Company ESPP Sample Clauses
The Company ESPP clause establishes the terms and conditions under which employees can participate in the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Typically, this clause outlines eligibility requirements, enrollment procedures, purchase periods, and the method by which employees can acquire company stock at a discounted rate through payroll deductions. By clearly defining these mechanisms, the clause ensures employees understand how they can benefit from the ESPP and helps the company manage the administration of the plan, ultimately promoting employee ownership and aligning interests between staff and shareholders.
Company ESPP. (i) Prior to the Appointment Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary such that the current offering period in progress as of the date of this Agreement shall be the final offering period under the Company ESPP. If such offering period has not ended prior to the Appointment Time, then, prior to the Appointment Time, the Company (x) shall take all actions necessary such that a date to be determined by the Company (but in no event later than the Appointment Time) shall be the last day of such offering period and (y) shall make such other pro-rata adjustments as may be necessary to reflect the shortened and final offering period but otherwise treating such shortened and final offering period as a fully effective and completed offering period for all purposes under the Company ESPP. In addition, effective as of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall have taken all actions necessary such that (x) no new participant shall be permitted to join the current offering period in progress under the Company ESPP and (y) no participant in the Company ESPP with respect to the current offering period shall be permitted to increase his or her elections with respect to the current offering period.
(ii) Unless it has earlier terminated, the Company shall take all actions necessary so that the Company ESPP shall terminate immediately prior to and effective as of the Appointment Time. All amounts withheld by the Company on behalf of the participants in the Company ESPP that have not been used to purchase Company Common Stock at or prior to the Appointment Time will be returned to the participants without interest pursuant to the terms of the Company ESPP.
(iii) The Company agrees to take any and all actions necessary to approve and effectuate the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.7(f) including making any determinations and/or resolutions of the Company Board or a committee thereof.
Company ESPP. As soon as practicable following the date hereof, the Company shall take all actions with respect to the Company ESPP that are necessary or appropriate to provide that: (i) with respect to the offering period in effect as of the date hereof (the “Current ESPP Offering Periods”), no employee who is not a participant in a Current ESPP Offering Period as of the date hereof may become a participant in the Current ESPP Offering Period, and no participant may increase the percentage amount of his or her payroll deduction election from that in effect on the date hereof for such Current ESPP Offering Period; (ii) subject to the consummation of the Merger, the Company ESPP shall terminate effective immediately prior to the Effective Time; (iii) no new offering or purchase period shall be commenced under the Company ESPP after the date hereof and prior to the termination of this Agreement and, if the Current ESPP Offering Period terminates prior to the Effective Time, the Company ESPP shall then be suspended; and (iv) if the Current ESPP Offering Period is expected to still be in effect at the Effective Time, then the accumulated payroll deductions of each participant under the Current ESPP Offering Period will be used to purchase Company Shares on the earlier of (A) the scheduled purchase date for such Current ESPP Offering Period and (B) a date determined by the Company that is at least five (5) Business Days prior to the expected Effective Time (with any payroll contributions not applied to purchase Company Shares returned to the participant at such time).
