Clawback Contract Clauses (1,933)
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This page contains Clawback clauses in business contracts and legal agreements. We have organized these clauses into groups of similarly worded clauses.
Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Appendix, the LTI Acceptance Form, the Company Plan or Appendix B, and subject to then-applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange and/or other regulatory requirements related to clawback or compensation reimbursement rules, if Grantee is found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a final judgment that is either not appealed or is non-appealable) or by any relevant regulator to have knowingly
... committed fraud against the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if Grantee is found to have actively participated in, knowingly concealed or covered up, or knowingly failed to identify a material misstatement in the Company's financial statements, Grantee's LTI awards granted in the three (3) calendar years prior to such judgment or regulatory determination, whether vested or unvested, shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled, and Grantee shall promptly return and repay to the Company, in respect of any shares of Common Stock, stock options or mutual fund units previously transferred to Grantee pursuant to such LTI award agreements, an amount equal to the lesser of: (i) the fair market value of such shares, stock options (based on the intrinsic value of such stock options) or mutual fund units on the date of vesting, and (ii) the fair market value of such shares, stock options (based on the intrinsic value of such stock options) or mutual fund units on the date on which such repayment obligation arises, in each case, regardless of whether Grantee previously sold or otherwise disposed of such shares.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Appendix, the LTI Acceptance Form, the Company Plan or Appendix B, and subject to then-applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange and/or other regulatory requirements related to clawback or compensation reimbursement rules, if Grantee is found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a final judgment that is either not appealed or is non-appealable) or by any relevant regulator to have knowingly
... committed fraud against the Company or any of its Affiliates, or if Grantee is found to have actively participated in, knowingly concealed or covered up, or knowingly failed to identify a material misstatement in the Company's financial statements, Grantee's LTI awards granted in the three (3) calendar years prior to such judgment or regulatory determination, whether vested or unvested, shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled, and Grantee shall promptly return and repay to the Company, in respect of any shares of Common Stock, stock options or mutual fund units previously transferred to Grantee pursuant to such LTI award agreements, an amount equal to the lesser of: (i) the fair market value of such shares, stock options (based on the intrinsic value of such stock options) or mutual fund units on the date of vesting, and (ii) the fair market value of such shares, stock options (based on the intrinsic value of such stock options) or mutual fund units on the date on which such repayment obligation arises, in each case, regardless of whether Grantee previously sold or otherwise disposed of such shares. 5 6. Issuance of Shares of Common Stock. Subject to Section 12 (pertaining to the withholding of taxes) and Section 20 (pertaining to Section 409A of the Code), as soon as practicable after each vesting event under Subsections (a), (b) and (c) of the LTI Acceptance Form, but in no case later than seventy (70) days following the date on which an award becomes vested (provided that it has been determined that the applicable Performance Criteria have been achieved and there has been no prior forfeiture of the Stock Units pursuant to the terms of this Appendix, the LTI Acceptance Form, the Company Plan or Appendix B), the Company shall issue (or cause to be delivered) to Grantee one or more stock certificates for Common Stock or otherwise transfer shares of Common Stock with respect to the Stock Units vesting (or shall take other appropriate steps to reflect Grantee's ownership of all or a portion of the vested Stock Units that are subject to this Appendix). Following the settlement of the vested Stock Units in Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6, Grantee may not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the "net shares" (as defined below) of Common Stock transferred to Grantee upon settlement of such vested Stock Units until the first anniversary of the date on which the Stock Units vested (such period, the "Holding Period"). Grantee may be required to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. For purposes of this Section 6 only, the term "net shares" shall mean the net number of shares of Common Stock transferred to Grantee upon settlement of the vested Stock Units after subtracting such shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company, if any, in payment of tax withholding obligations applicable to such settlement.
