Treatment of Company Stock Options. All rights under any option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock that remains outstanding and unexercised, whether vested or unvested, immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Company Stock Options”) shall become null and void and cease to represent a right to acquire shares of Company Common Stock as of the Effective Time and shall be converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company Stock Option multiplied by (ii) the amount by which the Exchange Ratio multiplied by Associated Average Price (as defined in Section 8.01(a)(xiv)) exceeds the exercise price for such Company Stock Option (the aggregate amount of such payments, the “Company Option Payments”). At or before the Effective Time, the Company shall cause to be effected any amendments to any plans, grant agreements, or other documents relating to any of the Company Stock Options which may be necessary in order to give effect to the provisions of this Section 1.10 and, if necessary, will use reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of any holder of Company Stock Options necessary to effect any such amendments. To the extent reasonably requested, the Company shall provide to Associated not less than five business days prior to the Effective Time, copies of an agreement in the form of Exhibit 1.10 attached hereto (the “Option Conversion Agreement”), duly executed by each of the holders of the Company Stock Options acknowledging their agreement and consent to the terms of such conversion set forth in this Section 1.10.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Associated Banc-Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (State Financial Services Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (State Financial Services Corp)
