Initial Offering Period means the period commencing with the initial effective date of the Prospectus and terminating no later than the ninetieth (90th) day following such date unless extended for up to an additional 90 days at the sole discretion of the General Partner.
Offering Period means a period with respect to which the right to purchase Stock may be granted under the Plan, as determined pursuant to Section 4(a).
Continuous Employment and “Continuous Service” means:
Continuous Service means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, will not terminate a Participant’s Continuous Service; provided, however, that if the Entity for which a Participant is rendering services ceases to qualify as an Affiliate, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, such Participant’s Continuous Service will be considered to have terminated on the date such Entity ceases to qualify as an Affiliate. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service will be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board or chief executive officer, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave, or (ii) transfers between the Company, an Affiliate, or their successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence will be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in an Award only to such extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law.
Offering Date means a date selected by the Board for an Offering to commence.
Offering Periods means the periods of approximately ---------------- twenty-four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May 1 and November 1 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods ending twenty-four months later; provided, however, that the first Offering Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's Registration Statement effective and ending on the last Trading Day on or before April 30, 2002. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
Marketing Period means the first period of twenty (20) consecutive days after the date of this Agreement throughout and on the last day of which (a) Buyers shall have received all of the Required Information and such Required Information is Compliant (provided, that if the Company shall in good faith reasonably believe it has provided the Required Information and that the Marketing Period has commenced, it may deliver to Buyers a written notice to that effect (stating when it believes it completed such delivery), in which case the Marketing Period will be deemed to have commenced on the date of such notice unless Buyers in good faith reasonably believes the Marketing Period has not commenced and within two Business Days after the delivery of such notice by the Company, delivers a written notice to the Company to that effect (setting forth with specificity why they believe the Marketing Period has not commenced)), and (b) the conditions set forth in Article VII shall be satisfied or waived (other than the condition set forth in Sections 7.01(e) and 7.01(j) and other those that by their nature need not be satisfied until the Closing or are to be performed at Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time); provided, that the Marketing Period shall not be deemed to have commenced if at any time during such twenty (20) consecutive day period (i) the applicable independent auditors of the Company shall have withdrawn any audit opinion contained in the Required Information, (ii) any Required Information ceases to be Compliant or (iii) the Company or its independent auditors determines that the Company must restate any historical financial statements or material financial information included in the Required Information (each of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being referred to as a “Marketing Period Delay Condition”), then, in each case, the Marketing Period shall not be deemed to have commenced until the date on which such Marketing Period Delay Condition is cured, subject, in each case, to the conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) and clauses (i) through (iii) above (which may result in a subsequent Marketing Period Delay Condition). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, (A) the Marketing Period shall not include any date from and including November 27, 2014 through and including November 28, 2014, and if such Marketing Period has not ended prior to December 19, 2014, such Marketing Period will not begin until January 5, 2015, (B) if the Required Information is Compliant and any of the Company’s applicable current or former independent accountants declines to issue customary comfort letters (including as to customary negative assurance comfort and change period) with respect to any Required Information, the Marketing Period shall end no earlier than five (5) days after all applicable independent accountants have issued such comfort letters, and (C) the Marketing Period shall terminate on the date on which the Debt Financing or the related financings described in the Debt Commitment Letters required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby is consummated if such date is earlier than the last day of the twenty (20) consecutive day period described above (including any required extensions, as provided above).
Qualifying Period means 12 continuous Calendar Weeks during the whole or part of which the Agency Worker is supplied by one or more Temporary Work Agencies to the relevant Hirer to work temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of the relevant Hirer in the same role, and as further defined in the Schedule to these Terms;
Holding Period means, with respect to a Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturity, the period starting on the Sale Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the close of the fifth business day after the Sale Date ( ), or (ii) the date on which the Underwriter has sold at least 10% of such Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturity to the Public at prices that are no higher than the Initial Offering Price for such Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturity.
Continuous Service Status means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parents, Subsidiaries, Affiliates or their respective successors. A change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service Status.
Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
Vesting Period means the period of time specified by the Committee during which vesting restrictions for an Award are applicable.
Purchase Period means a period of time specified within an Offering, generally beginning on the Offering Date or on the first Trading Day following a Purchase Date, and ending on a Purchase Date. An Offering may consist of one or more Purchase Periods.
Offering Commencement Date means the first day of each Offering Period.
Vesting Commencement Date means the Grant Date or such other date selected by the Committee as the date from which an Award begins to vest.
Minimum Offering Notice means a written notification, signed by Broker, pursuant to which the Broker shall represent (1) that subscriptions for the Minimum Offering have been received, (2) that, to the best of Broker’s knowledge after due inquiry and review of its records, Cash Investment Instruments in full payment for that number of Shares equal to or greater than the Minimum Offering have been received, deposited with and collected by NCPS, (3) and that such subscriptions have not been withdrawn, rejected or otherwise terminated, and (4) that the Subscribers have no statutory or regulatory rights of rescission without cause or all such rights have expired.
Net metering period means the 12-month period following the date of final interconnection of the
Continuous Status as a Participant means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an employee, officer, director, consultant or advisors of the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable; provided, however, that for purposes of an Incentive Stock Option “Continuous Status as a Participant” means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, as applicable, pursuant to applicable tax regulations. Continuous Status as a Participant shall not be considered interrupted in the following cases: (i) a Participant transfers employment between the Company and an Affiliate or between Affiliates, or (ii) in the discretion of the Committee as specified at or prior to such occurrence, in the case of a spin-off, sale or disposition of the Participant’s employer from the Company or any Affiliate, or (iii) any leave of absence authorized in writing by the Company prior to its commencement; provided, however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed 90 days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, on the 91st day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Whether military, government or other service or other leave of absence shall constitute a termination of Continuous Status as a Participant shall be determined in each case by the Committee at its discretion, and any determination by the Committee shall be final and conclusive.