Initial Equity Compensation Clause Samples

The Initial Equity Compensation clause defines the terms under which an individual, typically an employee or founder, receives an initial grant of equity in a company. This clause specifies the type and amount of equity awarded, such as stock options or restricted stock units, and may outline vesting schedules or conditions for earning the equity. Its core function is to formalize the allocation of ownership interests at the outset of a business relationship, ensuring both parties understand the value and conditions of the equity being granted.
Initial Equity Compensation. The Company shall grant Executive two million U.S. Dollars ($2,000,000) of Restricted Stock Units (the “Tilray RSUs”). The number of Tilray RSUs issued to Executive shall be determined by dividing two million U.S. Dollars ($2,000,000) by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on NASDAQ on the date the Compensation Committee approves the grant (the “Initial Equity Grant”). The Initial Equity Grant will vest as follows:
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Initial Equity Compensation. As an additional element of compensation to Executive, in consideration of the services to be rendered hereunder, on the Effective Date, WellCare shall grant to Executive 55,000 restricted shares of WellCare’s common stock (the “Restricted Stock”) and an option to purchase 100,000 shares of WellCare’s common stock for an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of one share of WellCare’s common stock as of the close of business on the Effective Date (the “Option”). These equity compensation awards shall be granted under and be subject to the terms of the WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”). The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock also shall be governed by a restricted stock award agreement reflecting such grant pursuant to the 2004 Plan, and the terms and conditions of the Option also shall be governed by a stock option agreement reflecting such grant pursuant to the 2004 Plan and, in each case, providing for, among other things, the terms set forth in this Section 2.3. The Option and the Restricted Stock shall vest in equal annual installments on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the applicable stock option agreement to the contrary, the Option cannot be exercised until WellCare is again current in its periodic report filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and has filed all periodic reports required to be filed by it with the SEC within the preceding twelve months.
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Initial Equity Compensation. As an additional element of compensation to Executive, in consideration of the services to be rendered hereunder, on the Effective Date, WellCare shall grant to Executive 50,000 restricted shares of WellCare's common stock (the "Restricted Stock") and an option to purchase 100,000 shares of WellCare's common stock for an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of one share of WellCare's common stock as of the close of business on the Effective Date (the "Option"). These equity compensation awards shall be made as “Employee Inducement Awards” within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock shall be governed by a restricted stock award agreement reflecting such grant, and the terms of the Option shall be governed by a stock option agreement reflecting such grant and, in each case, providing for, among other things, the terms set forth in this Section 2.3. The Option and the Restricted Stock shall vest in equal annual installments on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the Effective Date.
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Initial Equity Compensation. The Company shall grant to Executive a non-qualified stock option (the "Initial Option"), substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, to purchase 115,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price per share of $17.46. The terms of the Initial Option shall be governed by the Penn National Gaming, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan and, provided that Executive remains employed by the Company as of the relevant vesting date, shall vest in equal quarterly installments over four years, with the first installment vesting on September 3, 2002, and with each subsequent installment vesting on the same date of the third month immediately following the prior installment.
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Initial Equity Compensation. The Company shall grant Executive two million U.S. Dollars ($2,000,000) of Restricted Stock Units as follows:
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Initial Equity Compensation. (i) On the Effective Date, Executive will be granted two million (2,000,000) Restricted Stock Units (“Non-Performance RSU’s”). These Non-Performance RSU’s will vest fifty percent (50%) on the six (6) month anniversary date of the Effective Date and fifty percent (50%) on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Effective Date, subject to the Executive’s continued employment as Chief Executive Officer (or continuous service as an on going member of the Board of Directors) with the Company through such date. All Non-Performance RSUs shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement and the relevant stock unit agreements and relevant stock plan under which the Non-Performance RSUs are granted. (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change of Control, any unvested stock options, Non-Performance RSUs and shares of non-performance based restricted stock in Company common stock held by the Executive will become fully vested contingent upon and immediately prior to the first Change of Control to occur following the Effective Date. (iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in Section 1 of the respective Non-Performance RSU award agreement, any vested Non-Performance RSUs will be paid out immediately upon vesting and in no event after the later of (i) two and one-half (2 1/2) months after the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such Non-Performance RSUs vest, or (ii) March 15 following the calendar year in which such Non-Performance RSUs vest.
