a) Executive's condemnation because of a crime ('Verbrechen') or any other condemnation because of a crime to more than 90 daily payments ('Tagessätze') or to more than three months prison. (b) any act or failure to act by Executive involving dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, theft or embezzlement of assets from Vishay and/or its affiliates; or (c) Executive's (i) willful and repeated failure to substantially perform his duties under this Agreement (other than as a... result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury) or (ii) willful and repeated failure to substantially comply with any policy of Vishay Europe and/or its affiliates applicable to Executive; provided, however, that a termination pursuant to this clause (c) will not become effective unless Executive fails to cure such failure to perform or comply within twenty (20) days after written notice thereof from Vishay Europe. View More

Cause. A determination by the Board that: (A) Employee has committed a felony offense or has entered a plea of "guilty" or "no contest" to a felony offense or commission of any unlawful act which would be detrimental to the reputation, character or standing of the Company or its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), or a material act of dishonesty, fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation or financial dishonesty against the Company... or its affiliates; or (B) Employee has committed a material breach of this or any other written agreement between Employee and the Company or its successor; or (C) Employee has committed a material breach or violation of any lawful employment policy of the Company, including those prohibiting harassment of another employee View More

Cause. Means (i) the commission of a felony, (ii) willful conduct tending to bring the Company, Employer or any of their respective Subsidiaries into substantial public disgrace or disrepute, (iii) substantial and repeated failure to perform duties of the office held by Executive as reasonably directed by the Board, (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company, Employer or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their customers or suppliers involving willful... dishonesty or fraud, (v) any material breach by Executive of his material obligations under this Agreement or any material written policies of the Company or (vi) the Executive's disqualification or bar by any governmental or self-regulatory authority from serving in any of the capacities contemplated by this Agreement. In each case above the burden of proving such action or omission is a "Cause" event shall be with Employer. View More

Cause. The willful failure by an Optionee or Grantee to perform his duties with the Company or with any Subsidiary or the willful engaging in conduct which is injurious to the Company or any Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise.

Cause. (i) conviction of the Participant by a state or federal court of a felony involving moral turpitude, (ii) conviction of the Participant by a state or federal court of embezzlement or misappropriation of funds of the Company, (iii) negligence or misconduct of the Participant which causes material loss, damage or injury to the Company, any of its Affiliates or their respective employees, or (iv) Participant's failure to satisfactorily perform the material stated duties of Participant's position... with the Company or any of its Affiliates. View More

Cause. (a) the willful failure by the Employee to perform his duties with the Company or the willful engaging in conduct which is injurious to the Company, or a Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, or (b) if the Employee has entered into a written employment agreement with the Company, the definition of "cause" used in such employment agreement.

Cause. (i) conviction of the Participant by a state or federal court of a felony involving moral turpitude, (ii) conviction of the Participant by a state or federal court of embezzlement or misappropriation of funds of the Company, (iii) the Company's (or applicable Affiliate's) reasonable determination that the Participant has committed an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft, or misappropriation of funds in connection with such Participant's duties in the course of his or her employment with the... Company (or applicable Affiliate), (iv) the Company's (or its applicable Affiliate's) reasonable determination that the Participant has engaged in gross mismanagement, negligence or misconduct which causes or could potentially cause material loss, damage or injury to the Company, any of its Affiliates or their respective employees, or (v) the Company's (or applicable Affiliate's) reasonable determination that (a) the Participant has violated any policy of the Company (or applicable Affiliate), including but not limited to, policies regarding sexual harassment, insider trading, confidentiality, substance abuse and/or conflicts of interest, which violation could result in the termination of the Participant's employment, or (b) the Participant has failed to satisfactorily perform the material duties of Participant's position with the Company or any of its Affiliates. View More

Cause. (i), if the Participant has an Employment Agreement defining 'Cause,' the definition under such Employment Agreement, or (ii), if the Participant has no Employment Agreement defining 'Cause,' the Participant's gross misconduct, meaning (A) the Participant's willful and continued refusal substantially to perform his or her duties with the Company (other than any such refusal resulting from his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a demand for substantial performance is... delivered to the Participant by the Board of Directors which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Participant has refused to perform his or her duties, or (B) the willful engaging by the Participant in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on the Participant's part shall be considered 'willful' unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his or her action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. View More