(e) immediately upon either (i) the date of the Participant’s Termination for Cause or (ii) the date of a Restrictive Covenant Violation.
4. Method of Exercising Options.
(a) The Options may be exercised by the delivery of a notice of the number of Options that are being exercised accompanied by payment in full of the Exercise Price applicable to the Options so exercised. Such notice shall be delivered either: (x) in writing to the Company at its principal office or at such other address as may be established by the Committee, to the attention of the Company Secretary; or (y) to a third-party plan administrator as may be arranged for by the Company or the Committee from time to time for purposes of the administration of outstanding Options under the Plan, in the case of either (x) or (y), as communicated to the Participant by the Company from time to time.
(b) The Exercise Price shall be payable (i) at the election of the Participant in cash or check; (ii) at the election of the Company by a reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to such Exercise Price, provided, however, if the Company does not so elect, the Expiration Date pursuant to Section 3 shall be continued until the earlier of (x) such date as the Company permits the payment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 4(b)(ii) and (y) the tenth (10th) anniversary date of the Date of Grant; (iii) by such other method as the Committee may permit in its sole discretion under Section 7(d) of the Plan; or (iv) any combination of cash and such other available method of exercise.
(c) Except as expressly provided for herein or in the Plan or the Stockholders’ Agreement, during the lifetime of the Participant, only the Participant (or such Participant’s duly authorized legal representative) may exercise the Option or any portion thereof. After the death of the Participant, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time when the Option expires under Section 3 hereof, be exercised by the Participant’s personal representative or by any Person empowered to do so under the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution.
5. Issuance of Shares. Following the exercise of an Option hereunder, as promptly as practical after receipt of such notification and full payment of such Exercise Price and any required income or other tax withholding amount (as provided in Section 11 hereof), and subject to the Participant’s execution and delivery of a joinder to the Stockholders’ Agreement (if the Participant is not already a party to the Stockholders’ Agreement), the Company shall issue or transfer, or cause such issue or transfer, to the Participant the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Options have been so exercised, subject to Section 11(c) of the Plan.
6. Restrictive Covenants. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company Group and the Participant have agreed to certain covenants regarding non-competition, non-solicitation, no-hire, non-disparagement and confidentiality restrictions, which are set forth in the agreement(s) set forth on Exhibit A (collectively, the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The Participant hereby acknowledges and reaffirms the covenants contained in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read and understands such restrictive covenants, including, specifically, the scope and duration thereof.