OPTIONEE'S FOREBEARANCE Sample Clauses

OPTIONEE'S FOREBEARANCE. The Optionee understands that the Company is granting to the Optionee an option to purchase Shares hereunder to reward the Optionee for the Optionee's future efforts and loyalty to the Company and its Affiliates by giving the Optionee the opportunity to participate in the potential future appreciation of the Company. Accordingly, the Optionee agrees that (a) he will not at any time during his employment with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or after any Termination, directly or indirectly disclose or furnish to any other person or use for his own or any other person's account any confidential or proprietary knowledge or any other information which is not a matter of public knowledge obtained during the course of his employment with, or other performance of services for, the Company or any Affiliate thereof or any predecessor of any of the foregoing, no matter from where or in what manner the Optionee may have acquired such knowledge or information, and he shall retain all such knowledge and information in trust for the benefit of the Company, its Affiliates and the successors and assigns of any of them, (b) if he is Terminated, he will not for three years following the Termination directly or indirectly solicit for employment, including without limitation recommending to any subsequent employer the solicitation for employment of, any person who at the time of the solicitation is employed by the Company or any Affiliate thereof (a "Dept. 56 Employee") (it being understood that, if the Optionee becomes affiliated with another person (the "Successor") and the Successor solicits for employment a Dept. 56 Employee, it shall not constitute a solicitation hereunder if the Optionee does not solicit, recommend to the Successor, or otherwise bring to the attention of the Successor, the Dept. 56 Employee), and (c) he will not at any time during his employment or after any Termination publish any statement or make any statement (under circumstances reasonably likely to become public or that he might reasonably expect to become public) critical of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or in any way adversely affecting or otherwise maligning the business or reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors or employees (any activity described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of this sentence being herein referred to as a "Prohibited Activity"). In addition, accordingly, the Optionee agrees that he will not at any time during...
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  • Period of Exercisability Section 3.1 - Commencement of Exercisability (a) Options shall become exercisable as follows: Percentage of Option Date Option Shares Granted As to Which Becomes Exercisable Option Is Exercisable ------------------- --------------------- After the first anniversary of the Trigger Date 20% After the second anniversary of the Trigger Date 40% After the third anniversary of the Trigger Date 60% After the fourth anniversary of the Trigger Date 80% After the fifth anniversary of the Trigger Date 100% Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) no Options shall become exercisable prior to the time the Plan is approved by the Company's stockholders, and (y) subject to the immediately preceding clause (x), the Options shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Options immediately prior to a Change of Control (but only to the extent such Options have not otherwise terminated or become exercisable). (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall become exercisable as to any additional shares of Common Stock following the termination of employment of the Optionee for any reason other than a termination of employment because of death or Permanent Disability of the Optionee, and any Option (other than as provided in the next succeeding sentence) which is non-exercisable as of the Optionee's termination of employment shall be immediately cancelled. In the event of a termination of employment because of such death or Permanent Disability, the Options shall immediately become exercisable as to all shares of Common Stock subject thereto.

  • Commencement of Exercisability (a) Subject to Sections 3.1(b), 3.1(c) and 3.3, the Option shall become vested and exercisable in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. (b) No portion of the Option which has not become vested and exercisable at the date of the Participant’s Termination of Services shall thereafter become vested and exercisable, except as may be otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between the Company and the Participant. [

  • Duration of Exercisability The installments provided for in Section 3.1 are cumulative. Each such installment which becomes exercisable pursuant to Section 3.1 shall remain exercisable until it becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3.

  • Continuous Service The Parties shall continue providing services to each other during the pendency of any dispute resolution procedure, and the Parties shall continue to perform their obligations (including making payments in accordance with Article IV, Section 4) in accordance with this Agreement.

  • Option Exercisability The Option shall terminate immediately upon the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent that it is then unvested and shall be exercisable after the Participant’s termination of Service to the extent it is then vested only during the applicable time period as determined below and thereafter shall terminate.

  • Exercisability This option shall be exercisable as to: 400 immediate This option shall remain exercisable as to all vested shares until January 1,2014 (but not later than ten (10) years from the date this option is granted) unless this option has expired or terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions hereof or in the Plan. Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5, shares as to which this option becomes exercisable pursuant to the foregoing provision may be purchased at any time prior to expiration of this option.

  • Exercise Period Upon Death or Disability If the Participant dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the Company has not terminated such relationship for “cause” as specified in paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), provided that this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability, and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final Exercise Date.

  • Vesting; Time of Exercise Except as specifically provided in this Agreement and subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Optioned Shares shall be vested and the Stock Option shall be exercisable as follows:

  • Termination by Virtue of Death or Disability of Executive (a) In the event of Executive’s death while employed pursuant to this Agreement, all obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate immediately, in accordance with Section 6.6, and the Company shall, pursuant to the Company’s standard payroll policies, pay to Executive’s legal representatives all Accrued Obligations. (b) Subject to applicable state and federal law, the Company shall at all times have the right, upon written notice to Executive, and in accordance with Section 6.6, to terminate this Agreement based on Executive’s Disability. Termination by the Company of Executive’s employment based on “Disability” shall mean termination because Executive is unable due to a physical or mental condition to perform the essential functions of his position with or without reasonable accommodation for 180 days in the aggregate during any twelve (12) month period or based on the written certification by two licensed physicians of the likely continuation of such condition for such period. This definition shall be interpreted and applied consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and other applicable law. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated based on Executive’s Disability, Executive will not receive Severance Benefits, Change in Control Severance Benefits, or any other severance compensation or benefit, except that, pursuant to the Company’s standard payroll policies, the Company shall pay to Executive the Accrued Obligations.

  • Licensor’s Option Licensor shall have the option, at Licensor’s sole discretion, to terminate this License at any time within three (3) years of the date of this Agreement upon written notice to Licensee. In the event that Licensor exercises this option, Licensor shall pay to Licensee a sum equal to Two Hundred Percent (200%) of the License Fee paid by Licensee. Upon Licensor’s exercise of the option, Licensee must immediately remove the New Song from any and all digital and physical distribution channels and must immediately cease access to any streams and/or downloads of the New Song by the general public.

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