Common use of Unvested Equity Awards Clause in Contracts

Unvested Equity Awards. As of the Covered Termination, unless otherwise settled in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement and/or the plans and agreements referred to therein, a fully vested and non-forfeitable interest in any outstanding unvested equity awards granted on shares of common stock of the Company (“Company Shares”) on or prior to December 31, 2014 (the “Equity Awards”), to be vested and, in the case of restricted stock and restricted stock units, settled within the 60th day after the Covered Termination; provided that no such Equity Award that is subject to Code Section 409A will be paid on a date earlier than is provided in the applicable Equity Award agreement to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of tax penalties pursuant to Code Section 409A; and provided further that, subject to any adjustment(s) which may be made to the Equity Awards as of the Spin Effective Date as a result of the Restructuring Transaction (including without limitation pursuant to the applicable plan or award agreement pursuant to which the Equity Awards were granted, and/or the Company’s employee matters agreement executed in connection with the Restructuring Transaction), (i) any performance-based Equity Awards shall be settled assuming a target rate of performance applicable to such award, but (ii) any performance-based Equity Awards which at the time of grant had been designated as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) will be settled only with respect to the number of Company Shares earned based on achievement of actual performance through the applicable performance period, which settlement will occur at the same time as if the Covered Termination had not occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, any Equity Awards that are vested (including as a result of the foregoing provision) options to purchase Company Shares that Executive holds as of the date of his Covered Termination will remain exercisable through the expiration of the original term of such option.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Restructuring Transaction Severance Agreement (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.), Restructuring Transaction Severance Agreement (Babcock & Wilcox Co)

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Unvested Equity Awards. As of the Covered Termination, unless otherwise settled in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 4 of this Agreement and/or the plans and agreements referred to therein, a fully vested and non-forfeitable interest in any outstanding unvested equity awards granted on shares of common stock of the Company (“Company Shares”) Shares on or prior to December 31, 2014 (the “Equity Awards”) (excluding for the avoidance of doubt the Retention Incentive Grant), to be vested and, in the case of restricted stock and restricted stock units, settled within the 60th day after the Covered Termination; provided that no such Equity Award that is subject to Code Section 409A will be paid on a date earlier than is provided in the applicable Equity Award agreement to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of tax penalties pursuant to Code Section 409A; and provided further that, subject to any adjustment(s) which may be made to the Equity Awards as of the Spin Effective Date as a result of the Restructuring Transaction (including without limitation pursuant to the applicable plan or award agreement pursuant to which the Equity Awards were granted, and/or the Company’s employee matters agreement executed in connection with the Restructuring Transaction), (i) any performance-based Equity Awards shall be settled assuming a target rate of performance applicable to such award, but (ii) any performance-based Equity Awards which at the time of grant had been designated as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) will be settled only with respect to the number of Company Shares earned based on achievement of actual performance through the applicable performance period, which settlement will occur at the same time as if the Covered Termination had not occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, any Equity Awards that are vested (including as a result of the foregoing provision) options to purchase Company Shares that Executive holds as of the date of his Covered Termination will remain exercisable through the expiration of the original term of such option.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Restructuring Transaction Retention Agreement (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.), Restructuring Transaction Retention Agreement (Babcock & Wilcox Co)

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Unvested Equity Awards. As of the Covered Termination, unless otherwise settled in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement and/or the plans and agreements referred to therein, a fully vested and non-forfeitable interest in any outstanding unvested equity awards granted on shares of common stock of the Company (“Company Shares”) on or prior to December 31, 2014 (the “Equity Awards”), to be vested andvested, and in the case of restricted stock and restricted stock units, settled within the 60th day after the Covered Termination; provided that no such Equity Award that is subject to Code Section 409A will be paid on a date earlier than is provided in the applicable Equity Award agreement to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of tax penalties pursuant to Code Section 409A; and provided further that, subject to any adjustment(s) which may be made to the Equity Awards as of the Spin Effective Date as a result of the Restructuring Transaction (including without limitation pursuant to the applicable plan or award agreement pursuant to which the Equity Awards were granted, and/or the Company’s employee matters agreement executed in connection with the Restructuring Transaction), (i) any performance-based Equity Awards shall be settled assuming a target rate of performance applicable to such award, but (ii) any performance-based Equity Awards which at the time of grant had been designated as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) will be settled only with respect to the number of Company Shares earned based on achievement of actual performance through the applicable performance period, which settlement will occur at the same time as if the Covered Termination had not occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, any Equity Awards that are vested (including as a result of the foregoing provision) options to purchase Company Shares that Executive holds as of the date of his Covered Termination will remain exercisable through the expiration of the original term of such option.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Restructuring Transaction Severance Agreement (Babcock & Wilcox Co)

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