(c) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, unless the Option Agreement, Restricted Share Purchase Agreement or Restricted Share Unit Agreement provides otherwise, each outstanding Option, Share Purchase Right and Restricted Share Unit shall be assumed or an equivalent option, share purchase right or restricted share unit, as applicable, shall be substituted by, and each right of the Company to repurchase or redeem Shares upon termination of a Purchaser’s relationship as a Service Provider shall be assigned to, the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. If, in the event of a Change in Control, the Option, Share Purchase Right or Restricted Share Unit is not assumed or substituted, or the repurchase or redemption right is not assigned, in the case of an outstanding Option, the Option shall fully vest immediately and the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option as to all of the Optioned Shares, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, in the case of an outstanding Restricted Share Unit, the Restricted Share Unit shall fully vest immediately and, in the case of Restricted Shares, the Company’s repurchase or redemption right or the restrictions thereon shall lapse immediately and all of the Restricted Shares subject to the repurchase or redemption right shall become vested and the restrictions thereon shall lapse. If the Option becomes fully vested and exercisable, in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the Option shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For purposes of this Section 13(c), an Option, Share Purchase Right or Restricted Share Unit shall be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Option, Share Purchase Right or Restricted Share Unit confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject thereto immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether shares, cash, or other securities or property) received in connection with the Change in Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if the consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock or ordinary shares of the successor corporation or its Parent or Subsidiary, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or in settlement of the Share Purchase Right or Restricted Share Unit, for each Share subject thereto, to be solely common stock or ordinary shares of the successor corporation or its Parent or Subsidiary equal in Fair Market Value to the per Share consideration received by holders of Shares in the Change in Control.
(d) Reservation of Rights. Except as provided in this Section 13 and in the applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Share Purchase Agreement or Restricted Share Unit Agreement, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of (i) any subdivision or consolidation of Shares or other securities of any class, (ii) the payment of any dividend, or (iii) any other increase or decrease in the number of Shares or other securities of any class. Any issuance by the Company of equity securities of any class, or securities convertible into equity securities of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Optioned Shares or the number of Shares subject to a Share Purchase Right or Restricted Share Unit. The grant of an Option, Share Purchase Right or Restricted Share Unit shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
The Date of Grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination to grant the Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that the Date of Grant of an Incentive Stock Option shall be no earlier than the date on which the Service Provider becomes an Employee.
15. | Securities Law Requirements. |
(a) Legal Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated, and shall have no liability for failure to deliver any Shares under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of Shares comply with (or are exempt from) all Applicable Law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, U.S. state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
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