Director Stock Options Sample Clauses

Director Stock Options. Upon the Effective Date of this Agreement, and subject to approval of the Board, pursuant to the terms of the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), Xxxxxxx shall be granted a nonstatutory stock option under the Plan to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Option") as compensation for his services as Co-Chairman of the Board. The Option will be governed by and granted pursuant to a separate Stock Option Agreement and the Plan. The exercise price per share of the common stock subject to the Option will be equal to twenty-eight cents ($.28) per share, the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant, determined in accordance with the Plan. The Option will be subject to vesting over three (3) years, commencing on the Effective Date. Subject to the terms of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, one thirty-sixth of the shares will vest on the last day of each month following the Effective Date for a period of thirty-six (36) months, commencing with the last day of the first full month after the Effective Date. Subject to the terms of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, the Option shall be exercisable for a period of five (5) years from the date of grant; provided, however, that the Option shall not be exercisable until approval by the Board and stockholders of the Company of an increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock of the Company sufficient to cover the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Option.
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Director Stock Options. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.22, each director or former director of the Company who holds any Company Stock Options on the date hereof has agreed in writing prior to the date hereof or concurrently herewith that all Company Stock Options (other than Company Stock Options granted under the Edmark Corporation Stock Option Plan (Restated as of July 14, 1995)) which have not been exercised and which remain outstanding at the time Sub accepts Shares for payment in the Offer shall be canceled and be of no further force or effect, and such director or former director shall have no rights after such time with respect to Company Stock Options which have not been exercised.
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Director Stock Options. The Executive will also be granted stock options to purchase 18,000 shares of eSoft common stock (the "Director Option") also pursuant to the Company's Incentive Compensation Plan. The options will have an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value on the date the options are granted. They will vest over a twelve (24) month period in 24 equal installments and remain exercisable for four (4) years from the date granted. The grant of the Director Options will be reflected in a Stock Option Agreement in the form of Exhibit 3, attached hereto. The Executive will receive a similar Director Option for each additional two-year period in which he serves on the eSoft Board of Directors at exercise prices based on the then-current fair market price of the eSoft common stock.
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Director Stock Options. Once Executive is no longer also an Employee, he shall be entitled to receive double the stock options granted to any other outside Director, on the same terms as other outside Director options granted in substantially the same time period.
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Director Stock Options. Effective as of the Closing, PST agrees that each of the Director’s stock options pursuant to their respective Stock Option Agreements (as amended hereunder) shall provide as follows: (a) Xxxxxx Xxxxx – PST acknowledges that all 200,000 “Option Shares” under Chase’s June 22, 2009 Option Agreement with PST (the “Chase Option Agreement”) are fully vested (the “Chase Vested Options”). Notwithstanding Section 5 of the Chase Option Agreement, Section 5.1(a) is hereby amended to provide that the exercisability of such Chase Option Shares and the term thereof shall not expire until June 30, 2012 and PST acknowledges that Chase’s resignation was voluntary and other than for “cause” (as defined under the Chase Option Agreement). Section 1 and Section 5.1(b) of the Chase Option Agreement are hereby terminated and of no further force or effect. PST shall maintain the registration of the Chase Vested Options under PST’s S-8 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on February 16, 2010 (or any substitute S-8 Registration Statement), in full force and effect so long as any securities are registered under any PST S-8 Registration Statement (or comparable form). Chase acknowledges and agrees that other than the options referenced in this paragraph he has no other options or similar rights to acquire equity of PST and PST owes him no additional equity or rights, and that any other options he may have shall terminate and shall cease vesting on the Closing. (b) Xxxxx XxXxxxxxx – PST acknowledges that all 200,000 “Option Shares” under XxXxxxxxx’x Xxxx 22, 2009 Option Agreement with PST (the “XxXxxxxxx Option Agreement”) are fully vested (the “XxXxxxxxx Vested Options”). Notwithstanding Section 5 of the XxXxxxxxx Option Agreement, Section 5.1(a) is hereby amended to provide that the exercisability of such XxXxxxxxx Option Shares and the term thereof shall not expire until June 30, 2012 and PST acknowledges that XxXxxxxxx’x resignation was voluntary and other than for “cause” (as defined under the XxXxxxxx Option Agreement). Section 1 and Section 5.1(b) are hereby terminated and of no further force or effect. PST shall maintain the registration of the XxXxxxxxx Vested Options under PST’s S-8 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on February 16, 2010 (or any substitute S-8 Registration Statement), in full force and effect so long as any securities are registered under any PST S-8 Registration Statement (or comparable form). XxXxxxxxx acknowledges and agrees that other than ...
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  • Company Stock Options At the Effective Time, each Company Stock --------------------- Option shall be deemed to have been assumed by Evergreen, without further action by Evergreen, and shall thereafter be deemed an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option, that number of shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock that would have been received in respect of such Company Stock Option if it had been exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time (such Company Stock Options assumed by Evergreen, the "Assumed Chancellor Stock Options"); provided, however, that, for -------- ------- each optionholder, (i) the aggregate fair market value of Surviving Corporation Common Stock subject to Assumed Chancellor Stock Options immediately after the Effective Time shall not exceed the aggregate exercise price thereof by more than the excess of the aggregate fair market value of Company Common Stock subject to Company Stock Options immediately before the Effective Time over the aggregate exercise price thereof and (ii) on a share-by-share comparison, the ratio of the exercise price of the Assumed Chancellor Stock Option to the fair market value of the Surviving Corporation Common Stock immediately after the Effective Time is no more favorable to the optionholder than the ratio of the exercise price of the Company Stock Option to the fair market value of the Company Common Stock immediately before the Effective Time; and provided, -------- further, that no fractional shares shall be issued on the exercise of such ------- Assumed Chancellor Stock Option and, in lieu thereof, the holder of such Assumed Chancellor Stock Option shall only be entitled to a cash payment in the amount of such fraction multiplied by the closing price per share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on the business day immediately prior to the date of such exercise.

