Exercise of Option and Provisions for Termination (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, this option is exercisable for the first time with respect to the following shares subject to the option: shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant; an additional shares on the second anniversary of the date of grant; an additional shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant; an additional shares on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant; and an additional shares on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant; so that, after the expiration of the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, the option shall be exercisable in full. To the extent not exercised, installments shall be cumulative and shall be exercisable in whole or in part; provided that no partial exercise of the option shall be for less than 10 whole shares. This option shall become fully exercisable, irrespective of the limitations set forth above, provided that the Employee has been in continuous employment since the date of grant, upon a Change in Control. This option may not be exercised at any time after the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
(b) Subject to the conditions hereof, this option shall be exercisable by the Employee giving written notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased and the purchase price to be paid therefor and accompanied by payment in accordance with Section 3 hereof. Such exercise shall be effective upon receipt by the Treasurer of the Company of the written notice together with the required payment.
(c) If the Employee ceases to be employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries for any reason, including retirement but other than death, this option shall immediately terminate; provided, however, that any portion of this option which was otherwise exercisable on the date of termination of the Employee’s employment may be exercised within the three-month period following the date on which the Employee ceased to be so employed unless termination was due to “cause” as determined by the Board of Directors or the Employee is found by the Board of Directors to have disclosed trade secrets of the Company. In no event may this option be exercised after the tenth anniversary date. Any such exercise may be made only to the extent of the number of shares subject to this option which are purchasable upon the date of such termination of employment. If the Employee dies during such three-month period, this option shall be exercisable by the Employee’s personal representatives, heirs or legatees to the same extent and during the same period that the Employee could have exercised this option on the date of his or her death.
(d) If the Employee dies while an employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, this option shall be exercisable, by the Employee’s personal representatives, heirs or legatees, to the same extent that the Employee could have exercised this option on the date of his or her death. This option or any unexercised portion hereof shall terminate unless so exercised prior to the earlier of the expiration of one year from the date of such death or the tenth anniversary date.
(e) The Employee agrees that he will not exercise this option, and that the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this option agreement, if the exercise of the option or the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation by the Employee or by the Company of any provision of any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any stock exchange or transaction quotation system. Whether or not the issuance of shares covered by the Plan have been registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may, at its election, require the Employee to give a representation in writing in form and substance satisfactory to the Company to the effect that he is acquiring such shares for his own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of such shares or any part thereof. If any law or regulation requires the Company to take any action with respect to the shares specified in such notice, the time for delivery thereof, which would otherwise be as promptly as possible, shall be postponed for the period of time necessary to take such action.
(f) A “Change in Control’ shall be deemed to have occurred as of the date that one or more of the following occurs:
(i) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the entire Board of Directors of the Company (‘Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the then Incumbent Directors shall be considered as though such individual was an Incumbent Director, but excluding, for this purpose any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person (as defined below) other than the Board;
(ii) The stockholders of the Company shall approve (A) any merger, consolidation or recapitalization of the Company (or, if the capital stock of the Company is affected, any subsidiary of the Company), or any sale, lease, or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (each of the foregoing being an “Acquisition Transaction”) where (1) the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such Acquisition Transaction would not immediately after such Acquisition Transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, shares or other ownership interests representing in the aggregate fifty one percent (51%) or more of (a) the then outstanding common stock or other equity interests of the corporation or other entity surviving or resulting from such merger, consolidation or recapitalization or acquiring such assets of the Company, as the case may be (the ‘Surviving Entity”) (or of its ultimate parent corporation or other entity, if any), and (b) the Combined Voting Power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the Surviving Entity (or of its ultimate parent corporation or other entity, if any) or (2) the Incumbent Directors at the time of the initial approval of such Acquisition Transaction would not immediately after such Acquisition Transaction constitute a majority of the Board of Directors, or similar managing group, of the Surviving Entity (or of its ultimate parent corporation or other entity, if any), or (B) any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
PROVISIONS SURVIVING EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION Notwithstanding the expiration or termination (by agreement, breach, or operation of time) of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement regarding payments (including liquidated damages and tax payments), reports, records, and dispute resolution of the Agreement shall survive the termination or expiration dates of this Agreement until the following occurs:
A. all payments, including liquidated damage and tax payments, have been made;
B. all reports have been submitted;
C. all records have been maintained in accordance with Section 8.6.A; and D. all disputes in controversy have been resolved.
