Common use of Non-Qualified Options Clause in Contracts

Non-Qualified Options. Subject to Seller's right to waive this provision consistent with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Employee agrees not to exercise that portion of his Options to purchase Seller's common stock to the extent such options are nonqualified stock options ("NSOs"). All NSOs shall be surrendered at the Effective Time in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the Average Per Share Consideration, as defined in the Merger Agreement, over the exercise price for the Options times the number of shares covered by the NSOs. The cash proceeds will be reduced by any applicable withholding. No option holder shall exercise any Option after the date which is five calendar days prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, provided that incentive stock options ("ISOs") may be exercised after the Effective Time of the Merger. The Company will give notice to the option holder of the expected Effective Time at least fifteen calendar days prior to such Effective Time. Employee agrees, to the extent he has transferred Options, that he will use his best efforts to get the transferee(s) of such Options to execute an agreement, dated as of the date hereof, whereby such transferees(s) will agree to the same restrictions on his/their options as contained in this Paragraph 1.

Non-Qualified Options. Subject to Seller's right to waive this provision consistent with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Employee agrees not to exercise that portion of his Options to purchase Seller's common stock to the extent such options are nonqualified stock options ("NSOs"). All NSOs shall be surrendered at the Effective Time in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of the Average Per Share Consideration, as defined in the Merger Agreement, over the exercise price for the Options times the number of shares covered by the NSOs. The cash proceeds will be reduced by any applicable withholding. No option holder shall exercise any Option after the date which is five calendar days prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, provided that incentive stock options ("ISOs") may be exercised after the Effective Time of the Merger. The Company will give notice to the option holder of the expected Effective Time at least fifteen calendar days prior to such Effective Time. Employee agrees, to the extent he has transferred Options, that he will use his best efforts to get the transferee(s) of such Options to execute an agreement, dated as of the date hereof, whereby such transferees(stransferee(s) will agree to the same restrictions on his/their options as contained in this Paragraph 1.