  • Stock Options With respect to the stock options (the “Stock Options”) granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Stock Plans”), (i) each Stock Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinating the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or prospects.

  • Employee Stock Options Except as provided in this Agreement or pursuant to the provisions of any Plan or employee or director stock option agreement as in effect on the date hereof, from the date hereof Company will not accelerate the vesting or exercisability of or otherwise modify the terms and conditions applicable to the Employee Stock Options. At the Effective Time, each of the Employee Stock Options which is outstanding and unexercised at the Effective Time shall be converted automatically into an option to purchase Parent Shares in an amount and at an exercise price determined as provided below (and otherwise subject to the terms of the stock option plans of Company governing the Employee Stock Options (the "Company Stock Option Plans")): (1) The number of Parent Shares to be subject to the new option shall be equal to the product of the number of Shares subject to the original option and the Exchange Ratio, PROVIDED that any fractional Parent Shares resulting from such multiplication shall be rounded down to the nearest share and, except with respect to any options which are intended to qualify as "incentive stock options" (as defined in section 422 of the Code ("ISOs")), Parent shall pay an amount in cash to the holder of such Employee Stock Option equal to the fair market value immediately prior to the Effective Time of such fractional Parent Shares calculated based on the average closing price on the New York Stock Exchange for the last five trading days immediately preceding the day prior to the Effective Time; and (2) The exercise price per Parent Share under the new option shall be equal to the aggregate exercise price of the original option divided by the total number of full Parent Shares subject to the new option (as determined under (1) immediately above), PROVIDED that such exercise price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent. The adjustment provided herein with respect to any ISOs shall be and is intended to be effected in a manner that is consistent with section 424(a) of the Code. The duration and other terms of the new option shall be the same as that of the original option, except that all references to Company shall be deemed to be references to Parent. Parent shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or other appropriate form) or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time for purposes of registering all Parent Shares issuable after the Effective Time upon exercise of the Employee Stock Options, and shall have such registration statement or post-effective amendment become effective and comply, to the extent applicable, with state securities or blue sky laws with respect thereto at the Effective Time.

