Treatment of Company Stock Options. The Company agrees that it will take such actions as are necessary to cause at the Effective Time each option for the purchase of Company Common Stock then outstanding (“Company Stock Option”), whether or not exercisable, under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan (the “Company Stock Plan”), to become fully exercisable (if not then fully exercisable), and such options shall thereafter be cancelled and shall automatically cease to exist, and each holder of Company Stock Options shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Stock Option except the right to receive the following consideration upon delivery of an option surrender agreement, which shall be in a form reasonably agreed to by Parent and the Company prior to the Closing (“Option Surrender Agreement”) in accordance with Section 2.5(b)(i)(B): for each share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, an amount in cash (without interest) equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Merger Consideration payable in respect of a share of Company Common Stock over (ii) the per share exercise price of such Company Stock Option (such amount in cash as described above being hereinafter referred to as the “Option Consideration”). Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that the actions described in the preceding sentence shall occur at the Effective Time without any action on the part of Merger Sub, Parent or any of their respective stockholders.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger, Agreement and Plan of Merger (Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Huntsman International LLC)
Treatment of Company Stock Options. The Each of Parent and the Company agrees that it will take such actions as are reasonably necessary to cause at the Effective Time each option for the purchase of Company Common Stock then outstanding (“Company Stock Option”)) then outstanding, whether or not exercisable, under the Company’s Stock 2006 Incentive Plan or the Company’s 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (together, the “Company Stock PlanPlans”), to become fully exercisable (if not then fully exercisable), and such options shall thereafter be cancelled and shall automatically cease to exist, and each holder of Company Stock Options shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Stock Option except thereafter represent only the right to receive the following consideration receive, upon delivery of an option surrender agreement, which shall be agreement in a the form reasonably agreed to by Parent and attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Company prior to the Closing (“Option Surrender Agreement”) in accordance with Section 2.5(b)(i)(B): ), for each share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, an amount in cash (without interest) equal to the excess, if any, of (i) difference between the Merger Consideration payable in respect of a share of Company Common Stock over (ii) and the per share exercise price of such Company Stock Option to the extent such difference is a positive number (such amount in cash as described above being hereinafter referred to as the “Option Consideration”), less applicable Tax withholding. Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that the actions described in the preceding sentence shall occur at the Effective Time without any action on the part of Merger Sub, Parent or any of their respective stockholders. Not later than the Effective Time, Parent shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, all funds necessary to fulfill the obligations under this Section 2.08.
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