4. | Payment for and Delivery of Stock |
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| Payment in full by cash, certified check, bank draft, wire transfer or postal or express money order shall be made for all shares for which this option is exercised at the time of such exercise, and no shares shall be delivered until such payment is made. |
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| Alternatively, payment may be made by (i) delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds with respect to the portion of the shares to be acquired upon exercise having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the sum of the applicable portion of the exercise price being so paid, (ii) tendering to the Company (by physical delivery or by attestation) certificates representing shares of outstanding common stock, par value $.10, of the Company that have been held by the Optionee for at least six months prior to exercise, having a Fair Market Value on the day prior to the date of exercise equal to the applicable portion of the exercise price being so paid, together with stock powers duly executed and with signature guaranteed; or (iii) any combination of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a form of payment will not be available if the Company determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such form of payment could violate any law or regulation. |
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| The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any stock unless and until (i) satisfactory arrangements have been made with the Company for the payment of any applicable tax withholding obligations, (ii) all applicable federal and state laws and regulations have been complied with, (iii) in the event the outstanding common stock is at the time listed upon any stock exchange, the shares to be delivered have been listed, or authorized to be listed upon official notice of issuance upon the exchanges where it is listed, and (iv) all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of the shares have been approved by counsel of the Company. The Optionee shall have no rights of a stockholder until the stock is actually delivered to him. |
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5. | Recovery and Reimbursement of Option Gain |
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| The Company shall have the right to recover, or receive reimbursement for, any compensation or profit realized by the exercise of this option or by the disposition of any option shares to the extent that the Company has such a right of recovery or reimbursement under applicable securities laws. |
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6. | Transferability of Options |
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| Except as provided below, this option may not be transferred by the Optionee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code, and during the Optionee’s lifetime this option may be exercised only by the Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this option may be transferred by the Optionee to members of his or her immediate family or to one or more trusts for the benefit of such family members or to one or more partnerships in which such family members are the only partners provided that (i) the optionee does not receive any consideration for such transfer, (ii) written notice of any proposed transfer and the details thereof shall have been furnished to the Compensation and Human Resource Committee at least three (3) days in advance of such transfer, and (iii) the Compensation and Human Resource Committee consents to the transfer in writing. Options transferred pursuant to this provision will continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions that were applicable to such options immediately prior to transfer and the option may be exercised by the transferee only to the same extent that the option could have been exercised by the Optionee had no transfer been made. For this purpose, the Optionee’s “family members” shall include the Optionee’s spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents (whether natural step, adopted or in-laws) siblings, nieces, nephews and grandnieces and grand nephews. |
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7. | Termination of Employment or Consultancy |
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| Upon termination of employment or consultancy, other than termination of employment or consultancy by reason of (i) Retirement, as defined in the Plan, (ii) disability, or (iii) death, any portion of this option that has not become vested as of the date of termination shall immediately terminate and any portion of this option that has already vested as of such date shall terminate thirty (30) days after termination of employment or consultancy or the expiration date of the option, whichever occurs first. |
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8. | Retirement |
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| In the event of the Optionee’s Retirement, as defined in the Plan, from the employ of Company or any subsidiary, any portion of this option that has not become vested as of the date of Retirement shall immediately terminate and any portion of this option that has already vested as of such date shall terminate one (1) year after such Retirement or on the expiration date of the option, whichever occurs first. |
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9. | Disability |
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| In the event of termination of employment of the Optionee because of disability, any unexercised portion of this option held by the Optionee at the date of such termination (vested and unvested) will immediately become exercisable in full and will remain exercisable by the Optionee for a period of one (1) year or the remaining term of the option, whichever is shorter. |
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10. | Death |
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| If an Optionee dies while employed by the Company, any unexercised portion of this option held by the Optionee at his date of death (vested and unvested) will immediately become exercisable in full and will remain exercisable by the estate of the deceased Optionee or the person given authority to exercise his options by his will or by operation of law for a period of one (1) year or the remaining term of the option, whichever is shorter. |