Disclaimer of Rights. No provision in the Plan or in the Stock Option Agreement shall be construed to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any affiliate, or to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company or Service Provider either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual at any time, or to terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual and the Company. In addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, the Option shall not be affected by any change of duties or position of the Optionee, so long as the Optionee continues to be a director, officer, consultant or employee of the Company. The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to this Stock Option Agreement shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein. The Plan and the Stock Option Agreement shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any participant or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan. The Optionee shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Stock subject to an Option except to the extent the certificates for such shares of Stock shall have been issued upon the exercise of the Option.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Via Net Works Inc), Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Global Imaging Systems Inc), Option Agreement (Global Imaging Systems Inc)