Common use of Buy-Out of Option Gains Clause in Contracts

Buy-Out of Option Gains. Except as provided hereinafter, at any time after any Option becomes exercisable, the Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Participant, to cancel such Option and to cause Sucampo to pay to the Participant the excess of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock covered by such Option over the Option Exercise Price of such Option as of the date the Committee provides written notice (the "Buy Out Notice") of its intention to exercise such right. Payments of such buy out amounts pursuant to this provision shall be effected by Sucampo as promptly as possible after the date of the Buy Out Notice and shall be made in shares of Common Stock. The number of shares shall be the greatest number of whole shares determined by dividing the amount of the payment to be made by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the date of the Buy Out Notice. Payments of any such buy out amounts shall be made net of all applicable foreign, federal (including FICA), state and local withholding taxes, if any, calculated at the assumed maximum tax withholding rate.

Buy-Out of Option Gains. Except as provided hereinafter, at any time after any Option becomes exercisable, the Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Participant, to cancel such Option and to cause Sucampo the Company to pay to the Participant the excess of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock covered by such Option over the Option Exercise Price of such Option as of the date the Committee provides written notice (the "“Buy Out Notice"”) of its intention to exercise such right. Payments of such buy out amounts pursuant to this provision shall be effected by Sucampo the Company as promptly as possible after the date of the Buy Out Notice and shall be made in shares Shares of Common Stock. The number of shares Shares shall be the greatest number of whole shares determined by dividing the amount of the payment to be made by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the date of the Buy Out Notice. Payments of any such buy out amounts shall be made net of all applicable foreign, federal (including FICA), state and local withholding taxes, if any, calculated at the assumed maximum tax withholding rate.