General Clause Example from Business Contracts

This example General clause appears in 2 contracts from 1 company

General. (a) Successor to and Continuation of Prior Plan. The Plan is intended as the successor to and continuation of the Everbridge, Inc. 2011 Stock Option and Grant Plan, as amended (the "Prior Plan"). From and after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date, no additional stock awards may be granted under the Prior Plan. All Awards granted on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date will be granted under this Plan. All stock awards granted under the Prior Plan will remain subject to... the terms of the Prior Plan. (i) Any shares that would otherwise remain available for future grants under the Prior Plan as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date (the "Prior Plan's Available Reserve") will cease to be available under the Prior Plan at such time. Instead, that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Prior Plan's Available Reserve will be added to the Share Reserve (as further described in Section 3(a) below) and be then immediately available for grants and issuance pursuant to Stock Awards hereunder, up to the maximum number set forth in Section 3(a) below. (ii) In addition, from and after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Effective Date, any shares subject to outstanding stock awards granted under the Prior Plan that would, but for the operation of this sentence, subsequently return to the share reserve of the Prior Plan under its terms (the "Returning Shares") will not return to the reserve of the Prior Plan, and instead that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Returning Shares will be added to the Share Reserve (as further described in Section 3(a) below) as and when the share becomes a Returning Share, up to the maximum number set forth in Section 3(a) below. (b) Eligible Award Recipients. Employees, Directors and Consultants are eligible to receive Awards. (c) Available Awards. The Plan provides for the grant of the following types of Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights (iv) Restricted Stock Awards, (v) Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (vi) Performance Stock Awards, (vii) Performance Cash Awards, and (viii) Other Stock Awards. (d) Purpose. The Plan, through the granting of Awards, is intended to help the Company secure and retain the services of eligible award recipients, provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate and provide a means by which the eligible recipients may benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock. View More