Stock Options and ESPP Clause Samples

Stock Options and ESPP. (a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding Company Option, whether or not then exercisable, will be assumed by Parent. Each Company Option so assumed by Parent under this Agreement will continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions set forth in the Company Stock Option Plan pursuant to which such Company Option was issued immediately prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, any repurchase rights or vesting provisions), except that (i) each Company Option will be exercisable (or will become exercisable in accordance with its terms) for that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) the per share exercise price for the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such assumed Company Option will be equal to the quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock at which such Company Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Continuous employment with Company or its subsidiaries shall be credited to the optionee for purposes of determining the vesting of all assumed Company Options after the Effective Time. (b) It is intended that Company Options assumed by Parent shall qualify following the Effective Time as incentive stock options as defined in Section 422 of the Code to the extent Company Options qualified as incentive stock options immediately prior to the Effective Time and the provisions of this Section 5.9 shall be applied consistent with such intent. (c) Company shall take all actions necessary pursuant to the terms of the Company ESPP in order to terminate the Company ESPP and each "Option" (as defined in the Company ESPP) thereunder immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, that Company will give advance notice of such termination to each holder of an Option not less than ten days preceding such termination, and each holder of an Option shall have the right to exercise such Option in full based on such holder's payroll deductions then credited to such holder's account as of the date determined by the Board of Directors of Company. (d) Prior to the grant of any Company Options permitted under Sec...
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Stock Options and ESPP. (a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, shall be converted into and become an option to purchase Parent Common Stock, and Parent shall assume each such
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Stock Options and ESPP. (a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested and whether or not the exercise price of such Company Option is in excess of the value of the Per Share Consideration, shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with the terms (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) of the stock option plan under which such Company Option was issued and the terms of the stock option agreement by which such Company Option is evidenced; provided, however, that each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time under the 1996 Plan shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with this Section 6.3(a) only with the consent of the holder of such Company Option, and in the absence of such consent, such Company Option (if not exercised prior to the Effective Time) shall not be accelerated and shall terminate in accordance with the terms of the 1996 Plan. All rights with respect to Company Common Stock under Company Options assumed by Parent shall thereupon be converted into rights with respect to Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time, (i) each Company Option assumed by Parent may be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock, (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Company Option assumed by Parent shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Conversion Ratio (as defined below), and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock, (iii) the per share exercise price for the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company Option assumed by Parent shall be determined by dividing the per share exercise price of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by the Conversion Ratio, and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent, and (iv) any restriction on the exercise of any Company
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  • Stock Option Plans Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

  • Stock Options (a) Subject to Section 5.5(b), at the Effective Time, all rights with respect to Company Common Stock under each Company Option then outstanding shall be converted into and become rights with respect to Parent Common Stock, and Parent shall assume each such Company Option in accordance with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) and the terms of the stock option plan under which it was issued and the stock option agreement by which it is evidenced. From and after the Effective Time, (i) each Company Option assumed by Parent may be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock, (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each such Company Option shall be equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounding down to the nearest whole share (with cash, less the applicable exercise price, being payable for any fraction of a share), (iii) the per share exercise price under each such Company Option shall be adjusted by dividing the per share exercise price under such Company Option by the Exchange Ratio and rounding up to the nearest cent and (iv) any restriction on the exercise of any such Company Option shall continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule and other provisions of such Company Option shall otherwise remain unchanged; provided, however, that each Company Option assumed by Parent in accordance with this Section 5.5(a) shall, in accordance with its terms, be subject to further adjustment as appropriate to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction subsequent to the Effective Time. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.5, in lieu of assuming outstanding Company Options in accordance with Section 5.5(a), Parent may, at its election, cause such outstanding Company Options to be replaced by issuing equivalent replacement stock options in substitution therefor that are substantially the same. (c) The Company shall take all action that may be necessary (under the plans pursuant to which Company Options are outstanding and otherwise) to effectuate the provisions of this Section 5.5 and to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, holders of Company Options have no rights with respect thereto other than those specifically provided in this Section 5.5.

