Common use of Treatment of Company Stock Awards Clause in Contracts

Treatment of Company Stock Awards. (a) As of the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase a Company Common Share granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company Stock Option”), regardless of whether vested or unvested, shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, an amount in cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) equal to the product of (i) Total Consideration minus the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option. (b) As of the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company RSU”), which was granted prior to the date hereof, regardless of whether vested or unvested, shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company RSU on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, an amount in cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) equal to the product of (i) the Total Consideration multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company RSU. (c) Each unvested Company RSU, if any, granted following the date hereof in accordance with the terms of Section 5.1(a), pursuant to the National General Holdings Corp. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (other than any Company RSU granted to a non-employee member of the Company Board), that is outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be assumed by Parent (each, an “Assumed Company RSU”) and converted automatically into a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of the common stock of Parent (each, an “Adjusted RSU Award”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Assumed Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Equity Award Exchange Ratio; provided, that any fractional shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Each Adjusted RSU Award will continue to have, and will be subject to, the same terms and conditions applicable to the Assumed Company RSU under the applicable Company Stock Plan and the agreements evidencing grants thereunder, including vesting, settlement and acceleration. (d) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) shall take all actions necessary (including adopting such resolutions as are necessary) to effect the treatment of the Company Stock Options and the Company RSUs (collectively, the “Company Stock Awards”) as contemplated by this Section 2.3. (e) Parent shall file with the SEC, following the Effective Time, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form), to the extent such form is available, relating to the shares of Parent common stock issuable with respect to the Assumed Company RSUs.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (National General Holdings Corp.), Merger Agreement (Allstate Corp)

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Treatment of Company Stock Awards. (a) Each Company Option, to the extent unvested, that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall accelerate and become fully vested and exercisable effective immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of the holders thereof, Parent, Purchaser or the Company, each vested Company Option (after giving effect to the acceleration treatment set forth in the preceding sentence) that is then outstanding option and unexercised as of immediately before the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted into the right to purchase receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (A) the total number of Shares subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price payable per Share under such Company Option (the “Option Consideration”). Each Company Option, whether vested or unvested, with a per share exercise price that is equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration shall be cancelled at the Effective Time without the payment of consideration therefor. (b) Except as set forth on Section 2.9(c) of the Company Common Share Disclosure Schedule, as of the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit award granted pursuant to a any of the Company Stock Plan Equity Plans or otherwise (a each, an Company Stock OptionRSU” and together, the “RSUs)) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, regardless of whether vested or unvested, shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of the holders thereof, Parent, the Company Purchaser or the holder thereofCompany, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of and converted into the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, right to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, receive an amount in cash (cash, without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) interest, equal to the product of (i) Total Consideration minus the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option. (b) As of the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company RSU”), which was granted prior to the date hereof, regardless of whether vested or unvested, shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company RSU on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, an amount in cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) equal to the product of (i) the Total Consideration multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company RSU. (c) Each unvested Company RSU, if any, granted following the date hereof in accordance with the terms of Section 5.1(a), pursuant to the National General Holdings Corp. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (other than any Company RSU granted to a non-employee member of the Company Board), that is outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be assumed by Parent (each, an “Assumed Company RSU”) and converted automatically into a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of the common stock of Parent (each, an “Adjusted RSU Award”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the total number of shares Shares issuable in settlement of Company Common Stock subject to the Assumed Company such RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time Time, multiplied by (B) the Equity Award Exchange RatioMerger Consideration (the “RSU Consideration”). (c) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (but in no event later than ten (10) business days following the Effective Time), Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, pay through the Surviving Corporation’s payroll the aggregate Option Consideration and RSU Consideration payable with respect to Company Options and RSUs held by current or former employees of the Company (net of any withholding Taxes required to be deducted and withheld by applicable Legal Requirements in accordance with Section 2.7(g)); provided, however, that to the extent the holder of a Company Option