Termination of Employment Due to Retirement. If prior to the Option Termination Date the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or a subsidiary thereof due to Participant's Retirement, the Option, to the extent not previously vested and exercised, shall immediately become fully vested and exercisable and remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the Option Termination Date and (ii) the first anniversary of the Participant's Retirement, and thereafter all Options, to the extent not previously exercised, shall terminate together with all other rights hereunder. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence (and without limiting the Participant's rights in connection with a Retirement), in the event of the Participant's Qualified Retirement, the Option, to the extent not previously exercised, shall remain exercisable until the Option Termination Date and shall then terminate together with all other rights under this Agreement. As used herein, the term "Qualified Retirement" means the Participant's termination of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries at or after reaching age 65 with at least 10 years of Service.
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc), Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc), Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)
Termination of Employment Due to Retirement. If prior to the Option Termination Date the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or a subsidiary thereof due to Participant's Retirement, the Option, to the extent not previously vested and exercised, shall immediately become fully vested and exercisable and remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the Option Termination Date and (ii) the first anniversary of the Participant's Retirement, and thereafter all Options, to the extent not previously exercised, shall terminate together with all other rights hereunder. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence (and without limiting the Participant's ’s rights in connection with a Retirement), in the event of the Participant's ’s Qualified Retirement, the Option, to the extent not previously exercised, shall remain exercisable until the Option Termination Date and shall then terminate together with all other rights under this Agreement. As used herein, the term "“Qualified Retirement" ” means the Participant's ’s termination of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries at or after reaching age 65 with at least 10 years of Service.
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Samples: Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc), Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc), Incentive Stock Option Agreement (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)