  • Stock Option Grants Pursuant to the following terms and conditions, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in Holdings’ stock option plan and Holdings agrees as follows: i. Holdings shall establish a stock option plan (“Stock Option Plan”) providing for grants of options (the “Stock Options”) to purchase the common stock of BD Investment Holdings Inc., par value $0.01 (the “Buyer Common Stock”) in amounts not less than (i) 2% of the Buyer Common Stock (on a fully-diluted post-exercise basis) in the aggregate per year for all executives, employees and financial advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Executive selected by the Board after consultation with, and based on the recommendation of, the CEO, for the calendar years beginning on January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2009 and (ii) 2.5% of the Buyer Common Stock (on a fully-diluted post-exercise basis) in the aggregate per year for all executives, employees and financial advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Executive, selected by the Board after consultation with, and based on the recommendation of, the CEO, for the calendar years beginning on January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011. ii. Beginning in January 2008, each annual Stock Option grant shall be made between the first and fifteenth business day of the year, unless the CEO, in his sole discretion, shall agree with the Board to a later date during such year (the “Default Date”). If the Board does not approve Stock Option grants in the amounts set forth in Section 4(c)(i) by the Default Date, then Stock Options in such amounts shall be granted pro-rata to existing option holders and employee stockholders as of such date of grant, except that the CEO’s share of such Stock Option grants shall be reduced by 75% and the other four most highly compensated executives’ share of such Stock Option grants shall be reduced by 50%. iii. The per share exercise price of each Stock Option shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Buyer Common Stock on the date of grant. Each Stock Option granted shall vest in five equal tranches on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant subject to the option holder’s continued employment as of each such vesting date; provided, however, that all Stock Options shall automatically vest in full upon a “change in control” (as defined in the Option Plan, it being understood that an IPO shall in no event constitute a change in control). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, following an IPO, no additional Stock Options shall be granted pursuant to the Stock Option Plan. iv. Upon termination of his employment, the portion of any Stock Option granted to the Executive which has not yet vested shall terminate. In the event the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason other than for Cause, the Executive may exercise any vested portion of any Stock Option held by him on the date of termination provided that he does so prior to the earlier of (A) ninety (90) days following termination of employment and (B) the expiration of the scheduled term of the Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive’s employment is terminated due to death or disability (as defined in Section 5(b)), then the Executive or, as applicable in the event of death, his beneficiary or estate, may exercise any vested portion of any Stock Option held by the Executive on the date employment terminates for the shorter of (A) the period of twelve (12) months following the termination date and, (B) with respect to each Stock Option individually, the expiration of the scheduled term of such Stock Option. Upon a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, all Stock Options shall be forfeited immediately. v. Holdings, the Company and the Executive agree to cooperate to structure the Stock Option Plan so as to minimize or avoid additional taxes and interest that would otherwise be imposed on the Executive with respect to options granted under the Stock Option Plan pursuant to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code as amended (the “Code”); provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to grant the Executive a “gross-up” or other “make-whole” compensation for such purpose.

  • Employee Stock Options Except as provided in this Agreement or pursuant to the provisions of any Plan or employee or director stock option agreement as in effect on the date hereof, from the date hereof Company will not accelerate the vesting or exercisability of or otherwise modify the terms and conditions applicable to the Employee Stock Options. At the Effective Time, each of the Employee Stock Options which is outstanding and unexercised at the Effective Time shall be converted automatically into an option to purchase Parent Shares in an amount and at an exercise price determined as provided below (and otherwise subject to the terms of the stock option plans of Company governing the Employee Stock Options (the "Company Stock Option Plans")): (1) The number of Parent Shares to be subject to the new option shall be equal to the product of the number of Shares subject to the original option and the Exchange Ratio, PROVIDED that any fractional Parent Shares resulting from such multiplication shall be rounded down to the nearest share and, except with respect to any options which are intended to qualify as "incentive stock options" (as defined in section 422 of the Code ("ISOs")), Parent shall pay an amount in cash to the holder of such Employee Stock Option equal to the fair market value immediately prior to the Effective Time of such fractional Parent Shares calculated based on the average closing price on the New York Stock Exchange for the last five trading days immediately preceding the day prior to the Effective Time; and (2) The exercise price per Parent Share under the new option shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price of the original option divided by the total number of full Parent Shares subject to the new option (as determined under (1) immediately above), PROVIDED that such exercise price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent. The adjustment provided herein with respect to any ISOs shall be and is intended to be effected in a manner that is consistent with section 424(a) of the Code. The duration and other terms of the new option shall be the same as that of the original option, except that all references to Company shall be deemed to be references to Parent. Parent shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or other appropriate form) or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time for purposes of registering all Parent Shares issuable after the Effective Time upon exercise of the Employee Stock Options, and shall have such registration statement or post-effective amendment become effective and comply, to the extent applicable, with state securities or blue sky laws with respect thereto at the Effective Time.

  • Stock Option Plan The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company's Stock Option Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.