10. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.
(a) At the time you exercise your option, in whole or in part, and at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including by means of a “same day sale” pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, provincial, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise of your option. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Plan, the Company may not, without your consent or election, withhold Common Shares issuable under an option to satisfy any withholding obligations in respect of that option.
(b) Upon your request and subject to approval by the Company, and compliance with any applicable legal conditions or restrictions, you may surrender to the Company for cancellation a portion of your option with an in-the-money value not in excess of the maximum amount of tax permitted to be withheld by law (or such lower amount as may be necessary to avoid classification of your option as a liability for financial accounting purposes).
(c) You may not exercise your option unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied. Accordingly, you may not be able to exercise your option when desired even though your option is vested, and the Company will have no obligation to issue a certificate for such Common Shares or release such Common Shares from any escrow provided for herein, if applicable, unless such obligations are satisfied.
11. ADMINISTRATION. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Plan (including Section 2(b)(xi) or Section 9(c)(vi)), the Board may not cancel or cause to be surrendered any outstanding option for consideration other than Common Shares (or substitute shares) without your prior election, even if you would not be adversely affected by such action.
12. TRANSACTION. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Plan (including Section 9(c)(vi)), in the event your option will terminate if not exercised prior to the effective time of a Transaction, the Board may provide that you will receive a payment, in such form as may be determined by the Board, equal in value, at the effective time, to the excess, if any, of (1) the value of the property you would have received upon the exercise of the option, over (2) any exercise price payable by you in connection with such exercise. In no event will your option be cancelled or surrendered for proceeds other than Common Shares (or substitute shares) without your prior election.
13. TAX CONSEQUENCES. You hereby agree that the Company does not have a duty to design or administer the Plan or its other compensation programs in a manner that minimizes your tax liabilities. You will not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from your option or your other compensation. In particular, you acknowledge that, to the extent applicable, this option is exempt from Section 409A of the Code only if the exercise price per share specified in the Grant Notice is at least equal to the “fair market value” per Common Share on the Date of Grant and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the option.
14. NOTICES. Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan will be given in writing (including electronically) and will be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this option by
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