Method of Exercising Options (i) The Option may be exercised by giving written notice, in form substantially as set forth in the Company's Stock Option Exercise Form, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, to the Company at its principal office, specifying the number of Option Shares to be purchased and accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate purchase price for such Option Shares. Only full shares shall be delivered and any fractional share which might otherwise be deliverable upon exercise of the Option shall be forfeited.
Stock Options; Warrants (a) At the Effective Time and without any action on the part of the parties hereto, (i) the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1993 Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option and Restricted Stock Purchase Plan (together, the “Company Stock Plans”) and (ii) each unexercised and unexpired stock option that is then outstanding under the Company Stock Plans or any other plan or arrangement under which the Company or its subsidiaries grants stock options, whether or not exercisable and whether or not vested (the “Company Options”), shall be assumed by Parent and such Company Options shall be converted into options to purchase Parent Common Stock (individually an “Assumed Option” and collectively the “Assumed Options”). Each Assumed Option shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions as set forth in the applicable Company Stock Plan and any agreement evidencing the grant of such Assumed Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that, as of the Effective Time, (i) the Assumed Options shall be exercisable for whole shares of Parent Common Stock, and the number of such shares shall be equal to the product of the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such Assumed Option, whether or not exercisable, immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock, (ii) the per share exercise price for the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Assumed Option shall be equal to the quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock at which such Assumed Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, (iii) all references in the Company Stock Plan and the agreement evidencing the Assumed Option to the Company shall be deemed to be references to Parent and (iv) all references in the Company Stock Plan and the agreement evidencing the Company Option to Company Common Stock shall be deemed to be references to Parent Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.2, the conversion of any Assumed Options (regardless of whether such options qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) into options to purchase Parent Common Stock shall be made in such a manner as would not constitute a “modification” of such Assumed Options within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code.
Share Options With respect to the share options (the “Share Options”) granted pursuant to the share-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Share Plans”), (i) each Share Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Share Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Share Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required shareholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Share Plans, the Exchange Act, and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with IFRS in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Share Options prior to, or otherwise coordinating the grant of Share Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or prospects.
Stock Option Grants Executive will receive an annual grant of stock options during the term of this Agreement in a manner and under terms that are consistent with grants made to other executives of the Company.
Method of Exercise of Options Optionee shall notify the Company by written notice sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Company's principal office, or by hand delivery to such office, as to the number of Shares which Optionee desires to purchase under the options, which written notice shall be accompanied by Optionee's check payable to the order of the Company for the full option price of such Shares. As soon as practicable after the receipt of such written notice, the Company shall, at its principal office, tender to Optionee a certificate or certificates issued in Optionee's name evidencing the Shares purchased by Optionee hereunder.
Call Options (a) If the Executive's employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries terminates for any of the reasons set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) below prior to a Sale of the Company, or if the Executive engages in Competitive Activity (as defined in Section 9.1 of this Agreement), for any Units issued 181 days or more prior to the date of Executive's termination of employment or engagement in Competitive Activity, within 120 days after such date (or in the case of Units issued 180 days or less prior to such date or at any time after such date, no earlier than 181 days and no later than 271 days after the date of issuance of such Units), Dairy Holdings shall have the right and option to purchase, and the Executive and the Executive's Permitted Transferees (hereinafter referred to as the "Executive Group") shall be required to sell to Dairy Holdings, any or all of such Units then held by such member of the Executive Group (it being understood that if Units of any class subject to repurchase hereunder may be repurchased at different prices, Dairy Holdings may elect to repurchase only the portion of the Units of such class subject to repurchase hereunder at the lower price), at a price per unit equal to the applicable purchase price determined pursuant to Section 7.2(c):
Option Grants During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Instinet 2000 Stock Option Plan (as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time, the "2000 Option Plan") and any subsequent stock option plan maintained by the Company for its senior executives, subject to the review and approval of the Compensation Committee. The terms and conditions of all options to purchase shares of common stock granted to Executive under the 2000 Option Plan or under any prior or subsequent stock option plan maintained by the Company or its Affiliates (including any options granted to Executive prior to the Commencement Date) (collectively, the "Options"), including the grant, vesting, exercise, payment and all other terms of such Options, shall be governed by the terms of the stock option plan under which such Options were granted, as such plan or plans may be amended and in effect from time to time.
Time of Exercise of Option This Option shall be first exercisable as to 25% of the Shares on each of the first four anniversary dates of this Agreement. To the extent the Option is not exercised by the Optionee when it becomes exercisable, it shall not expire, but shall be carried forward and shall be exercisable, on a cumulative basis, until the Expiration Date, as hereinafter defined.
Option Awards The Company represents and warrants to the Executive that all shares issued pursuant to any equity award granted to the Executive by the Company, upon issuance to the Executive, will be duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable. A sufficient number of shares for each such equity award will be properly reserved.
Multiple Options In the event that Lessee has any multiple Options to extend or renew this Lease, a later Option cannot be exercised unless the prior Options have been validly exercised.
