Options shall be subject to a 100% acceleration of unvested Options if all of the following three conditions are met: (i) a Sale Event (as defined in the Options Plan) is consummated, (ii) within 30 days prior to such Sale Event you continue to have a Service Relationship (as defined in the Option Plan), and (iii) your employment is Constructively Terminated or terminated without Cause (as such terms are defined below) within 12 months following the consummation of such Sale Event. You acknowledge that you will be required to execute additional documents in compliance with the applicable tax laws, any other applicable law and the Company’s internal policies.
“Cause” means (i) your intentional dishonest statements or acts with respect to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or any current or prospective customers, suppliers vendors or other third parties with which such entity does business; (ii) your commission of (A) a felony or (B) any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud; (iii) your failure to perform your material assigned duties and responsibilities to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company which failure continues, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, after written notice given to the grantee by the Company and a period cure of 30 days provided a cure is possible; (iv) your gross negligence, willful misconduct or insubordination with respect to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company provided you receive written notice of the basis for cause a period to cure of 30 days provided a cure is possible; or (v) your material violation of any provision of any agreement(s) between you and the Company relating to noncompetition, no solicitation, nondisclosure and/or assignment of inventions provided you receive written notice of the basis for cause a period to cure of 30 days provided a cure is possible.
“Constructive Termination” means any of the following taken without your written consent and provided (a) the Company receives, within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of any of the events set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) below, written notice from you specifying the specific basis for your belief that your employment has been constructively terminated, (b) the Company fails to cure the event constituting Constructive Termination within thirty (30) days after receipt of such written notice thereof, and (c) you terminate employment within fifteen (15) days following expiration of such cure period: (i) a material reduction in your compensation (if such reduction in compensation does not occur in combination with a reduction in compensation for the entire executive team); (ii) a material change in your title, duties, reporting relationship or responsibilities; or (iii) any act of the Company requiring you to relocate your living residence more than thirty five (35) miles from the Company’s current office location.
Your employment with the Company is “at will.” This means it is for no specified term and may be terminated by you or the Company at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. In addition, the Company reserves the right to modify your compensation, position, duties or reporting relationship to meet business needs and to decide on appropriate discipline.
This offer is contingent upon a satisfactory background check. As a condition of your employment, you will be required to sign the Company’s standard form of employee nondisclosure and assignment agreement (a copy of which is enclosed), and to provide the Company with documents establishing your identity and right to work in the United States. Those documents must be provided to the Company within three business days of your employment start date.
In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of your employment relationship with the Company, this agreement, or the termination of your employment with the Company for any reason (including, but not limited to, any claims of breach of contract, defamation, wrongful termination or age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, religious creed, physical or mental disability or medical condition or other discrimination, retaliation or harassment), you and the Company agree that all such disputes shall be fully resolved by confidential, binding arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator agreed by the parties. You and the Company hereby waive your respective rights to have any such disputes or claims tried before a judge or jury.
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