Common use of Stock Options and ESPP Clause in Contracts

Stock Options and ESPP. (a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding Company Option, whether or not then exercisable, will be assumed by Parent. Each Company Option so assumed by Parent under this Agreement will continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions set forth in the Company Stock Option Plan immediately prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, any repurchase rights or vesting provisions), except that (i) each Company Stock Option will be exercisable (or will become exercisable in accordance with its terms) for that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) the per share exercise price for the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such assumed Company Option will be equal to the quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock at which such Company Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Continuous employment with Company or its subsidiaries shall be credited to the optionee for purposes of determining the vesting of all assumed Company Options after the Effective Time.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Network Solutions Inc /De/), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Verisign Inc/Ca), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Verisign Inc/Ca)

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Stock Options and ESPP. (a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding Company Option, whether or not then exercisable, will be assumed by Parentconverted into an option to purchase Parent Common Stock. Each Company Option so assumed by Parent under this Agreement converted will continue to have, and be subject to, substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the Company Stock Option Plan immediately prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, including any repurchase rights or vesting provisions), except that (i) each Company Stock Option will be exercisable (or will become exercisable in accordance with its terms) for that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) the per share exercise price for the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such assumed converted Company Option will be equal to the quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock at which such Company Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Continuous employment with Company or its subsidiaries shall be credited to the optionee for purposes of determining the vesting of all assumed converted Company Options after the Effective Time.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Verisign Inc/Ca)

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