Fair Market Value Determinations. If a determination of Fair Market Value is being made under the Option with respect to a period during which the Stock is neither quoted on NASDAQ nor quoted or listed on a recognized quotation service or a national securities exchange, and the Representative (as hereinafter defined) gives notice that it disagrees with the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value within ten days following the Optionee's receipt of written notice of the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by a nationally recognized investment banking firm acceptable to the Representative and the Committee. If the Committee and the Representative are unable to agree within five days on the choice of an investment banking firm to perform the valuation, each of the Committee and the Representative shall promptly choose one investment banking firm and the two firms so chosen shall choose a third investment banking firm which shall alone determine Fair Market Value. If no third independent investment banking firm can be agreed upon by the first two independent investment banking firms within fifteen days, such third independent investment banking firm shall be selected promptly by an arbitrator chosen in accordance with the rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The investment banking firm shall submit its determination of Fair Market Value to the Committee and the Optionee as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than sixty days after the date such investment banking firm is selected as provided above. The determination of Fair Market Value by the investment banking firm shall be final and binding on both the Committee and the Optionee. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination by such investment banking firm of Fair Market Value. The investment banking firm may use whatever valuation methods it deems relevant or appropriate under the circumstances. Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the investment banking firm's opinion as follows: (i) if such opinion
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Whitehall Jewellers Inc), Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Whitehall Jewellers Inc)
Fair Market Value Determinations. If a determination of Fair Market Value is being made under the Option with respect to a period during which the Stock is neither quoted on NASDAQ nor quoted or listed on a recognized quotation service or a national securities exchange, and the Representative (as hereinafter defined) gives notice that it disagrees with the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value within ten days following the Optionee's receipt of written notice of the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by a nationally recognized investment banking firm acceptable to the Representative and the Committee. If the Committee and the Representative are unable to agree within five days on the choice of an investment banking firm to perform the valuation, each of the Committee and the Representative shall promptly choose one investment banking firm and the two firms so chosen shall choose a third investment banking firm which shall alone determine Fair Market Value. If no third independent investment banking firm can be agreed upon by the first two independent investment banking firms within fifteen days, such third independent investment banking firm shall be selected promptly by an arbitrator chosen in accordance with the rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The investment banking firm shall submit its determination of Fair Market Value to the Committee and the Optionee as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than sixty days after the date such investment banking firm is selected as provided above. The determination of Fair Market Value by the investment banking firm shall be final and binding on both the Committee and the Optionee. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination by such investment banking firm of Fair Market Value. The investment banking firm may use whatever valuation methods it deems relevant or appropriate under the circumstances. Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the investment banking firm's opinion as follows: (i) if such opinionof
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Patinkin Hugh M), Stock Option Agreement (Patinkin Hugh M)
Fair Market Value Determinations. If a determination of Fair Market Value is being made under the Option with respect to a period during which the Stock is neither quoted on NASDAQ nor quoted or listed on a recognized quotation service or a national securities exchange, and the Representative (as hereinafter defined) gives notice that it disagrees with the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value within ten days following the Optionee's receipt of written notice of the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by a nationally recognized investment banking firm acceptable to the Representative and the Committee. If the Committee and the Representative are unable to agree within five days on the choice of an investment banking firm to perform the valuation, each of the Committee and the Representative shall promptly choose one investment banking firm and the two firms so chosen shall choose a third investment banking firm which shall alone determine Fair Market Value. If no third independent investment banking firm can be agreed upon by the first two independent investment banking firms within fifteen days, such third independent investment banking firm shall be selected promptly by an arbitrator chosen in accordance with the rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The investment banking firm shall submit its determination of Fair Market Value to the Committee and the Optionee as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than sixty days after the date such investment banking firm is selected as provided above. The determination of Fair Market Value by the investment banking firm shall be final and binding on both the Committee and the Optionee. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination by such investment banking firm of Fair Market Value. The investment banking firm may use whatever valuation methods it deems relevant or appropriate under the circumstances. Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the investment banking firm's opinion as follows: (i) if such opinionbanking
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Samples: Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Whitehall Jewellers Inc)
Fair Market Value Determinations. If a determination of Fair Market Value is being made under the Option with respect to a period during which the Stock is neither quoted on NASDAQ nor quoted or listed on a recognized quotation service or a national securities exchange, and the Representative (as hereinafter defined) gives notice that it disagrees with the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value within ten days following the Optionee's receipt of written notice of the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by a nationally recognized investment banking firm acceptable to the Representative and the Committee. If the Committee and the Representative are unable to agree within five days on the choice of an investment banking firm to perform the valuation, each of the Committee and the Representative shall promptly choose one investment banking firm and the two firms so chosen shall choose a third investment banking firm which shall alone determine Fair Market Value. If no third independent investment banking firm can be agreed upon by the first two independent investment banking firms within fifteen days, such third independent investment banking firm shall be selected promptly by an arbitrator chosen in accordance with the rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The investment banking firm shall submit its determination of Fair Market Value to the Committee and the Optionee as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than sixty days after the date such investment banking firm is selected as provided above. The determination of Fair Market Value by the investment banking firm shall be final and binding on both the Committee and the Optionee. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination by such investment banking firm of Fair Market Value. The investment banking firm may use whatever valuation methods it deems relevant or appropriate under the circumstances. Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the investment banking firm's opinion as follows: (i) if such opinionbe