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Initial Equity Compensation. Subject to approval by the Board or Compensation Committee, during the 2025 fiscal year of the Company the Executive shall be eligible to receive a one-time initial equity award under the Omnibus Incentive Plan in an amount equal to one million five hundred thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) following the closing of the Transactions (the “Initial Equity Award”). The Initial Equity Award shall be made in the form and on such terms (including vesting provisions) as determined by the Compensation Committee and shall be subject to the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan and the applicable award agreement.
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Initial Equity Compensation. As an additional element of compensation to Executive, in consideration of the services to be rendered hereunder, on the Effective Date, WellCare shall grant to Executive 250,000 shares of WellCare's common stock (the "Restricted Stock") and an option to purchase 500,000 shares of WellCare's common stock for an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of one share of WellCare's common stock as of the close of business on the Effective Date (the "Option"). The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock shall be governed by one or more stock award agreements reflecting such grant, and the terms of the Option shall be governed by a stock option agreement reflecting such grant, each consistent with the applicable stock incentive plan of WellCare and providing for, among other things, the terms set forth in this Section 2.3. The Option shall vest in equal monthly installments on the 25th day of each calendar month for forty-eight (48) months commencing on the Effective Date. The Restricted Stock shall vest in equal quarterly installments on the 25th day of every third calendar month for forty-eight (48) months commencing on the Effective Date. Both the Option and the Restricted Stock awards shall be subject to accelerated vesting as provided in Section 2.3.3. With respect to the 100,000 shares of the Restricted Stock that are scheduled to vest first, Executive shall make an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the Corporation shall pay, on a fully grossed-up basis, all federal, state, and local income taxes incurred by Executive on compensation resulting from the grant or vesting of such Restricted Stock. Any payment of taxes under the preceding sentence shall be made to or for the benefit of Executive when such taxes are required to be paid or remitted to the taxing authority, but in any event by December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the taxes are remitted, or, if no taxes are remitted, by December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which there is a final and nonappealable settlement or other resolution of an audit or litigation relating to the taxes. Upon the vesting of the remaining 150,000 shares of Restricted Stock, Executive may make a payment to the Corporation, or authorize the Corporation to withhold from funds otherwise due to Executive, an amount equal to any applicable federal, state and local taxes required to be paid or w...
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Initial Equity Compensation. On the Closing Date, you will be granted a number of time-based Centene Corporation restricted stock units with a grant date fair market value equal to $4,400,000 (calculated on the same basis as other restricted stock units granted generally by Centene to its senior executives) (the "Initial RSU Award"). The Initial RSU Award will vest on the second year anniversary of the Closing Date (i.e., the last day of Employment Term), subject to your continued employment through such vesting date provided that, (i) if your employment is terminated by Centene without Cause (as defined below), due to your death or disability or by you for an Acceptable Reason (as defined below) prior to such vesting date, the Initial RSU Award shall vest in full and be settled in Centene shares as soon as practicable (but in no event later than 30 days following) following your termination date and (ii) if you terminate your employment other than for an Acceptable Reason (as defined below) and by virtue of your Retirement (as defined below) prior to such vesting date, you shall vest in a number of restricted stock units subject to the Initial RSU Award that would have vested based on your continued employment through the first anniversary of your termination date and such restricted stock units shall be settled in Centene shares as soon as practicable (but in no event later than 30 days following) your termination date. Except as provided in this Section 4, the Initial RSU Award agreement shall provide for terms and conditions no less favorable than those provided to similar level Centene executives. The holding period set forth in any equity awards granted by Centene shall not apply to you, provided, that you are otherwise in compliance with the applicable share ownership guidelines of Centene Corporation.
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Related to Initial Equity Compensation

