Vesting Sample Clauses
A vesting clause establishes the schedule and conditions under which an individual earns rights to certain assets or benefits, typically equity or stock options, over time. For example, an employee may receive shares that become fully owned only after remaining with the company for a specified period, often with incremental ownership granted at regular intervals. This clause incentivizes long-term commitment and helps protect the company by preventing immediate full ownership by new employees or partners.
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Vesting. Except as provided in paragraph 2(d), the Participant’s interest in the Restricted Stock Units shall vest and become non-forfeitable, so long as the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Award, with respect to 50% of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Restricted Stock Unit on the first anniversary of the Date of Award, with respect to 25% of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Restricted Stock Unit on the second anniversary of the Date of Award and with respect to the remaining 25% of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Restricted Stock Unit on the third anniversary of the Date of Award; provided that no fraction of a share shall become vested on the first or second anniversaries of the Date of Award, with the amount of shares becoming vested on such anniversaries being rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares that will vest on such anniversary and the sum of such fractional shares not so vested on the first and second anniversaries becoming vested on the third anniversary of the Date of Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any unvested Restricted Stock Units covered by this Agreement, shall vest upon the date of the earliest of the following events (i) the Participant’s death or (ii) the termination of the Participant’s employment on account of Disability; provided that the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of the Award until the occurrence of such earliest event. Restricted Stock Units that have not vested in accordance with the preceding sentences of this paragraph 2(a) shall be forfeited, and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to the Restricted Stock Units, upon the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates other than with respect to Restricted Stock Units that become vested as a result of the Participant’s death or termination of the Participant’s employment on account of Disability.
Vesting. Any Class A preferred shares issuable hereunder shall be subject to cliff vesting on December 31, 2025 (the “Initial Vesting Date”), and in the event vesting occurs on the Initial Vesting Date, a new cliff vesting period shall apply to all Class A shares issuable to Masterworks from and after such Initial Vesting Date until the three-year anniversary of such Initial Vesting Date and all of such Class A preferred shares will vest on such three-year anniversary of the Initial Vesting Date and such process will be repeated in successive three-year periods (each such vesting date, together with the Initial Vesting Date, a “Vesting Date”). Any vesting period may be extended for a five-year period or shortened in accordance with this Section 6, provided, that any applicable Vesting Date shall be accelerated upon an Approved Sale to the date any such Approved Sale is consummated, except in the case that such sale is not approved by the Special Committee. At any time prior to the 12-month anniversary of the applicable Vesting Date, the Parties can mutually agree in writing to extend the Vesting Date for one or more additional five-year periods, or agree at any time to accelerate the Vesting Date to an earlier date, provided that any agreement to accelerate the Vesting Date to an earlier date (other than in connection with a sale of the Artwork) shall be ineffective unless and until the Company obtains the consent of holders of a majority of the Class A shares eligible to vote on such matter. Any Class A shares beneficially owned by the Administrator and its affiliates shall not be eligible to vote on such matter. The unvested Class A preferred shares issued or issuable hereunder shall be forfeited if this Agreement is terminated prior to the applicable Vesting Date or if the Special Committee does not approve a sale of the Artwork. The Administrator may also, in its sole discretion, reduce unearned management fees or voluntarily forfeit any unvested management fees, in whole or in part. Any Class A preferred shares that are forfeited shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and shall have no rights to distributions. All of the Class A preferred shares issued pursuant to this Agreement prior to the Effective Date shall be fully vested upon issuance and shall not be subject to the vesting provisions set forth in this Section 6. The holders of the Company’s Class A shares may remove and replace the Administrator with another person or entity by the affirmative vot...
Vesting. (a) All of the Stock Units and shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award prior to the Final Vesting Date (as defined below) shall be subject to time-based vesting, with one-third (1/3) of the Stock Units earned pursuant to this Award and the shares of Stock issued or issuable pursuant to this Award vesting on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, a “Vesting Date,” and the third (3rd) anniversary of the Grant Date, the “Final Vesting Date”), subject to the Grantee’s continued employment with the Company (or a Company Affiliate) through the applicable Vesting Date. All shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award after the Final Vesting Date shall be fully vested upon issuance. Except as provided in Sections 3(b) and 3(c) below, if at any time the Grantee shall cease to be an employee of the Company or a Company Affiliate for any reason (other than in circumstances where the Grantee immediately thereafter remains or becomes an employee of the Company or a Company Affiliate), then the Stock Units and shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award that remain unvested at such time shall automatically and immediately be forfeited by the Grantee without consideration therefor.
(b) If the Grantee shall cease to be an employee of the Company or a Company Affiliate (other than in circumstances where the Grantee immediately thereafter remains or becomes an employee of a Company Affiliate) in circumstances that constitute a Terminating Event, any then unvested Stock Units or shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award will not be forfeited and such Stock Units or shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award will be fully time-vested as of the date of such Terminating Event. Any shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award with respect to Stock Units that vested pursuant to this Section 3(b) will be fully time-vested upon issuance.
