National Insurance Contributions. No stock shall be allotted or transferred to the Optionee by the Company until the UK Subsidiary has received an amount in cash equal to the amount of the Secondary NIC for which the Optionee is liable under the terms of the Election (the “NIC Amount”). The Optionee shall by completing the Election grant to the UK Subsidiary (as employer or former employer of the Optionee) the irrevocable authority, as agent of the Optionee and on his behalf, to appoint an Independent Transfer Agent to act as agent of the Optionee and on his behalf to sell or procure the sale of sufficient of the Option Shares acquired on the exercise, assignment or release of the Option and remit the net sale proceeds to the UK Subsidiary so that the net proceeds payable to the UK Subsidiary are so far as possible equal to but not less than the NIC Amount and the UK Subsidiary shall account to the Optionee for any balance. In this paragraph 4(c), “Independent Transfer Agent” means any person (other than the Company or any company affiliated with the Company or any individual affiliated with any such company) who is registered as a broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and who is thereby able to sell and transfer shares in the Company on behalf of the Optionee.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Osi Pharmaceuticals Inc), Stock Option Agreement (Osi Pharmaceuticals Inc), Stock Option Agreement (Osi Pharmaceuticals Inc)
National Insurance Contributions. No stock shall be allotted or transferred to the Optionee by the Company until the UK Subsidiary has received an amount in cash equal to the amount of the Secondary NIC for which the Optionee is liable under the terms of the Election (“the “NIC Amount”). The Optionee shall by completing the Election grant to the UK Subsidiary (as employer or former employer of the Optionee) the irrevocable authority, as agent of the Optionee and on his behalf, to appoint an Independent Transfer Agent to act as agent of the Optionee Optionholder and on his behalf to sell or procure the sale of sufficient of the Option Shares Stock acquired on the exercise, assignment or release of the Option and remit the net sale proceeds to the UK Subsidiary so that the net proceeds payable to the UK Subsidiary are so far as possible equal to but not less than the NIC Amount and the UK Subsidiary shall account to the Optionee for any balance. In this paragraph 4(c), “Independent Transfer Agent” means any person (other than the Company or any company affiliated with the Company or any individual affiliated with any such company) who is registered as a broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and who is thereby able to sell and transfer shares in the Company on behalf of the Optionee.
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Samples: 1999 Incentive and Non Qualified Stock Option Plan Agreement (Osi Pharmaceuticals Inc)