Company ESPP. As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall take all actions with respect to the Company ESPP that are necessary to provide that: (a) with respect to the offering period in effect as of the date hereof (the “Company ESPP Offering Period”), no employee who is not enrolled in the Company ESPP on the date hereof may participate in the Company ESPP and no participant in the Company ESPP who is enrolled in the Company ESPP on the date hereof may increase the percentage amount of his or her payroll deduction election from that in effect on the date hereof for the Company ESPP Offering Period; (b) if the Company ESPP Offering Period ends prior to the Closing Date, then following the purchase of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company ESPP Offering Period, the Company ESPP shall be suspended and no new offering period shall be commenced under the Company ESPP prior to the Effective Time; (c) if the Company ESPP Offering Period has not ended prior to the Closing Date, then any accumulated payroll deductions under the Company ESPP as of the Closing Date shall be used to purchase shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (d) in all cases, subject to the consummation of the Mergers, the Company ESPP shall terminate, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Company ESPP. As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall take all reasonable actions, including adopting any necessary resolution, to (i) terminate the Company’s 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “Company ESPP”), as of immediately prior to the Closing Date, (ii) ensure that no offering period under the Company ESPP shall commence on or after the date of this Agreement, (iii) if the Closing shall occur prior to the end of any offering period in existence under the Company ESPP on the date of this Agreement, cause a new exercise date to be set under the Company ESPP, which date shall be ten (10) Business Days prior to the initial Offer Expiration Time, for the automatic exercise of such options on such date, (iv) prohibit participants in the Company ESPP from altering their payroll deductions from those in effect on the date of this Agreement (other than to discontinue their participation in the Company ESPP in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company ESPP) and (v) provide that the amount of the accumulated contributions of each participant under the Company ESPP as of immediately prior to the Offer Expiration Time shall, to the extent not used to purchase Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company ESPP (as amended pursuant to this Section 2.08(h)), be refunded to such participant as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time (without interest).
Company ESPP. As soon as practicable following the date hereof, the Company shall take all actions as may be reasonably required to provide that (i) the Offering Period (as defined in the Company ESPP) in effect as of the date hereof shall be the final Offering Period (such period, the “Final Offering Period”) and no further Offering Period shall commence pursuant to the Company ESPP after the date hereof, and (ii) each individual participating in the Final Offering Period on the date hereof shall not be permitted to (1) increase his or her payroll contribution rate pursuant to the Company ESPP from the rate in effect when the Final Offering Period commenced or (2) make separate non-payroll contributions to the Company ESPP on or following the date hereof. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions that may be reasonably necessary to (A) cause the Final Offering Period, to the extent that it would otherwise be outstanding at the Effective Time, to be terminated no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the Effective Time occurs, (B) make any pro rata adjustments that may be necessary to reflect the Final Offering Period, but otherwise treat the Final Offering Period as a fully effective and completed Offering Period for all purposes pursuant to the Company ESPP and (C) cause the exercise (as of no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the Effective Time occurs) of each outstanding purchase right pursuant to the Company ESPP. On such exercise date, the Company shall apply the funds credited as of such date pursuant to the Company ESPP within each participant’s payroll withholding account to the purchase of whole shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Company ESPP, and such shares of Company Common Stock shall be entitled to the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.1. Immediately prior to and effective as of the Effective Time (but subject to the consummation of the Merger), the Company shall terminate the Company ESPP.
Company ESPP. Except to the extent it is otherwise determined by Parent and communicated to the Company that the Company ESPP should continue in effect under its current terms, promptly following the date of this Agreement upon confirmation by Parent prior to such action being taken, the Company Board (or, if applicable, any committee thereof administering the Company ESPP) shall adopt such resolutions or take such other necessary actions such that (i) with respect to any Offering Period (as such term is defined in the Company ESPP) outstanding as of the date of this Agreement under the Company ESPP, such Offering Period shall terminate and each Option (as such term is defined in the Company ESPP) shall be deemed to have been exercised upon the earlier to occur of (A) the day that is four (4) complete Trading Days prior to the Effective Time or (B) the date on which such Offering Period would otherwise end, and no additional Offering Period shall commence under such Company ESPP after the date of this Agreement; (ii) no individual participating in the Company ESPP shall be permitted to (A) increase the amount of his, her or its rate of payroll contributions thereunder from the rate in effect as of the date of this Agreement, or (B) except to the extent required by applicable Law, make separate non-payroll contributions to the Company ESPP on or following the date of this Agreement; (iii) no individual who is not participating in the Company ESPP as of the date of this Agreement may commence participation in the Company ESPP following the date of this Agreement; and (iv) subject to the consummation of the Merger, the Company ESPP shall terminate, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Company ESPP. As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company (or, if appropriate, any committee administering the Company ESPP) shall adopt such resolutions or take such other actions as may be required so that (i) participation in the Company ESPP shall be limited to those employees who are participants on the date of this Agreement, (ii) except to the extent necessary to maintain the status of the Company ESPP as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, participants may not increase their payroll deduction elections or rate of contributions from those in effect on the date of this Agreement or make any separate non-payroll contributions to the Company ESPP on or following the date of this Agreement, (iii) no offering period shall be commenced after the date of this Agreement, and (iv) the Company ESPP shall terminate, effective on the earlier of the first purchase date following the date of this Agreement and the fifth trading day before the First Effective Time, but subsequent to the exercise of purchase rights on such purchase date (in accordance with the terms of the Company ESPP).
