Cause

Cause. (i) The willful and continued failure by the Employee to perform substantially his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Employee has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) The willful... engagement by the Employee in conduct which is not authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company or within the normal course of the Employee's business decisions and is known by the Employee to be materially detrimental to the best interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including any misconduct that results in material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the Federal securities laws if such noncompliance results in an accounting restatement (as these terms are used in Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), or (iii) The willful engagement by the Employee in illegal conduct or any act of serious dishonesty which adversely affects, or, in the reasonable estimation of the Board of Directors of the Company, could in the future adversely affect, the value, reliability or performance of the Employee to the Company in a material manner. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Employee a copy of the resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board of Directors after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before the Board of Directors, finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, the Employee was guilty of the conduct set forth above in (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2(c) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. View More

Cause. The reason for termination of Employee's employment is (i) Employee's fraud, dishonesty, gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to business affairs of the Company, (ii) Employee's refusal or repeated failure to follow the established lawful policies of the Company applicable to persons occupying the same or similar positions; or (iii) Employee's conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude

Cause. Means (W) termination of Participant's employment for 'cause' in accordance with the Corporation's or a Related Corporation's written policies or pursuant to the definition of 'cause' as indicated in any agreement Participant may have with the Corporation or any Related Corporation; (X) dishonesty or conviction of a crime which brings the Participant into disrepute or is likely to have a material detrimental impact on the business operations of the Corporation or any Related Corporation; (Y)... failure to perform his or her duties to the satisfaction of the Corporation after written notice; or (Z) engaging in conduct that could be materially damaging to the Corporation without a reasonable good faith belief that such conduct was in the best interest of the Corporation or Related Corporation. The determination of 'Cause' shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final and conclusive. View More

Cause. Executive's a) gross negligence in the performance of his duties and responsibilities under Section 2; b) dishonesty or fraud with respect to the business, reputation or affairs of the Company; c) conviction of or entry of a plea of nolo contendere to a felony or crime involving moral turpitude; d) intentional or reckless failure to abide by the lawful rules and policies of the Company; or e) material breach of this Agreement, which, if curable, remains uncured following thirty (30) days... written notice specifying the nature of the breach. View More

Cause. (i) The willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially the Executive's duties with the Company or one of its affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness or impairment), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board or Chief Executive Officer believes that the... Executive has not substantially performed the Executive's duties; or (ii) The willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct, gross misconduct or dishonesty which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; or (iii) Unauthorized and prejudicial disclosure or misuse of the Company's secret, confidential or proprietary information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 'Cause' shall not include any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or upon the instructions of the Chief Executive Officer or a senior officer of the Company to whom the Executive reports or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company. View More

Cause. Any of the following conditions exist: (i) The Executive's failure to perform his material duties under this Agreement (other than as a result of his disability) if such failure, if curable, is not cured within 30 days after written notice is provided to the Executive. (ii) The Executive's breach of his fiduciary duty to the Company. (iii) The Executive's indictment under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, for a (i) civil offense which is injurious to the business reputation... of the Company or (ii) criminal offense. (iv) Breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement or of any policy of the Company if such breach, if curable, is not cured within 15 days after written notice is provided to the Executive View More

Cause. Shall mean: (i) the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially all of his duties with an Employer (other than any such failure resulting from Disability), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his duties; (ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in gross misconduct which is materially and... demonstrably injurious to the Company or any Employer; or (iii) the conviction of, or the plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; provided that a termination of the Executive for Cause shall be made by delivery to the Executive of a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a three-fourths majority of the non-employee directors of the Company or of the ultimate parent of the entity which caused the Change in Control (if the Company has become a subsidiary) at a meeting of such directors called and held for such purpose, after 30 days prior written notice to the Executive specifying the basis for such termination and the particulars thereof and a reasonable opportunity for the Executive to cure or otherwise resolve the behavior in question prior to such meeting, finding that in the reasonable judgment of such directors, the conduct or event set forth in any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above has occurred and that such occurrence warrants the Executive's termination. View More

Cause. Serious, willful misconduct by the Executive such as, for example, the commission by the Executive of a felony arising from specific conduct of the Executive that reasonably relates to his or her qualification or ability (personal or professional) to perform his or her duties to the Group or a perpetration by the Executive of a common law fraud against the Group.

Cause. The same meaning as set forth in an employment agreement between Participant and the Company. If Participant does not have an employment agreement with the Company or if such employment agreement does not define the term Cause, then for purposes of this Agreement the term Cause means a termination by the Company or an Affiliate of Participant's employment with the Company and its Affiliates on account of: (i) Participant's conviction of a felony; (ii) Participant's theft, embezzlement,... misappropriation of, or, misappropriation of or intentional and malicious infliction of damage to the Company's or an Affiliate's property or business opportunity; (iii) Participant's material breach of any agreement between Participant and the Company; (iv) Participant's neglect of Participant's duties or responsibilities to the Company or an Affiliate or his failure or refusal to follow any written direction of the Board or any duly constituted committee thereof, which failure continues for a period of twenty calendar days after the Company provides Participant written notice thereof; or (v) Participant's abuse of alcohol, drugs or other substances or his engaging in other deviant personal activities in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, adversely affects the reputation, goodwill or business position of the Company View More

Cause. Shall mean only (i) willful misfeasance or gross negligence in the performance of his duties, (ii) conduct demonstrably and significantly harmful to the Company (which would include willful violation of any final cease and desist order applicable to Employer or a financial institution subsidiary), or (iii) conviction of a felony.