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Fair Market Value Determinations. If a determination of Fair Market Value is being made under the Option with respect to a period during which the Stock is neither quoted on NASDAQ nor quoted or listed on a recognized quotation service or a national securities exchange, and the Representative (as hereinafter defined) gives notice that it disagrees with the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value within ten days following the Optionee's receipt of written notice of the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by a nationally recognized investment banking firm acceptable to the Representative and the Committee. If the Committee and the Representative are unable to agree within five days on the choice of an investment banking firm to perform the valuation, each of the Committee and the Representative shall promptly choose one investment banking firm and the two firms so chosen shall choose a third investment banking firm which shall alone determine Fair Market Value. If no third independent investment banking firm can be agreed upon by the first two independent investment banking firms within fifteen days, such third independent investment banking firm shall be selected promptly by an arbitrator chosen in accordance with the rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The investment banking firm shall submit its determination of Fair Market Value to the Committee and the Optionee as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than sixty days after the date such investment banking firm is selected as provided above. The determination of Fair Market Value by the investment banking firm shall be final and binding on both the Committee and the Optionee. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination by such investment banking firm of Fair Market Value. The investment banking firm may use whatever valuation methods it deems relevant or appropriate under the circumstances. Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the investment banking firm's opinion as follows: (i) if such opinionthe
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Samples: Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Whitehall Jewellers Inc)
Fair Market Value Determinations. If a determination of Fair Market Value is being made under the Option with respect to a period during which the Stock is neither quoted on NASDAQ nor quoted or listed on a recognized quotation service or a national securities exchange, and the Representative (as hereinafter defined) gives notice that it disagrees with the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value within ten days following the Optionee's receipt of written notice of the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by a nationally recognized investment banking firm acceptable to the Representative and the Committee. If the Committee and the Representative are unable to agree within five days on the choice of an investment banking firm to perform the valuation, each of the Committee and the Representative shall promptly choose one investment banking firm and the two firms so chosen shall choose a third investment banking firm which shall alone determine Fair Market Value. If no third independent investment banking firm can be agreed upon by the first two independent investment banking firms within fifteen days, such third independent investment banking firm shall be selected promptly by an arbitrator chosen in accordance with the rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The investment banking firm shall submit its determination of Fair Market Value to the Committee and the Optionee as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than sixty days after the date such investment banking firm is selected as provided above. The determination of Fair Market Value by the investment banking firm shall be final and binding on both the Committee and the Optionee. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination by such investment banking firm of Fair Market Value. The investment banking firm may use whatever valuation methods it deems relevant or appropriate under the circumstances. Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the investment banking firm's opinion as follows: (i) if such opinionopinion expresses the Fair Market Value in terms of a range of values, the mean of such range shall be deemed to be Fair Market Value or (ii) if such opinion expresses Fair Market Value as an absolute number, such number shall be deemed to be the Fair
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Samples: Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Whitehall Jewellers Inc)
Fair Market Value Determinations. If a determination of Fair Market Value is being made under the Option with respect to a period during which the Stock is neither quoted on NASDAQ NYSE nor quoted or listed on a recognized quotation service or a national securities exchange, and the Representative (as hereinafter defined) gives notice that it disagrees with the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value within ten days following the Optionee's receipt of written notice of the Committee's determination of Fair Market Value, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by a nationally recognized investment banking firm acceptable to the Representative and the Committee. If the Committee and the Representative are unable to agree within five days on the choice of an investment banking firm to perform the valuation, each of the Committee and the Representative shall promptly choose one investment banking firm and the two firms so chosen shall choose a third investment banking firm which shall alone determine Fair Market Value. If no third independent investment banking firm can be agreed upon by the first two independent investment banking firms within fifteen days, such third independent investment banking firm shall be selected promptly by an arbitrator chosen in accordance with the rules for commercial arbitration of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The investment banking firm shall submit its determination of Fair Market Value to the Committee and the Optionee as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than sixty days after the date such investment banking firm is selected as provided above. The determination of Fair Market Value by the investment banking firm shall be final and binding on both the Committee and the Optionee. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the determination by such investment banking firm of Fair Market Value. The investment banking firm may use whatever valuation methods it deems relevant or appropriate under the circumstances. Fair Market Value shall be determined based upon the investment banking firm's opinion as follows: (i) if such opinion
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Samples: Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Whitehall Jewellers Inc)