Restrictions on Transfer and Exercise. (a) Except as provided in this Section 3, this Option, and rights under this Option, may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Awardee and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company. (b) This Option shall be exercisable only by the Awardee during the Awardee’s lifetime, or by the person to whom the Awardee’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding anything in the 2013 Plan to the contrary, an award of NSOs shall be transferable pursuant to a domestic relations order. (c) If at the time of the Awardee’s death this Option has not been fully exercised, the Awardee’s estate or any person who acquires the right to exercise this Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the Awardee’s death may, at any time within one year after the date of the Awardee’s death, exercise this Option with respect to up to the entire remaining number of Shares subject to this Option. It shall be a condition to the exercise of this Option after the Awardee’s death that the Company shall have been furnished evidence satisfactory to it of the right of the person exercising this Option to do so and that all estate, transfer, inheritance or death taxes payable with respect to this Option or the Shares to which it relates have been paid or otherwise provided for to the satisfaction of the Company.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Diligent Board Member Services, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Diligent Board Member Services, Inc.), Stock Option Award Agreement (Diligent Board Member Services, Inc.)
Restrictions on Transfer and Exercise. (a) Except as provided in this Section 3, this Option, and rights under this Option, may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Awardee and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.
(b) This Option shall be exercisable only by the Awardee (or, in the case of Awardee’s Disability, by Awardee’s personal representative) during the Awardee’s lifetime, or by the person to whom the Awardee’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding anything in the 2013 Plan to the contrary, an award of NSOs shall be transferable pursuant to a domestic relations order.
(c) If at the time of the Awardee’s death this Option has not been fully exercised, the Awardee’s estate or any person who acquires the right to exercise this Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the Awardee’s death may, at any time within one year after the date of the Awardee’s death, exercise this Option with respect to up to the entire remaining number of Shares subject to this Option. It shall be a condition to the exercise of this Option after the Awardee’s death that the Company shall have been furnished evidence satisfactory to it of the right of the person exercising this Option to do so and that all estate, transfer, inheritance or death taxes payable with respect to this Option or the Shares to which it relates have been paid or otherwise provided for to the satisfaction of the Company.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Diligent Corp), Employment Agreement (Diligent Board Member Services, Inc.)