(b) Termination Generally. Upon termination of employment for any reason, all unvested PSUs held by such Participant shall be automatically forfeited as of the date of termination and be of no further force and effect whatsoever, and neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.
(c) Termination with Cause. Upon termination of employment by the Company with Cause, all PSUs, whether vested or unvested, or any portion thereof, as applicable, held by such Participant shall be automatically forfeited as of the date of termination and be of no further force or effect whatsoever, and neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.
(d) Termination following a Change in Control: Subject to Section 17.1 of the Plan, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control and the termination of Participant’s employment by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case, within 12 months following the Change in Control, the vesting of the PSUs shall accelerate, with 100% of the PSUs vested as of immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control and the PSUs deemed earned at 100% of the Target Award Opportunity.
(e) Breach of Restrictive Covenants. Except as prohibited by applicable law, if the Participant breaches any non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, no-hire, non-disparagement, invention assignment or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time, including following termination of employment, all PSUs, whether vested or unvested, held by the Participant shall expire on the date of such Participant’s breach of any such covenant.
4. Share Delivery. Delivery of any Shares in settlement of PSUs will be by book-entry credit to an account in the Participant’s name established by the Company with its transfer agent.
5. Recapitalization. In the event of any change in the capitalization of the Company such as a stock split or a corporate transaction such as any merger, consolidation, separation, or otherwise, the number of PSUs subject to this Agreement shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.
6. Beneficiary Designation. The Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under this Agreement is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when delivered by the Participant in writing to the Chief People and Places Officer of the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
7. Shareholder Rights. Prior to the Payment Date, the Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company in connection with PSUs. Following such delivery of Shares, the Participant shall have all rights as a shareholder with respect to such Shares.