Post-Employment Exercises. No Stock Option represented by this Agreement may be exercised after termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) except as otherwise provided for in Section 2(b), 2(c) or 2(d) hereof. The exercise of any Stock Option after termination of the Participant’s employment by reason of retirement in accordance with Section 2(c), or due to termination by the Participant or termination by the Company or relevant subsidiary without Cause in accordance with Section 2(d), is subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent that the Participant neither (i) accepts an offer to work for, or otherwise agrees to actively participate in or render services to any business on behalf of any competitor of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates (whether as an employee, consultant or otherwise); nor (ii) conducts himself or herself in a manner adversely affecting the Company. The term “competitor” means any business that is engaged in, or is preparing to become engaged in, the makeup, skin care, hair care, toiletries or fragrance business or other business in which the Company is engaged or preparing to become engaged, or that otherwise competes with, or is preparing to compete with, the Company. All unexercisable Stock Options held by the Participant after the Participant’s employment is terminated will be forfeited.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Estee Lauder Companies Inc), Stock Option Agreement (Estee Lauder Companies Inc)
Post-Employment Exercises. No Stock Option represented by this Agreement may be exercised after termination of the ParticipantEmployee’s employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) except unless as otherwise provided for in Section 2(b), 2(c) or 2(d) hereof. The exercise of any Stock Option after termination of the ParticipantEmployee’s employment by reason of retirement in accordance with Section 2(c), or due to termination by the Participant Employee or termination by the Company or relevant subsidiary without Cause in accordance with Section 2(d), is subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent that the Participant Employee neither (i) accepts an offer to work for, or otherwise agrees to actively participate in or render services to any business on behalf of any competitor of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates (whether as an employee, consultant or otherwise); nor (ii) conducts herself or himself or herself in a manner adversely affecting the Company. The term “competitor” means any business that is engaged in, or is preparing to become engaged in, the makeup, skin care, hair care, toiletries or fragrance business or other business in which the Company is engaged or preparing to become engaged, or that otherwise competes with, or is preparing to compete with, the Company. All unexercisable Stock Options held by that cannot be exercised after termination of the Participant after the ParticipantEmployee’s employment is terminated will be forfeited.
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Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Estee Lauder Companies Inc), Stock Option Agreement (Estee Lauder Companies Inc)