Conditions to Exercise; Termination. Grantee or any other person that shall become a holder of all or part of the Option in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (each such person being referred to in this Agreement as a "Holder") may exercise the Option, in whole or in part, by delivering a written notice thereof as provided in Section 2(d) within 180 days following the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as defined in Section 2(b)) unless prior to such Triggering Event the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall have occurred. If no notice pursuant to the preceding sentence has been delivered prior thereto, the Option shall terminate upon either (i) the occurrence of the Effective Time or (ii) the close of business on the earlier of (x) the day 180 days after the date that Grantee becomes entitled to receive the Termination Fee (as defined in the Merger Agreement) under Section 8.5(b) or (c) of the Merger Agreement and (y) the date that Grantee is no longer potentially entitled to receive the Termination Fee under Section 8.5(b) or (c) of the Merger Agreement for a reason other than that Grantee has already received the Termination Fee.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Capital Re Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Capital Re Corp)
Conditions to Exercise; Termination. Grantee or any other person that shall become a holder of all or a part of the Option in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (each such person being referred to in this Agreement as a the "Holder") may exercise the Option, in whole or in part, by delivering a written notice thereof as provided in Section 2(d) within 180 days at any time following the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as defined in Section 2(b)) unless prior to such Triggering Event the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall have occurred. If no notice pursuant to the preceding sentence has been delivered prior thereto, the Option shall terminate upon either (iI) the occurrence of the Effective Time or (ii) the close of business on the earlier of (x) the day 180 days after the date that Grantee becomes entitled to receive the Termination Fee (as defined in the Merger Agreement) under Section 8.5(b) or (c) of the Merger Agreement (or if, at the expiration of such 180 days, the Option cannot be exercised by reason of any applicable judgment, decree, order, law or regulation, 10 business days after such impediment to exercise shall have been removed) and (y) the date that Grantee is no longer potentially entitled to receive the Termination Fee under Section 8.5(b) or (c) of the Merger Agreement for a reason other than that Grantee has already received the Termination Fee.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Ing Groep Nv), Stock Option Agreement (Reliastar Financial Corp)