or RSU is not, and was not at any fractional shares time during the vesting period of the Company Option or RSU, an employee of the Company for employment tax purposes, the Option Consideration or RSU Consideration payable pursuant to Section 2.9 with respect to such Company Option or RSU shall be rounded down deposited in the Payment Fund and paid by the Paying Agent in the manner described in Section 2.7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the nearest whole number. Each Adjusted RSU Award will continue to have, and will be subject to, the same terms and conditions applicable extent a payment made pursuant to the Assumed Company RSU timing set forth in this Section 2.9(c) would trigger a Tax or penalty under Section 409A of the applicable Company Stock Plan and Code, such payment shall be made on the agreements evidencing grants thereunder, including vesting, settlement and accelerationearliest date that payment would not trigger such Tax or penalty. (d) Prior to As of the Effective Timedate of this Agreement, the Company Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) shall take has taken all actions necessary (including adopting such resolutions as are necessary) action to effect approve the treatment of the Company Stock Options and RSUs, including the Company RSUs (collectivelyaccelerated vesting thereof, the “Company Stock Awards”) as contemplated by this Section 2.3. 2.9. Prior to the Closing, the Company Board or any duly authorized committee thereof shall adopt such resolutions and take any and all other actions as are necessary to (ei) Parent shall file with terminate each of the SECCompany Equity Plans, following effective as of, and contingent upon the occurrence of, the Effective Time, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form), ii) give effect to the extent such form is availabletransactions contemplated by this Section 2.9, relating including obtaining all necessary approvals and consents as may be required under the Company Equity Plans or otherwise and (iii) ensure that neither any holder of any Options or RSUs, nor any other participant in any of the Company Equity Plans, shall have any right to the shares of Parent common stock issuable receive any payment or benefit with respect to the Assumed Company any Options or RSUs, except as provided in Section 2.9(a) or Section 2.9(b), respectively.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

Treatment of Company Stock Awards. Except as set forth in clause (ay) As of below, at the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase a Company Common Share granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company Stock Option”), regardless of whether vested or unvested, shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option on under any Company Equity Incentive Plan, including any and all Company Stock Options under the first regularly scheduled payroll date of Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., 2008 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, shall be canceled and (y) the Surviving Corporation following Company shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain all agreements or consents necessary for each Company Stock Option under the 1998 Plan to be canceled at the Effective Time. In consideration of each such cancellation set forth in clauses (x) and (y) of the previous sentence, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, an amount in the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive a cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) payment equal to the product of (i) Total Consideration minus the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option multiplied by (iiA) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying subject to such Company Stock Option. (b) As of the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company RSU”), which was granted Option that are then vested and exercisable immediately prior to the date hereof, regardless of whether vested or unvested, shall, without Effective Time (after giving effect to any action on determination by the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company RSU on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, an amount in cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) equal to the product of (i) the Total Consideration multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company RSU. (c) Each unvested Company RSU, if any, granted following the date hereof in accordance with the terms of Section 5.1(a), pursuant to the National General Holdings Corp. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (other than any Company RSU granted to a non-employee member Compensation Committee of the Company Board), that is outstanding as in its sole discretion, to accelerate the vesting of all or a portion of the Effective Time shall be assumed by Parent (each, an “Assumed Company RSU”) and converted automatically into a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of the common stock of Parent (each, an “Adjusted RSU Award”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option) and (B) the Assumed excess, if any, of the Per Share Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of such Company RSU Stock Option, less any applicable withholding Taxes. If the exercise price per share of any Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the Per Share Merger Consideration, then such Company Stock Option shall be canceled at the Effective Time without any cash payment being made in respect thereof, and if any shares of Company Common Stock subject to such a Company Stock Option are unvested and unexercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Equity Award Exchange Ratio; providedTime, that any fractional shares then such Company Stock Option shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Each Adjusted RSU Award will continue to have, and will be subject to, the same terms and conditions applicable to the Assumed Company RSU under the applicable Company Stock Plan and the agreements evidencing grants thereunder, including vesting, settlement and acceleration. (d) Prior to cancelled at the Effective Time, the Company Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) shall take all actions necessary (including adopting such resolutions as are necessary) to effect the treatment of the Company Stock Options and the Company RSUs (collectively, the “Company Stock Awards”) as contemplated by this Section 2.3. (e) Parent shall file with the SEC, following the Effective Time, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form), Time to the extent such form is available, relating to the shares of Parent common stock issuable with Company Common Stock are unvested and unexercisable without any cash payment being made in respect thereof. The amount payable pursuant to this Section 2.1(d)(i) is referred to herein as the Assumed Company RSUs“Option Merger Consideration”.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Prospect Medical Holdings Inc)

