Common use of Ownership of Rights Clause in Contracts

Ownership of Rights. The Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by his option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate to said optionee for such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued, except as provided under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.