Definitions Annex
“Cause” means the Executive’s (i) conviction, whether following trial or by plea of guilty or nolo contendere (or similar plea), in a criminal proceeding (a) on a misdemeanor charge involving fraud, false statements or misleading omissions, wrongful taking, embezzlement, bribery, forgery, counterfeiting or extortion, or any other crime involving moral turpitude, (b) on a felony charge or (c) on an equivalent charge to those in clauses (a) and (b) in jurisdictions which do not use those designations; (ii) engagement in any conduct which constitutes an employment disqualification under applicable Local Law; (iii) continued willful material failure to perform his duties after written notice from the Company and a failure to cure such failure within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice; (iv) material violation of the Company or CNH Industrial N.V.’s code of conduct or any other CNH policy as in effect from time to time after written notice from the Company and a failure to cure such failure within ten (10) days after receipt of such notice; or (v) breach of any of the material terms of this Agreement or any other agreement between the Executive and the Company or any of its affiliates, but only to the extent such breach is materially detrimental to the Company.
“Change of Control” has the meaning provided in the CNH Industrial N.V. Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time, or its successor.
“Competitive Business” means, as of any date, including during the Non-Competition Period or Non-Solicitation Period, any person or entity (including any joint venture, partnership, firm, corporation or limited liability company) that is or proposes to be an original equipment manufacturer of agricultural equipment or construction equipment or any affiliate thereof in any geographical area in which the Company or any of its affiliates conducts such business (including, but not limited to, Deere & Company, AGCO Corporation, Claas Group, Kubota Tractor Corporation, Argo Tractors S.p.A., Same Deutz Fahr Group, Caterpillar Inc., Komatsu Ltd., J C Bamford Excavators Ltd., Hitachi Construction Machinery Co, Ltd., Volvo Group, Liebherr Group, Develon, Bobcat, Kubota Tractor Corporation and SANY Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.); provided, that, any affiliates of CNH as of the date of this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Stellantis N.V., Iveco Group N.V. and Ferrari N.V. or any of their partners in a strategic alliance, shall not be deemed a “Competitive Business” to the extent that they remain affiliates of CNH.
“Confidential Information” means information about the financial data, strategic business plans, product development (or other proprietary product data), customer lists, marketing plans and other, proprietary and confidential information relating to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates or their customers, that, in any case, is not otherwise available to the public (other than by the breach of any confidentiality obligation).
“Disability” means the Executive is either (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company.
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