Treatment of Company Stock Awards. (a) Each Option that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall accelerate and become fully vested and exercisable effective immediately prior to, and contingent upon the occurrence of, the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase a Company Common Share granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company Stock Option”), regardless by virtue of whether vested or unvested, shall, the Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, the Company or the relevant holder thereof, Parent, Purchaser or the Company, each Option that is then outstanding and unexercised as of immediately before the Effective Time shall be cancelled andand converted into solely the right to receive cash, without interest, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, an amount in cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) equal to the product of (i) Total Consideration minus the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option. (b) As of the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company RSU”), which was granted prior to the date hereof, regardless of whether vested or unvested, shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company RSU on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, an amount in cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) equal to the product of (i) the Total Consideration total number of Shares subject to such fully vested Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (ii) the number excess of shares of Company Common Stock underlying (x) the Merger Consideration over (y) the exercise price payable per Share under such Company RSU. (c) Each unvested Company RSUOption, if any, granted following the date hereof which amount shall be paid in accordance with Section 2.8(c) (the terms “Option Consideration”). No holder of Section 5.1(a), pursuant to the National General Holdings Corp. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (other than any Company RSU granted to a non-employee member of the Company Board), an Option that has an exercise price per Share that is outstanding equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration shall be entitled to any payment with respect to such Option before or after the Effective Time, and such Option shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist as of the Effective Time Time, and no consideration shall be assumed by Parent delivered in exchange therefor. (each, an “Assumed b) Each Company RSU”) and converted automatically into a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number Restricted Share outstanding as of shares of the common stock of Parent (each, an “Adjusted RSU Award”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Assumed Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become fully vested effective as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon the occurrence of, the Effective Time and shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of the relevant holder thereof, Parent, Purchaser or the Company, be treated as a Share for all purposes under the terms of this Agreement (Bincluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 2.5 and Section 2.6). (c) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Equity Award Exchange RatioEffective Time (but no later than five business days after the Effective Time), Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation to, pay through the Surviving Corporation’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s payroll the aggregate Option Consideration payable with respect to Options held by current or former employees of the Company; provided, however, that any fractional shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Each Adjusted RSU Award will continue to haveextent the holder of an Option is not, and will be subject towas not at any time during the vesting period of the Option, the same terms and conditions applicable to the Assumed Company RSU under the applicable Company Stock Plan and the agreements evidencing grants thereunder, including vesting, settlement and acceleration. (d) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) shall take all actions necessary (including adopting such resolutions as are necessary) to effect the treatment employee of the Company Stock Options and the Company RSUs (collectivelyfor employment tax purposes, the “Company Stock Awards”) as contemplated by Option Consideration payable pursuant to this Section 2.3. (e) Parent shall file with the SEC, following the Effective Time, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form), to the extent such form is available, relating to the shares of Parent common stock issuable 2.8 with respect to such Option (as applicable) shall be deposited in the Assumed Company RSUsPayment Fund and paid by the Paying Agent in the manner described in Section 2.6.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (RayzeBio, Inc.)

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Treatment of Company Stock Awards. CLI-202375011v3 (a) As Each option to purchase Company Common Shares granted under any Company Stock Plan (“Option”) that is outstanding and unexercised as of the Effective Time (whether vested or unvested) will, as of the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase a Company Common Share granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company Stock Option”)become fully vested and be cancelled, regardless extinguished and converted into the right of whether vested or unvested, shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, receive an amount in cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) equal to the product of (i) Total Consideration minus the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Stock Option. (b) As of the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan (a “Company RSU”), which was granted prior to the date hereof, regardless of whether vested or unvested, shallcash, without any action on the part of Parentinterest, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, through their respective payroll systems, to pay each former holder of any such cancelled Company RSU on the first regularly scheduled payroll date of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, that is no less than three (3) Business Days thereafter, an amount in cash (without interest thereon and subject to deduction for any required withholding of Taxes) equal to the product of (i) the Total Consideration multiplied by total number of Company