(c) In the event the Grantee shall cease to be an employee of the Company or a Company Affiliate (other than in circumstances where the Grantee immediately thereafter remains or becomes an employee of a Company Affiliate) as a result of the Grantee’s change in status from an Employee to a Director or Consultant, then, unless otherwise required by law, the Grantee shall continue to time-vest in any then unvested Stock Units or shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award based on the Grantee’s continued service as a Director or Consultant, in which case, the Grantee ceasing to serve as a Director or Cons...
Vesting. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Shares shall vest in Participant as follows: the Shares shall vest ratably over a three-year period, with one-third of the Shares (------) vesting on December 31, 200X; one-third of the Shares (-----) vesting on December 31, 200Y, and the balance or (-----) of the Shares vesting on December 31, 200Z, if, and only if, Participant remains continuously employed by the Company from the date hereof until each respective vesting date, and subject to the forfeiture provisions below. Vesting of the Shares shall be accelerated to an earlier date only under the following conditions:
(a) in the event of a Change in Control of Company (as defined in the attached Exhibit A), and provided that Participant remains continuously in the service of or employed the Company until the effective date of such Change in Control, all unvested Shares granted under this Agreement shall become immediately vested on the effective date of the Change in Control;
(b) in the event that Participant’s employment by or service provision for the Company is terminated because Participant becomes in the service of a new owner of any business of the Company pursuant to a Change in Control event, and provided that Participant remains continuously employed by or in the service of the Company until the date of closing of the Change in Control event, all unvested Shares granted under this Agreement shall become immediately vested as of the last date of Participant’s service to or employment by the Company; or
(c) in the event that Participant’s service to the Company is involuntarily terminated by the Company without cause within one year following a Change in Control Event, and provided that Participant remains continuously in the service of the Company until the date of such involuntary termination, all unvested Shares granted under this Agreement shall become immediately vested as of the last date of Participant’s employment with or service for the Company.
(d) in the event that the Participant’s employment with or service to the Company terminates because of death or Disability or at the request of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (other than for Cause) or of a U.S. government agency, all the Shares issuable under this award will vest on such termination. Except to the extent provided in the preceding sentence or unless specifically provided in this Agreement or in a side letter thereto, this award will not vest upon the Partici...
Vesting. (a) Subject to the Grantee’s continued employment or other service relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries through March 31, 2022, a number of RSUs shall become non-forfeitable (when a RSU becomes non-forfeitable, a “Vested RSU”) as of the Determination Date according to the provisions set forth on Annex I attached hereto.
(b) If a Termination of Relationship occurs after March 31, 2022, but prior to the Determination Date, the RSUs shall remain eligible to become Vested RSUs in accordance with Annex I as of the Determination Date. To the extent the RSUs do not become Vested RSUs in accordance with the preceding sentence, the RSUs shall terminate and become null and void as of the Determination Date.
(c) If a Change in Control occurs prior to March 31, 2022, the Committee shall determine the number of Vested RSUs based on the special rules set forth on Annex I (the “Vested CIC RSUs”), subject to the Grantee’s continued employment or other service relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries through the consummation of such Change in Control. Following the occurrence of a Change in Control, any RSUs (other than the Vested CIC RSUs) shall immediately be forfeited.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, the RSUs shall cease vesting as of the date of the Grantee’s Termination of Relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason and no portion of the RSUs that are not Vested RSUs as of such time shall become Vested RSUs thereafter (i.e., the portion of the RSUs that are not Vested RSUs shall be forfeited immediately); provided, that, in the event that the Grantee experiences a Termination of Relationship for Cause (as defined in the Grantee’s Employment Agreement), all RSUs then held by the Grantee (whether vested or unvested) shall immediately be forfeited.
Vesting. Subject to the limitations contained herein, your option will vest as provided in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the termination of your Continuous Service.
Vesting. Except as may otherwise be provided by Section 25:
(a) Subject to compliance with Section 13, the Restricted Stock Units under this RSU Award shall vest only (i) except as provided in Section 3 hereof, to the extent that the Performance Goals are satisfied as provided in Schedule A, and (ii) except as otherwise provided in Sections 2(c), 2(d) or 3 hereof, if the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary until the end of the Performance Period.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by Sections 2(c), 2(d) or 3 hereof, if the employment of the Participant by the Company or any Subsidiary terminates prior to the end of the Restriction Period, this RSU Award shall be immediately forfeited in its entirety.
