Date of Exercise. The Option shall become exercisable with respect to: (a) 1/4th of the Covered Shares as of the Initial Exercise Date; and (b) 1/48th of the Covered Shares as of the end of each of the next 36 calendar months thereafter, provided, however, that to the extent that the Option has not become exercisable on or before the Participant’s Date of Termination, such Option shall no longer become exercisable in accordance with the foregoing schedule as of any date subsequent to the Participant’s Date of Termination except as provided in the immediately following paragraph. Exercisability under this schedule is cumulative, and after the Option becomes exercisable under the schedule with respect to any portion of the Covered Shares, it shall continue to be exercisable with respect to that portion, and only that portion, of the Covered Shares until the Expiration Date (described in Section 4 below). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, the Option shall become immediately exercisable with respect to all of the Covered Shares (whether or not previously vested) upon the occurrence of either (i) the Participant’s Date of Termination by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability if such Date of Termination is after the Initial Exercise Date, or (ii) the date of a Change in Control if the Participant’s Date of Termination does not occur before such Change in Control.
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Harris Interactive Inc), Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Harris Interactive Inc), Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Harris Interactive Inc)
Date of Exercise. The Option shall become exercisable with respect to:
(a) 1/4th of the Covered Shares as of the Initial Exercise Date; and
(b) 1/48th of the Covered Shares as of the end of each of the next 36 calendar months thereafter, provided, however, that to the extent that the Option has not become exercisable on or of before the Participant’s Date of Termination, such Option shall no longer become exercisable in accordance with the foregoing schedule as of any date subsequent to the Participant’s Date of Termination except as provided in the immediately following paragraph. Exercisability under this schedule is cumulative, and after the Option becomes exercisable under the schedule with respect to any portion of the Covered Shares, it shall continue to be exercisable with respect to that portion, and only that portion, of the Covered Shares until the Expiration Date (described in Section 4 below). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, the Option shall become immediately exercisable with respect to all of the Covered Shares (whether or not previously vested) upon the occurrence of either (i) the Participant’s Date of Termination by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability if such Date of Termination is after the Initial Exercise Date, or (ii) the date of a Change in Control if the Participant’s Date of Termination does not occur before such Change in Control.
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Harris Interactive Inc), Employment Agreement (Harris Interactive Inc)
Date of Exercise. The Option shall become exercisable with respect to:
(a) 1/4th of the Covered Shares as of the Initial Exercise Date; and
(b) 1/48th of the Covered Shares as of the end of each of the next 36 calendar months thereafter, provided, however, that to the extent that the Option has not become exercisable on or of before the Participant’s 's Date of Termination, such Option shall no longer become exercisable in accordance with the foregoing schedule as of any date subsequent to the Participant’s 's Date of Termination except as provided in the immediately following paragraph. Exercisability under this schedule is cumulative, and after the Option becomes exercisable under the schedule with respect to any portion of the Covered Shares, it shall continue to be exercisable with respect to that portion, and only that portion, of the Covered Shares until the Expiration Date (described in Section 4 below). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, the Option shall become immediately exercisable with respect to all of the Covered Shares (whether or not previously vested) upon the occurrence of either (i) the Participant’s 's Date of Termination by reason of the Participant’s 's death or Disability if such Date of Termination is after the Initial Exercise Date, or (ii) the date of a Change in Control if the Participant’s 's Date of Termination does not occur before such Change in Control.
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Harris Interactive Inc)
Date of Exercise. The Option shall become exercisable with respect to:
(a) 1/4th of the Covered Shares as of the Initial Exercise Date; and
(bc) 1/48th of the Covered Shares as of the end of each of the next 36 calendar months thereafter, provided, however, that to the extent that the Option has not become exercisable on or before the Participant’s Date of Termination, such Option shall no longer become exercisable in accordance with the foregoing schedule as of any date subsequent to the Participant’s Date of Termination except as provided in the immediately following paragraph. Exercisability under this schedule is cumulative, and after the Option becomes exercisable under the schedule with respect to any portion of the Covered Shares, it shall continue to be exercisable with respect to that portion, and only that portion, of the Covered Shares until the Expiration Date (described in Section 4 below). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, the Option shall become immediately exercisable with respect to all of the Covered Shares (whether or not previously vested) upon the occurrence of either (i) the Participant’s Date of Termination by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability if such Date of Termination is after the Initial Exercise Date, or (ii) the date of a Change in Control if the Participant’s Date of Termination does not occur before such Change in Control.
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Samples: Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Harris Interactive Inc)