Common use of Nontransferability of Option Clause in Contracts

Nontransferability of Option. This option is personal and no rights granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option may be transferred (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option or such rights, this option and such rights shall, at the election of the Company, become null and void.

Appears in 25 contracts

Samples: Non Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Biosphere Medical Inc), Non Statutory (Genvec Inc), Non Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Sunterra Corp)

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Nontransferability of Option. This option is personal and no rights granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, process except that this option may be transferred (i) by will or the laws as provided in paragraph (e) of descent and distribution Section 3 above or (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option or such rights, this option and such rights shall, at the election of the Company, become null and void.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Boston Acoustics Inc), Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (Starmet Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Boston Acoustics Inc)

Nontransferability of Option. This option is personal to you, and no rights granted hereunder under this option may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) ), nor shall any such rights under this option be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option may be transferred (i1) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii2) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereofof this Agreement, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option or such rights, the Company may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate this option and such rights shall, at the election of the Company, become null and voidoption.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Rsa Security Inc/De/)

Nontransferability of Option. This option Except as provided in Section 3(e) of this Plan, the Option is personal and no rights granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option may be transferred (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) distribution, and, during the life of the CodeOptionee the Option may be exercised only by the Optionee. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option the Option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option the Option or such rights, this option the Option and such rights shall, at the election of the Company, become null and void.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Plan and Agreement (Interleaf Inc /Ma/)

Nontransferability of Option. This Except as provided in paragraph (e) of Section 3, this option is personal and no rights granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option may be transferred transferred: (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option or such rights, this option and such rights shall, at the election of the CompanyCorporation, become null and void.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Non Statutory Stock Option Agreement (Felicitex Therapeutics Inc.)

Nontransferability of Option. This option is personal and no rights granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option may be transferred (iI) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option or such rights, this option and such rights shall, at the election of the Company, become null and void.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Cisco Systems Inc)

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Nontransferability of Option. This option is personal and no rights ---------------------------- granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option may be transferred (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option or such rights, this option and such rights shall, at the election of the Company, become null and void.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Option And (Physicians Quality Care Inc)

Nontransferability of Option. This option Option is personal and no rights granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option Option may be transferred (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option Option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option Option or such rights, this option Option and such rights shall, at the election of the Company, become null and void.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Bay Networks Inc)

Nontransferability of Option. This option is personal and no rights granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option may be transferred (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this option or of such rights contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the levy of any attachment or similar process upon this option or such rights, this option and such rights shall, at the election of the Company, become null and void.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Datameg Corp)

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