(c) Upon (i) the Termination of the Participant’s employment without Cause, or (ii) the Disability or death of the Participant during the Restriction Period and prior to any termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary, the number of Restricted Stock Units, if any, payable under this RSU Award shall equal the number of Restricted Stock Units that otherwise would be paid, if any, following the Restriction Period (based on the achievement of the Performance Goals as determined under Section 1(b)), multiplied by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which shall be the number of days in the Restriction Period during which the Participant was continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, and (B) the denominator of which shall be (x) if the Participant was employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the first day of the Restriction Period, the total number of days in the Restriction Period, or (y) in all other cases, the total number of days within the Restriction Period equal to the period of time beginning on the first day of such continuous employment and ending on the last day of the Restriction Period. The remaining portion of this RSU Award that does not vest in accordance with this Section 2(c) shall immediately be forfeited.
(d) The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that, upon the retirement of the Participant (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), all or part of the Restricted Stock Units covered by this RSU Award shall be payable under this RSU Award, subject to the satisfaction of the Performance Goals as provided in Schedule A. Any such action by the Committee must be made in writing prior to the effective date of the Participant’s retirement. Any portion of this...
Vesting. (a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) and 3(c) hereof, the RSUs subject to this Award shall become vested as follows, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Termination prior to each such vesting date: There shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each vesting date and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate vesting date, subject to the Participant’s continued service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on each applicable vesting date.
Vesting. (a) The performance period for the PRSUs shall be the period beginning January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31, 2028 (or, if earlier and as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the consummation of a Change in Control) (the “Measurement Period”). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the number of PRSUs that shall be deemed earned and vested, if any, shall be determined based on the level of achievement of the performance metrics set forth on Exhibit A (such performance metrics, the “Performance Metrics”) over the Measurement Period, with the number of PRSUs that may be earned and vested ranging from zero to 200% of the Target PRSUs. Any PRSUs (and any related Dividend Equivalents) that are determined not to be earned and vested at the end of the Measurement Period shall be forfeited and cancelled for no value without further action of the Participant or the Company. As soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the Measurement Period, the Committee shall determine the level of achievement of the Performance Metrics and the percentage of the Target PRSUs earned pursuant to such criteria (the date of such determination, the “Determination Date”). As soon as reasonably practicable following the Determination Date (but no later than March 15th of the year following the year in which the end of the Measurement Period occurs), all earned and vested PRSUs shall be settled.
(b) In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control during the Measurement Period where the PRSUs are not assumed or exchanged for an equivalent substitute award by the Company or its successor:
(i) If the Participant is employed by the Company as of the Change in Control, then (w) the effective date of the Change in Control shall be the last day of the Measurement Period, (x) the Participant shall earn and vest in the Target PRSUs as of the Change in Control as if the Performance Metrics had been achieved at the Target level set forth in Exhibit A, (y) such Target PRSUs shall be settled on the effective date of the Change of Control and (z) any PRSUs (and any related Dividend Equivalents) that do not become earned and vested on the Change in Control shall be forfeited and cancelled with no consideration.
(ii) If the Participant’s employment with the Company terminated before the Change in Control by the Company on account of the Participant’s death or disability, then (w) the effective date of the Change in Control shall be the last day of the Measurement P...
Vesting. (a) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Award granted under this Agreement shall vest and become payable in cash as of each of the Vesting Dates (specified in the attached Schedule A, Section 6): (i) to the extent the performance goals (the “Performance Goals”) applicable to the performance period (the “Performance Period”) (specified in the attached Schedule A, Sections 2 and 3) are attained, as determined in accordance with Section 2(b) below; and (ii) as long as the Participant remains continuously employed by the Company or a Subsidiary from the Grant Date through each of the Vesting Dates. The amount of the Award that shall be eligible to vest on each of the Vesting Dates shall be equal to (x) the total amount of the Award that is determined to be eligible to vest based on the level of attainment of the Performance Goals in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, divided by (y) the number of Vesting Dates.
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the completion of the Performance Period and no later than the first Vesting Date, the Committee shall determine the actual level of attainment of the Performance Goals; provided, however, that in the case of an Award intended to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation, the determination of the level of attainment of Performance Goals shall be certified in writing in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) by the Committee, which shall be comprised solely of “outside directors” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m). On the basis of the determination or certified level of attainment of the Performance Goals, the amount of the Award that is eligible to vest on each of the Vesting Dates shall be calculated as described in Section 2(a). In the case of an Award that is intended to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may not increase the amount of the Award that becomes payable or pay any amount of the Award if the Performance Goals for the Performance Period are not attained, but it retains the sole discretion to reduce the amount of the Award that would otherwise be eligible to vest based on the attainment level of the Performance Goals. For Awards that are intended to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation, the Performance Goals may not be adjusted except as specified in the attached Schedule A, Section 4 in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 162(m). If this Award is not intended to constitute Qualified Perform...