Common Shares issuable upon exercise of such Option and (ii) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of such Option (the “Option Cash Payment”) and as of the Effective Time each holder of an Option will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Option Cash Payment; provided that, if the exercise price of any such Option is equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration, such Option will be cancelled without any payment being made in respect thereof. The Option Cash Payment will be paid in cash promptly (and no later than ten Business Days) following the Effective Time. (b) Each share of restricted stock granted under any Company Stock Plan that remains subject to performance-based vesting criteria (“Performance Restricted Share”) that is outstanding immediately before the Effective Time will, as of immediately before the Effective Time, become vested to the extent provided in this Section 2.3(b). To the extent the performance period relating to any such Performance Restricted Share has not expired as of the Effective Time, the Performance Restricted Share shall vest in that number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying Shares determined as if the applicable performance-based vesting criteria had been achieved at the maximum level. To the extent the performance period relating to any such Performance Restricted Share has expired as of the Effective Time, the Performance Restricted Share shall vest in that number of Company RSUCommon Shares determined at the end of the performance period based on actual performance through the end of the performance period. Each such Performance Restricted Share that vests pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) will, as of immediately before the Effective Time no longer be subject to restrictions (including any holding period restrictions) and will be treated as an outstanding Share described in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement. In addition, as of the Effective Time, any holder of a Performance Restricted Share will be entitled to receive any accrued but unpaid dividends previously declared by the Company and any interest earned thereon as of the Effective Time with respect to such Performance Restricted Share. Such dividends and interest will be paid in cash to such holder of the Performance Restricted Share promptly (and no later than ten Business Days) following the Effective Time. (c) Each unvested share of restricted stock granted under any Company RSUStock Plan or granted as dividends, if any, granted following the date hereof in accordance with the terms of Section 5.1(a), pursuant to the National General Holdings Corp. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (other than any Company RSU granted to a non-employee member of the Company BoardPerformance Restricted Share (“Restricted Share”), that is outstanding as of immediately before the Effective Time shall be assumed by Parent (eachwill, an “Assumed Company RSU”) as of immediately before the Effective Time, become fully vested and converted automatically into a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of the common stock of Parent (each, an “Adjusted RSU Award”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock no longer subject to the Assumed Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time by restrictions (B) the Equity Award Exchange Ratio; provided, that including any fractional shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Each Adjusted RSU Award will continue to haveholding period restrictions), and will be subject to, the same terms and conditions applicable to the Assumed Company RSU under the applicable Company Stock Plan and the agreements evidencing grants thereunder, including vesting, settlement and accelerationtreated as an outstanding share described in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement. (d) Prior All equity-based awards (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any awards subject to the treatment specified in Section 2.3(a), 2.3(b) or 2.3(c)) deferred under any Company Plan that provides for the deferral of compensation and all accounts that represent amounts notionally invested in Company Common Shares under the Company’s Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (collectively, “Deferred CLI-202375011v3 Compensation Plans” and such deferred equity-based awards and notionally invested amounts, “Deferred Share Units”), will, as of immediately before the Effective Time, become vested and no longer subject to restrictions (including any holding period restrictions) to the same extent such award would have vested under Section 2.3(a), 2.3(b) or 2.3(c), as applicable, had the award not been deferred. All Deferred Share Units will, at the Effective Time, be adjusted and converted into a right of the holder to have allocated to the holder’s account under any such Deferred Compensation Plan an amount denominated in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Company Common Shares deemed invested under or otherwise referenced by such account immediately before the Effective Time and (ii) the Merger Consideration, reduced, to the extent applicable, but not below zero, by the exercise price applicable to such award(s), and will cease to represent a right to receive a number of Company Common Shares or cash equal to or based on the value of a number of Company Common Shares. The Deferred Compensation Plans will otherwise be administered in accordance with their terms, subject to Section 6.9. (e) Before the Effective Time, the Company Board (or an appropriate committee thereof) shall will take all such lawful actions as may be necessary (including adopting such resolutions as are necessarywhich include satisfying the requirements of Rule 16b-3(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act), without incurring any liability in connection therewith, to provide for and give effect to the treatment of the Company Stock Options and the Company RSUs (collectively, the “Company Stock Awards”) as transactions contemplated by this Section 2.3. (e) Parent shall file with the SEC, following the Effective Time, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form), subject in all cases to the extent such form is availablerequirements of applicable Law, relating including Section 409A of the Code, and notwithstanding anything to the shares contrary in this Section 2.3, the Company shall in no event take any action that could reasonably be expected to result in a violation of Parent common stock issuable with respect to or a penalty under the Assumed Company RSUsrequirements of Section 409A of the Code.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Associated Estates Realty Corp)

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