(b) Termination with Cause. Upon termination of employment by the Company with Cause, all Options, whether vested or unvested, or any portion thereof, held by such Participant shall be automatically forfeited and cease to be exercisable as of the date of termination and be of no further force or effect whatsoever, and neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall have any further obligations to the Participant under this Agreement.
(c) Termination following a Change in Control: Subject to Section 17.1 of the Plan, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control and the termination of Participant’s employment by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case, within 12 months following the Change in Control, 100% of the shares subject to the Options shall become immediately vested and exercisable as of immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control.
(d) Breach of Restrictive Covenants. Except as prohibited by applicable law, if the Participant breaches any non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, no-hire, non-disparagement, invention assignment or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time, including following the termination of employment, all of the Options, whether vested or unvested, held by the Participant shall expire on the date of such Participant’s breach of any such restrictive covenants and be of no further force or effect whatsoever.
3. Grant of Options. The Company hereby grants to the Participant the Options to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the Grant Notice, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Option Price”), subject to all of the terms and conditions in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. If designated above as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), the Options are intended to qualify as an ISO under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). However, if the Options are intended to be an ISO, to the extent that they exceed the $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d) they will be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option (“NSO”). Further, if for any reason the Options (or portion thereof) will not qualify as an ISO, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Options (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as an NSO granted under the Plan. In no event will the Committee, the Company or any Affiliate or any of their respective employees or directors have any liability to the Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Options to qualify for any reason as an ISO.
4. Exercise of Options.
(a) Right to Exercise. The Options may be exercised only within the term set out above and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Method of Exercise. The Options shall be exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”) or in a manner and pursuant to such procedures as the Committee may determine, which will state the election to exercise the Options, the number of Shares in respect of which the Options are being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice will be completed by Participant and delivered to the Company. The Exercise Notice will be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Options Price as to all Exercised Shares together with any applicable tax withholding. The Options will be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate Option Price.
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