  • Equity Compensation All unvested equity awards, including, but not limited to, stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock awards held by Employee on the Date of Termination shall be deemed vested and exercisable on such Date of Termination as if Employee had been employed for an additional six (6) months following the Date of Termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any option, right or award would, as a result of such accelerated vesting and exercisability no longer qualify for exemption under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, then the deemed acceleration of the vesting of such option, right or award shall apply but such option, right or award shall not become exercisable until the earliest date on which it could become exercisable and also qualify for exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act, unless Employee instead timely elects to receive a single lump sum cash payment equal to the value of such option, right or award, in lieu of the equity interest that Employee would otherwise receive but for the lack of an exemption under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Any repurchase rights held by the Company on stock owned or options exercised by Employee shall be canceled on the Date of Termination. To the extent the acceleration of vesting and exercisability described in this Section 4(b)(ii) does not otherwise violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, this Agreement shall serve as an amendment to all of Employee’s outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, repurchase rights, and stock appreciation rights as of the Date of Termination.

  • Special Compensation The Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum equal to three times the sum of (a) the highest per annum base rate of salary in effect with respect to the Executive during the three-year period immediately prior to the termination of employment plus (b) the Highest Bonus Amount. Such lump sum shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within ten business days after the Executive's termination of employment, unless the provisions of Section 3(e) below apply. The amount of the aggregate lump sum provided by this Section 3(c), whether paid immediately or deferred, shall not be counted as compensation for purposes of any other benefit plan or program applicable to the Executive.

  • Annual Equity Awards (i) TCCC shall not grant any equity-based awards to any Continuing Employee from the date of this Agreement through the Closing other than equity-based awards made (A) to newly hired employees, within one year following the employee’s date of hire, that are in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with TCCC and the Nordic Companies’ past practice of compensating newly hired employees or (B) with the consent of CCE, which consent shall not be unreasonably, withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that as of December 16, 2010, the parties reasonably determine that the Closing shall not occur prior to March 15, 2011, following consultation with CCE, TCCC may make grants of equity-based awards no later than March 15, 2011 to Continuing Employees that are in accordance with past practice and guidelines with respect to annual grants made most recently in February 2010 to the Continuing Employees and that do not have an aggregate value as of the grant date (based on a reasonable Black-Scholes valuation or grant date fair value methodology, as applicable, to be agreed upon between CCE and TCCC) that is greater than the aggregate value as of the grant date of the aggregate annual equity awards made by TCCC in February 2010 to the Continuing Employees. (ii) To the extent that (x) the Closing occurs during the period beginning on October 15, 2010 and ending on December 15, 2010 (the “Interim Period”), and (y) CCE makes an annual grant of equity-based awards during such Interim Period to eligible CCE employees, Splitco shall make a grant of equity-based awards to the Continuing Employees immediately following the Closing Date, with such grant made in a manner consistent with TCCC’s target award levels, award ranges, and performance adjustment criteria employed in such February 2010 annual equity grant by TCCC; provided, however, that such grants shall only be made to those Continuing Employees who were eligible to receive an annual equity grant in February 2010, or would be eligible to receive an annual equity grant in February 2011; and provided, further, that, in no event shall such grant have an aggregate value as of the grant date (based on a reasonable Black-Scholes valuation or grant date fair value methodology, as applicable, to be agreed upon between TCCC and Splitco) that is greater than the aggregate value on the grant date of the aggregate annual equity awards made by TCCC in February 2010 to such employees. (iii) To the extent that the Closing occurs after December 15, 2010, at such time after the Closing as Splitco makes its regular annual equity awards to its employees in 2011, Splitco shall provide equity-based awards to Continuing Employees who hold a position that was (or, in the case of a new hire, would have been) eligible to receive an equity grant from TCCC in 2010, having a substantially comparable value in the aggregate, for a comparable number of employees, as of the grant date (based on a reasonable Black-Scholes value for stock option grants and based on the grant date fair value for whole share-based awards) as awarded by TCCC to employees providing services to the Nordic Companies in February 2010, with such grant made in a manner consistent with TCCC’s target award levels, award ranges, and performance adjustment criteria employed in such February 2010 annual equity grant by TCCC; provided, however, that Splitco shall have no obligation to replicate the form of award or the terms and conditions of awards previously granted by TCCC, including, without limitation, the number of shares to be subject to such Splitco equity-based awards and the vesting conditions and exercise or purchase price of such Splitco equity-based awards.

  • Termination Compensation Termination Compensation equal to two (2) times the Executive's Base Period Income shall be paid to the Executive in a single sum payment in cash on the thirtieth (30th) business day after the later of (a) the Control Change Date and (b) the date of the Executive's employment termination; provided that if at the time of the Executive's termination of employment the Executive is a Specified Employee, then payment of the Termination Compensation to the Executive shall be made on the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the Executive's employment termination.

  • Long-Term Compensation Including Stock Options, and Benefits, Deferred Compensation, and Expense Reimbursement.