Common use of NSO Clause in Contracts

NSO. The Optionee will realize capital gain to the excess of the amount realized from disposition of NSO Shares over the Optionee’s tax basis in the NSO Shares. An Optionee’s tax basis in the NSO Shares generally is the fair market value of the NSO Shares on the date the Optionee exercises the NSO. The capital gain will be long-term or short-term depending on the length of time the Optionee held the NSO Shares.