Optionee Consents Sample Clauses

Optionee Consents. By accepting the grant of this Option, Optionee acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time unless otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement; (ii) the grant of this Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards, or benefits in lieu of Awards, even if options have been granted repeatedly in the past; (iii) Optionee’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment with Employer, shall not create an employment agreement between Optionee and his or her Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of Employer to terminate Optionee’s employment relationship at any time with or without cause and it is expressly agreed and understood that employment is terminable at the will of either party, insofar as permitted by law; (iv) this Option is an extraordinary item that does not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or the Employer, and is outside the scope of Optionee’s employment contract, if any; and this Option is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments insofar as permitted by law; (v) in consideration of the grant of this Option, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of this Option or diminution in value of this Option or Shares purchased through exercise of this Option resulting from Termination of Employment by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and Optionee irrevocably releases the Company and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by accepting the terms of this Agreement, Optionee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived any entitlement to pursue such claim; and (vi) notwithstanding any terms or conditions of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of involuntary Termination of Employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), Optionee’s right to vest in options under the Plan,...