Common use of Payment for Stock Clause in Contracts

Payment for Stock. Stock purchased on exercise of the Option must be paid for as follows: (1) in cash or by check (acceptable to the Company in accordance with guidelines established for this purpose), bank draft or money order payable to the order of the Company, or (2) through the delivery of shares of Stock (which in the case of Shares acquired from the Company have been outstanding for at least six months) having a fair market value on the last business day preceding the date of exercise equal to the purchase price, or (3) by delivery of an unconditional and irrevocable undertaking by a broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price, or (4) if so permitted by this instrument (or by the Committee on or after the grant of the Option), by delivery of a promissory note by the Option holder to the Company, payable on such terms as are specified by the Committee, or (5) by any combination of the permissible forms of payment; provided, that if the Stock delivered upon exercise of the Option is an original issue of authorized Stock, at least so much of the exercise price as represents the par value of such Stock must be paid in cash. In the event that payment of the Option price is made under (2) above, the Committee may provide that the Option holder be granted an additional Option covering the numbers of shares surrendered, at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of Stock on the date of surrender.

Payment for Stock. Stock purchased on exercise of the Option must be paid for as follows: (1) in cash or by check (acceptable to the Company in accordance with guidelines established for this purpose), bank draft or money order payable to the order of the Company, or (2) through the delivery of shares of Stock (which in the case of Shares acquired from the Company Company, have been outstanding for at least six months) having a fair market value on the last business day preceding the date of exercise equal to the purchase price, or (3) by delivery of an unconditional and irrevocable undertaking by a broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price, or (4) if so permitted by this the instrument evidencing the Option (or by the Committee on or after the grant of the Option), by delivery of a promissory note by of the Option holder to the Company, payable on such terms as are specified by the CommitteeBoard, or (5) by any combination of the permissible forms of payment; provided, that if the Stock delivered upon exercise of the Option is an original issue of authorized but unissued Stock, at least so much of the exercise price as represents the par value of such Stock must be paid in cash. In the event that payment of the Option price is made under (2) above, the Committee may provide that the Option holder be granted an additional Option covering the numbers of shares surrendered, at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of Stock on the date of surrender.