Administration of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or by a committee (the “Committee”) to which administration of this Agreement is delegated by the Board (in either case, the “Administrator”). The Board shall appoint and remove members of the Committee in its discretion in accordance with applicable laws. If necessary in order to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor statute or regulation, the Committee shall, in the Board’s discretion, be comprised solely of “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 or “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Administrator may delegate non-discretionary administrative duties to such employees of the Company as it deems proper and the Board, in its absolute discretion, may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Administrator under this Agreement.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Pedevco Corp), Consultant Stock Option Agreement (Pedevco Corp), Consultant Stock Option Agreement (Pedevco Corp)