Common use of CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL Clause in Contracts

CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL. HOSTILE TAKE-OVER In the event of any Corporate Transaction, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each automatic option grant shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof). In connection with any Change in Control, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Each such option shall remain exercisable for such fully-vested option shares until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term or the surrender of the option in connection with a Hostile Take-Over. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender to the Corporation each of his or her outstanding automatic option grants. The Optionee shall in return be entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is otherwise at the time vested in those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following the surrender of the option to the Corporation. Stockholder approval of this March 27, 1998 amendment of the Plan shall constitute pre-approval of each option subsequently granted under this Article Five with such a surrender provision and the subsequent surrender of that option in accordance with the terms of this Section II.C. No additional approval of the Board or any Plan Administrator shall be required at the time of the actual option surrender and cash distribution. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option, PROVIDED the aggregate exercise price payable for such securities shall remain the same. The grant of options under the Automatic Option Grant Program shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement

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CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL. HOSTILE TAKE-OVER In All of the Corporation’s outstanding repurchase/cancellation rights under the Stock Issuance Program shall terminate automatically, and all the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Corporate Transaction, except to the extent (i) those repurchase/cancellation rights are to be assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with such Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed in the Stock Issuance Agreement. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority, exercisable either at the time the unvested shares are issued or any time while the Corporation’s repurchase/cancellation rights remain outstanding under the Stock Issuance Program, to provide that those rights shall automatically terminate in whole or in part, and the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but those terminated rights shall immediately vest, in the event the Participant’s Service should subsequently terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period (not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of the any Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject Transaction in which those repurchase/cancellation rights are assigned to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each automatic option grant shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof). In connection with The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority, exercisable either at the time the unvested shares are issued or any Change time while the Corporation’s repurchase/cancellation rights remain outstanding under the Stock Issuance Program, to provide that those rights shall automatically terminate in Controlwhole or in part, and the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but those terminated rights shall immediately vest, in the event the Participant’s Service should subsequently terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period (not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of the any Change in Control, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Each such option shall remain exercisable for such fully-vested option shares until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term or the surrender of the option in connection with a Hostile Take-Over. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender to the Corporation each of his or her outstanding automatic option grants. The Optionee shall in return be entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is otherwise at the time vested in those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following the surrender of the option to the Corporation. Stockholder approval of this March 27, 1998 amendment of the Plan shall constitute pre-approval of each option subsequently granted under this Article Five with such a surrender provision and the subsequent surrender of that option in accordance with the terms of this Section II.C. No additional approval of the Board or any Plan Administrator shall be required at the time of the actual option surrender and cash distribution. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option, PROVIDED the aggregate exercise price payable for such securities shall remain the same. The grant of options under the Automatic Option Grant Program shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement

CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL. HOSTILE TAKE-OVER In the event of any Corporate TransactionTransaction while the Optionee remains in Service, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise vested held by such Optionee under this Salary Investment Option Grant Program shall automatically vest in full accelerate so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable for all with respect to the total number of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for any or all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each automatic Each such outstanding option grant shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof)) in the Corporate Transaction and shall remain exercisable for the fully-vested shares until the EARLIER of (i) the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term or (ii) the expiration of the three (3)-year period measured from the date of the Optionee’s cessation of Service. In connection with any the event of a Change in ControlControl while the Optionee remains in Service, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise vested held by such Optionee under this Salary Investment Option Grant Program shall automatically vest in full accelerate so that each such option shall, shall immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become fully exercisable for all with respect to the total number of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for any or all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Each such Any option shall remain exercisable for such fully-vested option shares until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term or the surrender of the option in connection with a Hostile Take-Over. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender not exercised prior to the Corporation each of his or her outstanding automatic option grants. The Optionee shall Change in return Control may be entitled to a cash distribution from repurchased by the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is otherwise at the time vested in those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following the surrender of the option to the Corporation. Stockholder approval of this March 27, 1998 amendment of the Plan shall constitute pre-approval of each option subsequently granted under this Article Five with such a surrender provision and the subsequent surrender of that option in accordance with the terms of this Section II.C. No additional approval of the Board or any Plan Administrator shall be required at the time of the actual option surrender and cash distributionChange in Control at a repurchase price equal to the amount by which the Optionee’s salary was reduced in connection with the grant of that option. Each Any option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had the option been neither exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option, PROVIDED the aggregate exercise price payable for such securities nor repurchased shall remain exercisable for fully-vested shares until the sameEARLIER or (i) the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term or (ii) the expiration of the three (3)-year period measured from the date of the Optionee’s cessation of Service. The grant of options under the Automatic Salary Investment Option Grant Program shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement

CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL. HOSTILE TAKE-OVER In the event of any Corporate Transaction, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full accelerate so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable for all with respect to the total number of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for any or all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. However, an outstanding option shall not so accelerate if and to the extent: (i) such option is, in connection with the Corporate Transaction, either to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or to be replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor corporation (or parent thereof), (ii) such option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing on the unvested option shares at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same vesting schedule applicable to those option shares or (iii) the acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time of the option grant. The determination of option comparability under clause (i) above shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. All outstanding repurchase rights shall terminate automatically, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Corporate Transaction, except to the extent: (i) those repurchase rights are to be assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with such Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the repurchase right is issued. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each automatic option grant all outstanding options shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof). In connection with any Change in Control, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Each such option shall remain exercisable for such fully-vested option shares until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term or the surrender of the option in connection with a Hostile Take-Over. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender to the Corporation each of his or her outstanding automatic option grants. The Optionee shall in return be entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is otherwise at the time vested in those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following the surrender of the option to the Corporation. Stockholder approval of this March 27, 1998 amendment of the Plan shall constitute pre-approval of each option subsequently granted under this Article Five with such a surrender provision and the subsequent surrender of that option in accordance with the terms of this Section II.C. No additional approval of the Board or any Plan Administrator shall be required at the time of the actual option surrender and cash distribution. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments to reflect such Corporate Transaction shall also be made to (i) the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option, PROVIDED the aggregate exercise price payable for such securities shall remain the same, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities available for issuance over the remaining term of the Plan and (iii) the maximum number and/or class of securities for which any one person may be granted stock options, separately exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock issuances under the Plan per calendar year. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to grant of options under the Automatic Discretionary Option Grant Program which will automatically accelerate in the event the Optionee’s Service subsequently terminates by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of any Corporate Transaction in which those options are assumed or replaced and do not otherwise accelerate. Any options so accelerated shall remain exercisable for fully-vested shares until the EARLIER of (i) the expiration of the option term or (ii) the expiration of the one (1)-year period measured from the effective date of the Involuntary Termination. In addition, the Plan Administrator may provide that one or more of the Corporation’s outstanding repurchase rights with respect to shares held by the Optionee at the time of such Involuntary Termination shall immediately terminate, and the shares subject to those terminated repurchase rights shall accordingly vest in full. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to grant options under the Discretionary Option Grant Program which will automatically accelerate in the event the Optionee’s Service subsequently terminates by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of any Change in Control. Each option so accelerated shall remain exercisable for fully-vested shares until the EARLIER of (i) the expiration of the option term or (ii) the expiration of the one (1)-year period measured from the effective date of the Involuntary Termination. In addition, the Plan Administrator may provide that one or more of the Corporation’s outstanding repurchase rights with respect to shares held by the Optionee at the time of such Involuntary Termination shall immediately terminate, and the shares subject to those terminated repurchase rights shall accordingly vest in full. The portion of any Incentive Option accelerated in connection with a Corporate Transaction or Change in Control shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Option only to the extent the applicable One Hundred Thousand Dollar limitation is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar limitation is exceeded, the accelerated portion of such option shall be exercisable as a Non-Statutory Option under the Federal tax laws. The outstanding options shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement

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CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL. HOSTILE TAKE-OVER In The Corporation’s outstanding forfeiture rights shall terminate automatically, and the Restricted Shares shall immediately vest in full, in the event of any Corporate Transaction, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each automatic option grant shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by those forfeiture rights are assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof). In connection with any Change in Control, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option but not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become fully exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Each such option shall remain exercisable for such fully-vested option shares until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term or the surrender of the option ) in connection with a Hostile Take-Oversuch Corporate Transaction. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender to the Corporation each of his or her outstanding automatic option grants. The Optionee shall in return be entitled With respect to a cash distribution from Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, if the Corporation in an amount equal to successor company (or parent thereof) is assigned the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is otherwise at the time vested in those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following the surrender of the option to the Corporation. Stockholder approval of this March 27, 1998 amendment of the Plan shall constitute pre-approval of each option subsequently granted under this Article Five with such a surrender provision and the subsequent surrender of that option in accordance with the terms of this Section II.C. No additional approval of the Board or any Plan Administrator shall be required at the time of the actual option surrender and cash distribution. Each option which is assumed forfeiture rights in connection with a Corporate Transaction, and at the time of or within twelve (12) months following such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction either: (i) the Participant is offered a Lesser Position in replacement of the position held by him or her immediately prior to the Change in Control or Corporate Transaction; or (ii) the Participant’s Service terminates by reason of an Involuntary Termination, then, effective as of the date on which such Lesser Position is offered to the Participant or the effective date of such Involuntary Termination, respectively, the vesting of the restricted shares shall automatically accelerate in part so that, in addition to the number of Restricted Shares for which the forfeiture rights have expired at such time, the forfeiture rights respecting Restricted Shares shall expire with respect to [PERCENT OR OTHER MEASURE] of the original grant herein to such individual, but not exceeding the unvested portion of such Restricted Shares granted. Following such acceleration, to the extent the Participant continues in Service, the vesting schedule for the Restricted Shares shall be appropriately adjustedadjusted so that the forfeiture rights will expire, immediately after with respect to each subsequent installment under the original schedule, on each subsequent anniversary of the effective date of such acceleration. In the event that both the offer of a Lesser Position and a subsequent Involuntary Termination of the Participant’s Service occur within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, to apply to then acceleration shall occur only in connection with the number and class of securities which would have been issuable to the Optionee in consummation offer of such Corporate Transaction had Lesser Position and no additional acceleration shall occur in connection with such subsequent Involuntary Termination. Terms used in this Agreement with an initial capital letter, which are not otherwise defined herein, shall have the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transactionmeanings provided in the Plan. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option, PROVIDED the aggregate exercise price payable for such securities shall remain the same. The grant of options under the Automatic Option Grant Program shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.[NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS]

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Issuance Agreement (Internet Security Systems Inc/Ga)

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