Payment and Issuance of Shares. On each Vesting Date or, if earlier, upon an Acceleration Event (each such Vesting Date or Acceleration Event, a “Payment Date”), or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee of one Share for every Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date (and with respect to which a payment has not previously been made pursuant to this Section 4) as payment with respect to each such vested Stock Unit. If any dividends are declared on the Company’s Shares while the Stock Units subject to this Agreement are outstanding, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee on each Payment Date, or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, with respect to each Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date, in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have been payable to the Employee with respect to each such vested Stock Unit had such vested Stock Unit instead been an issued and outstanding Share on the record date of any such dividends (the “Dividend Equivalent Amount”), but only to the extent that the Dividend Equivalent Amount has not previously been paid to the Employee with respect to such vested Stock Unit. At the Company’s discretion, payment of the Dividend Equivalent Amount may be made in cash or in Shares having a Fair Market Value on the Payment Date equal to the Dividend Equivalent Amount. At the Company’s election, the Company shall cause the Shares delivered as payment with respect to the vested Stock Units to either be evidenced by a book entry account maintained by the Company’s stock transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) or by a certificate issued in the Employee’s name. Upon the earlier of the date the Shares are evidenced in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent or the date a certificate for the Shares are issued in the Employee’s name, the Employee shall be a shareholder with respect to the Shares and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive any dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, following a Change of Control of the Company, the Company, at its election, may elect to make any payment required to be made to the Employee pursuant to this Section 4 in cash rather than Shares.
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Samples: Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc), Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc), Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc)
Payment and Issuance of Shares. On each Vesting Date or, if earlier, upon an Acceleration Event (each such Vesting Date or Acceleration Event, a “Payment Date”), or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee of one Share for every Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date (and with respect to which a payment has not previously been made pursuant to this Section 4) as payment with respect to each such vested Stock Unit. If any dividends are declared on the Company’s Shares while the Stock Units subject to this Agreement are outstanding, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee on each Payment Date, or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, with respect to each Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date, in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have been payable to the Employee with respect to each such vested Stock Unit had such vested Stock Unit instead been an issued and outstanding Share on the record date of any such dividends (the “Dividend Equivalent Amount”), but only to the extent that the Dividend Equivalent Amount has not previously been paid to the Employee with respect to such vested Stock Unit. At the Company’s discretion, payment of the Dividend Equivalent Amount may be made in cash or in Shares having a Fair Market Value on the Payment Date equal to the Dividend Equivalent Amount. At the Company’s election, the Company shall cause the Shares delivered as payment with respect to the vested Stock Units to either be evidenced by a book entry account maintained by the Company’s stock transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) or ), by a certificate issued in the Employee’s name, or by delivery to the Employee’s individual share holdings account in the Company’s equity plan manager’s system (“Employee’s Account”). Upon the earlier of the date the Shares are evidenced in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent or Agent, the date a certificate for the Shares are issued in the Employee’s name, or the transfer to the Employee’s Account, the Employee shall be a shareholder with respect to the Shares and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive any dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, following a Change of Control of the Company, the Company, at its election, may elect to make any payment required to be made to the Employee pursuant to this Section 4 in cash rather than Shares.
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Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc)
Payment and Issuance of Shares. On each Vesting Date or, if earlier, upon an Acceleration Event (each such Vesting Date or Acceleration Event, a “Payment Date”), or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event Date or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee of one Share for every Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date (and with respect to which a payment has not previously been made pursuant to this Section 4) as payment with respect to each such vested Stock Unit. If any dividends are declared on the Company’s Shares while the Stock Units subject to this Agreement are outstanding, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee on each Payment Date, or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, with respect to each Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date, in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have been payable to the Employee with respect to each such vested Stock Unit had such vested Stock Unit instead been an issued and outstanding Share on the record date of any such dividends (the “Dividend Equivalent Amount”), but only to the extent that the Dividend Equivalent Amount has not previously been paid to the Employee with respect to such vested Stock Unit. At the Company’s discretion, payment of the Dividend Equivalent Amount may be made in cash or in Shares having a Fair Market Value on the Payment Date equal to the Dividend Equivalent Amount. At the Company’s election, the Company shall cause the Shares delivered as payment with respect to the vested Stock Units to either be evidenced by a book entry account maintained by the Company’s stock transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) or by a certificate issued in the Employee’s name. Upon the earlier of the date the Shares are evidenced in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent or the date a certificate for the Shares are issued in the Employee’s name, the Employee shall be a shareholder with respect to the Shares and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive any dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, following a Change of Control of the Company, the Company, at its election, may elect to make any payment required to be made to the Employee pursuant to this Section 4 in cash rather than Shares.