Company ESPP. The Company shall take all action necessary with respect to the 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “Company ESPP”) such that the current offering in progress as of the date of this Agreement shall be the final offering under the Company ESPP. If such offering has not ended prior to the Effective Time, then, prior to the Effective Time, the Company (x) shall take all actions necessary such that a date to be determined by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Company ESPP (but no later than the Effective Time) shall be the last day of such offering (the “Final Purchase”) and (y) shall make such other pro-rata adjustments as may be necessary to reflect the shortened and final offering but otherwise treating such shortened and final offering as a fully effective and completed offering for all purposes under the Company ESPP. In addition, effective as of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall have taken all actions necessary such that no new participant will be permitted to join the current offering in progress under the Company ESPP. Unless it has earlier terminated, the Company shall take all actions necessary so that the Company ESPP shall terminate immediately prior to and effective as of the Effective Time, and notice shall be given to participants in the Company ESPP as soon as administratively practicable following the date of this Agreement describing the Final Purchase and the termination of the Company ESPP pursuant to this Section 6.9. All amounts withheld by the Company on behalf of the participants in the Company ESPP that have not been used to purchase Company Common Stock at or prior to the Effective Time will be returned to the participants without interest pursuant to the terms of the Company ESPP.
Company ESPP. Prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors or the appropriate committee thereof shall take all actions reasonably necessary, including adopting any resolutions or amendments and providing any notices to participants (which resolutions, amendments and notices, if applicable, shall be reasonably satisfactory to Parent) with respect to the Company ESPP to: (i) cause the offering period (as defined in the Company ESPP) ongoing as of the date of this Agreement to be the final offering period under the Company ESPP and the options under the Company ESPP to be exercised on the earlier of (x) the scheduled purchase date for such offering period and (y) the date that is ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (with any participant payroll deductions not applied to the purchase of Shares promptly returned to the participant), (ii) prohibit any individual who is not participating in the Company ESPP as of the date of this Agreement from commencing participation in the Company ESPP following the date of this Agreement, (iii) prohibit participants in the Company ESPP from increasing their payroll deductions from those in effect as of the date of this Agreement and (iv) terminate the Company ESPP as of, and subject to, the Effective Time.
Company ESPP. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board (or, if appropriate, any committee administering the Company ESPP) shall take all actions as it deems necessary or appropriate to ensure that (i) no Payment Period (as defined in the Company ESPP) under the Company ESPP shall be commenced on or after the date of this Agreement, (ii) beginning on the date of this Agreement, no new participants may join the Company ESPP during the Payment Period in existence under the Company ESPP as of the date of this Agreement (such payment period, the “Existing Payment Period”), (iii) beginning on the date of this Agreement, no participant may increase the amount of his or her payroll deductions with respect to the Existing Payment Period, (iv) if the Acceptance Time shall occur prior to the end of the Existing Payment Period, all participant contributions under the Company ESPP shall be used to purchase Company Shares two (2) Business Days prior to the Acceptance Time in accordance with the terms of the Company ESPP as if such date was the last day of the Existing Payment Period and (v) the Company ESPP shall terminate in its entirety on the Closing Date and no further rights shall be granted or exercised under the Company ESPP thereafter.