Incentive Stock Option. An Option intended to meet the requirements of, and that qualifies for, favorable federal income tax treatment under, Section 422 of the Code, and is so designated.
To the extent required to comply with Code section 422, in no event shall any person be granted Incentive Stock Options to the extent that the Shares covered by such options (and any Incentive Stock Options granted under any other plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) that may be exercised for the first time by such person in any calendar year have an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000. For this purpose, the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the dates on which the Incentive Stock Options are granted. It is intended that the limitation on Incentive Stock Options provided in this subsection be the maximum limitation on options which may be considered Incentive Stock Options under the Code, and this subsection shall be construed and applied in accordance with Code section 422.
Non-Incentive Stock Option. The Option is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (or in any Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option hereunder) to the contrary, Incentive Stock Options shall be transferable only to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code and the treasury regulations thereunder without affecting the Option’s qualification under [Section 422] as an Incentive Stock Option.
Incentive Stock Option; Disqualifying Disposition. Although this Option is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), the Company makes no representation as to the tax treatment upon exercise of this Option or sale or other disposition of the shares covered by this Option, and the Holder is advised to consult a personal tax advisor. Upon a Disqualifying Disposition of shares received upon exercise of this Option, the Holder will forfeit the favorable income tax treatment otherwise available with respect to the exercise of this Option. A Disqualifying Disposition shall have the meaning specified in Section 421(b) of the Code; as of the date of grant of this Option a Disqualifying Disposition is any disposition (including any sale) of such shares before the later of # the second anniversary of the date of grant of this Option and # the first anniversary of the date on which the Holder acquired such shares by exercising this Option, provided that such holding period requirements terminate upon the death of the Holder. The Holder shall notify the Company in writing immediately upon making a Disqualifying Disposition of any shares of Common Stock received pursuant to the exercise of this Option, and shall provide the Company with any information that the Company shall request concerning any such Disqualifying Disposition.
Grant as Incentive Stock Option. This option is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (the Code).
Stock Incentive. A recommendation will be submitted to the board of directors of the Company to grant you options to acquire 33,360 shares of common stock, with a strike price equal to the fair market value of the Companys common stock on the day of the grant. The stock options will be subject to the terms of the Companys Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the Equity Plan) and a stock option grant document. Vesting will occur over a four-year period with a one-year cliff (25% vested after 12 months with 2.083% vesting at the end of each month thereafter). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company closes a Series C financing transaction or there is a Sale Event (as defined in the Equity Plan), then the one-year cliff vesting shall not apply, and you shall vest monthly in your award starting on the first full month following your date of hire. In addition, upon a Sale Event you shall immediately accelerate in your vesting such that 50% of your then unvested shares shall accelerate and vest as of the Sale Event.
OTHER PROVISIONS. The Stock Option Agreement authorized under the Plan shall contain such other provisions, including without limitation restrictions upon the exercise of the Option, as the Board of Directors of the Company shall deem advisable. Any Incentive Stock Option Agreement shall contain such limitations and restrictions upon the exercise of the Incentive Stock Options as shall be necessary in order that such Option will be an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. All Options shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options unless identified as Incentive Stock Options.
Section # Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may grant Options to any Employee in such amounts as the Committee may determine. The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof. The Committee shall determine the number of Shares subject to each Option, subject to the express limitations of the Plan, including Article XII. Furthermore, no Participant may be granted Incentive Stock Options under this Plan (when combined with incentive stock options granted under any other plan of the Company or an Affiliate) that would result in Shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date(s)) of more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) first becoming exercisable in any one calendar year. To the extent that a purported Incentive Stock Option would violate the limitation specified in the preceding sentence, the Option shall be deemed a Nonqualified Stock Option.
Special Incentive Stock Option Rules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, each Stock Option agreement shall contain such other terms, conditions and provisions as the Committee determines necessary or desirable in order to qualify such Stock Option as an Incentive Stock Option under the Code including, without limitation, the following:
“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that the Committee designates as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
The Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and will be interpreted accordingly.
Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company was granted # in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option plan of the Company and # 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 Companys stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company 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.
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A written agreement shall be entered into between the Corporation and each Optionee to whom a Stock Option has been granted under this Plan, which such agreement shall set out the number of Common Shares under option, the Exercise Price, the Vesting Dates, the Expiry Date and such other terms as the Directors determine to be necessary or desirable, all of which shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Plan (the "Stock Option Agreement"). The Stock Option Agreement will be in such form as the Directors may from time to time approve and may be executed and delivered for and on behalf of the Corporation by any one of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation or such other officer or director of the Corporation as the Directors may authorize.
“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonqualified Stock Option, or either or both of them.
(p) Nonstatutory Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
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