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Clawback. This Award and the Grantee (with respect to this Award) shall be subject to any policies applicable to the Company as may be adopted and/or modified from time to time by the Company and/or applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed that provide for (i) the cancellation of this Award, (ii) reimbursement of this Award by the Grantee, and (iii) effecting any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided with respect to this Award
... under the Plan.
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Clawback. This Award and the Grantee (with respect to this Award) shall be subject to any policies applicable to the Company as may be adopted and/or modified from time to time by the Company and/or applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed that provide for (i) the cancellation of this Award, (ii) reimbursement of this Award by the Grantee, and (iii) effecting any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided with respect to this Award
... under the Plan. Plan 15. No Obligation to Continue Employment. The Company is not obligated by or as a result of the Plan or this Award to continue the Grantee in employment or in any other consulting arrangement with the Company and neither the Plan nor this Award 8 shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the employment or consulting relationship of the Grantee at any time.
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Clawback. Any incentive-based compensation received by Grantee from the Company hereunder or otherwise shall be subject to recovery by the Company in the circumstances and manner provided in any Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy that may be adopted or implemented by the Company and in effect from time to time on or after the date hereof, and Grantee shall effectuate any such recovery at such time and in such manner as the Company may specify. For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, the
... term "Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy" means and includes any policy of the type contemplated by Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act, any rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted pursuant thereto, or any related rules or listing standards of any national securities exchange or national securities association applicable to the Company. Until the Company shall adopt such an Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy, the following clawback provision shall apply: In the event that, within three years of the end of the Performance Period, the Company restates its financial results with respect to the Company's performance during the Performance Period to correct a material error that the Compensation Committee determines is the result of fraud or intentional misconduct, then the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, may require the Grantee to repay to the Company all income, if any, derived from the Performance Units.
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Clawback. Any incentive-based compensation received by Grantee from the Company hereunder
or otherwise shall be subject to recovery by the Company in the circumstances and manner provided in any Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy that may be adopted or implemented by the Company and in effect from time to time on or after the date hereof, and Grantee shall effectuate any such recovery at such time and in such manner as the Company may specify. For purposes of
these Terms and Conditions, this... Agreement, the term "Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy" means and includes any policy of the type contemplated by Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act, any rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted pursuant thereto, or any related rules or listing standards of any national securities exchange or national securities association applicable to the Company. Until the Company shall adopt such an Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy, the following clawback provision shall apply: In the event that, within three years of the end of the Performance Period, the Company restates its financial results with respect to the Company's performance during the Performance Period to correct a material error that the Compensation Committee determines is the result of fraud or intentional misconduct, then the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, may require the Grantee to repay to the Company all income, if any, derived from the Performance Units.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in this Award Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, by accepting this Award you agree that, to the extent required by any applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, SEC rule or applicable securities exchange listing standards (collectively, the "Law"), the Phantom Units and all amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to the Phantom Units, including all Common
... Units and DER amounts, shall be subject to forfeiture, recovery, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such Law, and you agree to fully cooperate with the Company in complying with such Law. This Section 10 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Award Agreement for such period as is necessary to comply with the Law and effectuate any forfeiture, recovery, recoupment or cancellation.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in this Award Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, by accepting this Award you agree that, to the extent required by any applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, SEC rule or applicable securities exchange listing standards (collectively, the "Law"), the Phantom Units and all amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to the Phantom Units, including all Common
... Units and DER amounts, shall be subject to forfeiture, recovery, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such Law, and you agree to fully cooperate with the Company in complying with such Law. This Section 10 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Award Agreement for such period as is necessary to comply with the Law and effectuate any forfeiture, recovery, recoupment or cancellation. -5- 11. Section 409A. Payments under this Award Agreement are intended to be exempt, to the maximum extent possible, from Section 409A of the Code, and, to the extent subject to Section 409A, to comply with Section 409A. This Award Agreement shall be construed and administered in accordance with this intent.
