Stock Options and SARs. Upon a Change in Control, each outstanding Option and SAR shall be assumed or an equivalent option or stock appreciation right shall be substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, if the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or SAR, such Option or SAR shall fully vest, and the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option or SAR as to all of the Awarded Stock, including Shares as to which the Option or SAR would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option or SAR is not assumed or substituted for upon the Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or SAR shall be exercisable for a period of at least ninety (90) days prior to the Change in Control (any such exercise being subject in all events to the consummation of such Change in Control), and the Option or SAR shall terminate upon the occurrence of the Change in Control. For the purposes of this [Section 16(c)(i)], the Option or SAR
(i) If in connection with the Change in Control, any outstanding Option or SAR is not continued in effect or converted into an option to purchase or right with respect to stock of the Company or the survivor or successor (or its parent) in a manner that complies with Sections 424 and 409A of the Code, such outstanding Option(s) and SAR(s) shall fully vest and become exercisable (in a manner consistent with the terms of the Award) upon such Change in Control; provided that # Options and SARs that are “in-the-money” as of the date of such Change in Control may be cancelled in exchange for payment of the applicable intrinsic value of such Options and SARs in the form of cash, Shares or other property (or a combination thereof) and # Options and SARs that are
If outstanding Options or SARs are continued or converted as described in [Section 12(a)(i)], then in the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service # by the Company or the survivor or successor (or its parent) without Cause or # due to a Qualifying Termination, in each case, within the 24-month period immediately following the Change in Control, such Options and SARs shall fully vest and become exercisable upon such Termination of Service and shall remain outstanding until the earlier of the expiration of such Options or SARs or the last day of the one-year period immediately following the date of such Termination of Service.
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