Benefits in the Event of a Change in Control. If (i) a Change in Control (defined below) occurs and (ii) during the period beginning one (1) month prior to the effective date of such Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months after the effective date of such Change in Control, Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated either (A) by the Company without Cause (defined below) (not including death or Disability (as defined below)) or (B) by Employee for Good Reason (defined below) (not including death or Disability), then, without further action by Employee or the Company, Employee shall be entitled to the benefits set forth below: (a) The vesting applicable to all options to purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (“Options”) and all shares of the Company’s capital stock which are subject to the Company’s right to repurchase such shares (“Restricted Stock”) held by Employee as of the effective date of such termination shall be accelerated in full such that Employee shall have the right to exercise in accordance with the terms thereof all or any portion of such Options (notwithstanding any vesting schedule set forth in such Options) and any such Company repurchase rights with respect to such Restricted Stock shall lapse in full; and (b) Employee shall be entitled to receive a lump sum cash payment in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Employee’s Annual Pay (as defined below), payable on the Effective Date specified in the Release (as defined below) delivered by Employee to the Company following such Change in Control. The foregoing payments shall be subject to standard deductions and withholdings. (c) Assuming the Employee timely and accurately elects to continue his health insurance benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Company shall reimburse the Employee for the COBRA expenses he pays on behalf of himself and his family until the earliest of (i) the end of the 12 month period following Employee’s termination, (ii) the expiration of the Employee’s continuation coverage under COBRA and any applicable state COBRA-like statute that provides mandated continuation coverage or (iii) the date the Employee becomes eligible for health insurance benefits of a subsequent employer.
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Samples: Change in Control Agreement (Senomyx Inc), Change in Control Agreement (Senomyx Inc), Change in Control Agreement (Senomyx Inc)
Benefits in the Event of a Change in Control. If (i) a Change in Control (defined below) occurs and (ii) during the period beginning one (1) month prior to the effective date of such Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months after the effective date of such Change in Control, Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated either (A) by the Company without Cause (defined below) (not including death or Disability (as defined below)) or (B) by Employee for Good Reason (defined below) (not including death or Disability), then, without further action by Employee or the Company, Employee shall be entitled to the benefits set forth below:
(a) The vesting applicable to all options to purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (“Options”) and all shares of the Company’s capital stock which are subject to the Company’s right to repurchase such shares (“Restricted Stock”) held by Employee as of the effective date of such termination shall be accelerated in full such that Employee shall have the right to exercise in accordance with the terms thereof all or any portion of such Options (notwithstanding any vesting schedule set forth in such Options) and any such Company repurchase rights with respect to such Restricted Stock shall lapse in full; and
(b) Employee shall be entitled to receive a lump sum cash payment in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Employee’s Annual Pay (as defined below), payable on the Effective Date specified in the Release (as defined below) delivered by Employee to the Company following such Change in Control. The foregoing payments shall be subject to standard deductions and withholdings.
(c) Assuming the Employee timely and accurately elects to continue his her health insurance benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Company shall reimburse the Employee for the COBRA expenses he she pays on behalf of himself and his her family until the earliest of (i) the end of the 12 month period following Employee’s termination, (ii) the expiration of the Employee’s continuation coverage under COBRA and any applicable state COBRA-like statute that provides mandated continuation coverage or (iii) the date the Employee becomes eligible for health insurance benefits of a subsequent employer.
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Benefits in the Event of a Change in Control. If (i) a Change in Control (defined below) occurs and (ii) during the period beginning one (1) month prior to the effective date of such Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months after the effective date of such Change in Control, Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated either (A) by the Company without Cause (defined below) (not including death or Disability (as defined below)) or (B) by Employee for Good Reason (defined below) (not including death or Disability), then, without further action by Employee or the Company, Employee shall be entitled to the benefits set forth below:
(a) The vesting applicable to all options to purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (“Options”) and all shares of the Company’s capital stock which are subject to the Company’s right to repurchase such shares (“Restricted Stock”) held by Employee as of the effective date of such termination shall be accelerated in full such that Employee shall have the right to exercise in accordance with the terms thereof all or any portion of such Options (notwithstanding any vesting schedule set forth in such Options) and any such Company repurchase rights with respect to such Restricted Stock shall lapse in full; and
(b) Employee shall be entitled to receive a lump sum cash payment in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Employee’s Annual Pay (as defined below), payable on the Effective Date specified in the Release (as defined below) delivered by Employee to the Company following such Change in Control. The foregoing payments shall be subject to standard deductions and withholdings.
(c) Assuming the Employee timely and accurately elects to continue his health insurance benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Company shall reimburse pay the Employee for insurer the applicable COBRA expenses he pays premiums on behalf of himself Employee and his family (the “COBRA Payments”) until the earliest of (i) the end of the 12 month period following Employee’s termination, (ii) the expiration of the Employee’s continuation coverage under COBRA and any applicable state COBRA-like statute that provides mandated continuation coverage or (iii) the date the Employee becomes eligible for health insurance benefits of a subsequent employer. For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that the COBRA Payments are exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
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