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Clawback. All incentive-based compensation paid to the Employee hereunder will be subject to the policies of the Company and the Partnership regarding clawbacks of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation triggered by an accounting restatement, as required by law and approved by the Board in the case of the Company. 14 21. Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, controversy or claim between the Company or the Partnership and the Employee or other Person arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall
... be settled by arbitration conducted in San Diego, California, in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association then in force and California law within thirty (30) days after written notice from one party to the other requesting that the matter be submitted to arbitration; provided that this Section 21 shall not apply to, and the Company and the Partnership shall be free to seek, injunctive or other equitable relief with respect to any actual or threatened violation by the Employee of his or her obligations under Section 16 hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitration decision or award shall be binding and final upon the parties. The arbitration award shall be in writing and shall set forth the basis thereof. The parties hereto shall abide by all awards rendered in such arbitration proceedings, and all such awards may be enforced and executed upon in any court having jurisdiction over the party against whom enforcement of such award is sought. Each party shall be responsible for its own costs and expenses in any dispute or proceeding regarding the enforcement of this Agreement.
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Clawback. All incentive-based compensation paid to the Employee hereunder will be subject to the
clawback policies of the Company and the Partnership
regarding clawbacks of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation triggered by an accounting restatement, and any other policies or requirements as
may be required by
law and approved by the Board in the case of the Company. law. 14 21. Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, controversy or claim between the Company or the Partnership and the Employee or
... other Person person arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration conducted in San Diego, California, the City of Jacksonville, Florida, in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association then in force and California Florida law within thirty (30) days after written notice from one party to the other requesting that the matter be submitted to arbitration; provided that this Section 21 shall not apply to, and the Company and the Partnership shall be free to seek, injunctive or other equitable relief with respect to any actual or threatened violation by the Employee of his or her obligations under Section 16 hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitration decision or award shall be binding and final upon the parties. The arbitration award shall be in writing and shall set forth the basis thereof. The parties hereto shall abide by all awards rendered in such arbitration proceedings, and all such awards may be enforced and executed upon in any court having jurisdiction over the party against whom enforcement of such award is sought. Each party shall be responsible for its own costs and expenses in any dispute or proceeding regarding the enforcement of this Agreement.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement or the Plan, all payments made to the Grantee pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to recovery, deduction or clawback (collectively, "Clawback") under any law, regulation, stock exchange listing requirement requiring Clawback and under the Company's Compensation Adjustment and Recoupment Policy (adopted by the Board on March 17, 2015), as may be amended from time to time.
Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement or the Plan, all payments made to the Grantee pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to recovery, deduction or clawback (collectively, "Clawback") under any law, regulation, stock exchange listing requirement requiring Clawback and under the Company's
Incentive Compensation
Adjustment and Recoupment Policy (adopted by the Board on March 17, 2015), Clawback Policy, as may be amended from time to time.
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Clawback. The Award (whether Vested or not Vested) shall be subject to such recovery or clawback as may be required pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, any applicable listing standard of any national securities exchange or system or the terms of the Company's recoupment, clawback or similar policy as such may be in effect from time to time, which could in certain circumstances require repayment or forfeiture of the Restricted Stock or any shares or other cash or property received with respect
... to the Restricted Stock (including any value received from a disposition of the Restricted Stock after it has become Vested).
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Clawback.
The This Award (whether Vested or not Vested) shall be subject to
such recovery or clawback as may be required pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, any applicable listing standard of any national securities exchange or system or the terms of the
Company's Corporation's recoupment, clawback or similar policy as such may be in effect from time to time,
as well as any similar provisions of applicable law, which could in certain circumstances require repayment or forfeiture of the
... Restricted Stock or any shares or other cash or property received with respect to the Restricted Stock (including any value received from a disposition of the Restricted Stock after it has become Vested).