Grounds for Termination The contracting authority may terminate the FWC or an order form respectively in the following circumstances:
(a) if a change to the contractor’s legal, financial, technical or organisational or ownership situation is likely to affect the performance of the FWC or order form substantially or call into question the decision to award the FWC;
(b) if execution of the tasks under a pending order form has not actually commenced within 15 days of the date foreseen, and the new date proposed, if any, is considered unacceptable by the contracting authority, taking into account article II.8.2;
(c) if the contractor does not perform the FWC or an order form as established in the tender specifications or fails to fulfil another substantial contractual obligation; termination of three of more order forms on this ground shall constitute ground for termination of the FWC;
(d) in the event of force majeure notified in accordance with article II.10 or if the performance of the FWC or order form has been suspended by the contractor as a result of force majeure, notified in accordance with article II.12, where either resuming performance is impossible or the modifications to the FWC or order form might call into question the decision awarding the FWC or order form, or result in unequal treatment of tenderers or contractors;
(e) if the contractor is declared bankrupt, is being wound up, is having its affairs administered by the courts, has entered into an arrangement with creditors, has suspended business activities, is the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations;
(f) if the contractor or any natural person with the power to represent it or take decisions on its behalf has been found guilty of professional misconduct proven by any means;
(g) if the contractor is not in compliance with its obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which it is established or with those of the country of the applicable law of this FWC or those of the country where the FWC is to be performed;
(h) if the contracting authority has evidence that the contractor or any natural persons with the power to represent it or take decisions on its behalf have committed fraud, corruption, or are involved in a criminal organisation, money laundering or any other illegal activity detrimental to the Union's financial interests;
(i) if the contracting authority has evidence that the contractor or any natural persons with the power to represent it or take decisions on its behalf have committed substantial errors, irregularities or fraud in the award procedure or the performance of the FWC, including in the event of submission of false information;
(j) if the contractor is unable, through its own fault, to obtain any permit or licence required for performance of the FWC or order form;
(k) if the needs of the contracting authority change and it no longer requires new supplies under the FWC.
Procedure Upon Termination (a) Notice of any termination pursuant to clause (i) of Section 9.30(a), specifying the Distribution Date upon which the final distribution shall be made, shall be given promptly by the Special Servicer to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator no later than the later of (i) five (5) Business Days after the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan or (ii) the sixth (6th) day of the month in which the final Distribution Date will occur. Upon any such termination, the rights and duties of the Special Servicer (other than the rights and duties of the Special Servicer pursuant to Sections 9.8, 9.21, 9.23, 9.24 and 9.28 hereof) shall terminate and the Special Servicer shall transfer to the Master Servicer the amounts remaining in each REO Account and shall thereafter terminate each REO Account and any other account or fund maintained with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans.
(b) On the date specified in a written notice of termination given to the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 9.30(a), all authority, power and rights of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall terminate, subject to the Special Servicer’s right to receive compensation and indemnification as expressly provided herein, as well as the benefit of any other rights that survive termination hereunder; provided, that in no event shall the termination of the Special Servicer be effective until the Trustee or other successor Special Servicer shall have succeeded the Special Servicer as successor Special Servicer, notified the Special Servicer of such designation, and such successor Special Servicer shall have assumed the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities, as set forth in an agreement substantially in the form hereof, with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans. The Trustee or other successor Special Servicer may not succeed the Special Servicer as Special Servicer until and unless it has satisfied the provisions that would apply to a Person succeeding to the business of the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 9.20 hereof and otherwise complies with Section 9.30(g). The Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Special Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. The Special Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder as Special Servicer including, without limitation, providing the Trustee all documents and records in electronic or other form reasonably requested by it to enable the successor Special Servicer designated by the Trustee to assume the Special Servicer’s functions hereunder and to effect the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all amounts which shall at the time be or should have been deposited by the Special Servicer in any REO Account and any other account or fund maintained or thereafter received with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans. On the date specified in a written notice of termination given to the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 9.30(a), all authority, power and rights of the Special Servicer under this Agreement with respect to the applicable Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan, whether such Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or otherwise, shall terminate. The Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Special Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination.
H4 Consequences of Expiry or Termination Where the Authority terminates the Contract under clause F5.5 (Remedies in the Event of Inadequate Performance) or clause H2 (Termination on Default) and then makes other arrangements for the supply of Services, the Authority may recover from the Contractor the cost reasonably incurred of making those other arrangements and any additional expenditure incurred by the Authority throughout the remainder of the Contract Period. The Authority shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate such additional expenditure. Where the Contract is terminated under clause F5.5 or clause H2 (Termination on Default), no further payments shall be payable by the Authority to the Contractor until the Authority has established the final cost of making those other arrangements.