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Samples: Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc), Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc)
Payment and Issuance of Shares. On each Vesting Date orAs soon as practical following the determination of the Applicable Percentage for the 2018 calendar year and the resulting Average Percentage, if earlierbut no earlier than January 1, upon an Acceleration Event 2019 or later than March 15, 2019 (each such Vesting Date or Acceleration Event, a the “Payment Date”), or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee of one Share for every Vested Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date (and with respect to which a payment has not previously been made pursuant to this Section 4) as payment with respect to each such vested Vested Stock Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated prior to December 31, 2018 by reason of the Employee’s death or disability (an “Acceleration Event”), then (i) for purposes of determining the number of Vested Stock Units as of such Acceleration Event, the Average Percentage shall be deemed to be 100%, (ii) the Company shall make a payment to the Employee of one Share for every Vested Stock Unit as soon as reasonably practicable following such Acceleration Event, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the date of the Acceleration Event, and (iii) the Employee will not be entitled to any further payment pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of retirement on or after the Employee’s sixty-fifth birthday, by the Company without Cause (as defined in any written employment agreement or severance agreement between the Company and the Employee in effect at the time of such termination of employment) or by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in any written employment agreement or severance agreement between the Company and the Employee in effect at the time of such termination of employment), the determination of the number of Vested Stock Units, and any payment to be made to the Employee with respect to any Vested Stock Units, shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable following the determination of the Applicable Percentage for the 2018 calendar year and the resulting Average Percentage, but in no event earlier than January 1, 2019 or later than March 15, 2019. If any dividends are declared on the Company’s Shares while the Stock Units subject to this Agreement are outstanding, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee on each the Payment DateDate or the Acceleration Event, or within thirty (30) days thereafter in as the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occursmay be, with respect to each Stock Unit that became vested as of such a Vested Stock Unit on the Payment DateDate or the Acceleration Event, in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have been payable to the Employee with respect to each such vested Vested Stock Unit had such vested Vested Stock Unit instead been an issued and outstanding Share on the record date of any such dividends (the “Dividend Equivalent Amount”), but only to the extent that the Dividend Equivalent Amount has not previously been paid to the Employee with respect to such vested Stock Unit. At the Company’s discretion, payment of the Dividend Equivalent Amount may be made in cash or in Shares having a Fair Market Value on the Payment Date or the Acceleration Event, as the case may be, equal to the Dividend Equivalent Amount. At the Company’s election, the Company shall cause the Shares delivered as payment with respect to the vested Vested Stock Units to either be evidenced by a book entry account maintained by the Company’s stock transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) or by a certificate issued in the Employee’s name. Upon the earlier of the date the Shares are evidenced in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent or the date a certificate for the Shares are issued in the Employee’s name, the Employee shall be a shareholder with respect to the Shares and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive any dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, following a Change of Control of the Company, the Company, at its election, may elect to make any payment required to be made to the Employee pursuant to this Section 4 5 in cash rather than Shares.
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Payment and Issuance of Shares. On each Vesting Date or, if earlier, upon an Acceleration Event (each such Vesting Date or Acceleration Event, a “Payment Date”), or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee of one Share for every Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date (and with respect to which a payment has not previously been made pursuant to this Section 4) as payment with respect to each such vested Stock Unit. If For greater certainty, the Employee shall not be entitled to receive a cash payment from the Company in respect of any Stock Unit granted hereunder. In no event will dividends are declared or dividend equivalents be paid on the Company’s Shares while the Stock Units subject to this Agreement are outstanding, the Company shall make a payment to the Employee on each Payment Date, or within thirty (30) days thereafter in the case of an Acceleration Event or by March 15 of the year in which such Vesting Date occurs, with respect to each Stock Unit that became vested as of such Payment Date, in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have been payable to the Employee with respect to each such vested Stock Unit had such vested Stock Unit instead been an issued and outstanding Share on the record date of any such dividends (the “Dividend Equivalent Amount”), but only to the extent that the Dividend Equivalent Amount has not previously been paid to the Employee with respect to such vested Stock Unit. At the Company’s discretion, payment of the Dividend Equivalent Amount may be made in cash or in Shares having a Fair Market Value on the Payment Date equal to the Dividend Equivalent Amountgranted hereunder. At the Company’s election, the Company shall cause the Shares delivered as payment with respect to the vested Stock Units to either be evidenced by a book entry account maintained by the Company’s stock transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) or ), by a certificate issued in the Employee’s name, or by delivery to the Employee’s individual share holdings account in the Company’s equity plan manager’s system (“Employee’s Account”). Upon the earlier of the date the Shares are evidenced in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent or Agent, the date a certificate for the Shares are issued in the Employee’s name, or the transfer to the Employee’s Account, the Employee shall be a shareholder with respect to the Shares and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive any dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the Shares. Employee acknowledges that the Shares are not freely tradeable shares under Canadian Securities laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary 29662088.2 10834796 v1 herein, following a Change of Control of the Company, the Company, at its election, may elect to make any payment required to be made to the Employee pursuant to this Section 4 in cash rather than Shares.
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Samples: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Myers Industries Inc)