25(b) of the Plan, this Option shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable for purposes of Paragraph 25(b) of the Plan unless this Option has otherwise expired or been terminated pursuant to this Agreement of the terms of the Plan.
The foregoing rights are cumulative and are subject to the other terms and conditions of this Option Agreement and the Plan.
4.TERM OF OPTION.
The Option shall terminate ten years from the Date of Grant, but shall be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in the Plan.
If the Participant ceases to be an Employee or director of, or consultant to, the Company or of an Affiliate for any reason other than the death or Disability of the Participant or termination of the Participant for Cause (as defined in the Plan)) (the “Termination Date”), the Option, to the extent then vested and exercisable pursuant to Section 3 hereof as of the Termination Date, and not previously terminated, may be exercised within three months (or one year in the case of Retirement (as defined below)) after the Termination Date, or within the originally prescribed term of the Option, whichever is earlier, but may not be exercised thereafter except as set forth below. In such event, the unvested portion of the Option shall not be exercisable and shall expire and be cancelled on the Termination Date. “Retirement” means cessation of service as aforesaid on or after age 60 and with at least 5 years of service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Participant’s Disability or death within three months after the Termination Date, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the Termination Date, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the Option.
In the event the Participant’s service is terminated by the Company or an Affiliate for Cause (as defined in the Plan), the Participant’s right to exercise any unexercised portion of this Option shall cease immediately as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated for Cause, and this Option shall thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to the Participant’s termination, but prior to the exercise of the Option, the Board of Directors of the Company determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then the Participant shall immediately cease to have any right to exercise the Option and this Option shall thereupon terminate.
In the event of the Disability of the Participant, as determined in accordance with the Plan, the Option shall be exercisable within one year after the Participant’s termination by reason of Disability or, if earlier, within the term originally prescribed by the Option. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised as of the date of Disability.
In the event of the death of the Participant while an Employee or director of, or consultant to, the Company or of an Affiliate, the Option shall be exercisable by the Participant’s Survivors within one year after the date of death of the Participant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option. In such event, the Option shall be
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