Common use of Payment for Option Shares Clause in Contracts

Payment for Option Shares. The purchase price for shares of Common Stock to be acquired upon exercise of an Option granted hereunder shall be paid in full in cash or by personal check, bank draft or money order at the time of exercise; provided, however, that in lieu of such form of payment, the Committee may permit a Participant to pay such purchase price in whole or in part by tendering shares of Common Stock that have been held at least six months, which are freely owned and held by the Participant independent of any restrictions, hypothecations or other encumbrances, duly endorsed for transfer (or with duly executed stock powers attached), or in any combination of the above. If shares of Common Stock are tendered in payment of all or part of the exercise price, they shall be valued for such purpose at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.