Common use of Nonstatutory Stock Option Clause in Contracts

Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Participant may incur regular federal income tax and California income tax liability upon exercise of a NSO. The Participant will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Participant is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation or collect from Participant and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Award Agreement (Altera Corp), Stock Option Award Agreement (Altera Corp)

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Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Participant Optionee may incur regular federal income tax and California state income tax liability upon exercise of a an NSO. The Participant Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Participant Optionee is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation or collect from Participant Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Geoworks /Ca/), Stock Option Agreement (Geoworks /Ca/)

Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Participant Optionee may incur regular federal income tax and California income tax liability upon exercise of a NSO. The Participant Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Participant Optionee is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation or collect from Participant Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Coherent Inc)

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Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Participant may incur regular federal income tax and California income tax liability upon exercise of a NSO. The Participant will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Participant is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her compensation or collect from Participant and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.. U.S. Award Agreement (Options)

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Award Agreement (Altera Corp)

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