Option Grant Clause Samples

Option Grant. You have been granted an INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION (referred to in this Agreement as your "Option").

Option Grant. The Company and the Optionee hereby agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the grant made by the Company's Board of Directors on February 24, 1999 of an option to purchase an aggregate of 20,000 shares of the common stock, $.0001 par value per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, being equal to the fair market value of such shares of Common Stock on the date of such grant (the "Option"). This Option is not intended to constitute an "incentive stock option" (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended).

Option Grant. The Company hereby grants to the Optionee, as a ------------ separate incentive and not in lieu of any fees or other compensation for his or her services, an option to purchase, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, all or any part of an aggregate of _________________ (___________) shares of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, at the Purchase Price set forth in paragraph 2 of this Agreement.

Option Grant. The Company hereby grants to Optionee the right and ------------ option (the "Option") to purchase from the Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein all or any part of an aggregate of thirty-thousand (30,000) shares of the Common Stock of the Company (the "Stock"). The purchase price of the Stock subject to the Option shall be $7.28125 per share.

Option Grant. (a) Date option grant authorized: August 9, 2010 (the “Grant Date”) (c) Number of shares: 2,000,000 (d) Exercise Price: $0.55

Option Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the Company grants to the Optionee an option to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company as set forth in the Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Offer Letter (the “Offer”) under the column titled “Quantity Granted” and at the price per share set forth in the Offer under the column titled “▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇”. This option is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Option Grant. Effective as of the Effective Date, pursuant to a stock option agreement, Executive will be awarded an option to purchase Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand (725,000) shares of Avid Technology, Inc. common stock (the “Stock Option”). The exercise price will be the closing price of the stock on the Effective Date (the “Start Price”). a) One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of the Stock Option will vest on a time-based schedule in equal 6.25% increments every three months, with the first vesting date on March 19, 2008 and the last vesting date on December 19, 2011, as long as Executive is employed by the Company on each such vesting date. b) Three Hundred Thousand (300,000) shares of the Stock Option will vest on a performance-based schedule, as follows: (1) One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) shares of the Stock Option will vest at the end of the first 20 consecutive trading day period following the Effective Date during which the common stock of the Company, as quoted on Nasdaq (or on such other exchange as such shares may be traded), trades (without regard to the closing price) at a price per share of at least twice the Start Price, as adjusted for stock splits and stock dividends; and (2) An additional One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) shares of the Stock Option will vest at the end of the first 20 consecutive trading day period following the Effective Date during which the common stock of the Company, as quoted on Nasdaq (or on such other exchange as such shares may be traded), trades (without regard to the closing price) at a price per share of at least three times the Start Price, as adjusted for stock splits and stock dividends. c) Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand (325,000) shares of the Stock Option (the “▇▇▇ Option Shares”) will vest in accordance with the following table, based upon improvement in the Company’s Return on Equity, or ▇▇▇ (as defined below), in calendar year periods, commencing with calendar year 2008. Improvements for each calendar year shall be measured against a baseline ▇▇▇ for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2007 (“Baseline”). The Board (excluding Executive if he is a member of the Board) shall make the final determination of ▇▇▇ and the ▇▇▇ percentage point improvement for purposes hereof for each calendar year no later then the 1st day of March following the end of such calendar year. The determination of ▇▇▇ shall be derived upon the Company’s audited financial statements for the applicable calendar year and th...

Option Grant. Effective as of the grant date specified in the Stock Options Plan section provided to you online (the “Grant Date”), the Company hereby grants Participant a non-statutory stock option to purchase that number of shares of Stock that has been approved for the Award to the Participant by the Administrator (“Option”). The shares of Stock awarded are specified in the Stock Options Plan section in the Granted column online through Fidelity’s NetBenefits website. The Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will be interpreted accordingly.

Option Grant. The Company hereby grants to Optionee, subject to Optionee’s acceptance hereof, the right and option to purchase the number of Shares indicated below at the exercise price per Share indicated below (the “Exercise Price”), effective as of the Grant Date. The Option has been designated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option (“NQ”) for tax purposes, the consequences of which are set forth in the prospectus that describes the Plan.