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(g)
Termination
and
Clawback.
Notwithstanding
anything
in
this
Agreement
to
the
contrary,
if
the
Executive
engages
in
material
willful
misconduct
in
respect
of
his
obligations
hereunder, including, but not limited to, fraudulent
misconduct, during the term
of this Agreement
or during the period in
which he is otherwise entitled to
receive payments hereunder following his
termination of employment, then (i) the Executive shall
be required to repay to the Company any
incentive compensation (including equity awards) paid
to the Executive during or with
respect to
the period in
which he engaged
in such misconduct,
as determined by
a majority of
the Board of
Directors of Group
in its sole
discretion, provided that
no such determination
may be made
until
Executive
has
been
given
written
notice
detailing
the
specific
event
constituting
such
material
willful misconduct and an opportunity to appear before the Group Board (with legal counsel if
so
requested in writing by Executive) to discuss the specific circumstances alleged to give rise to the
material willful misconduct;
and (ii)
upon such
determination, if
Executive has
begun to
receive
payments or
benefits under
clauses (ii),
(iii), (iv)
and (v)
of paragraph
(c) of
this Section
6, then
such payments and benefits shall immediately terminate, and Executive shall be required to repay
to the Company the payments and the value of the benefits previously
provided to him hereunder.
(h)
Release of Claims
as Condition.
The Company's
obligation to
pay the
separation
allowance and
provide all
other benefits
and rights
(including equity
vesting) referred
to in
this
Agreement shall be conditioned
upon the Executive or
his estate having delivered
to the Company
an
executed
full
and
unconditional
release
of
claims
against
the
Company,
its
parent
entities,
affiliates,
employee
benefit
plans
and
fiduciaries,
officers,
employees,
directors,
agents
and
representatives satisfactory in form and content to the Company's counsel.
(i)
No Mitigation.
In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment
or take
any other
action by
way of
mitigation of
the amounts
payable to
Executive under
any of
the provisions of
this Agreement, nor
shall the amount
of any payment
hereunder be
reduced by
any compensation earned by Executive as a result of subsequent employment.
(j)
Time for Payment.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 13, and
except
as
otherwise
expressly
stated
herein,
benefits
payable
pursuant
to
this
Section
6,
if
any,
shall be paid within sixty (60) days following Executive's termination of employment.
7.
INDEMNIFICATION
.
(a)
The
Company
shall
indemnify,
defend
and
hold
Executive
harmless,
to
the
maximum extent permitted
by law, against all judgments, fines,
amounts paid in
settlement and all
reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees incurred by him, in connection with the defense of,
or as a result of, any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) in which
Executive is
made or
is threatened
to be
made a
party by
reason of
the fact
that he
is or
was an
officer or director of
the Company, regardless of whether such
action or proceeding
is one brought
by or in the right of the Company.
Each of the parties hereto shall give prompt notice to the other
of any action or proceeding
from which the Company is
obligated to indemnify,
defend and hold
harmless Executive of which it or he (as the case may be) gains knowledge.