Common use of Equity Award Vesting Acceleration Clause in Contracts

Equity Award Vesting Acceleration. With respect to the circumstances described in Section 2.1 (i) and (ii), or (iii), 100% of the Shares subject to each of Executive’s then outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and other Company equity compensation awards, including (subject to the provisions of this paragraph) performance-based vesting full-value awards where the payout is either a fixed number of Shares or zero Shares depending on whether the performance metric is obtained, shall immediately accelerate vesting. With respect to performance-based vesting full-value awards in which the performance period has not been completed prior to the Executive’s termination date and where the number of Shares earned is variable based upon the extent to which performance milestones are reached (i.e., where the number of Shares earned based upon achieving performance milestones can be more than one positive number), each such award shall immediately accelerate vesting as described above as if one hundred percent of the target performance levels had been achieved. With respect to performance-based vesting full-value awards where the performance period has been completed prior to the Executive’s termination date and that remain subject to additional service-based vesting, such awards shall accelerate as described above with respect only to the shares earned by virtue of attaining the performance metrics during the performance period. Any Company stock options and stock appreciation rights shall thereafter remain exercisable following the Executive’s employment termination for the period prescribed in the respective option and stock appreciation right agreements. Subject to Section 5, any acceleration pursuant to this Section 2.1.3 shall occur upon (a) with respect to any restricted stock, stock options and stock appreciation rights, the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable (or, if Executive’s termination occurs during the Pre-CIC Period, on the later of the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable or the date of the Change in Control, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.4), and (b) with respect to any restricted stock units, performance shares/units or similar equity awards, on the Release Deadline Date (or, if Executive’s termination occurs during the Pre-CIC Period, on the later of the Release Deadline Date or the date of the Change in Control, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.4).

Equity Award Vesting Acceleration. With respect to the circumstances described in Section 2.1 (i) and (ii), or (iii), 100% of the Shares subject to each of Executive’s then outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and other Company equity compensation awards, including (subject to the provisions of this paragraph) performance-based vesting full-value awards where the payout is either a fixed number of Shares or zero Shares depending on whether the performance metric is obtained, shall immediately accelerate vesting. With respect to performance-based vesting full-value awards in which the performance period has not been completed prior to the Executive’s termination date and where the number of Shares earned is variable based upon the extent to which performance milestones are reached (i.e., where the number of Shares earned based upon achieving performance milestones can be more than one positive number), each such award shall immediately accelerate vesting as described above as if one hundred percent of the target performance levels had been achieved. With respect to performance-performance- based vesting full-value awards where the performance period has been completed prior to the Executive’s termination date and that remain subject to additional service-based vesting, such awards shall accelerate as described above with respect only to the shares earned by virtue of attaining the performance metrics during the performance period. Any Company stock options and stock appreciation rights shall thereafter remain exercisable following the Executive’s employment termination for the period prescribed in the respective option and stock appreciation right agreements. Subject to Section 5, any acceleration pursuant to this Section 2.1.3 shall occur upon (a) with respect to any restricted stock, stock options and stock appreciation rights, the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable (or, if Executive’s termination occurs during the Pre-CIC Period, on the later of the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable or the date of the Change in Control, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.4), and (b) with respect to any restricted stock units, performance shares/units or similar equity awards, on the Release Deadline Date (or, if Executive’s termination occurs during the Pre-CIC Period, on the later of the Release Deadline Date or the date of the Change in Control, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.4).

Equity Award Vesting Acceleration. With respect to the circumstances described in Section 2.1 (i) and (ii), or (iii), 100% of the Shares subject to each of Executive’s then outstanding stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and other Company equity compensation awards, including (subject to the provisions of this paragraph) performance-based vesting full-value awards where the payout is either a fixed number of Shares or zero Shares depending on whether the performance metric is obtained, shall immediately accelerate vesting. With respect to performance-based vesting full-value awards in which the performance period has not been completed prior to the Executive’s termination date and where the number of Shares earned is variable based upon the extent to which performance milestones are reached (i.e., where the number of Shares earned based upon achieving performance milestones can be more than one positive number), each such award shall immediately accelerate vesting as described above as if one hundred percent of the target performance levels had been achieved. With respect to performance-based vesting full-value awards where the performance period has been completed prior to the Executive’s termination date and that remain subject to additional service-based vesting, such awards shall accelerate as described above with respect only to the shares earned by virtue of attaining the performance metrics during the performance period. Any Company stock options and stock appreciation rights shall thereafter remain exercisable following the Executive’s employment termination for the period prescribed in the respective option and stock appreciation right agreements. Subject to Section 5, any acceleration pursuant to this Section 2.1.3 shall occur upon (a) with respect to any restricted stock, stock options and stock appreciation rights, the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable (or, if Executive’s termination occurs during the Pre-CIC Period, on the later of the date the Release becomes effective and irrevocable or the date of the Change in Control, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.4), and (b) with respect to any restricted stock units, performance shares/units or similar equity awards, on the Release Deadline Date (or, if Executive’s termination occurs during the Pre-CIC Period, on the later of the Release Deadline Date or the date of the Change in Control, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.4).. 2.1.4. Interaction with Section 2.2. For the avoidance of doubt, the payments under this Section 2.1 are in place of and not in addition to, any payments to which Executive may have become entitled under Section 2.2. To the extent Executive began receiving DocuSign Envelope ID: 6B9025B7-A79C-4023-A2CF-02C98D7AD9F7DocuSign Envelope ID: 5D8A6CF9-F250-48CD-BE0E-74A976C1293C