  • Incentive Stock Options If the Shares are held for more than twelve (12) months after the date of the transfer of the Shares pursuant to the exercise of an ISO and are disposed of more than two (2) years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long term capital gain for federal and California income tax purposes. If Shares purchased under an ISO are disposed of within the applicable one (1) year or two (2) year period, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price.

  • Stock Option Grants Pursuant to the following terms and conditions, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in Holdings’ stock option plan and Holdings agrees as follows: i. Holdings shall establish a stock option plan (“Stock Option Plan”) providing for grants of options (the “Stock Options”) to purchase the common stock of BD Investment Holdings Inc., par value $0.01 (the “Buyer Common Stock”) in amounts not less than (i) 2% of the Buyer Common Stock (on a fully-diluted post-exercise basis) in the aggregate per year for all executives, employees and financial advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Executive selected by the Board after consultation with, and based on the recommendation of, the CEO, for the calendar years beginning on January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2009 and (ii) 2.5% of the Buyer Common Stock (on a fully-diluted post-exercise basis) in the aggregate per year for all executives, employees and financial advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Executive, selected by the Board after consultation with, and based on the recommendation of, the CEO, for the calendar years beginning on January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011. ii. Beginning in January 2008, each annual Stock Option grant shall be made between the first and fifteenth business day of the year, unless the CEO, in his sole discretion, shall agree with the Board to a later date during such year (the “Default Date”). If the Board does not approve Stock Option grants in the amounts set forth in Section 4(c)(i) by the Default Date, then Stock Options in such amounts shall be granted pro-rata to existing option holders and employee stockholders as of such date of grant, except that the CEO’s share of such Stock Option grants shall be reduced by 75% and the other four most highly compensated executives’ share of such Stock Option grants shall be reduced by 50%. iii. The per share exercise price of each Stock Option shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Buyer Common Stock on the date of grant. Each Stock Option granted shall vest in five equal tranches on each of the first five anniversaries of the date of grant subject to the option holder’s continued employment as of each such vesting date; provided, however, that all Stock Options shall automatically vest in full upon a “change in control” (as defined in the Option Plan, it being understood that an IPO shall in no event constitute a change in control). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, following an IPO, no additional Stock Options shall be granted pursuant to the Stock Option Plan. iv. Upon termination of his employment, the portion of any Stock Option granted to the Executive which has not yet vested shall terminate. In the event the Executive’s employment terminates for any reason other than for Cause, the Executive may exercise any vested portion of any Stock Option held by him on the date of termination provided that he does so prior to the earlier of (A) ninety (90) days following termination of employment and (B) the expiration of the scheduled term of the Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive’s employment is terminated due to death or disability (as defined in Section 5(b)), then the Executive or, as applicable in the event of death, his beneficiary or estate, may exercise any vested portion of any Stock Option held by the Executive on the date employment terminates for the shorter of (A) the period of twelve (12) months following the termination date and, (B) with respect to each Stock Option individually, the expiration of the scheduled term of such Stock Option. Upon a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, all Stock Options shall be forfeited immediately. v. Holdings, the Company and the Executive agree to cooperate to structure the Stock Option Plan so as to minimize or avoid additional taxes and interest that would otherwise be imposed on the Executive with respect to options granted under the Stock Option Plan pursuant to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code as amended (the “Code”); provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to grant the Executive a “gross-up” or other “make-whole” compensation for such purpose.

  • Nonqualified Stock Options If the Shares are held for more than twelve (12) months after the date of purchase of the Shares pursuant to the exercise of an NQSO, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long term capital gain.

  • Share Options With respect to the share options (the “Share Options”) granted pursuant to the share-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Share Plans”), (i) each Share Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Share Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Share Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required shareholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Share Plans, the Exchange Act, and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with IFRS in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Share Options prior to, or otherwise coordinating the grant of Share Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or prospects.

  • Nonqualified Stock Option The Option is a nonqualified stock option and is not, and shall not be, an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

  • Stock Option Grant Subject to the provisions set forth herein and the terms and conditions of the Plan, and in consideration of the agreements of the Participant herein provided, the Company hereby grants to the Participant an Option to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock, at the exercise price per share, and on the schedule, set forth above.

  • Stock Option Plans Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

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