Executive Employment Termination & CIC Provisions

Employment agreement, severance, and change-in-control terms, tracked across seven separate termination scenarios so a provision can be compared like for like.

Parts: 3
Data points: 34
Coverage: US · Canada

Part I · 15 data points

Termination Provisions

Contractual Arrangement Type15

Employment Agreement Type
Employment Agreement Term (# months)
N/A for Death, Disability & Retirement
Non-Competition Agreement
Non-Competition Agreement Term (# months)
Non-Solicitation Agreement
Non-Solicitation Agreement Term (# months)
Applicable for CIC only
Cash Severance Trigger
Equity Trigger
Excise Tax Protection Upon CIC
Window Period Pre CIC Clause (# months)
Window Period After CIC Clause (# months)
Deemed Conditions for CIC
Retirement Definition (Applicable for Retirement only)

Part II · 6 data points

Cash Severance and Benefits

Cash Severance Basis6

Base Salary Multiple (#)
Bonus Multiple (#)
Bonus Definition
Bonus for Current Year
Benefits Continuation
Benefits Continuation Term (# months)

Part III · 13 data points

Treatment of Equity Awards

Forfeiture Provisions of Options/SAR's

Impact on Remaining Term of Options/SARs

Remaining Term of Option/SARs (# months)

Forfeiture Provisions of RS/RSUs

Vesting Treatment of Performance Equity

Performance Factor of Performance Equity

Performance / Payout of Performance Equity

Vesting Treatment of Cash LTI

Performance Factor of Cash LTI

Performance / Payout of Cash LTI

Note: We track the data points listed in Parts II and III for various termination scenarios, including

Change in Control, Termination Without Cause, Voluntary Termination, Termination with Cause,

Death, Disability, and Retirement.

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CEO & Executive Compensation

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IPO Compensation & Stock Plans

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