Cause

Cause. Means the Participant's (A) engaging in gross misconduct that is injurious to the Company or an affiliate, monetarily or otherwise, (B) misappropriation of funds, (C) willful misrepresentation to the directors or officers of the Company or an affiliate, (D) gross negligence in the performance of the Participant's duties having an adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, properties or financial condition of the Company or an affiliate, or (E) conviction of a crime involving moral... turpitude. The determination of whether the Participant's employment was terminated for Cause shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion. Further, notwithstanding any definition of termination for "cause" (or the like) in an employment agreement (or other similar agreement) between the Participant and the Company or an affiliate, "Cause" for purposes of the Plan shall in all events include the Participant's violation of any applicable confidentiality or other restrictive covenant agreement between the Participant and the Company or an affiliate. View More

Cause. In connection with a termination of Executive's employment by the Company: (i) embezzlement or theft by Executive of any property of the Company or its Affiliates; (ii) any breach by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; (iii) any act by Executive constituting a felony or otherwise involving theft, fraud, gross dishonesty, or moral turpitude; (iv) negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Executive in the performance of his duties as an employee, officer, or director of... the Company or its Affiliates; (v) Executive's breach of his fiduciary obligations to the Company or its Affiliates; (vi) Executive's material violation or breach of the policies or procedures of the Company and its Affiliates (including but not limited to blackout periods for trading Common Stock); or (vii) any chemical dependence of Executive which adversely affects the performance of his duties and responsibilities to the Company or its Affiliates. View More

Cause. Any of the following: (i) Executive's willful and material failure or refusal during his employment to carry out any reasonable directive of the Board; (ii) Any willful and material failure by Executive during his employment to comply with any material policy, rule or code of conduct generally applicable to employees of the Company or to management employees of the Company, which failure is materially and demonstratively injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the... Company; (iii) Executive's embezzlement or misappropriation of funds of the Company or any other willful act or omission by Executive which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company; or (iv) Executive's conviction or confession of an act or acts constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof related to the business of the Company or which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company. Provided, however, that the circumstances set forth in parts (i) or (ii) above shall constitute Cause under this Agreement only if the Company provides Executive written notice of the act(s) or omission(s) that the Company believes constitutes Cause, provides Executive the opportunity to cure the consequences of such act(s) or omission(s) within 30 days following such notice, and Executive does not so cure. View More

Cause. Shall mean: (i) the Chairman is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude or any other felony (other than motor vehicle related) in the case of such other felony the Chairman is unable to show that he (A) acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and (B) had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; or (ii) the Chairman engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross... misconduct in carrying out his duties under this Agreement, resulting, in either case, in material harm to the Company, unless the Chairman believed in good faith that such act or nonact was in, or was not opposed to, the best interests of the Company. View More

Cause. Shall mean a good faith finding by the Company of any of the following: (a) repeated neglect by Executive of his employment duties, Executive's repeated material lack of diligence and attention in performing his employment duties, or Executive's repeated failure to implement or adhere to Company policies; (b) conduct of a criminal nature that may have an adverse impact on the Company's reputation in the community; (c) fraudulent conduct in connection with the business affairs of the Company,... regardless of whether said conduct is designed to defraud the Company or others; (d) conduct at any time or place which is detrimental to the Company's reputation and/or goodwill among its customers and/or the community; (e) conduct in violation of the Company's and/or its parent company's corporate compliance rules, practices, procedures and ethical guidelines; (f) material violation of the Company's House Rules, a copy of which has been provided to Executive by the Company. View More

Cause. The term "Cause" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Amended Employment Agreement.

Cause. A material breach by Executive of his or her obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement or any failure or refusal to perform the material duties associated with his or her position.

Cause. One or more of the following grounds of an Employee's termination of employment with a Participating Employer: (i) misconduct that interferes with or prejudices the proper conduct of the Company, the Employee's Participating Employer, or any other affiliate of the Company, or which may reasonably result in harm to the reputation of the Company, the Employee's Participating Employer, or any other affiliate of the Company; (ii) commission of an act of dishonesty or breach of trust resulting or... intending to result in material personal gain or enrichment of the Employee at the expense of the Company, the Employee's Participating Employer, or any other affiliate of the Company; (iii) commission of an act materially and demonstrably detrimental to the good will of the Company, the Employee's Participating Employer, or any other affiliate of the Company, which act constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Employee in the performance of the Employee's material duties; (iv) material violations of the policies or procedures of the Employee's Participating Employer, including, but not limited to, the H&R Block Code of Business Ethics & Conduct, except those policies or procedures with respect to which an exception has been granted under authority exercised or delegated by the Participating Employer; (v) disobedience, insubordination or failure to discharge employment duties; (vi) conviction of, or entrance of a plea of guilty or no contest, to a misdemeanor (involving an act of moral turpitude) or a felony; (vii) inability of the Employee, the Company, the Employee's Participating Employer, and/or any other affiliate of the Company to participate, in whole or in part, in any activity subject to governmental regulation as the result of any action or inaction on the part of the Employee; (viii) the Employee's death or total and permanent disability. The term "total and permanent disability" will have the meaning ascribed thereto under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Employee's Participating Employer; (ix) any grounds described as a discharge or other similar term on the Participating Employer's separation review form or other similar document stating the reason for the Employee's termination of employment, including poor performance; or (x) any other grounds of termination of employment that the Participating Employer deems for cause. Notwithstanding the definition of Cause above, if an Employee's employment with a Participating Employer is subject to an employment agreement that contains a definition of "cause" for purposes of termination of employment, such definition of "cause" in such employment agreement shall replace the definition of Cause herein for the purpose of determining whether the Employee has incurred a Qualifying Termination, but only with respect to such Employee. View More

Cause. (a) if the applicable Participant is party to an effective employment, consulting, severance or similar agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the meaning of such term as defined therein; (b) if the applicable Participant is not a party to an effective employment, consulting, severance or similar agreement or if no definition of "Cause" is set forth in the applicable employment, consulting, severance or similar agreement, "Cause" shall have the same meaning as such term is... defined in the applicable Award Agreement; and (c) if the applicable Participant is not a party to any effective employment, consulting, severance or similar agreement or no definition of "Cause" is set forth in the applicable employment, consulting, severance or similar agreement, and no definition of "Cause" is set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (i) engaging in (A) willful or gross misconduct or (B) willful or gross neglect; (ii) failing to adhere to the directions of superiors or the Board or the written policies and practices of the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) the commission of a felony or a crime involving any of the following: moral turpitude, dishonesty, breach of trust or unethical business conduct; or the commission of any crime involving the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates; (iv) fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (v) a material breach of the Participant's employment agreement (if any) with the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates; (vi) acts or omissions constituting a material failure to perform substantially and adequately the duties assigned to the Participant; (vii) any illegal act detrimental to the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates; or (viii) repeated failure to devote substantially all of the Participant's business time and efforts to the Company if required by the Participant's employment agreement View More

Cause. As a reason for a Participant's termination of employment shall have the meaning assigned such term in the employment, severance or similar agreement, if any, between such Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, provided, however that if there is no such employment, severance or similar agreement in which such term is defined, "Cause" shall mean any of the following acts by the Participant, as determined by the Committee or the Board: (i) gross neglect of duty; (ii) prolonged absence from... duty without the consent of the Company; (iii) intentionally engaging in any activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the business or other interests of the Company; or (iv) willful misconduct, misfeasance or malfeasance of duty which is reasonably determined to be detrimental to the Company. View More