Common use of Treatment of Options and Other Equity-Based Awards Clause in Contracts

Treatment of Options and Other Equity-Based Awards. (a) At the Effective Time, and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, HoldCo, Merger Sub or the holders thereof, each option to purchase Shares (each, a “Company Stock Option”) granted under any of the Company Stock Plans, whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding at the Effective Time shall be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, the Surviving Corporation shall pay to each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option immediately following the Effective Time an amount in cash (without interest, and subject to deduction for any required withholding Tax) equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per Share of such Company Stock Option and (ii) the number of Shares subject to such Company Stock Option (such payments, collectively, the “Option Payments”); provided, that if the exercise price per Share of any such Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration, such Company Stock Option shall be canceled without any cash payment being made in respect thereof.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (PNK Entertainment, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ameristar Casinos Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.)

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Treatment of Options and Other Equity-Based Awards. (a) At the Effective Time, and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, HoldCo, Merger Sub or the holders thereof, each option to purchase Shares (each, a “Company Stock Option”) to purchase Shares granted under any employee or director stock option, stock purchase or equity compensation plan, arrangement or agreement of the Company (the “Company Stock Plans”), whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding at immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, the Surviving Corporation shall pay to each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option immediately as soon as practicable following (and in all events no more than three (3) Business Days following) the Effective Time an amount in cash (without interest, and subject to deduction for any required withholding Tax) equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Per Share Merger Consideration over the exercise price per Share of under such Company Stock Option and (ii) the number of Shares subject to such Company Stock Option (such payments, collectively, the “Option Payments”)Option; provided, that if the exercise price per Share of any such Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the Per Share Merger Consideration, such Company Stock Option shall be canceled cancelled without any cash payment being made in respect thereof.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (TNS Inc)

Treatment of Options and Other Equity-Based Awards. (a) At the Effective Time, and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, HoldCo, Merger Sub or the holders thereof, each option to purchase Shares (each, a “Company Stock Option”) to purchase Shares granted under any of the 1999 Stock Option Plan, the 2004 Stock Option Plan, the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Company Stock Plans”), whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding at immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, the Surviving Corporation shall pay to each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option immediately as soon as practicable following the Effective Time an amount in cash (without interest, and subject to deduction for any required withholding Tax) equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per Share of under such Company Stock Option and (ii) the number of Shares subject to such Company Stock Option (such payments, collectively, the “Option Payments”)Option; provided, that if the exercise price per Share of any such Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration, such Company Stock Option shall be canceled cancelled without any cash payment being made in respect thereof.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Intersections Inc)

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Treatment of Options and Other Equity-Based Awards. (a) At the Effective Time, and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, HoldCo, Merger Sub or the holders thereof, each option to purchase Shares (each, a “Company Stock Option”) to purchase Shares granted under any of the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Company Stock Plans”), whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding at immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, the Surviving Corporation shall pay to each former holder of any such cancelled Company Stock Option immediately as soon as practicable following the Effective Time Time, but no later than the payment date for the first full payroll cycle following the Closing Date, an amount in cash (without interest, and subject to deduction for any required withholding Tax) equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per Share of under such Company Stock Option and (ii) the number of Shares subject to such Company Stock Option (such payments, collectively, the “Option Payments”)Option; provided, that if the exercise price per Share of any such Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration, such Company Stock Option shall be canceled cancelled without any cash payment being made in respect thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Voting Agreement (Vanguard Health Systems Inc)

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