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the Optionee breaches any of the Optionee's obligations under any non-competition or other restrictive covenant agreement that the Optionee has entered into with the Company or a Subsidiary (the "Non-Competition Agreement"), to the extent permissible by local law, the Optionee shall forfeit any portion of the Option that has not become exercisable and any portion of the Option that has become exercisable, but has not yet been exercised. In addition,
... in the event that the Optionee breaches the Non-Competition Agreement, if the Company shall so determine, the Optionee shall, promptly upon notice of such determination, (a) return to the Company all of the Common Shares that the Optionee has not disposed of that were issued upon exercise of any portion of the Option that became exercisable pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) with respect to any Common Shares so issued upon exercise under this Agreement that the Optionee has disposed of, pay to the Company in cash the difference between the Option Price and the aggregate Market Value per Share of those Common Shares on the date of exercise, in each case as reasonably determined by the Company. To the extent that such amounts are not promptly paid to the Company, the Company may set off the amounts so payable to it against any amounts (other than amounts of non-qualified deferred compensation as so defined under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable) that may be owing from time to time by the Company or a Subsidiary to the Optionee, whether as wages or vacation pay or in the form of any other benefit or for any other reason.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the Optionee breaches any of the Optionee's obligations under any
non-competition non-competition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant agreement that
the Optionee it has entered into with the Company or a Subsidiary (the
"Non-Competition "Restrictive Covenant Agreement"), to the extent permissible by local law, the Optionee shall forfeit any portion of the Option that has not become exercisable and any portion of the Option that has become
... exercisable, but has not yet been exercised. In addition, in the event that the Optionee breaches the Non-Competition Restrictive Covenant Agreement, if the Company shall so determine, the Optionee shall, promptly upon notice of such determination, determination (a) return to the Company all of the shares of Common Shares Stock that the Optionee has not disposed of that were issued upon exercise of any portion of the Option that became exercisable pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) with respect to any shares of Common Shares Stock so issued upon exercise under this Agreement that the Optionee has disposed of, pay to the Company in cash the difference between the Option Price and the aggregate Market Value per Share of those shares of Common Shares Stock on the date of exercise, in each case as reasonably determined by the Company. To the extent that such amounts are not promptly paid to the Company, the Company may set off the amounts so payable to it against any amounts (other than amounts of non-qualified deferred compensation as so defined under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable) Code) that may be owing from time to time by the Company or a Subsidiary to the Optionee, whether as wages or vacation pay or in the form of any other benefit or for any other reason. 12. Adjustments. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable subject to the Option and the other terms and conditions of the grant evidenced by this Agreement are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, any portion of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement, as well as any other payments and benefits which the Employee receives pursuant to a Company plan or other arrangement, shall be subject to a clawback to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or any Securities and Exchange Commission rule. THE EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND
... AGREES THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 16, THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS AGREEING IN ADVANCE TO ARBITRATE ANY CONTROVERSIES WHICH ARISE WITH THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OUTLINED THEREIN.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, any portion of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement, as well as any other payments and benefits which
the Employee Executive receives pursuant to a Company plan or other arrangement, shall be subject to a clawback to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or any Securities and Exchange Commission rule.
THE EMPLOYEE EXECUTIVE... UNDERSTANDS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 16, THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE EXECUTIVE IS AGREEING IN ADVANCE TO ARBITRATE ANY CONTROVERSIES WHICH ARISE WITH THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OUTLINED THEREIN.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all incentive compensation paid to Employee pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise in connection with Employee's employment with Cboe shall be subject to applicable law, as may be in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, the provisions of any Employer policy to the extent required by Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any applicable rules or regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange
... Commission or any national securities exchange or national securities association on which Cboe stock may be traded. 18 26. Headings. The headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
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Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all incentive compensation paid to Employee pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise in connection with Employee's employment with Cboe shall be subject to applicable law, as may be in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, the provisions of any Employer policy to the
19 extent required by Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any applicable rules or regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange
... Commission or any national securities exchange or national securities association on which Cboe stock may be traded. 18 26. Headings. The headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
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