Exercise Procedure Clause Example from Business Contracts

Exercise Procedure. (a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 above, the Participant may exercise part or all of the exercisable Option by giving the Company written notice of intent to exercise in a form prescribed by the Committee or satisfying such other procedures as shall be set forth by the Committee from time to time, specifying the number of shares of Company Stock as to which the Option is to be exercised. At the time of the Participant's delivery of such notice or such other time as the Committee... shall determine, the Participant shall pay the aggregate Exercise Price for that number of shares of Company Stock for which the Option is being exercised as follows: (i) in cash; (ii) with the approval of the Committee, by delivering shares of Company Stock, which shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of delivery, or by attestation (on a form prescribed by the Committee) to ownership of shares of Company Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate Exercise Price; (iii) by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board; (iv) by surrender of all or any part of the shares of Company Stock for which the Option is exercisable to the Company for an appreciation distribution payable in shares of Company Stock with a Fair Market Value at the time of the Option surrender equal to the dollar amount by which the then Fair Market Value of the shares of Company Stock subject to the surrendered portion exceeds the aggregate Exercise Price payable for those shares of Company Stock; or (v) by such other method as the Committee may approve, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Committee may impose from time to time such limitations as it deems appropriate on the use of shares of Company Stock to exercise the Option. (b) Promptly after receipt of a notice of exercise and full payment of the Exercise Price for the shares of Company Stock being acquired, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Participant (or other person validly exercising the Option) a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Company Stock being purchased, or evidence of the issuance of such shares in book-entry form, registered in the name of the Participant (or such other person), or, upon request, in the name of the Participant (or such other person) and in the name of another person in such form of joint ownership as requested by the Participant (or such other person) pursuant to applicable state law. (c) The obligation of the Company to deliver shares of Company Stock upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed appropriate by the Committee, including such actions as Company counsel shall deem necessary or appropriate to comply with relevant securities laws and regulations. The Company may require that the Participant (or other person exercising the Option after the Participant's death) represent that the Participant is purchasing shares of Company Stock for the Participant's own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the shares of Company Stock, or such other representation as the Committee deems appropriate. (d) All obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be subject to the rights of the Company as set forth in the Plan to withhold amounts required to be withheld for any taxes, if applicable. The Participant may elect to satisfy any tax withholding obligation of the Employer with respect to the Option by, upon exercise of the Option, having shares of Company Stock withheld having a Fair Market Value up to an amount that does not exceed the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions. View More